Researchers from the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) collaborated with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to read, analyze, and code contents of all Return to School plans submitted by August 19th 2020 by LEA and PSA districts in the state.

Our analysis focuses on what mode(s) of instruction districts are planning to provide when they open this Fall for the 2020-2021 school year:

• Fully in-person: students attend in-person 5 days per week
• Fully remote/online: students participate in remote or virtual instruction only
• Hybrid: students attend in-person fewer than 5 days per week and participate in remote or virtual instruction on the remaining days
• Fully in-person option districts allow parents to choose between 100% in-person instruction and either hybrid or remote instruction.
• Hybrid option districts allow parents to choose between hybrid and fully remote instruction, but do not offer a fully in-person option.