First day at OPS full of high hopes and technical difficulties

First day at OPS full of high hopes and technical difficulties

PUBLIC SCHOOLSTUDENTS TODAY.GOOD EVENING...I'M JENNIFER GRISWOLD.THEY BEGIN THEIRSCHOOL YEAR 100PERCENT REMOTELY.WE GOT A LOOK INTOHOW THE VIRTUALFORMAT WORKS ANDWHAT RESPONSIBILITIESTHE STUDENTS ANDTEACHERS HAVE THISSEMESTER.REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE TAKES A LOOK.TUESDAY WAS THE FIRSTDAY OF SCHOOL FORWAKANDA ELEMENTARYAND ALL OTHER O-P-SSCHOOLS.IT STARTED OUT LIKE ATYPICAL FIRST DAY, BUTINSIDE THE BUILDINGS, ITWAS ANYTHING BUT.TAYLOR GUNTER - FIRSTGRADE TEACHER,WAKONDA ELEMENTARYSCHOOL "IF IT'S YOURTURN TO TALK YOU'REGOING TO MAKE SUREYOUR BUTTON LOOKSLIKE THIS.IF IT'S NOT YOUR TURNTO TALK YOU'RE GOINGTO MAKE SURE YOURBUTTON LOOK LIKE THIS."FIRST GRADE TEACHERTAYLOR GUNTER TAUGHTHER FIRST GRADERSREMOTELLY.IT'S SOMETHING ALL O-P-S TEACHERS ARENAVIGATING TUESDAY -AS THEY TEACH FROMTHEIR EMPTYCLASSROOMS."I LIKE IT FROM ATEACHING STANDPOINTBECAUSE THERE'S NODISTRACTIONS IN MYROOM I GET TO FOCUSON WHAT I'M DOING ANDJUST KIND OF FOCUS ONTHE TEACHING PART OFIT." THE DAY WAS FULLOF TRIAL AND ERROR.PARENTS WERE HAVING ATOUGH TIME NAVIGATINGTHE TECHNOLOGY,WHICH PRINCIPALJENNIFER LECLAIRBELIEVES WILL ALL GETSORTED OUT THIS WEEK."WE'VE HELPED AHANDFUL OF FAMILIESTODAY AND WEANTICIPATE THATTOMORROW WILL BELESS, AND THEFOLLOWING DAY IT WILLBE LESS AND BY THETIME WE GET TO NEXTWEEK EVERYONE WILLBE ROCKING ANDROLLING." THIS WEEKWILL BE USED AS ANINTRODUCTORY WEEK TOGET STUDENTS, PARENTSAND STAFF ACCUSTOMEDTO THE NEW VIRTUALLEARNING SETTING.THIS IS HOW SCHOOLWILL GO FOR OPS UNTILAT LEAST THE FIRSTQUARTER OF SCHOOL -WHICH ENDS OCTOBER16TH.REPORTING IN OMAHA,RUTA ULCINAITE, 3 NEWSNOW.AS RUTA MENTIONED...SOME PARENTS WEREHAVING A TOUGH TIMENAVIGATING THETECHNOLOGY....BUT THE DISTRICT HASSET UP FAMILY SUPPORTCENTERS FOR PARENTSTO GET IN-PERSONASSISTANCE.THIS WEEK SUPPORTCENTERS WILL BE OPENAT SKINNER MAGNET...BEVERIDGE MAGNET...AND BRYAN MIDDLESCHOOLS.FAMILIES WILL BE ABLETO WORK WITHNUTRITIONAL SERVICES...TECHNOLOGY STAFF ...COUNSLEORS ANDOTHER STAFF.EACH CENTER WILL BEOPEN FROM 8AM- TO 4PM THROUGH FRIDAY.