EVSC Future

EVSC Future

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First tonight -- covid-19 changing nearly every aspect of our ever day life -- including how our students learn.

Heading into summer thousands of tri-state families are now left with more questions than answers on the future of education.

Welcome to cbs-44 at 10 -- i'm jessica hartman.

E-v-s-c leaders are working to determine the best plan of action for their students.

In a meeting earlier this evening - graduation and the upcoming fall semester topped the agenda.

We go now to 44news reporter erran huber -- he was at the meeting and joins us live from outside the administration building with the details.

Though this year has brought all kinds of alternate graduation ceremonies for tri-state students.

From drive through stage walks to parades across towns.

The evansville vanderburgh school corporation is hoping their*new dates of july 9th and 16 --selected unanimously by the board--will let their students have a more normal experience.

The first signs of a return after a year disrupted by covid-19--with hopes to maintain that path.

Our teachers pour their life and soul into helping their kids have a better life.

I know it was very very difficult for them.

And for me it's difficult to not go out to the schools.

To see the work being done.

But hopefully that's behind us and we look to a brighter day next fall.

And for next fall's graduating class-- next year, we hope we're back to normal, knock on wood.

We're looking at may 19, 20th and 21st next year for the three nights of graduation.

That's a wednesday, through a friday.

We try to break it up each year so everyone can get through the graduations.

But this year we weren't able to do that.

And for those students--before they head off to new adventures.

Their class fees will remain the same--except in the case of instrument rentals.

But for the board's president--his focus going into next year-- stems from the lingering effects of this year's virtual learning.

"that was a minimal increase.

We're actually getting a great price on that.

My biggest fear is the kids who have not done their work, and nobody's making them do their work.

That's just--when we get back to school next year, they're going to be behind.

So it might be fun now not to do it, but it's going to catch up to you eventually.

And we need them to get their stuff done."

But what still remains unclear-- is where we'll be locally for covid-19 and what if any effect it'll have.

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