TPS recommends distance learning to start school year

TPS recommends distance learning to start school year

TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS COULDSTART THE NEW YEAR...VIRTUALLY.

SUPERINTENDENTDEBORAH GIST RECOMMENDINGTHE FIRST NINE WEEKS OF THEYEAR.... BE DISTANCELEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS.2 WORKS FOR YOU KATIEKELEHER JOINS US NOW WITHMORE ON TODAY'SANNOUNCEMENT..DR. GIST SAYS THEY'VE BEENWORKING WITH HEALTHOFFICIALS AND LOOKING ATRECENT DATA TO MAKE THISRECOMMENDATION.

SHE SAYSIT'S NOT SAFE TO HAVE ALARGE GROUP IN A ROOMTOGETHER FOR A LONG PERIODOF TIME.

EVEN IF EVERYONEIS WEARING A MASK.THE DISTRICT HAS THREE GOALSWITH DISTANCE LEARNING.FIRST IS TO MAKE SURE ALL OFITS STUDENTS HAVE ACHROMEBOOK.

SECOND, IS TOMAKE SURE THEY GIVE INTERNETACCESS TO THE 10-THOUSAND TO12-THOUSAND STUDENTS WITHOUTIT.

THE DISTRICT HAS2-THOUSAND HOT SPOTS.

ANDHAS REQUESTED 10-THOUSANDHOT SPOTS AS PART OF A GRANTFOR THOSE STUDENTS.

ITALSO PLANS TO GIVE TEACHERSLAPTOPS THAT SUPPORTDISTANCE LEARNING.

THEREWOULD ALSO BE SOME CHANGESFROM THE SPRING SEMESTER.T-P-S SAYS IF TEACHER'SCAN'T WORK FROM HOME FOR ANYREASON - THEY COULD WORKFROM THE CLASSROOM.

THEREWOULD ALSO BE DAILY LEARNINGSCHEDULES AND GRADED WORK.GRAB AND GO MEALS WOULD BEAVAILABLE FOR PICK UP.THIS IS JUST ARECOMMENDATION.THE BOARD WILL VOTE ON ITNEXT MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD.COMING UP AT 10 - HEAR FROMDR GIST ABOUT HER DECISIONTO MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION.KATIE KELEHER, 2 WORKS FORYOU.