Making plans for new year: Districts across metro begin to unveil ideas for in-person classes

Making plans for a new year: School districts across the metro begin to unveil ideas for in-person classes

HI, MATT.MATT: GOOD MORNING.HERE AT SHAWNEE MISSION SOUTHHIGH SCHOOL, WHERE THE DISTRICTPLANS TO WELCOME STUDENTS THISFALL, HOWEVER, THERE WILL BEMANY CHANGES.ONE CHANGE THE DISTRICT MADE ISPUSHING BACK START DATE BY A FEWDAYS SO TEACHERS CAN HAVE MORETIME TO PREPARE FOR SCHOOL YEARTHAT WILL BE UNLIKE ANY OTHERAND TIME TO PREPARE SPECIFICTHINGS INSIDE THEIR BUILDINGS,LIKE NEW PRECAUTIONS FROMCOVID-19 TO PREVENT THE SPREADTHAT WILL BE IN ALL BUILDINGSACROSS THE DISTRICT.SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE KCK AREASKING FOR INPUT, LIKE DURING AVIRTUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT.THE MOST POPULAR OPTION WAS AMIX OF ONLINE AND IN PERSONLEARNING.VALLEY PLANS TO START ASSCHEDULED AND HAVE ONLINE AND INPERSON OPTIONS AVAILABLE, ANDTHE OLATHE DISTRICT SENT OUT ASURVEY, ASKING PARENTS WHAT THEYWOULD LIKE TO SEE WHEN SCHOOLBEGINS.MOST DISTRICTS ARE MAKINGTENTATIVE PLANS CAUTIOUSLYBECAUSE THEY KNOW IT COULDCHANGE DEPENDING ON WHAT THEKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION WILL RELEASE FURTHERGUIDELINES FOR THE UPCOMINGSCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS EXPECTED