Planning for the upcoming school year is well underway. We continue to closely monitor guidance from federal, state and local public health officials and continue to prepare for a variety of scenarios depending on developments surrounding Covid-19. The Oklahoma State Department of Education has released guidelines as a resource for school districts across the state. While we are carefully reviewing the framework, we will ultimately do what we believe is right for Norman. 

We have launched a Back-to-School Task Force that includes public health experts and various stakeholders across the community. We also have continued to gather feedback from focus groups with teachers, parents and students. Next week, principals will also send a survey to all parents. We encourage you to participate as your responses will help inform the Back-to-School Task Force as we work toward finalizing plans for next school year. Please keep in mind that no decisions have been made at this point. Rather, we are gathering as much information as possible to ensure we take everything into account as we develop education plans that focus on the safety of our students and staff. Our goal is to share specific back-to-school details in July.