School Districts Prepare For Second Semester

For students across Kentucky, the new year will bring a new semester and for many, a return to in-person instruction amid the pandemic.

As districts make plans to reopen their doors, some will do so sooner than Governor Andy Beshear advised. In December, Beshear made the recommendation that schools not resume in-person classes until January 11.

Many area public school districts have announced their plans, although the following dates could change:
Adair County: NTI, Jan. 4 – 8, hybrid, in-person Instruction, beginning Jan. 11
Breckinridge County: NTI, Jan. 4 – 8, hybrid, in-person instruction, beginning Jan. 11
Bullitt County: NTI, Jan. 4 – 15, hybrid, in-person learning beginning Jan. 18
Carroll County: NTI continues, Jan. 4, no set date for in-person instruction
Grayson County: NTI, Jan. 4 – 8, hybrid, in-person instruction, beginning Jan. 11
Hardin County: NTI, Jan. 4 – 8, hybrid, in-person instruction, beginning Jan. 11
Jefferson: NTI continues, Jan. 4, no set date for in-person instruction
Larue County: NTI, Jan. 4 – 8, hybrid, in-person instruction, beginning Jan. 11
Marion County: NTI continues, Jan. 5 – 8, no set date for in-person instruction
Meade County: NTI, Jan. 5 – 8, hybrid, in-person instruction, beginning Jan. 11
Oldham County: NTI, Jan. 5 – 8, hybrid, in-person instruction, beginning Jan. 11
Shelby County: NTI, Jan. 4 – 8, hybrid, in-person Instruction, beginning Jan. 11
Washington County: NTI, Jan. 4 – 8, in-person Instruction, beginning Jan. 11

Other districts have made plans to forgo Beshear’s recommendation. Schools in Spencer, Henry, Trimble and Taylor counties are currently set to begin hybrid or completely in-person instruction the week of January 4.

Jefferson County Public Schools leaders previously have suggested that students may begin to return for in-person instruction in mid-February.
Source: WAVE