Schenectady to resume hybrid classes in elementary schools
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Schenectady schools plan a return to hybrid learning for elementary students next week. This photograph shows a view of Pleasant Valley Elementary School on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)Paul Buckowski
SCHENECTADY The city school district will resume is hybrid program of in-person and remote classes for elementary school students on Monday.
The entire district switched to remote learning amid a surge of coronavirus cases late last year but hoped to resume the hybrid program in its elementary schools.
District spokeswoman Karen Corona confirmed the district will do just that on Monday.
SOUTH WINDSOR â Schematic designs for the new Pleasant Valley Elementary School have been released, illustrating how the 102,000-square-foot building will look equipped with two entrances, a larger space for collaboration, and a wing specifically designed to serve preschool students with special needs.
The building is expected to house approximately 696 students. About 110 half-time preschool students will be included, with about 55 attending in the morning and 55 attending in the afternoon.
Jim Barrett, principal and architect for Drummey, Rosane, and Anderson Inc., the firm overseeing the project, said design development work will likely continue through the third week of March.
Once the design is completed, Barrett said, town officials will perform another cost estimate, and he expects to be on budget, with construction costs now estimated at around $45.8 million.