TPS recommendation to start virtually

TPS recommendation to start virtually

THAT THE DISTRICT COULDSTART THE YEAR OFFVIRTUALLY.SUPERINTENDENT DEBORAH GISTANNOUNCING THERECOMMENDATION IN A VIRTUALBOARD MEETING HAPPENINGRIGHT NOW.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER HAS BEEN LISTENINGIN AND HAS THE VERY LATESTFOR US.

KATIE?MIKE - DR GIST SAYS SHE'SRECOMMENDING DISTANCELEARNING FOR THE FIRST NINEWEEKS OF THE YEAR.

THISRECOMMENDATION IS BASED ONTHE DISTRICT'S WORK WITHHEALTH OFFICIALS AND RECENTDATA.

NOW - THE DISTRICTIS WORKING TO PROVIDEDISTANCE LEARNING FOR BOTHTEACHERS AND STUDENTS.THE DISTRICT HAS THREEGOALS.

FIRST, FOR EVERYSTUDENT TO HAVE ACHROMEBOOK.

THE DISTRICTCURRENTLY HAS 40- THOUSANDCHROMEBOOKS AND ABOUT65-HUNDRED IN RESERVE.

IT'SALSO ORDERING 16-THOUSANDNEW CHROMEBOOKS IN AUGUST.THE SECOND, IS TO PROVIDEHOME INTERNET ACCESS TO ALLSTUDENTS.

DR. GIST SAYS10-THOUSAND TO 2- THOUSANDT-P-S STUDENTS DON'T HAVEHOME INTERNET ACCESS.

THEDISTRICT PLANS TO GET HOTSPOTS FOR THOSE STUDENTS.THIRD - IS TO ENSURETEACHERS HAVE LAPTOPS THATSUPPORT DISTANCE AND VIRTUALLEARNING.

THE DISTRICT PLANSTO ORDER NEW LAPTOPS FORTEACHERS.NOW, THIS IS STILL JUST ARECOMMENDATION.

THE BOARDWILL VOTE ON ITS DECISION ATA BOARD MEETING NEXT MONDAY- AUGUST 3RD.

KATIEKELEHER, 2 WORKS FOR YOU.