The Hood River County School District has moved its first instructional day for students back a week to September 14 to allow for orientation sessions before online classes begin. Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn sent a letter to district families on Monday outlining their plans for the start of the school year. He said they want to allow plenty of time for families and staff to be ready to get off to a good start with the comprehensive distance learning program. Under the district’s plans, elementary schools will do teacher-facilitated instruction in the morning and applied learning in the afternoon, with that schedule flipped for secondary schools. Details are available on the Hood River County School District website.