The threat of inclement weather prompted numerous delays and postponed sporting events across the area. At the time, 66 percent chose in-school instruction and 34 percent preferred remote.Comeaux said that remote learning will be more robust than last spring.Attendance will be required and academic progress will be determined by pre-COVID grading guidelines. On Aug. 10, the school board approved changing the first day of instruction to Sept. 8 for both virtual and in-person learners.Klein ISD had originally started planning for the start of school by presenting families with the two learning options for their students.“All of this changed however in July when the county recommended and then issued an order that it was not yet safe for students to be on campus for instruction, with the earliest campus opportunity for students to return being moved to September,” said Deputy Superintendent Larry Whitehead in an update before the board approved the calendar adjustment.The school district then started planning for a 100 percent online start to the school year, which led to a spike in requests for devices and assistance with internet access, he said.“While we believe we have plans in place to address this need for additional assistance, unfortunately in some cases it will be days immediately preceding the start of school before we will be able to get the devices and the internet services to all of our families,” Whitehead said. Published 1:12 pm CDT, Tuesday, August 11, 2020 I am very proud of our staff's efforts to continue to meet the needs of our students and meet the expectations of our community.
"According to Comeaux, the calendar changes were implemented to prepare for future short-term closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. How are the single moms that work supposed to do this? We are preparing for a school year that is unlike any school year we have ever had before and unfortunately there are no easy perfect answers.”Whitehead said that a benefit of delaying the start of instruction to Sept. 8 will be more time to carry-out simulations with teachers for Klein Online and Klein On-Campus learning. I, the undersigned Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Lubbock Independent School District, hereby certify as follows: 1. Should we be forced to choose our financial security over our child’s education?”Klein ISD Superintendent Jenny McGown prefaced Whitehead’s update by acknowledging frustration around previously changing back-to-school plans to online-only, saying that the district has been receiving “changing and conflicting guidance” from public officials on reopening.“In light of that disruption, we’ve heard feedback from our families, our community and our employees — many making rational and understandable emotional appeals for and against restoring that choice,” McGown said.
The Board of Trustees of said District convened in Regular Session on March 26, 2020, at the regular meeting place thereof, and the roll was called of the duly constituted members of said Board of Trustees, to-wit: By Joshua Baethge, For the Anna-Melissa Tribune Parents will be asked to choose the preferred method of instruction for their student by early August.Once the decision has been made, students will be expected continue with their choice through at least the first nine-week grading period. ANNA - Anna ISD announced Monday that the first day of school has been postponed until Aug. 26.The district also announced that school day will now be 20 minutes longer for all students.