Community Message – July 12th

This message was originally sent to Saline Area Schools families on July 7th.

Saline Area Schools Families,

Last week, Governor Whitmer issued the “MI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020- 21 Return to School Roadmap.” The Roadmap provides required and strongly recommended safety protocols to keep school communities safe based on the status of the coronavirus. Since June 5th, a Distance Learning Committee composed of administration, staff and teachers have been working diligently on the framework for what student learning may look like in the fall of 2020 for Saline students. With over 2,600 responses to our Distance Learning Survey, our team has a strong collection of feedback from our families to reference and provide a productive and safe learning environment. 

Our timeline is as follows: 

• Monday, July 13th, 2020: Facebook Live with Superintendent Graden, 4:00 p.m. – tune in to ask questions and receive additional information about our plans. 
• Monday, July 13th, 2020: Updated FAQs posted to the SAS COVID-19 Resource Page. 
• Monday, July 27th, 2020: Draft of learner framework completed by SAS staff. 
• Week of August 14th, 2020: The final version of the Saline Area Schools framework, formulated to result in fully-funded state aid, will be communicated to families. 

For more information, please continue to check our website. 

Thank you, 

Scot A. Graden

Superintendent