Education Article
Northwest ISD
PREPARES FOR
2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR Remote Learning and In-Person Learning Options
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by Brooke Ezzo
s we all know, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Northwest Independent School District students left schools for spring break this past March and did not return. As extended spring break turned into summer break and now school registration is looming in the background, there is still much confusion. The ever-changing information from both federal and state entities in regards to the virus has left the district, parents, and caregivers on the edge of their seats, waiting for further instruction on how to reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year. With registration deadlines quickly approaching, Superintendent Dr. Ryder Warren and his team have come up with possible plans for the new school year after getting guidance from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). After a district-wide parent/caregiver survey went out, the district combed through parents’ needs and wants. This information was a valuable tool to help the district slim down from a 5-point reopen plan to remote and in-person learning plans. Guidance also came from Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath in a conference call on June 23. During this call, Morath did not give guidance on health measures to be in place for in-person learning, assuming that responsibility will be left up to each district. But he did touch on ways to enhance remote learning at home.
28 | 35 WEST | JULY 2020
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