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Back to School 2.0
The return of the school year has always been a time of expectation and excitement: new books, old friends, crisp football nights. This year, it’s all confusion and uncertainty, as the COVID-19 pandemic plays havoc with learning, students, families and schools. With most of Kent ISD’s 20 public school districts opening next week, School News Network talks to a sampling of superintendents about how they are balancing the imperative to educate students while trying to keep them safe.
Kent ISD offers a mix of in-person, virtual instruction
Districts and Kent ISD staff have worked to get schools and programs ready for the 2020-2021 school year, while also adjusting to changing guidelines related to the coronavirus pandemic...
Students return to classrooms for first time since March
'It’s a little different, and a little strange. ... but it seems like it’s going to be fine'...
In class, online, both? Parents, students wrestle with choices
Students, parents, teachers and others share their feelings about the start of this school year...
Comstock Park offers hybrid or all virtual options
After surveying the community, the district settled on a hybrid option: Students will be divided into two groups and attend school on Monday-Tuesday or Thursday-Friday...
Cedar Springs ready to help students succeed
Superintendent Scott Smith says preparations have been going well, thanks to the “grit and determination” of district staff...
Schools start remotely, offer choice of plans
Kenowa Hills Public Schools developed two options for the 2020-2021 school year: allowing families to choose between 100% face-to-face instruction or 100% virtual learning...
GRCC offering remote, in-person and hybrid classes
Faculty and staff are welcoming students back Aug. 31 using four different styles of instruction to meet varying needs while using strict safety measures...
Lowell Area Schools taking a hybrid approach to fall
Interim Superintendent Nate Fowler is overseeing a complex return-to-school plan involving both online and hybrid in-person options...
Wyoming to start school with two weeks remote, shift to in-person option
Superintendent Craig Hoekstra said the district is expecting about 55 percent of students to return in person and the remainder to stay remote on WPS Virtual...
Oh no, I’m late! Oh wait, I’m not
Teacher Matt Banta wakes up in a panic on the first day of school, in his
video for students about starting the school year online
Students have choice of face-to-face, online learning
Teachers are being trained in using the Michigan Virtual platform for online instruction...
Godwin Heights: first three weeks remote with gradual start of in-person classes
Godwin Heights will start the school year today with remote learning for all K-12 students for the first three weeks. A fully remote option also is available to all students...
Grandville students start today, either in-person or remote
The remote learning option will be taught live by certified district teachers with a curriculum that mirrors the in-person option...
Kentwood eases into in-person instruction with two-week remote start
All students will begin school remotely today, with plans for those who choose to return in person to do so on Tuesday, Sept. 8...
Here come the students; schools try to be ‘prepared for everything’
Area school districts have to be able to switch instruction plans if the pandemic fires up again, and be prepared for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in one of their schools...
Registration, drive-thru style
Rocket Registration is a chance for families to update their enrollment paperwork and a time for social connection...
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