Cincinnati Public Schools moving ahead with remote learning plan for first 5 weeks

The Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education is expected to discuss an update to its reopening plan in a meeting on Monday at 6:30 p.m.

CPS DID A 180 TONIGHT FROMJUST A FEW WEEKS AGO..CHANGING FROM A BLENDEDLEARNING PLAN..

TO DISTANCEDLEARNING..

BOARD MEMBERS SAYIT'S ALL ABOUT BEING AGILE.."This is about moving forward.That's what this meeting isabout."SUPERINTENDENT LAURAMITCHELL SAYS THE LATESTCOVID-19 NUMBERS AREN'T WHATTHEY'D LIKE TO SEE..

FOR IN-SCHOOL LEARNING."It's very important for us tomake sure we have a verystrong start and open to theschool year.

That will becritical."SO HERE'S THE PLAN..AUGUST 24TH..

SCHOOL WILLBEGINONLINE.."This will not be the same aswhat our students experiencedlast Spring."THE CURRICULUM HAS BEENREVAMPED.TECHNOLOGY..

A KEYCOMPONENT WITH THIS PLAN..THEDISTRICT HAS HANDED OUT MORETHAN 11-THOUSAND IPADS..BY THEEND OF THIS WEEK..

EVERY CPSSTUDENT WILL HAVE ACCESS TOFREE WIFI..

IFNEEDED."We want to make sure that ourkids have a quality education.And first and foremost thatthey are safe.

That we'reproviding the very best thatwe can."IF AND WHEN IN-CLASSROOM LEARNING RETURNS..SAFETY ISPARAMOUNT.."Students will beisolated.

We have isolationrooms set aside, where astudent or classroom has beenidenfitied."EACH ROOM WILL BEDEEP CLEANED EVERY NIGHT..

ASFORATHLETICS.."If school isn't physically insession terms of face-to-face,then sports should follow thatsame guideline."FIVE MEALS AWEEK WILL BE MADE AVAILABLEFOR PICKUP AT SCHOOLS DURINGTHE ONLINE LEARNING..STILL..QUESTIONS REMAIN..Who is training the parent intechnology?

These kids can'tdo it by themselves."STAFF AND EMPLOYEES WILL HAVESIX TOWN HALL MEETINGS OVERTHE NEXT WEEK..THERE WILL ALSOBE A PARENT TOWN HALLMEETING..

AUGUST 10TH..

AT4PM..JAKE RYLE, WCPO 9 NEWS.