Create virtual learning centers

Create virtual learning centers

START THE NEW YEAR WITH ONLINELEARNING& BALTIMORE COUNTYPUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TRYING TOHELP PARENTS WHO CANHOME WITH THEIR CHILDRENDURING THE FALL SEMESTER.WMAR-2 NEWSLIVE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY SCHOOLHEADQUARTERS IN TOWSON.

ANDMEGAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THECOUNTY IS LOOKING TO SET UPPLACES WHERE PARENTS COULDSEND THEIR KIDS FOR THE DAYWHILE THEY GO TO WORK&THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR SO MANYPARENTS WHO CANHOME& AND ARE TRYING TO FIGUREOUT HOW THEIR KIDS ARE GOINGTO DO ONLINE LEARNING AT HOME&WHILE THEY HAVE TO GO TO WORK.SO BALTIMORE COUNTY PUT OUT AREQUEST FOR INFORMATION TOCHILDCARE PROVIDERS ANDSIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS& TO SEEWHO WOULD BE INTERESTED INTAKING IN KIDS FROMKINDERGARTEN TO SIXTH GRADEDURING THE FALL SEMESTER ANDPOTENTIALLY THE SPRINGSEMESTER& ESSENTIALLY SETTINGUP A LEARNING CENTER FORPARENTS.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICTWANTS TO GET AN IDEA OF HOWMANY GROUPS COULD DO THIS&WHAT THE COST MIGHT BE& HOWMANY FAMILIES EACH PLACE COULDTAKE IN.

THE HOURS WOULD BESEVEN A-M TO SIX P-M.

THECOUNTY IS HOPING EACH PLACECOULD DO THINGS SUCH ASSUPERVISE KIDSLEARNING& PROVIDE RECREATIONALACTIVITIES& MEALS ANDTRANSPORTATION.

THE REQUESTSWERE DUE EARLIER THIS WEEK.BALTIMORE COUNTY DECIDED TO GOWITH REMOTE LEARNING FROMSEPTEMBER 8TH THROUGH JANUAR29TH& AND MAY DO HYBRIDLEARNING NEXT SEMESTER WITHKIDS ROTATING IN AND OUT OFSCHOOLS& DEPENDING ON WHERE WEARE WITH THE CORONAVIRUS.HARFORD COUNTY IS DOINGSOMETHING VERY SIMILAR WITHTHE LEARNING CENTERS.

THEY AREUSING THEIR OWN SCHOOLS TOALLOW PARENTS TO DROP OFFTHEIR KIDS DURING THE DAY ANDHAVE SOMEONE THERE TOSUPERVISE THE STUDENTS.

ITNOT CLEAR WHEN BALTIMORECOUNTY WILL MAKE A DECISION ONHOW MANY LEARNING CENTERS WILLBE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS& ORWHEN PARENTS CAN SIGN UP FORTHEM.

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