Baltimore City Public Schools proposing virtual start
Baltimore City Public Schools proposing virtual start
Baltimore City Public Schools has finalized a proposal that would reopen the 2020-2021 school year entirely virtually, putting off any in-person classes until at least October 16.
Baltimore City Public Schools proposing virtual start
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WMAR 2 NEWSABBY ISAACS JOINS US FROM CISCHOOLS HEADQUARTERS TOEXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS FSTUDENTS.LOOKLIV━ IT MEANS THAT ATLEAST ABOUT THE FIRST MONTH OFSCHOOL WILL BE VIRTUAL.
THEDISTRICT DELAYING THE START OFTHE HYBRID I━PERSON OPTIONUNTIL LATER THIS FALL.
TAKEPKG AFTER NEARLY 60 DAYS OFPLANNING AND SPEAKING WITHSTUDENTS, FAMILIES, ANDEMPLOYEES, BALTIMORE CITYPUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL START THEUPCOMING SCHOOL YEARVIRTUALLY.
CITY SCHOOLS ISPROPOSING TO THE BOARD OFSCHOOL COMMISSIONERS THAT THEFIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FORSTUDENTS BE THE TUESDAYFOLLOWING THE LABOR DAYWEEKEND.
4━1:01 SONJ━ Theproposed schedule would giveus an addition ━4 days worthof time for teachers andschool leaders and otherschool based staff to preparefor the virtual learning CITYSCHOOLS CEO SONJA BROOKINSSANTELISES ACKNOWLEDGES INPERSON LEARNING OPPORTUNITESARE THE GOAL AND THEY AREUSING THIS TIME TO BE MORETHOUGHTFUL AND PREPARE.
FORINSTANCE, GETTING BUILDINGSREADY WITH NEW AIR FILTERS,WORKING WINDOWS AND MAKINGSURE THEY ALLOW FOR ADEUATEDISTANCING.
2:4━56 DIAMONTEBROW━ BALTIMORE TEACHERSUNION PRESIDENT Our childrenare precious and we don't wantto just minimize risk forthem.
We want to just minimizerisk for htem.
We want to doas much as we can to eliminaterisk for htem.
THE PRESIDENTOF THE TEACHERS UNION WOULDLIKE SEE TO A COMMITMENT TOVIRTUAL ONLY LEARNING FOR THEENTIRE FIRST SEMESTER.
7:2━41DIAMONTE BROWN We have thetime right now we can startplanning to make certainvirtual leanring I engaging.That we have the arts pre& intheir houses all day NOW THEPRIORITY IS MAKING SURE ALSTUDENTS HAVE DEVICES ANDINTERNET ACCESS.
THE DISTRIWILL BE DISTRIBUTING 10,000HOTSPOTS AND THEY WANT TO HEARFROM ANYONE THAT STILL NEEDSTO GET CONNECTED.
22:5━ 23:22DR. SONJA BROOKINSSANTELISES// CHIEF EXECUTIVEOFFICER OF BALTIMORE CITYPUBLIC SCHOOL━ And we arealso gonna begin actualy goingto families and othercommutniy orgs to make sureevery young person has adevice when we start.LOOKLIV━ THE DISTRICT HAS NOTMADE A DECISION ABOUT SPORTSYET.
THE DISTRICT WILL PROVIDEAN UPDATE ON NEXT STEPS FORTHE HYBRID OPTION NO LATERTHAN OCTOBER 16TH.
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