MANATEE COUNTY – The Manatee County School Board will continue discussing its school reopening plan today.
The discussion will take place during the school board workshop that begins at 1 p.m. The school reopening plan discussion is the fourth and final item listed on Thursday’s meeting agenda:
According to the school board website, “Executive Summary Superintendent Cynthia Saunders presented plans for the reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year during a workshop held on June 25. The board will hold discussion regarding the finalization of the plan in preparation for approval of the plan at the July 14 special meeting.”
The school district’s reopening plan can be viewed here.
You can livestream Thursday’s meeting here:
School board meetings are broadcast live on both MSTV and METV for your convenience. MSTV is Brighthouse channel 646 and Verizon channel 39; METV is Brighthouse channel 645, Verizon channel 31 and Comcast channel 19.
Thursday’s meeting will be archived within 24-48 hours here.
If you wish to contact the board members, you can do so via email, via phone at 941-708-8770 ext. 2155 or via fax at 941-708-8653.
On Tuesday, Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran issued 2020-Emergency Order-06 regarding the mandatory reopening of Florida schools:
