It’s a return to “almost” 100 percent in-person learning tomorrow (Monday) for students in the Fairfield School District.

Students in all grades will be in classrooms Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with Wednesday being a virtual learning day for all students. In making the change, Superintendent Dr. Laurie Noll notes that the district’s matrix shows they have been in the ‘green’ for several consecutive days and continue to see a drop in COVID-19 cases in the district and county. Therefore, she says will begin face-to-face learning starting Monday, February 1st for all students in all grades.

The Fairfield School District includes parts of Jefferson, Henry, Van Buren, Washington and Wapello counties. As of January, Jefferson’s COVID-19 positivity rate was 7 percent, Henry 10, Van Buren 8, Washington 10, and Wapello 13 percent.

The district has used a hybrid learning model since mid-December with students across all grades split into two groups with half in class all day Monday and Tuesday and the other half all day Thursday and Friday. The groups then alternated being onsite every other Wednesday morning. Their change to all onsite learning Monday comes as Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday requiring that all schools provide a 100% in-person learning option.