As of November 18, school buildings were temporarily closed for teaching and learning, and all New York City public school students transitioned to fully remote learning. On November 29, the Mayor and Chancellor announced plans to reopen school buildings for in-person instruction for many students. Mandatory weekly in- school testing for COVID-19 in all reopened buildings, and how you can submit the required consent forms is noted below for when Stuyvesant High School reopens.
Students in grades 6 through 12 (outside of District 75 schools) will continue to learn remotely until further notice. Read the chancellors Update for Families dated 11/29/2020
Students in 3-K, Pre-K and grades K through 5 will return to in-person learning beginning on Monday, December 7
Students in all grade levels in District 75 schools will return to in-person learning beginning on Thursday, December 10.
The guidance below applies to students in blended learning, who have already chosen to learn in the school building part of the week, and from home the rest of the week. Students who chose fully remote learning prior to building closures will continue to learn remotely full time.
Weekly Testing: All schools will have 20% of students and staff randomly tested on a weekly basis.
Student Consent: All students in grades 1 and higher are required to provide consent for testing by their first scheduled in-person learning day. Families can submit consent using NYCSA mystudent.nyc or this updated paper form. A printable PDF file is available in ten languages at schools.nyc.gov/covidtesting. Students who do not submit consent will be transitioned to remote only learning.
Staff Consent: All staff are required to provide consent by the first day they report to their school building. Staff can submit consent using the daily Health Questionnaire or using this paper form.
