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Ready For Back To School? written by RIKI MARKOWITZ
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August is National Back to School Month (yes, that’s a real thing), and no one is more ready to get back into classrooms than students. It doesn’t matter how old you are or what you’re studying. Austin Board of REALTORS (ABoR) 2021 president Susan Horton agrees. “Our education program is off the charts,” she tells RealtyLine this month. Classes are fuller and the organization is experiencing record-breaking new memberships. ABoR also offers a virtual learning option at all levels, including continuing education classes, for anyone who’s not ready to get back to in-person learning. Parents are also looking forward to kids getting back to classrooms, too. Many K-12 students can hardly contain their excitement. For much of the year, school administrators in Texas have been working hard at getting schools and staff ready for students this fall. As of this moment, all districts surrounding Travis and Williamson Counties will open their doors the third week of August. But the particulars, from mask mandates to virtual learning options, are changing minute to minute, leaving everyone from kids and parents to teachers and administrators unsure about how the fall semester will look. Right now, here is where things stand. In the ongoing battle against Covid-19, Travis and Williamson counties moved back into the highest stages of risk-based guidelines. So parents and teachers are understandably concerned with how schools are going to keep everyone safe. That said, most families are pleased that schools are determined to open their doors for in-class instruction, while some families remain on the fence. For the latter, their decisions hinge on reversing Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting face mask mandates in the state, which extends to schools.
Check out current opening plans for school districts in and around Travis and Williamson Counties.
Austin Independent School District (AISD) Classrooms are back in session on August 17. Recently, AISD announced that a virtual learning option will be available for K-6th graders. The reason it’s limited to this age group is because the vaccine has not yet been approved for kids under the age of 12. And since schools are not permitted to
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