After careful consideration of feedback from students, parents and faculty/staff, guidance from Linn County and data from the CDC, Xavier will start the school year using the Hybrid Model. It is our ultimate goal to return safely to in-person instruction based on public health data and this model allows the nearly 700 students, faculty, and staff to achieve that goal.
This model represents a reasonable and responsible approach to start our school year. The Hybrid Model enables students to maintain an in-person connection with their teachers and classmates while prioritizing the health and safety of everyone in our school community.
Hybrid Learning is a combination of Online Learning and On-Site Learning. This model allows for the following scenarios:
Students to attend classes in-person for half the school day every day
Teachers to engage directly with students
A reduced number of people in the building at one time
This provides additional space to follow recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding proper physical distancing and sanitation.
The Xavier High School Hybrid Model prioritizes having students on campus safely every day. It is important to us that students are in the building and interacting with their classmates and teachers. Students would attend half of their day on campus and half of their day online through synchronous learning. Under this plan, no student would spend an entire day fully online unless requested by the family.
*Over a four week period (20 school days), cohorts will have the same number of morning and afternoon on-site classes.