The Bayfield School District had its first day of remote learning Wednesday after the district closed because of new positive COVID-19 cases.
The Bayfield School District had its first day of remote learning Wednesday after the district closed because of new positive COVID-19 cases.Shannon Mullane/Durango Herald file

Bayfield School District rescheduled community meetings about exploring the possibility of switching to a four-day school week for the next school year.

The meetings were postponed because of school closures amid a community surge in COVID-19. Another meeting that was not postponed was held Monday at Bayfield Intermediate School.

School buildings and facilities were closed Jan. 18 because of a surge of community COVID-19 cases, including 20 Bayfield teachers who were either exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19. Up to 23% of the student body was absent Jan. 18. Regular classes and other school activities resumed this week.

The upcoming community meetings about a possible four-day school week are scheduled for:

5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bayfield High School Performing Arts Center.6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at the Bayfield Primary School Gymnasium.

Superintendent Kevin Aten previously said the community meetings are meant to explore the possibility of switching to a four-day school week.

“One hundred sixteen of 178 school districts are already on a four-day week, and I don’t think people realize that,” he said. “It is a clear majority.”

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