Council Bluffs school board approves return to learn plan

Council Bluffs school board approves return to learn plan

CONDUCT AT LEAST HALFOF THEIR LEARNING - INPERSON.SO NOW DISTRICTS, LIKECOUNCIL BLUFFSCOMMUNITY SCHOOLSARE MAKING DECISIONS.GOOD EVENING, I'MJENNIFER GRISWOLD.TONIGHT...THE SCHOOL BOARDAPPROVED THE PLANSTHEY'LL USE FOR THEYEAR.AS OF NOW, THEY AREMOVING FORWARD WITHA HYBRID PLAN.REPORTER SYDNEYGRAY EXPLAINS.TEACHERS EXPRESSEDCONCERN AT TUESDAYNIGHT'S SCHOOL BOARDMEETING IN COUNICLBLUFFS.183640 "I LOVE TEACHIGAND I FIRMLY BELIEVETHE BEST WAY TO DO ITIS FACE TO FACE ...BUT IF WE CAN'T DO ITSAFELY WITH A FULLCLASSROOM ..PROBABLY WE SHOULDTHINK ABOUT HALF OFTHE KIDS AT A TIME."AND THAT'S EXACTLYWHAT THE DISTRICTPLANS TO DO...COUNCIL BLUFFSCOMMUNITY SCHOOLSSUPERINTENDENT DR.VICKIE MURILLOANNOUNCED THEDISTRICT IS MOVINGFORWARD WITH ITSHYBRID PLAN AFTERHEARING FEEDBACKFROM PARENTS ANDSTAFF.183953 "IT IS CRITICAL TOUS THAT WE PROVIDE ASAFE ENVIORNMENT."THE HYBRID PLANSEPARATES STUDENTSBY LAST NAME ...ATTENDING CLASS ONEITHER,TUESDAY/THURSDAY ...OR WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY...AND EVERY OTHERMONDAY.STUDENTS WILLPARTICIPATE IN REMOTELEARNING ON DAYS THEYAREN'T IN SCHOOL.THE DISTRICT SAYS ITSIMPORTANT FORSTUDENTS AND STAFFPRACTICE ALL SAFETYPRECAUTIONS WHILE ONCAMPUSES.188402 "STUDENTS ANDSTAFF MEMBERS AREENCOURGAGED TOWEAR THEIR MASK AT ALLTIMES BUT MAY HAVEOPPORTUNITIESTHROUGHOUT THE DAYTO HAVE A BREAK, SAY ATRECESS WHEN THEY'RENOT NEAR ANOTHERCHILD AND COULDREALLY USE ANOPPORTUNITY TO NOTHAVE THEIR MASK."DISTRICT EMPLOYEESWILL HAVE TO DOREGULAR SYMPTOM ANDTEMPERATURESCREENINGS.AND ...THE DISTRICT SAYSTHEY'LL PUT A GREATEREMPHASIS ON SOCIALDISTANCING ...AS WELL AN ENHANCEDCLEANING IN ALL SCHOOLBUILDINGS.185728 "WE'VE REALLYWORKED ON ACOMPREHENSIVECLEANING PLAN ANDWHAT THAT MEANS ISWE'VE LOOKED AT ALL OFOUR SCHEDULES ..WE'VE HAD TOREEVALUATE OUR STARTAND STOP TIMES OF OURTEAMS ..WE MAY HAVE HAD TOSHIFT TEAMS AROUND TOMAKE SURE WE HAVETHE RIGHT WORKERS INTHE RIGHT PLACE, IN THERIGHT TIME."THE WILL ALSO LIMITBUILDING ACCESS ...ONLY ALLOWINGESSENTIAL VISITORS.ALL STUDENTS ANDSTAFF WILL PROVIDEDWITH CLOTH ANDDISPOSABLE MASKS.IN COUNCIL BLUFFSSYDNEY GRAY 3 NEWSNOW.THE DISTRICT HAS ALSODEVELOPED A REMOTELEARNING PLAN...YOU'LL FIND MOREDETAILS ON THEIRREMOTE PLAN ON OURWEBSITE 3 NEWS NOWDOT COM.COUNCIL BLUFFSSTUDENTS WILL RETURNTO SCHOOL ON AUGUST24TH.PAPILLION LA VISTA