Ridgway School District Superintendent Susan Lacy is asking for patience from the School Board in the coming weeks as she and her staff work to develop a concrete plan on the reopening of school scheduled for Aug. 31.

After a plan is laid out parents will be given the chance to understand their options and preregister their children for online or brick and mortar school.

The district is getting a practice run this week as a small group of students is attending summer school for half a day four day...