![]() “I struggle with finding the rationale of interrupting kids in the middle of the semester,” LaMarca said.īoard member Nancy Zettler said she is concerned that teachers and administration are not being given the information they need to reopen the right way. This change is not in their best interest, he said, especially since no one can accurately predict what is going to happen next with COVID-19.īoard member Leslie LaMarca said emails she’s gotten have run 50/50 in terms of whether people want some form of in-person or remote learning. “Changing in 17 days would upend what has been developed since the start of the school year.” ![]() “While remote learning is not perfect, I believe that students and teachers are getting into a rhythm,” board member David Scarpino said. ![]() The decision to bring younger students to a hybrid model earlier is because kindergarten through third graders are at what board members say is a “pivotal” time in their education, and it is the age group that is struggling with remote learning the most.īecause of the COVID-19 pandemic, District 300 schools have been learning and teaching remotely since the beginning of the year.Īt the meeting, a couple of hybrid models were proposed for kindergarten through high school students in October, although some school board members took issue with making this transition in the middle of the semester. While Algonquin-based Community School District 300’s board approved bringing kindergarten through third grade students to a hybrid learning model as soon as it is safely possible, grades four through 12 will be remote until their second semester in January.Ī specific date for kindergarten through third grade students to go to this hybrid model was not set at the meeting. ![]()
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