CPS meeting to decide whether in-person classes can begin

The Cincinnati Public Schools board of education, which began the year will all-remote learning, is about to meet for a check-in and a possible decision on allowing students to resume in-person learning.

MONDAY -- I'M CRAIGMCKEE.AND I'M TANYA O'ROURKE.CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLSCOULD CHANGE PLANS WITHIN ANáHOUTHE BOARD IS MEETING AT6:30 TO DISCUSS MOVING FROMFULLY-REMOTE LEARNING -- TO ABLENDED MODEL.WCPO NINE NEWSREPORTER COURTNEY FRANCISCO ISLIVE THERE.

COURTNEY- EXPLAINWHAT THAT MEANS.A BLENDED MODEL MEANS STUDENTSARE IN THE CLASSROOM PART OFTHE WEEK AND AT HOME TAKINGONLINE CLASSES THE REST OF THEWEEK... I EXPECT THESUPERINTENDENT TO DISCUSSTHREE SPECIFIC CRITERIA INTHIS MEETING BEFORE DECIDINGWHETHER TO CHANGE HOW THESCHOOLS OPERATE.FIRST -- THE CITY POSITIVITYRATE..

THAT MEANS-- OUT OF ALLTHE PEOPLE TESTED INCINCINNATI-- WHAT PERCENTAGEARE ACTUALLY INFECTED..THEDISTRICT SAYS IT WANTS THAT ATFIVE PERCENT OR BELOW.CINCINNATI IS AT THREE PERCENTTODAY.THE SCHOOL BARD WANTS TOSEE A DECLINE IN CASES IN A 14DAY PERIOD.

THAT HAS NOTHAPPENED.AND THE DISTRICT ISWATCHING THE COUNTY THREATLEVEL..

THAT'S THE COLOR CODEDSYSTEM OHIO USES TO SHOW HOWMUCH THE VIRUS IS SPREADING.HAMILTON COUNTY IS IN THEORANGE.WHEN THE DISTRICTDECIDED TO GO FULL VIRUTALLEARNING IN JULY-- HAMILTONCOUNTY WAS IN THE RED.SO THATIS BETTER.BUT WE WON'T KNOWUNTIL TONIGHT IF THAT ISENOUGH OF A CHANGE FOR THESCHOOL BOARD.PARENTS SAY THEUNCERTAINTY IS TOUGH.TOMMIE LEWIS, PARENT400 Whenthere is a ping ponging ofplans strategies where we'revirtual, now we're blended nowwe're full in then we go backto blended virtual, that's alot to take on as a parents asfar as planning and schedulingand just kind of a social andemotional management of ourchildren.

And that issomething that will take acommunity to work with aswellPARENTS ARE ALSO WATCHINGTHE MEETING TONIGHT BECUASETHE SCHOOL BOARD PLANS TODISCUSS ATHLETICS.THE DISTRICTPAUSED SPORTS LAST MONTH.--SINCE MAY- THE DISTRICT SAYSA TOTAL OF 13 STUDENT ATHLETESHAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID19.35 TEACHERS HAVE TESTEDPOSTIIVE IN THAT SAME TIMEPERI