Twin Falls middle, high schoolers to go online for one day a week

Starting Monday, October 5, middle and high schoolers in the Twin Falls School District will be completely online for one day a week.

SCHOOL WILL LOOK ALITTLE DIFFERENTFOR MIDDLE ANDHIGH SCHOOLERS INTHE TWIN FALLSSCHOOL DISTRICT.IDAHO NEWS 6'SEDUCATIONREPORTER...NATASHA WILLIAMS...EXPLAINS WHY."STARTING OCTOBER5TH... ALL FOURMONDAYS INOCTOBER WILL BE"ONLINE ONLY" FORSECONDARYSTUDENTS.""WHAT WE'RE SEEINGRIGHT NOW IS THATTEACHERS AREBUILDING ANDPUTTING LESSONSTOGETHER BOTH INTHEIR FACE TO FACECLASSES ANDPUSHING THEM OUTONLINE.

IT'STREMENDOUSLY TIMECONSUMING."THE IDEA IS TO GIVETHE TEACHERSMORE TIME TO PREP."SO OUR TEACHERSWILL BE PUSHINGOUT FOUR HOURSWORTH OFINSTRUCTION USINGTHEIR DIGTALPLATFORMS ONMONDAYS.

THEN THEREST OF THE DAYTHEY CAN USE TOPREPARE THOSEDIGITAL LESSONSTHEY'RE PUSHINGOUT DURING THEWEEK."FOR NOW...ELEMENTARYSTUDENTS WILLSTICK WITH THEIREARLY RELEASESCHEDULE ONMONDAYS."ARE STILL LOOKINGAT WHAT WE'REGOING TO DO TOHELP AND SUPPORTOUR ELEMENTARYTEACHERS WHO WEKNOW ARE ALSOEXTREMELY BUSYANDOVERWHELEMEDWITH EVERYTHINGRELATED TOPROVIDINGINSTRUCTIONDURING THE AGE OFCOVID SO WE'RECONTINUING THATINSTRUCTION ANDWE'LL HAVE SOMESTRATEGIES IN THECOMING WEEKS."THE DISTRICT PLANSTO REASSES THISNEW... MODIFIEDSCHEDULE AT THEIRSECOND BOARDMEETING INOCTOBER.

IN TWINFALLS... NATASHAWILLIAMS... IDAHONEWS