Once Montgomery County receives the all clear to move to the green phase, restrictions are expected to ease, but social distancing would be encouraged with limiting gatherings to 250 people, Marseille said in his presentation. The groups will cover four areas: curriculum and instruction, health and wellness, operations, and extracurricular activities, Marseille said in his presentation. Marseille encouraged public input and plans to form several committees with participants ranging from parents to students to area residents. School districts in the yellow phase can reopen with in-person instruction on July 1, but there needs to be a health and safety plan implemented, according to Marseille. The Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have since issued guidelines regarding resuming educational practices and youth sports. All remaining counties advanced to the yellow phase on June 5. Since then, Wolf implemented a color phased approach to ease restrictions when reopening the state. Tom Wolf mandated that all schools close in order to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. Marseille made the decision to shut down all district buildings for cleaning purposes on March 9. “This is really an introduction to a number of meetings we’re going to have regarding what’s next for Cheltenham, but at the same time everyone’s having that conversation what’s next for the commonwealth, and I’m sure for the country as we continue to navigate through COVID-19,” said Cheltenham School District Superintendent Wagner Marseille.

CHELTENHAM – More than 250 people tuned into a virtual Cheltenham School Board meeting June 11 to talk about a path to resuming educational practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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