HSD2 Announces Hybrid Model For Secondary Schools -08/26/20

COLORADO SPRINGS – Harrison School District Two (D2) announces a change to our secondary (grades 6 -12) In-Person learning option. Harrison School District Two will utilize a hybrid model of in-person learning for secondary students that are choosing to return in-person after the Labor Day holiday. Families still have two options after Labor Day – eLearning or the in-person hybrid model.

“Safety is our priority in Harrison School District Two, and we have been re-evaluating our reopening plan for secondary students in grades 6 - 12. We find there will be a benefit in bringing these students back in smaller groups, as cohorts are difficult to maintain in secondary schools”, said Superintendent Dr. Wendy Birhanzel. This new in-person hybrid model allows D2 to split secondary students into a Tuesday/Wednesday cohort and a Thursday/Friday cohort. All secondary hybrid in-person students will utilize eLearning on Mondays and on the two days that are not their cohort days.

Secondary schools will be in touch with families by Friday, August 28 to assign students to a cohort if they selected in-person learning during orientation. All secondary students began the 2020-2021 school year in a remote fashion on Monday, August 17. Students will transition to the in-person hybrid model or the eLearning model on Tuesday, September 8, and the District will continue to work with El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) to determine how and when to bring back our entire student body safely.

All students will be eligible for free school meals daily between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. regardless of the learning option they select.

Secondary students will still have the option to participate in sports, activities, and clubs as outlined by CHSAA and the student’s school.