Green Bay releases back to school plan

Administrators at the Green Bay school district have recommended all learning be done online to start the year.

DISTRICT HASRELEASED A BACK TOSCHOOL PLAN..WHICHRECOMMENDS ALLSTUDENTS BEGIN THEYEAR OUTSIDE OFTHE CLASSROOM.THAT'S WHERE WESTART TONIGHT...NBC 26'S MATTJARCHOW JOINS USLIVE FROM GREENBAY..WITH A CLOSER LOOKAT THE DETAILSINSIDE THIS PLAN ANDWHAT IT MEANS FORSTUDENTS.MATT?SOME 20-THOUSANDSTUDENTS MAY HAVETO WAIT A LITTLE BITLONGER TO RETURNTO THE CLASSROOMHERE IN GREEN BAYBECAUSE THEDISTRICT HASRECOMMENDED THATON SEPTEMBER 1..ALLLEARNING BEGINSOFF-SITE.THAT WAS ONE OFTHREE MODELSINSIDE THE DISTRICT'SPLAN..ALONG WITHON-SITE ANDBLENDED.THE DISTRICT SAIDFOR SOME STUDENTSTO MOVE TO ABLENDED MODEL ANDCOME BACK TOCLASS..THERE NEEDSTO BE A 14-DAY TRENDOF POSITIVESTATEWIDE TESTS AT5-PERCENT OR LESS.THIS IS NOT FINALYET..THE BOARD WILLLIKELY TO VOTE ONTHIS PLAN NEXTWEEK.AND WHEN WETALKED WITH THEDISTRICT'SSUPERINTENDENTEARLIER THISWEEK..HE SAIDSAFETY IS THE FIRSTAND FOREMOSTPRIORITY."Any decisions we make,the context will be, will thisbe safe for students andstaff?"NOW..THIS DECISIONFROM GREEN BAY ISNOT WHAT WE HAVESEEN THROUGHOUTMUCH OF NORTHEASTWISCONSIN.SEVERAL OTHERDISTRICTS HAVERELEASEDPLANS..THAT WOULDHAVE SOMESTUDENTS BACK INTHE BUILDING.THE DAYS ARECOUNTING DOWN..AND ON SEPTEMBERFIRST..33 DAYS FROMTODAY..A NEW SCHOOL YEARBEGINS.BOB MAYFIELD,KIMBERLYSUPERINTENDENT"You have to make a planat some point."DISTRICT BYDISTRICT..PLANS ARE COMINGOUT..ASHWAUBENON..APPLETON..KIMBERLY..ANDMORE.BOB MAYFIELD,KIMBERLYSUPERINTENDENT"You know we only havethree or four weeks left,so making major changesat this point is not anoption."STANDUP MATT"Many families are goingto get a choice of learningonline at home orreturning to theclassroom.

Some aremixing both.

In Appleton,older students will likelybe in the classroom a fewdays a week, and districtsare also letting studentstransition back to onlinelearning if the pandemicworsens.

Also, whenstudents are in theclassroom, many of themwill be required to wear amask."AND IT'S IN THESCHOOLS WHEREEACH DISTRICT WILLLOOK A LITTLEDIFFERENT.THEY'RE WORKING TODISTANCE KIDS IN THEBUILDING..HAVE THEMUSE SANITIZER..ORSPACE THEM OUT INHALLWAYS ANDDURING LUNCH ORRECESS...STEPHEN MURLEY,GREEN BAY AREAPUBLIC SCHOOLDISTRICT"For breakfast, instead ofhaving the kids go to thecafeteria, maybe they pickup a grab and gobreakfast when they comeinto the building and theyreport to their classroomand they eat it there."FOR FAMILIES WHOOPT TO GO ONLINE..OFFICIALS BELIEVE ITWILL BE A BETTEREXPERIENCE THANMARCH.ACCESS TOTECHNOLOGY ANDLEARNINGPLATFORMS HAVEBEEN THOUGHTTHROUGH FORMONTHS.STEPHEN MURLEY,GREEN BAY AREAPUBLIC SCHOOLDISTRICT"If you're just not ready tosend your children back toschool yet, rest assuredwe're going to be ready toprovide them with a solidinstructional platform.Teaching and learning willtake place."BUT EVEN WITH ALLTHESE PLANS..THE PANDEMIC HASSHOWN US..THINGSCAN CHANGEQUICKLY.WHILE CALENDARKEEPS COUNTINGDOWN TO SEPTEMBER1..DISTRICTS AREPREPARING FOR THEMANY DAYS BEYOND.AND YOU HEARDMORE THERE FROMOUR INTERVIEWEARLIER THIS WEEKWITH GREEN BAY'SSUPERINTENDENT.AND HE SAIDTODAY..THE PLAN THEDISTRICT HASRELEASED WILL BEUPDATEDFREQUENTLY TO KEEPUP WITH ANYCHANGES INCIRCUMSTANCE ORGUIDANCE.MATT JARCHOW,NBC 26.A DOCTOR ATAURORA HEALTH ISRECCOMENDING KIDS