CCSD full-time virtual learning proposal leaves many families wondering what to do

CCSD full-time virtual learning proposal leaves many families wondering what to do

STUDENTS WOULD NEED SOME KINDOF INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICE ANDINTERNET SERVICE.THAT IN ITSELF IS A DAUNTINGTASK.BUT EVEN IF STUDENTS HAVEACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, THERE AREMAJOR BARRIERS STANDING IN THEWAY OF REAL LEARNING."I'M STUCK.I'M STRESSING OUT.I'M SUPER OVERWHELMED." YVONNEPEREZ ADOPTED HER TWOGRANDCHILDREN TWO YEARS AGO.HER OLDEST IS IN THIRD GRADEAND WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS TORECEIVE A CHROMEBOOK FROM CCSDTHIS SPRING.BUT SHE SAYS JUST BECAUSE HEHAS IT, DOESN'T MEAN IT'SHELPING HIM LEARN."IF I CAN'T AS AN ADULTUNDERSTAND HOW TO SUBMIT THESEASSIGNMENTS OR WHAT EVEN IS THEASSIGNMENT, HOW IS THIS KIDSUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS?"AS SOMEONE WITH AN 8TH GRADEEDUCATION WHO NEEDS TO WORKFULL TIME, SHE SAYS SS"IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T CARE FORMY GRANDCHILDREN.IT'S JUST, WE HAVE TO HAVE AROOF OVER OUR HEAD." THISSAME AMOUNT OF TIME HELPINGTHEIR CHILDREN WITH LEARNINGDURING SHUTDOWNS AS WEALTHIERPEOPLE.CCSD'S RECENT SCHOOL REOPENINGSURVEY ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THANA THIRD OF THE STUDENTS.AND WHILE 45% PERCENT REPORTEDHAVING ACCESS TO A PERSONALDEVICE, STUDENTS LIKE CARLABELTRAN SAY LEARNING CAN STILLBE A CHALLENGE."SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVEINTERNET OR SOMETIMES MY MOM'SPHONE FREEZES." THE 9-YEAR-OLDSPOKE AT A RECENT BROADBANDWORKSHOP HOSTED BY SENATORCATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO.SHE SAYS SHE HAS USED HER MOM'SPHONE TO ACCESS CCSD VIRTUALLEARNING SINCE THE PANDEMICBEGAN."SINCE I DON'T HAVE A PRINTERNOR A COMPUTER, IT'S VERYDIFFICULT FOR ME TODO MY WORK BECAUSE I HAVE TOWRITE IT ON PAPER ALL THE TIMEAND SOMETIMES ICAN'T EVEN DO THAT." THECHALLENGES ARE ENORMOUS BUTKIRSTEN SEARER WITH THE PUBLICEDUCATION FOUNDATION SAYSTHERE'S ARE A LOT OF PEOPLEWORKING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUESAND HELP FAMILIES ACROSSSOUTHERN NEVADA."WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF ACTIONON THIS RIGHT NOW.A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITHTHE INTERNET PROVIDERS AND THEDISTRICTS AND PRIVATECOMPANIES.I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET ASMUCH DONE AS POSSIBLE BEFORESCHOOL STARTS." TAG: ACCORDINGTO THE MOST RECENT DATA FROMTHE CCSD BOARD OF TRUSTEES INLATE JUNE, ABOUT 96,000ADDITIONAL CHROMEBOOKS WOULD BENEEDED FOR A VIRTUAL LEARNINGMODEL.

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