1700 Lee County school students have not participated in distance learning

Students who haven't completed distance learning could have to repeat a grade

NEW TONIGH━ THE LEE COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS NEARLY TWOTHOUSAND OF ITS STUDENTS HAYET TO PARTICIPATE IN DISTANCELEARNING... WHICH COULD PREVENTTHOSE KIDS FROM ADVANCING TO THENEXT GRADE.

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FOX 4’SMIANA MASSEY SPOKE TO THE SCHODISTRICT ABOUT HOW IT’S HANDLITHIS SITUATION.8-13OUT OF THE 85-THOUSAND STUDENTSENROLLED IN K-12 SCHOOLS IN LEECOUN"there is approx.

1700 studentsthat have not participated orengaged in distance learning"Rob Spicker// Media Relations &Public Information, Lee Co.School DistrictWHILE 98 PERCENT OF STUDENTS*ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGING THROUGHGOOGLE CLASSROOM, EMAIL, ORPHONE...2 PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAHAVEN’T PARTICIPATED AT ALL...MISSING NEARLY THE ENTIRE 4THQUARTER"its one quarter of the schoolyear its a fair amount of workits a fair amount of standardsthat they were expected to learnin that grade" Rob Spicker//Media Relations & PublicInformation, Lee Co.

SchoolDistrictDR ELIZABETH ELLIOTT ISPROFESSOR OF EARLY CHILDHOODEDUCATION AT FLORIDA GULF COASTUNIVERSITYSHE SAYS THERE COULD BE SEVERALREASONS WHY SOME STUDENTS AREN’PARTICIPATING."you have to look at the agerange of the children, thsocial iconic status of thechildren, are they children whoare simply unable to log in" DrElizabeth Elliott// FGCUProfessor of Early ChildhoodEducationTHE DISTRICT HAS PROVIDEDLAPTOPS, WIFI-HOTSPOTS, ANDPAPERWORK PACKETS TO STUDENTWHO NEED THEM.BUT AS FAMILIES FACE A WORLDWIDEPANDEMICTHEIR PRIORITIES COULD SHIFT." are they in a position of justtrying to survive" Dr ElizabethElliott//THE DISTRICT SAYS TEACHERS ANDCOUNSELORS ARE WORKING TO REACHOUT TO STUDENTSLETTING THKNOW THAT THEY STILL HAVE TIMETO CATCH UP."we want those students engaged,we want the families engaged, wedon’t want them to fallbehind"Rob Spicker// MediaRelations & Public Information,Lee Co.

School DistrictIF STUDENTS FAIL TO MEETREQUIREMENTS..SPICKER SAYS THE DECISION TOREPEAT A GRADE WILL COME DOWNSEVERAL ASPECTS"looking at the work thatthey’ve done, standards thathey’ve met, the scores thatthey’ve achieved up until thatpoint and it will be a decisionamongst that group of peoplestaff teachers parents as towhat grade that child should bein" Rob Spicker// MediaRelations & Public Informati