GREENSBORO, N.C. — School starts Monday, August 17. With less than a week left, there are still a lot of logistics to figure out.
Guilford County Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Contreras, Dr. Whitney Oakley, Chief Academic Officer, Mrs. Angie Henry, Chief Operations Officer and Dr. Jamie King, Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning & Professional Development joined WFMY for the 2WTK newscast and answered questions viewers sent in by text.
When school begins, there will be three weeks of remote learning that is pre-recorded. During that time, parents and students will be able to meet teachers and attend orientation either virtually or in person. Live learning begins after those three weeks. What does that fourth week of learning look like for students? For example:
Pre-K & Kindergarten students-- 1 hour of live learning spread out through the day
Second Grade-HS Senior-- 3 hours of live learning spread out through the day
As of now, there are still four scenarios being discussed for possible implementation after the full 9 weeks of remote learning is finished. The vote on these scenarios is expected in September.
There has been a delay in getting some of the info out about which teachers students have. All students should be hearing from their teacher by the end of this week.
Due to the lack of internet in some areas as well as devices, there are 13 learning sites in the district. These are schools opening up for a few hours each day where a limited amount of students can use the devices and wifi. Dr. Contreras says there is a list of the 13 sites on the GCS website and parents with several students in one home should feel free to take advantage of this so students don't have to wait to use one device.
In this video: how students will be tutored virtually, decisions on the next step after remote learning, the delay in learning who your teachers are, virtual learning, and when you can switch, 13 school sites for technology.
In this video: what happens in the first 3 weeks of remote learning, attendance, total live learning time each day for students, getting in or out of virtual learning, why teachers and staff are in-school when students aren't, how several students can use one device by logging out each time.
In this video: what if a staffer gets COVID, how to make sure there is not a gap in learning when the devices won't be in until November.
