District
Dear Families,
Good news from the City Manager today, the City of Norwich and New London County are finally below the “red zone” (for the first time since October) with regard to positivity rate classifications. It is anticipated that every person in CT over the age of 17 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as of April 5, 2021.
For the remainder of March, we will remain in a full in-person learning model
5 days & fully remote learners still being honored.
Health Metrics:
- During the week of October 19, the city positivity rate was 40.7 per 100,000
- During the week of October 26, the positivity rate was 30.8
- During the week of November 2, the positivity rate was 22.4
- During the week of November 9, the positivity rate was 18.1
- During the week of November 16, the positivity rate was 33.4
- During the week of November 23, the positivity rate was 43.3
- During the week of November 30, the positivity rate was 40.9
- During the week of December 7, the positivity rate was 38.1
- During the week of December 14, the positivity rate was 61.5
- During the week of December 21, the positivity rate was 70.3
- During the week of December 28, the positivity rate was 65
- During the week of January 4, the positivity rate was 82.3
- During the week of January 11, the positivity rate was 111
- During the week of January 18, the positivity rate was 110.6
- During the week of January 25, the positivity rate was 87.4
- During the week of February 1, the positivity rate was 69.9
- During the week of February 8, the positivity rate was 49.3
- During the week of February 15, the positivity rate was 30.1
- During the week of February 22, the positivity rate was 20.6
- During the week of February 28, the positivity rate was 19.5
- During the week of March 7, the positivity rate was 17.2
- During the week of March 14, the positivity rate was 18.1
Learning Model Plan (subject to change)
| Sept 8-11 | Hybrid in half days |
| Sept 14-Oct 1 | Hybrid in full 2 days & High Need Students 4 days |
| Oct 2-16 | Generally Remote (High Need Students in person) |
| Oct 19-23 | Generally Remote add high-need students. Adult Education and pre-school in person. |
| Oct 26-Nov 13 | Hybrid model |
| Nov 16-Dec 18 | Hybrid model 2 days, All IEP & ESL students invited 4 days |
| Dec 21-Dec 23 | Remote due to staffing |
| Jan 4-15 | Hybrid model 2 days, All IEP & ESL students invited 4 days |
| Jan 20-29 | Remote due to staffing |
| Feb 1-19 | Hybrid model 2 days, All IEP & ESL students invited 4 days |
| Feb 22-Mar 5 | All students invited 4 days a week (Wednesday is remote) |
| Mar 8-31 | All in-person students 5 days |
Remote learning numbers by school as of today:
| Huntington | Mahan | Moriarty | Stanton | Uncas | Vets | Wequonnoc | Kelly | Global |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.89% | 16.67% | 17.49% | 19.23% |
15.87% |
14.47% | 17.71% | 28.83% | 17.69% |
I hope you are all safe and well.
Sincerely,
Kristen E. Stringfellow Ed.D. Superintendent
