Starpoint Central reducing class sizes for in-school learning

Starpoint Central reducing class sizes for in-school learning

HELP YOUR KIDS GETSAFELY BACK TOSCHOOL, AHEAD OFTHE UPCOMINGSCHOOL YEAR.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSIS LOOKING AT THEREOPENING PLANS OFA DIFFERENT SCHOOLDISTRICT EVERY DAY.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEYVISITED STARPOINTCENTRAL SCHOOLDISTRICT... AS IT TRIESTO SHRINK CLASSSIZES AND RE-CREATECLASSROOMLEARNING... WHILEWORKING HAND INGLOVE WITH PARENTS.IN THIS STARPOINTCENTRAL SCHOOLCLASSROOM - THEREARE FEWER DESKS -SPACED SIX FEETAPART AND STUDENTSWOULD WEAR FACEMASKS.SUPERINTENDENT DR.SEAN CROFT SAYS HECONSIDERERS THEDISTRICT'S REOPENPLAN A "FLUIDDOCUMENT".THE PLAN CALLS TOBRING BACKSTUDENTS IN GRADES6 THROUGH 12 ACOUPLE OF DAYS AWEEK TO REDUCECLASS SIZE.STUDENTS WOULD BEREQUIRED TO WORKREMOTELY ON DAYSTHEY'RE NOT INSCHOOL.BUT FOR THEYOUNGER STUDENTS-- THE DISTRICT ISPLANNING TO RETURNALL K-THROUGH-FIVESTUDENTS FIVE DAYSA WEEK...SEAN CROFT.

"WE JUSTTHINK IT IS A CRUCIALLEARNING TIME FORTHOSECHILDREN.ESPECIALLY WITH CORE READINGAND MATH SKILLS."===BUTT==="ARE YOU OKAY WITHCOMING BACK?..YES."STARPOINT 5THGRADER SARAHMOLLOSKYSAYS WANTS TO GOBACK TO SCHOOL...SARAH MOLLOSKY ."BECAUSE I FEEL SAFEHERE.BECAUSE IKNOW THE SCHOOL ISA REALLY GOODSCHOOL AND I FEEL100-PERCENT SAFEGOING BACK."BUT FOR STUDENTSWITH MEDICALCONDITIONS, FAMILYMEMBERS WITHHEALTH ISSUES...ORPARENTS SIMPLY TOOSCARED - FAMILIESCAN ENROLL INSTARPOINT'S "ONLINELEARNING ACADEMY"...SEAN CROFT.

"ANDTHEN WE KNEW WEHAD THIS OTHERPOPULATION FROMSURVEYS THAT THEYWERE JUST NERVOUSABOUT COMING BACKAND SENDING THEIRCHILD BACK."SUPERINTENDENTCROFT SAYSGOVERNOR CUOMOTHREW A REAL CURVEBALL TO SCHOOLSLAST FRIDAY, SAYINGIT'S UP TO DISTRICTSTO TEST STUDENTSFOR COVID-19.CROFT SAYS HISDISTRICT IS WORKINGWITH THE NIAGARACOUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT TOCREATE A PROTOCOLTO TELL PARENTSWHERE STUDENTSCAN GET TESTED...SEAN CROFT."BECAUSE RIGHT NOWTHERE IS NO TESTINGTHAT'S GOING TO BEDONE IN SCHOOLS.SOAT LEAST WE AREGOING TO ARTICULATEA PLAN TOCOMMUNICATE WITHPARENTS.WHEREO GET THATTHE SUPERINTENDENTSAYS THEY'RE ALSOTRYING TO FIGUREOUT WHEN STUDENTSCAN TAKE "MASKBREAKS".BUT HE ALSO WANTSTO AVOID SCENES LIKETHIS IMAGE INGEORGIA WERESTUDENTS PACKED AHALLWAY...SEAN CROFT.

MASKSARE REQUIRED IN THEHALLWAY - THAT'SGOING TO BE A BIG ONEBECAUSE YOU CAN'TGUARANTEE THAT YOUCAN SOCIALLYDISTANCE."EILEEN BUCKLEY.

"THEFIRST DAY OF SCHOOLFOR ALL STARPOINTSTUDENTS SEPTEMBER10TH.

INLOCKPORT.EILEENBUCKLEY, 7EWN."