The Palm Beach County Schools District has some serious decisions to make when it comes to holding school this fall.
REACHING OUT TO PARENTS ANDGUARDIANS ALIKE IN MULTIPLEVIRTUAL TOWN HALL MEETINGS FORINPUT.
WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'STODD WILSON REPORTS.<< NATS: (VO) THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD AVIRTUAL TOWN HALL MEETINGMONDAY AFTERNOON ON REOPENINGSCHOOLS.
THE MEETING WAS SETUP FOR LAKE PARK, PALM BEACHGARDENS, NORTH PALM BEACH, ANDJUPITER.
NATS: (VO) CAMILLELONG, THE NORTH REGIONALSUPERINTENDENT SAID THERE ARETHREE OPTIONS THE DISTRICT ISLOOKING AT.
ONE CHOICEINVOLVES STUDENTS IN SCHOOLFULL TIME.
(SOT 15:06:30) 4SEC SO THAT MEANS BACK TO INPERSON TEACHING BUT PREPAREDTO GO VIRTUAL IF NEEDED.
NATS:(VO) THE SECOND OPTION.
(SOT15:32:50) 4 SEC WOULD BE OURBLENDED MODEL.
OUR BLENDEDMODEL WOULD BE SOMEDAY'S INPERSON AND SOMEDAY'S VIRTUAL.NATS: (VO) AND THE FINALOPTION IS DISTANCE LEARNINGWITH GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
PARENTSTO GUARDIANS WERE INVITED TOSUBMIT QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THEMEETING.
ONE QUESTION CENTEREDAROUND USING CURRENT HEALTHDATA TO MAKE DECISIONS.
(SOT22:25:19) 11 SEC THESUPERINTENDENT CREATED AHEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANDTHAT COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OFLOCAL AND STATE PROFESSIONALS,MEDICAL AND HEALTHPROFESSIONALS THAT PROVIDEFEEDBACK AND BEST PRACTICESRELATED TO CDC GUIDELINES TOTHE SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL ASTHE DISTRICT.
THEIR EXPERTISEGUIDES OUR DECISION MAKING.NATS: (VO) ANOTHER QUESTIONSWAS WHEN WOULD SCHOOLS OPEN.(SOT 25:22:24) 12 SEC AT THISTIME SCHOOL IS SLATED TO OPENAUGUST 10TH BUT AGAIN WE AREUSING FEEDBACK FROM THESURVEYS AND VIRTUAL TOWN HALLSTO PROVIDE INPUT ON THEOPENING OF SCHOOLS.
NATS: (VO)THE DISTRICT SAID SCHOOLS ANDBUSSES HAVE BEEN DISINFECTED.BUT ARE PARENTS READY FORTHEIR KIDS TO HEAD BACK TOSCHOOL?
IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOUASK.
(SOT 5:19:38 ) (CANDACEPAIGE) 3 SEC NO, BECAUSE IDON'T FEEL IT'S SAFE ENOUGHYET.
(SOT 5:20:17) 7 SEC YES,I JUST FEEL THE EDUCATION FROMLEARNING AT HOME IS LACKING.(TODD'S TAG) IF YOU MISSEDTODAY'S TOWN HALL MEETING TOWORRY.
THE MEETINGS WILL TAKEPLACE EVERYDAY TILL THURSDAY.A DETAILED REOPENING PLAN ISEXPECTED NEXT MONTH.
IN PALMBEACH COUNTY, TODD WILSO
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