SHAWANO, WI – The Shawano School District is ready to roll out their at-home learning for students.
Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kelley Strike says that it will begin on Wednesday.
She says parents of students grade Pre-K through 5th grade will get to pick up a learning packet at their kid’s school at the same time they pick up lunch bags.
“From 10:30 to 11:30 on April 1st and 2nd, parents can go to their child’s school building to pick up some instructional materials for our 4K through 5th-grade students. In there we have a month’s work of activity, but that will be complemented with a weekly email from the teachers on Mondays that will explain what kids and families can do at home.”
She says after careful consideration and feedback from families, the elementary age students get more physical handouts and online learning will not be used as much as other grades.
“There is not WI-FI in all homes and just in our area, there are some places where it is difficult to get wi-fi access set up,” Strike said. “Those students that do have devices and wi-fi, we will support those students with the digital access that we have in place.”
Middle and High School students will have more digital learning and online communication with their teachers.
“Middle School and High School we are going to be doing more of a virtual environment through Google Classroom, but understanding not all students will have the same access to WI-FI, it will not be a daily schedule, but teachers will put out the learning activities for the week and students will have the whole week to complete those.”
Strike says part of the new process was determined by how many families have reliable internet.
“The majority of our families have wi-fi access, it is just not always reliable,” she said. “We are trying to be flexible to families, and some like the idea of doing a daily schedule and some said right now they are just trying to figure out how to manage this.”
She says teachers will continue to work to stay connected to families and students during the time off.
“Teachers will still connect with students and families, rather that be email, Zoom or Google Meet, we are exploring those options.”
As this is going on, Strike says there is one thing that everyone in the process has to be.
“Flexible is the one thing that I think we need to be with this.”
The first week will be evaluated and any necessary changes will be made if needed.
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