Two members of the Cobb Board of Education have asked for discussions at Thursday’s work session on virtual learning and reopening plans.
There’s also a request for the board to approve emergency funding for electrical repairs at Mountain View Elementary School in East Cobb.
The school board’s work session starts at 10 a.m. Thursday, followed by an executive session and a business meeting.
The work session and business meeting will be conducted in public via Zoom, and you can watch here or on Channel 24 on Comcast Cable. Meeting agendas can be found here.
Board member Charisse Davis, who represents the Walton and Wheeler clusters, has asked for the virtual learning discussion. Cobb schools began all-online on Sept. 17, and dealt with technology issues for the first three weeks.
Elementary and special education students can start returning to classrooms on Oct. 5 in a phased-in approach that continues with middle school students on Oct. 19 and high school students on Nov. 5.
Students can continue virtual learning, but parents must choose an option by Sept. 20, and cannot switch back for the rest of the fall semester.
The school board also will be asked to approve $350,000 to make electrical repairs at Mountain View Elementary School.
District staff said a lightning strike damaged the school’s electrical systems, and the contingency funding is for emergency repairs and to provide temporary power.
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