DeKalb

need to make sure the budget and the calendar are aligned. And we know, we’ve already discussed needing to make adjustments to the budget that would impact the calendar.”

The district has prepared plans for the day students can return to schools. They include: students and staff returning amid a low spread, a hybrid in-person and virtual learning model during a moderate spread and distance learning during a substantial spread.

Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris, sitting in her first board meeting, also announced plans for when the district will reopen buildings for instruction. Those plans include things such as requiring that masks be worn in school district buildings, and that temperature checks be performed.

“These are strategic actions ensuring the safety and well-being of students, staff and families,” she said. “Safety of our students and staff is our No. 1 priority.”