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Dear Cobb Schools Community,
The COVID-19 pandemic and closure of all Cobb schools has profoundly impacted the daily lives of all our students, teachers, and families. During this unpredictable time, teaching and learning will obviously look different than it did before. For the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, teaching and learning will be centered on digital support for students’ academic, emotional, and social needs.
With Governor Kemp’s announcement that all Georgia public schools will be closed for the remainder of this school year, the Cobb County School District will:
We are actively evaluating all options related to graduation ceremonies. Once graduation ceremony decisions have been finalized, they will be communicated as soon as possible.
The COVID-19 pandemic and closure of all Cobb schools has profoundly impacted the daily lives of all our students, teachers, and families. During this unpredictable time, teaching and learning will obviously look different than it did before. For the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, teaching and learning will be centered on digital support for students’ academic, emotional, and social needs.
With Governor Kemp’s announcement that all Georgia public schools will be closed for the remainder of this school year, the Cobb County School District will:
- Provide students with access to digital content, which is aligned to Georgia standards. Over 700,000 high-quality digital resources are being provided to teachers through CTLS Teach.
- Provide students with access to physical content for students who do not have digital access.
- Continue to partner with the Cobb Schools Foundation to provide devices for students in need.
- Ensure student grades are not negatively impacted as a result of COVID-19. No students’ grades at the end of the second semester can be lower than the grades received on Friday, March 13, 2020.
- Give students a choice to accept their grades as of Friday, March 13, 2020 as final grades for 2019-2020 OR continue to earn grades for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year to improve their grade(s).
- Report grades as pass/fail for all students in all K-8 courses. High school courses will be reported as grades for GPA calculation purposes.
- Continue to provide academic, emotional, and social support for student needs for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
- Allow work submitted after March 13th to be used for grades or to measure what students know. Specific directions will be provided by your principal. Any work submitted will only have a positive impact on a student’s grade(s).
- Allow any student who was on track to graduate on Friday, March 13, 2020 to receive credit for all courses for which they were enrolled on or before March 13th.
We are actively evaluating all options related to graduation ceremonies. Once graduation ceremony decisions have been finalized, they will be communicated as soon as possible.