Vincennes Community School Corporation gets funding to improve technology

Vincennes Community School Corporation gets funding to improve technology

The pandemic the pandemic has been a challenge for schools across the nation.

Here in the wabash valley many school leaders have been working to fix problems. news 10 bureau chief gary brian tells us what one district is doing to improve learning from home.

Gar} "last school year vincennes community schools learned a lot of lessons about at home learning.

Now the corporation is taking steps to fix problems."

Vincennes community school corporation was like every other district around the state.

The last weeks of the semester were spent teaching from home.

Now with cares act funding they hope to fix problems they've found.

The first step is replacing chrome books for students in fourth, fifth, and eigth grades.

Next is getting staff the knowledge they need to give better instruction to students.

The corporation plans to send six staff members off to receive training on technology and working from home.

This ranges from teachers, technology staff, and guidance counselors.

Once completed these staff members will be able to teach what they've learned to the rest of the corporation.

"to be sure that we're providing the highest level of connectivity out there for our students.

So that that interaction between the school, when we're utilizing that technology, is happening at a very high level."

Gar} "vincennes was one of thirty schools to get funding.

Working from home in vincennes, gary brian news 10."