D65 to update in-person school plans next week Devon Horton. School Superintendent Devon Horton says Evanston/Skokie District 65 will have an update about “the launch of our hybrid learning model and associated metrics” on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The district’s more than 7,000 students have been on remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a memo to the community issued Friday, Horton said the district’s medical advisory committee met this week “to further discuss the science and safety behind the safe reopening of our schools.” That committee was formed after demands from a parents group, the Coalition to Reopen District 65 Schools. The panel is made up of local doctors, parents, leaders of District 65 employee unions, and district administrators.