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Dublin City Schools deciding to shortened 2020-2021 school year

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Dublin City Schools deciding to shortened 2020-2021 school year
Dublin City Schools deciding to shortened 2020-2021 school year

To continue slowing the spread of coronavirus, Dublin City Schools wants to shorten the 2020-2021 academic school year.

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To continue to stop the spread of the coronavirus... dublin city schools is proposing to shorten the 2020 - 2021 academic school year.

41 nbc's rashaad vann has more on the district's decision.

Dublin city schools district wants to operate with a 167-day academic calendar instead of 180 days to assess students and give teachers more preparation time.

Williams: we would rather our students attend 180 days but we would rather have 167 days of effectiveness or than 180 or where we wouldn't probably wouldn't be as effective, if we don't do some intense training.

Superintendent fred williams says it's a change that many districts may consider.

He also says the district will offer in-person instruction, remote learning, or both for students.

Williams: we have a completely remote learning option which will include are some of sticks virtual learning in terms of all virtual or then it will be some interaction virtually off face-to-face with teachers through distance learning mechanisms are tools of that we have williams teachers would still report to school on the start date on august 3rd to have time to prepare.

Williams: we have a poster calendar that allows us to take those lessons learned and really ramped up for educators also that we're putting the best indicator of this digital space be normal above all of our staff c1 3 b13 members have he says they will continue to discuss the plan to reduce williams says they will finalize the decision at the next board meeting on

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