Rochester area school districts must submit their reopening plans by Friday, and those plans must have to fit into New York State guidelines.

Kathy Graupman, superintendent of the Greece Central School District and president of the Monroe County Council of Superintendents, outlined what students and their families can expect.

"What the state is asking for and what's going to be handed in on Friday is a list of assurances," said Graupman, "that go through all the different domains that we are talking about related to health and safety, nutrition, teaching and learning…"

Graupman says while districts work on providing the basic assurances, many are still working on specific plans to be released in the next couple of weeks.

"What is going to be handed in on Friday," said Graupman, "and then what will be eventually posted in terms of complying with that requirement by the state, may not provide that level of specificity that some people are looking for. We have some information that is going to be coming out from Greece today, more specific information. I thought that would be important for the county to understand that. At the same time, we all have reopening groups and subcommittees working on those detailed plans. There are some districts that have all of their detailed plans, and others sorting out some things."

Depending on school districts' situations in relation to space, work force, bussing, transportation and more, there is a variety of models for bringing students, faculty and staff, back safely.

"What we are looking at doing in Greece," said Graupman, "is essentially to bring every class together every day. So, whether you are at home or in school; the class would have some sort of morning meeting or connect time, as well as some direct instruction with the whole group and then essentially the teacher will be able to divide up."

Greece Central School District students do have a choice between the in-person hybrid model or remote instruction.

"We’re looking for a bit of patience," said Graupman, "a little bit of recognition in terms of the scope."