State leaders discuss what the 2020-2021 school year could look like

State leaders discuss what the 2020-2021 school year could look like

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Indiana education officials say there's a lot left to figure out for learning this summer ..

And next school year.

Today superintendent jennifer mccormick answered many questions about the state of education in indiana.

As we've reported ..

Covid19 has led to many school changes.

Mccormick says a "re-entry group" will help schools put together plans for re-entering school buildings.

Ultimately, she says schools will make local decisions based on state guidance.

When it comes to next year's school calendars... there aren't set plans just yet.

Mccormick says the most ideal situation would be returning to a traditional setting.

But, other options could include continued remote learning, or a hybrid.

Some schools may be considering split shifts for different groups of students, or a rolling calendar with different start and end dates.

She also said..

Plans could be different depending on grade.

This could help parents with younger students and daycare issues.

All those pieces are going to play into it.

We want to be good partners in getting our businesses and our economy going, but school is a big piece of that wheel to turn.

We understand that.

And, i know schools understand it.

But they have to be smart.

They cannot put people in situations that are deemed unsafe.

We talked with the vigo county school communications director.

He said their immediate focus is closing out "this" school year, and graduating students.

But he says school officials are talking about plans for "next" school year.

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