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Sun Prairie schools will begin the year all-virtual

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Sun Prairie schools will begin instruction Tuesday, September 8, which will be all online for at least the first quarter, according to an email from the district’s spokesperson.

“The Mission of the SPASD captures our promise of providing relevant, engaging, and innovative learning experiences,” Patricia Lux-Weber wrote. “As we apply what we learned from our first endeavor of district-wide distance learning from last spring, we are working on systems for a greater focus on peer-to-peer connections and student/staff relationships.”

The decision comes after more than 4,000 parents and 800 staff completed a survey, with 84.4 percent of staff and 60.6 percent of parents agreeing or strongly agreeing that distance learning was the best option.

Staff will begin work to prepare for the school year on August 24 with instruction beginning September 8.

Options for second quarter and later will be determined later in the year.

“We will continue to work with Public Health Madison & Dane County to monitor countywide health metrics and to engage with staff and parents to determine our best option for the second quarter and second semester,” Lux-Weber wrote. “We anticipate that small groups of students will begin accessing in-person learning as soon as it is safe to do so, and we commit to bringing all students back on-site when we feel that is a responsible and safe decision.”