Appleton school board approves plan for a return to class

Appleton school board approves plan for a return to class

NBC26'S ERIC CRESTHAS THE DETAILS ONTHE IN PERSON..

.ANDONLINE OPTIONS.ON SEPTEMBERFIRST.... MANYSTUDENTS IN THEAPPLETON AREASCHOOL DISTRICTWILL BE RETURNINGTO CLASS... INPERSON... BUTTHERE'S ALSOANOTHER OPTION."I ADDITION WE'VEADDED A FULLYVIRTUAL OPTION KTHROUGH 12 SO OURFAMILIES DO HAVEOPPORTUNITIES FORWHAT THEY FEEL ISBEST FOR THEIRCHILD."JUDY BASEMAN THEAPPLETON AREASCHOOL DISTRICTSSUPERINTENDENTKNOWS THIS CAN BE ATOUGH CHOICE FORPARENTS...THAT'SWHY DISTRICTLEADERS HAVE LAIDOUT TWO DISTINCTIVEBACK TO SCHOOLOPTIONS..."I KNOW THE FAMILIESOF OUR YOUNGESTLEARNERS COULDSTRUGGLE WITHCHILDCARE SO AFULLY INPERSON FIVEDAY A WEEK OPTIONMIGHT MEET THEIRNEEDS THE BEST."RIGHT NOW THIS ISTHE PLAN INAPPLETON FORYOUNGER STUDENTSGRADES FOUR ANDUNDER... THEY'REBEING OFFERED AFIVE DAY A WEEK INPERSON LEARNINGOPPORTUNITY... ANDJUST LIKE THEUPPERCLASSMAN...THEY'LL BE REQUIREDTO WEAR MASKS..."WE'RE FORTUNATETO HAVE MASKS THATWERE SUPPLIED TOUS FROM THE D-P-IAND WERE WORKINGWITH EACH SCHOOLSITE TO PROVIDE THEMASKS WHEN OURKIDS ARRIVE ANDTHEN WE WILL TAKECARE OF MAKINGSURE THEY ARECLEANED SO WEHAVE TOW FOR EACHSTUDENT."LUNCH TIME WILLALSO BE DIFFERENTFOR THE YOUNGERLEARNERS... ATBIGGER ELEMENTARYSCHOOLS THE LUNCHSCHEDULES WILLLIKELY BESTAGGERED... WITHSTUDENTS MORESPREAD OUT..."IN CASES WHERE IT'SA SMALLERELEMENTARY IT MIGHTBE DELIVERED RIGHTTO THE CLASSROOM."AND FOR STUDENTSIN GRADES 5THROUGH 12 WHOARE READY TO SHOWBACK UP TOSCHOOL... WELLTHEY'LL BE SPLIT INTOTWO GROUPS... HALFOF THE STUDENTBODY COMING TOSCHOOL ON MONDAYAND TUESDAY..."ON WEDNESDAY OURPRIORITY IS TODISINFECT ALL OF THESPACES.

OURFACILITY ANDOPERATIONSDIRECTOR HAS APROTOCOL FULLYDEVELOPED."AND THE OTHER HALFOF THE STUDENTBODY WILL SHOW UPON THURSDAY ANDFRIDAY... ALLOWINGBOTH GROUPS OFKIDS A CHANCE FORIN PERSONLEARNING... ANDVIRTUAL LEARNING....IT'S A MOVE THATALSO ALLOWS STAFFTO BE MOREPREPARED... FORANOTHER POTENTIALOUTCOME.."IF WE FELL THAT OURCASES IN THE VALLEYREACH A POINTWHERE WE NEED TOGO FULLY VIRTUAL WEARE READY ANDPREPARED TO DOTHAT TO KEEPEVERYBODY SAFE."IN APPLETON ERICCREST NBC26.THE APPLETON AREASCHOOL DISTRICT'SSUPERINTENDENTSAYS PARENTSSHOULD RECEIVE ANEMAIL IN THE NEXTFEW DAYS... ASKINGTHEM TO CHOOSE INPERSON OR ONLINE.THE DEADLINE TOCHOOSE IS AUGUSTSIXTH.THIS WEEK..NBC