CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – On Friday, the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System announced that traditional students in grades seven through 12 will return to in-person learning on Monday, Feb. 8.
The older, traditional students have been learning remotely since Dec. 16 due to staffing issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-K through 6th grades returned to in-person learning on Jan. 25, while the older students continued learning remotely.
The decision to phase the return of traditional students after the winter break was also caused by a staffing and substitute teacher shortage, according to a message CMCSS sent out to families of traditional students in grades seven through 12.
“Although staffing issues and the substitute shortage are expected to continue during the pandemic, COVID-19 related leave has continued to decrease as Clarksville-Montgomery County’s COVID-19 data continues to improve. The district’s Communicable Disease Team is hopeful that there will be limited disruptions to in-person learning, but the potential exists for future school-based or district-wide closures,” CMCSS said in the message.
“Due to the ever-changing circumstances of the pandemic, families should always have plans in the event that school buildings are closed and remote learning must take place. Additionally, the Tennessee Department of Health’s requirements for contact tracing and quarantines are still in place,” the message continued.
CMCSS’s Chief Communications Officer Anthony Johnson also shared the following data points CMCSS used in making the decision for older students to return to their buildings:
- Clarksville-Montgomery County has experienced 11 straight days of declining % of community spread of COVID-19, dropping around 0.4% in 11 days.
- Although the positivity rate has seen slight increases and fluctuations over the past few days, this can be attributed to nuances in the data provided by the state; rapids vs. PCR, etc.
- COVID-19 related leave continues to decline, moving from 499 on Jan. 4 to 191 yesterday.
- The Substitute Department expects at least 60 additional individuals who will be able to cover classes in the next week or two.
- Traditional students who are not currently in person comprise around 35% of traditional learners; any further phasing of grade levels presents numerous challenges and is not expected to have district-wide advantages in regards to staffing.
- Although many students flourish in the remote or virtual learning settings, CMCSS faculty, staff, and administrators know the importance of in-person learning for the majority of our students.
Additionally, the district has shared that it will begin vaccinating its teachers against COVID-19 in the coming weeks. On Monday, over 200 CMCSS employees received their vaccine at Tennova due to a surplus from Sumner County.
To help curtail the shortage of staff and substitutes, CMCSS has asked that if you or someone you know is able to serve as a substitute teacher, bus driver, or any other position in the district, to go to the CMCSS employment website for job listings.
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