Swink Schools 9th-12th Goes Remote May 3rd-May 10th

Description: Swink Schools Superintendent Hebberd Released the Following Statement via Social Media and the district website.

4-28-21

Last year we finished the year on remote learning.  That experience reinforced the value of face-to-face instruction in a classroom with a teacher.  We started this year excited about the prospect of being back in the classroom with kids and dedicated to taking all of the precautions we could to ensure that we continued in-person learning to the greatest extent possible.

Through the year we have had to accept that occasionally that commitment to in-person learning has to give way to reality.  This appears to be one of those times.  While in-person learning is still clearly the preference, this year has taught us that mixed classes with shifting rosters are the most difficult for teachers and least effective for students.  We can continue to fight through the least effective option or we can plan to mitigate it.

We will move to remote learning for grades 9th -12th starting Monday, May 3rd.  K-8th grade students will remain in-person. 9th-12th grade will resume in-person learning Monday, May 10th.  This will give us a chance to reset the quarantine cycle.  All of our Season D activities are held outside and do not involve close contact so they will proceed as normal.  Prom, also outside,  will continue as planned.  All school-related quarantines will have cleared by then.

We will resume school in-person for  9th -12th grade on Monday, May 10th with the intention of finishing the year with a solid two weeks of in-person learning.  The Senior’s last day is on the 14th, so any additional school-related quarantine will not jeopardize graduation.

No doubt we would all love to be done with all of this but we are not quite there yet.  Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we continue to work together to conclude this challenging school year.

https://www.swinkk12.net/

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