The School District of Lancaster will survey parents this week on three different learning environments they may select for their children beginning Jan. 25.
This move comes after Superintendent Damaris Rau on Tuesday night unveiled plans to make Jan. 25 the date the district will welcome students to return to class if they wish. Most of the districtâs 11,000 students havenât experienced that since March.
However, board members who will vote next week did not give Rau unofficial verbal approval for the proposal, which also calls for in-class learning five days each week and covers the entire educational day, all while social distancing 6 feet at all times.
When: School District of Lancaster board reorganization and meeting, Dec. 1.
What happened: Board members learned that the districtâs principal training program now offers coaching to seasoned principals as they mentor trainees.
Background: The two-year principal residency program, the first in Pennsylvania, combines graduate courses at Millersville University with on-the-job experience to promote worthy faculty into educational leaders. The program, which has four graduates, welcomed two participants this year. These two former teachers receive coaching from the district and mentoring from a host principal as they work as administrators at Wickersham and Wharton elementary schools. Host principals now receive training on how to guide their charges.