MUSD meeting Tuesday to determine instructional methods

The Menifee Union School District governing board is scheduled to make a decision at its meeting on Tuesday about the learning model(s) that will be available to students this school year.

After hearing an updated presentation on the options – which include traditional classroom learning, full-time distance learning and a hybrid learning model – board members will discuss the issue and approve one or more of the options for students when school begins Aug. 12. The Perris Union High School District board last week approved a distance learning model for all students. Romoland School District has not yet announced its decision.

The debate over learning models has been prolonged by the uncertain status of allowed public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the number of cases again rising and concerns over how to maintain social distancing on campus, some districts have already chosen a distance-only learning model. Others are still collecting and analyzing data.

Below is a news release from MUSD about Tuesday’s meeting, which will be held virtually and begin at 4 p.m. A link to view the meeting online will be provided the day of the meeting:

This meeting was added so that the Board could receive reports from the Task Forces comprised of classified and certificated employees, parents, and site/district administrators who have participated in a collaborative process to develop guidelines for each of the proposed instructional models. These Task Forces were assigned to:

-- The Traditional Instruction Task Force: Will identify MUSD COVID precautionary practices that are supportable in a traditional school setting.

-- The Distance Learning Task Force: Will deeply develop the scope of instruction of in the design, delivery, and thorough implementation and prepare information to share internally and externally.

-- The Hybrid AA/BB Model Task Force: Will develop the scope of instruction of the Hybrid AA/BB Model, the delivery, the use of the learning Management System, and the combination of instructional practices for in-class and Distance Learning.

-- The Classified and Certificated Bargaining Teams: Will continue to meet to examine implications of these programs as they relate to Collective Bargaining Agreements.

The committees will report their findings to the Governing Board for their consideration prior to the final selection of an instructional model(s) for the 2020/21 school year.

PLEASE NOTE: In order to limit exposure to the COVID-19 virus, Menifee USD Board meetings will be conducted via remote access until further notice. To watch a live feed of the meetings please go to the MUSD website at www.menifeeusd.org and choose the Board Meeting Live button to stay informed and participate.

Those wishing to address the Governing Board should go to www.menifeeusd.org and choose the Board Meeting Live button. Please scroll down to the bottom of the page and choose the Public Comments Submission Form. Complete the form and submit. Your comments will be read to the Board during the meeting. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker and twenty (20) minutes per topic.