RPS Returns To Distance Learning

Rochester students will be learning from home for the next couple of months.

Katie lange rochester students will be learning from home for the next couple of months as rochester public schools announced its shifting to full?

"*time distance learning.

The move comes as olmsted county's covid?

"* 19 case count continues to skyrocket..

Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us now with how the transition will work..

Jessica.

Coronavirus katie ?

"* to star*- the district says there won't be any in?

"*person class next monday and tuesday to allow time for teachers and families to adjust and make plans.

Superintenden t michael munoz does say he knows this is going to be challenging for both staff and students.

Any hopes of returning to brick and mortar schooling full?

"*time will have to wait for now... from a parent's perspective i understand but i feel the turn around, and i know we're in a pandemic, the communication it seems like it's a little too fast, i think parents needed more time to adjust to this.

Families are being notified by rochester public schools that all students will be learning from home starting on wednesday.

This is not ideal and now what we wanted to do but in reality it's the safest decision that we need to make based on our county data.

Superintenden t michael munoz says the district is required by the minnesota department of health to shift to distance learning once the county reaches 50 positive cases per 10?

"* thousand residents..

Last week we had 40 positive cases that directly impacted our school system.

We even had, there were a couple of schools that due to not having enough staff either those who were positive or out quarantined, we did have to move those two schools to distance learning because we didn't have enough staff.

Right now the district says distance learning will remain in effect through january 8?

"*th.

If the numbers improve, the district could change the learning model sooner..

Especially if there's an effective vaccine in the coming months.

Knowing that there is some light there brings some hope to all our minds and we'll continue to use our data to make decisions but it just feels better now knowing that there potentially coronavirus i also want to note the parent ?

"* nick ?

"* spoke with did tell me he wished the district would have provided more resources for working parents he said the quick turn around ?

"* for parents who aren't able to work from home ?

"* has left may families scrambling to figure out what to do.

Katie.

Thanks jessica.

All school athletics, activities, and community education programs will end on january eighth as well.

Coming up at five we'll explain how the district is working to make sure all students have access to