Students in Buffalo Public Schools will start the school year remotely.
The Buffalo Board of Education unanimously approved a "remote only" recommendation by Superintendent Kriner Cash during a virtual meeting on Wednesday night.
STUDENTS IN THEBUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOL DISTRICTWILL BE LEARNINGENTIRELY FROM HOMEFOR AT LEAST THEFIRST PART OF THESCHOOL YEAR.GOOD EVENING.THE BUFFALO BOARDOF EDUCATION..VOTED UNANIMOUSLYTO GO ALL-REMOTEWHEN THE BELL RINGSIN JUST A COUPLEWEEKS.NIKKI DEMENTRIREPORTS ON THE SEACHANGE THE SCHOOLDISTRICT HOPES WILLKEEP STUDENTS SAFE."I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYOTHER DECISION THATIS MORE DIFFICULTTHAN THIS ONE."JUST SHY OF TWOWEEKS AHEAD OF THESCHOOL YEAR --"VOTE"IT'S A "YES" FROM THEBUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOL BOARD TOSTART THE SCHOOLYEAR ONLINE." "THE DECISION CAMEAFTERSUPERINTENDENT DR.KRINER CASH'SRECOMMENDATION.AND A LONGPRESENTATIONFOCUSED ON 7 "KEYELEMENTS."CASH SAYS IT'S BASEDON A "SCIENTIFICBASIS" AND FEEDBACKFROM TEACHERS,PARENTS, STUDENTSAND PRINCIPALS.BOARD MEMBERSTHEN ALSO ASKED ASERIES OF QUESTIONSFROM THE DIGITIALDIVIDE TO CHILDCARE."AS WE SUPPLYINGANY TYPE OFCOUNSELING FOR THEPARENTS ORANYTHING LIKE THAT?""NEED SOMESPECIFICITY, SOMECLARIFICATIONAROUND WHAT THESELIASONS WILL LOOKLIKE?"DR. CASH SAYS HEFEELS THE DISTRICT ISIN A "MUCH BETTER"POSITION NOW THANTHE SPRING."WE ARE PREPARED ASWE CAN BE."TEACHERS AREEXPECTED TO"FOLLOW A TYPICALSCHEDULE" DURINGTHE SCHOOL DAY."THAT MATH TEACHERWOULD HAVE FIVEPERIODS OFINSTRUCTIONALTHOUGH ONE ORTWO MIGHT BE OFFICEHOURS."STUDENTS WILL ALSOSEE A "FULL DAY OFINSTRUCTION",INCLUDING BOTHREAL-TIME LEARNINGAND INDEPENDENTWORK."EARLIER PHASED IN-PERSON" LEARNINGWILL ALSO BECONSIDERED FORSPECIAL NEEDSSTUDENTS."WE'RE ASKINGSCHOOLS NOT ONLYTO CREATE ASCHEDULE, BUT TOCOORDINATEBETWEEN TEACHERSAND DEPARTMENTSSO THAT THEY DON'TOVERLOAD STUDENTSWITH WORK."WHILE IT REMAINS AFLUID SITUATION, THEHOPE IS TOEVENTUALLY MOVE TOA HYBRID MODEL.BUFFALO'S REMOTELEARNING PLAN WILLBE RE-ASSESEDAFTER 4-6 WEEKS."IT'S GOING TO BE ABALANCING ACT, MR.SCOTT BETWEENTRYING TO GETSTUDENTS BACK INSCHOOL IN PERSON, INA HYBRID MODEL OROTHER VS.
ANEXTENDED PERIOD INREMOTE."THE FIRST DAY OFSCHOOL FORSTUDENTS WILL BE ONSEPTEMBER 8TH.ND, 7EWN.THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Shoals High School switches to A/B schedule to increase social distancing
