SAUGUS Vol. 23, No. 31 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Making plans for a “hybrid” school year School Committee approves superintendent’s recommendation for learning model when classes resume By Mark E. Vogler S augus Public School students will spend two days in the classroom and the other three days at home via remote learning when the 2020-21 academic school year begins in the fall. That is the unprecedented “hybrid” educational model recommended by School Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr. and approved unanimously by the School Committee on Tuesday night. “Hybrid learning is a blend of both in-person learning and remote learning for the students,” DeRuosi wrote in his 18-page school reopening plan. “Students would attend in-person classes for part of the school week, and learn remotely for the remainder of the time,” he said. The learning model recommended by the superintendent attempts to balance the educational needs of students at all grade levels while minimizing potential health risks that students, teachers and staff would face with the potential spread of COVID-19. School Committee members agree with the superintendent that the hybrid learning plan is a reasonable SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 11 ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE "42 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2020 Regular Unleaded $1.939 Mid Unleaded $2.399 Super $2.459 Diesel Fuel $2.459 KERO $4.159 Diesel $2.199 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A DA ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS...Lovely expanded Cape Cod style home offers 8 rms., 5 bdrms., 1.5 baths, 5 yr. old trex front steps & porch, enter into open concept dining rm./family rm. and eat-in kit. w/ sliders to deck overlooking oversize fabulous yrd., 2 bdrms., full bath & living rm. round out bath, basement has high ceilings and walk-out to back yrd. Extra storage rm., newer siding and electric box, shopping and public transportation. Come take a look, you won’t be disappointed! View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. MENTORED BY HIS FATHER: John Fralick III, during an interview this week at The Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, credited his father for launching his career in the public health fi eld. Fralick this month became Saugus’s new director of public health. He gets pointers from his dad, who has been public health director of the City of Woburn for 33 years. See Page 3 for more photos and this week’s “The Advocate Asks.” (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) Advocate Asks MASK UP & STAY SAFE ALL SUMMER! Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, July 31, 2020 A mother and child moment Saugus High School graduate Michelle Lee Barowski crosses the stage with her son, Josiah, 5 months, to get her diploma at the school’s 149th Commencement Exercises last Saturday (July 25) at Stackpole Field. See inside for story, more photos and Saugus High graduation coverage – including speeches by Class of 2020 student leaders. (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Prices subject to change FLEET
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