SJSD Reopening Plan (6-22-20)

SJSD Reopening Plan (6-22-20)

School district is in the process of making plans for the upcoming school year... they are preparing for any scenario and how to make technological improvements..

Kq2's danielle soxy has more on the story... <<<school may not be the same normal as it was before...doug van zyl "things are going to have to be different on several different levels.

We have to be ready with some different opportunities academically in case their is a spike and we have to go dark again so to speak for a couple of weeks and we have to shutdown and the lights are off and kids are now at home."the st.

Joseph school district is preparing for any form of learning as the pandemic is ever changing...doug van zyl "or those cases that you talk about if somebody does get exposed, what does that mean?

Right now we'll maybe have to close for a day or two to sanitize but what if it's longer than that.

We'll have to take those things into account as well."luckily the cares act is an additional fund that can help cushion schools that may not have the money to go fully online..for st.

Joseph, they are focused on providing technology for families that do not have access to itdoug van zyl "those dollars we get from the federal s government, those cares act dollars, to take a look at how do we have connectivity take place, how are we able to give hotspots to maybe families that didn't have it and maybe keep track of us.

How do we purchase devices for kindergarten through second-grade students to make sure all of our students have a device if we get into that."preparing for the unknown is difficult,and with the pandemic constantly evolving,the st.

Joseph school district is planning for any scenario..reporting in st.

Joseph, danielle soxy, kq2 news>>> no plans have been finalized for the upcoming school year... but the st.

Joseph school district will give an official update in mid-july