The entryway at Fredonia Central Schools.

It appears sixth- to 12th-grade students in the Fredonia Central Schools will be returning to classes right before the Thanksgiving holiday.

In a letter to families issued Tuesday, Dr. Colleen Taggerty said the hybrid model will begin Monday, Nov. 23. Group two students will attend school on this day.

Students with the last names from A-K will attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays and those L-Z — group two — will attend Wednesday and Friday.

Monday is scheduled to remain a remote learning day, starting on Nov. 30.

In a release earlier this month, the district had planned to have grades six to 12 return on Nov. 12. Those dates, however, have been pushed back.

“Through much discussion with our Return to School Committee, we determined that there are a number of challenges which must be resolved,” Taggerty wrote in the letter. “The additional time will allow us to hire needed staff to make our hybrid schedule possible, as we solve a number of other logistical challenges relating to cleaing and transportation.”

Taggerty also warned in the letter that the hybrid model will “reduce instructional time for your child.”

A survey is being sent to parents to decide on how their children will learn under this model. They will need to decide, Taggerty said, by Nov. 6.