Downriver Today

Bath Community Schools issued the following announcement on April 2

Bath School Community,

Today Governor Whitmer ordered all school buildings in Michigan closed for the remainder of the 2019 - 2020 school year.  This means there will be no face-to-face education for the remainder of the school year.  Some key points as outlined by the Michigan Association of School Administrators are:

1. Forgiveness of all snow days allowed under the law (6 total) plus an additional 13 days related to the executive order closing schools. 
2. All state testing including the SAT and PSAT are canceled for 2019-2020.  The SAT and PSAT will be offered in the fall for those students who missed out on taking it this spring.
3. Districts will be required to continue to offer meals to eligible students.
4. Students and families may not be penalized for an inability to participate in any district provided instruction.
5. The third-grade reading law will not be enforced for this school year.
6. District facilities may be used by public school employees and for the purpose of facilitating distance learning while also practicing social distancing (in compliance with the Stay Home/Stay Safe and CISA list).
7. Seniors will be able to graduate with the necessary credits and transcripts will be available for all seniors graduating.

There are many other considerations not mentioned above that we are working on.  We are working on identifying who has Internet capabilities and computer devices available at home.  You should have received an email from your student’s teacher asking for this and other information.  If you have not responded, please do so.  We are also following up with direct contact with those individuals who did not or were not able to complete the survey.  We are also discussing how to handle events such as our graduation ceremony and prom.  

We are also working on an Instruction Plan that will be submitted to the state detailing how we will be providing education in a manner consistent with this Executive Order.  Over the next week, we will be providing more information to you on what that instruction will look like for our students.  We appreciate your patience as we try to create a new and different model of education.

Stay safe,

Paul Hartsig

BCS Superintendent

Original source can be found here.