Both school boards will live stream their meetings today.

2pm. Albemarle County School Board. Watch.

5pm. Charlottesville School Board. Watch.

Albemarle County decision:

4pm: Vote for Stage 2 first failed 3-4, but than after a 10-minute break and new motion, it was passed 4-3. Not an easy vote for Board members. Not all virtual, which is Stage 1, as some Board members wanted.

Stage 2: 90% virtual through the first 9 weeks with some in-person instruction for students with special needs or without internet access. Teachers will return to in-person instruction on a volunteer basis during Stage 2. Stage 3 would increase the number of students allowed access to in-person instruction and add hybrid learning for PK-3. Stage 4 would offer hybrid leaning for all. Stage 5 would allow access to in-person instruction for all, but virtual learning would still be an option for students. Support staff will begin returning to regular in-school work hours gradually through each stage. Stages could be reversed should health conditions worsen, even before the start of school on September 8.

Charlottesville decision:

Background: Charlottesville Schools Superintendent Dr. Rosa Atkins has recommended to the Board that Charlottesville City Schools open all-online for the first nine weeks of the year. After a nearly 6-hour discussion, the Board voted unanimously to approve an all-virtual start to the school year beginning September 8.