Dear LNC Parents,
Tonight the LNC Board of Education met in a special board meeting to consider transitioning our 5th grade students from Plan B to Plan A (4 days per week). At the board meeting, the Safe Schools Committee recommended this action based on several factors, including the improving COVID metrics, vaccine availability and the strength of LNC’s protocol as reflected in the dashboard. The board voted to return our 5th grade students to Plan A beginning Monday, April 12. We will post the Zoom recording of the board meeting to all three Schoology LNC2Parent groups Tuesday morning, and communicate more details to our 5th grade families tomorrow.
Keep in mind, 5th grade is allowed to operate in Plan A based on previously-existing state guidance because that grade was included in “elementary schools,” (see Current Public Health Guidance, page 3 of the NC Strong Schools Toolkit.) As we shared last week, new legislation that would allow charter schools to operate grades 6th-12th in Plan A is progressing through the general assembly and is expected to pass in the near term. In anticipation of this, the board plans to hold another special board meeting next Monday, March 29 and we will provide the related meeting information later this week.
