Extended School Year Program & 2021-2022 School Year
As you may know, Governor Murphy is expecting all school districts to return to onsite instruction for full days as of September. While we are planning full day schedules for our Extended School Year Program (ESY) as well as next year’s program, it is welcome news that all New Jersey students will be able to access their full instructional program onsite with their teachers next year. The pandemic has taught us how extraordinarily critical face-to-face interactions between school staff and students truly are.
We anticipate that a few parents and districts may select a virtual program for ESY and, for those who will be virtual for ESY, we will be implementing “concurrent instruction.” Concurrent instruction will allow those students remaining at home for remote instruction to have access to their classroom and their classroom teachers, therapists, teacher assistants, and peers. Class groupings will take into consideration the age, friendships, learning styles, motivators, and behavior triggers of the students in each class. Additionally, instruction will be delivered concurrently, which means that students who are at home will be interacting and seeing the teacher, therapists, teacher assistants, and peers who are in the classroom and will provide for a much more inclusive classroom experience for all students. The ESY schedule for students who attend virtually will consist of synchronous and asynchronous instruction and will continue to be provided via Google Meet. ESY will begin on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 and conclude on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. The hours for the ESY program will be 8:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. For the
2021 – 2022 school year, school will begin on Thursday, September 2, 2021 and conclude on Thursday, June 9, 2022. The hours for the regular school year will be 8:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. We are delighted to offer full day instruction for the ESY and next school year while maintaining a strict regimen of safety and health procedures.
