Monday, July 13, 2020, St. Tammany Parish Schools will have a delayed and staggered first day of school for the 2020-2021 school year. The school system will have brick and mortar learning but will keep safety the top priority during the coronavirus.

The original school start date was August 6th but now St. Tammany Parish public schools will stagger the first day of school August 11 – 14. One-fourth of the students will report to school each day based on the first letter of the student’s last name.

School board members decided the following schedule to begin the 2020-2021 school year. Students with last names beginning with A-D will report on Aug. 11; E-K on Aug. 12; L-Q, Aug. 13; and R-Z on Aug. 14. Then everyone will begin with the regular school schedule on August 17th.

Teachers and staff will take the extra time to train on safety protocols for coronavirus and any changes in the learning model. The board has come out with the “Safe Start Plan” which gives the teachers and staff extra days to prepare for when the students return. The teachers will return to school in person August 3 – 7 for training.

“We are still making plans for how the beginning of the school year will look depending on the phase the state is in at that time,” Interim Superintendent Pete Jabbia said in a prepared statement.

A survey was given to parents and employees asking their opinion on whether they were open to the “Safe Start Plan” and most agreed it was the best option. Depending on the phase Louisiana is in when it comes time to start, there will be three alternatives. The first will be fully brick and mortar learning, both virtual and brick and mortar learning or virtual learning only.

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