Wood Schools moves away from color codes
PARKERSBURG - To help eliminate confusion, Wood County Schools will no longer use color codes when referring to the format of instruction each week.
Instead, the district’s Stoplight System of Green, Yellow and Red will be replaced with “In-person,” “Blended” and “Remote” learning.
The shift does not change any of the three learning formats or their requirements, only how they will be referred to in future announcements from Wood County Schools.
“In-person” is school as normal, with all students attending four (4) or five (5) days a week. COVID-19 precautions such as wearing masks on buses and in common areas, as well as during times when social distancing cannot be maintained, will remain in place.
“Blended” is when students attend on campus two (2) days per week and receive off campus instruction three (3) days a week.
“Remote” means students are engaged in learning five (5) days a week off campus.
Officials hope the move will eliminate confusion between the district’s announcements and the West Virginia re-entry map which uses color codes to show the rate of community spread of COVID-19 in the state’s 55 counties.