Idaho Education Association discusses possible fall operations

If schools are able to open their doors, worries rise about maintaining the safety precautions.

NOW."SCHOOL DISTRICTSARE PREPARING FORWHAT THE FUTURESEMESTERS WILLLOOK LIKE.

ANDTEACHERS AREBRAINSTORMINGHOW TO BEST REACHKIDS.

EITHERONLINE... IN AMODIFIEDCLASSROOM.

OR ACOMBINATION OF THETWO.THE IDAHOEDUCATIONASSOCIATION ISMAKING SURE THATHOWEVER SCHOOLRESUMES.

KIDSHAVE A SAFELEARNINGENVIRONMENT.LINDSAY MANDUMHOPES TO SEE HERFOURTH GRADERS INPERSON THIS FALL.I'M STILL REALLYHOPING WE CAN BEBACK TO FACE TOFACETHAT DECISION HASYET TO BE MADE,HOWEVER.

IFSCHOOLS ARE ABLETO OPEN THEIRDOORS.

WORRIESRISE ABOUTMAINTAINING THESAFETYPRECAUTIONS.LINDSAY SAYS KIDSLEARN PRETTYQUICKLY.

AND ITWOULD JUST BE ANEW ROUTINE."SO WE'D START WITHTHE VERY BEGINNINGWE'RE GOING TO DOROUTINE WE HAVEWASH OUR HANDSEVEN SO, SOCIALDISTANCING WILL BETHE TOUGHEST TOACCOMPLISH.NOT EVEN JUST MEBUT OTHER PEOPLEHAVE 25-30 KIDSMAYBE MORESTUDENTS IN ACLASSROOM TO TRYAND KEEP THEM 6FEET APART, I DON'TKNOW HOW THATWOULD WORKFOR YOUNGERSTUDENTS, A BIGPART OF SCHOOL ISLEARNING THROUGHSOCIALINTERACTIONS.DISTRICTS WILL NEEDTO BE CREATIVE FORTHAT IF CLASSREMAINS VIRTUAL."BEING ABLE TOPIVOT AND DO SOMEOF THOSE SKILLS ONTHE COMPUTER ISSOMETHING THATKNOW THEY'RELOOKING INTO RIGHTNOWLINDSAY THINKS AFLIPPED CLASSROOMWILL BE THE BESTAPPROACH FORMORE SUCCESSFULONLINE LEARNING."I WOULD WANT TOGIVE THEM THEIRASSIGNMENTS ANDTHEN HAVETHEMCOME TO OURVIRTUAL CLASSROOMREADY TO DISCUSAND READY TOPARTICIPATEREGARDLESS OFWHERE SCHOOLRETURNS IN THEFALL..

THECOMPUTER OR THECLASSROOM... ONETHING IS FOR SURE..LOTS OF MATERIALREVIEW WILL BENECESSARY."WE'RE WORKINGWITH OUR 3RDGRADE COLLEAGUESFIGURING OUTWHERE THEREIRHARD LINE WAS THATTHEY STOPPED WITHTHE NEW CONTENTSO NEXT YEAR WHENWE START WITH OUR4TH GRADERSCOMING IN WE CANGO BACK TO TAHTSTUFFI-E-A ORIGINALLYCALLED FORSCHOOLS TO CLOSEMONTHS AGO, AND ASIMILARRECOMMENDATIONCOULD HAPPEN.

IFCASES RISE IN THEFALL."WE WILL BEADVOCATING ONBEHALF OF ALL THESCHOOLS IN IDAHOTO MAKE SURE THATIT IS SAFESTATE DEMOCRATIC