Green Bay continues with virtual learning for students

Green Bay continues with virtual learning for students

AS MENASHA ANDOSHKOSH SCHOOLSPLAN TO SWITCH TOONLINE SCHOOL...NBC 26'S ERICCREST TALKED WITH ASCHOOL BOARDMEMBER IN GREENBAY, WHICH HAS BEENONLINE SINCE THISSCHOOL YEAR BEGAN.THE GREEN BAYSCHOOL BOARD MADETHE DECISIONBEFORE CLASSESWERE EVEN SET TORESUME... THEY KNEWIT WOULDN'T BEPOPULAR... BUT THEBOARD DECIDED THATTHEIR 21-THOUSANDSTUDENTS WOULD BETAUGHT COMPLETELYVIRTUALLY... TO STARTTHE YEAR..."YOU KNOW I DO FEELLIKE THE DISTRICTMADE THE BESTCHOICE GIVEN THEWORSTCIRCUMSTANCE TOSTART VIRTUALLY."KRISTINA SHELTONTHE VICE PRESIDENTOF GREEN BAY'SSCHOOL BOARD SAYSKEEPING KIDS OUT OFTHE CLASSROOM...HASN'T ALWAYS BEENTHE MOST POPULARCHOICE..."IT'S HARD TO KNOWWHAT THE DECISIONSARE THAT ARE GOINGTO SET YOU UP TO BETHE MOST PREPAREDYOU CAN BE,BECAUSEEVERYTHING ISCHANGING SORAPIDLY."BUT... SHE THINKS ITMAY HAVE GIVEN THEDISTRICT A UNIQUEPOSITION... TO BEABLE TO PIVOT BACKTO A TEACHINGMODEL DOWN THEROAD THAT WOULDBRING KIDS BACK TOSCHOOL.... AND NOTDISRUPT THEIRLEARNING ONCEAGAIN..."WE WANTED TO BEABLE TO SET UP ASYSTEM FOR STRONGVIRTUAL LEARNINGBECAUSE ONCE WEHAVE THATFOUNDATION WE CANALWAYS GO BACKRIGHT, WE ALWAYSHAVE THAT TO FALLBACK ON."ADMITEDLY SHELTONKNOWS THAT EVERYDISTRICT HAD TOMAKE THEIR OWNDECISIONS... BASEDON THEIR POSITIVECASES OF COVID....PARENT ANDTEACHER INPUTS....AND EVEN THE SIZEOF THEIR DISTRICT....BUT WITH SO MANYSCHOOLS NOWCONVERTING BACK TOA VIRTUAL LEARNINGMODEL... SHE SAYS ITSADLY... DIDN'T CATCHHER OFF GUARD..."UNFORTUNATELY I'LLSAY IT'S NOTSURPRISING SEEINGWHAT WE'RE SEEINGIN OTHER DISTRICTSWITH THE SPREAD OFCOVID SO HIGH INWISCONSIN PUBLICSCHOOLS HAVE BEENIMPACTED INSIGNIFICANT WAYS."FOR NOW GREEN BAYSTUDENTS WILLCONTINUE LEARNINGTHE WAY THEYSTARTED THEIRYEAR... VIRTUALLY....BUT JUST AS MANYPARENTS FEEL RIGHTNOW THE SCHOOLBOARD ISCONTINUALY PUSHINGTO GET STUDENTSBACK TO CLASS...WHEN THE TIME ISRIGHT..."WE'RE LEARNING ASWE GO AND PARENTSARE FRUSTRATEDAND WE'RESOMEWHATFRUSTRATED AND ITHINK COMMUNITYMEMBERS AREFRUSTRATED AS WELLBECAUSE THIS IS ALLNEW TERRITORY FORUS."IN GREEN BAY ERICCREST NBC26..."...THE OFFICIAL STARTOF FALL IS FINALLYHERE.

GOOD EVEINGIM RYAN CURRY.

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