Helping high schoolers return to class

Educators are laying out plans to help high schoolers get back to class.

HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEARWILL LOOK DIFFERENT.WE'VE ALREADY SEEN IT--NO MASS ASSEMBLIES,SOME GRADUATIONS TOOKTHE VIRTUAL ROUTE ANDPROM WAS PUT ON HOLD.AND FOR STUDENTS JUSTSTARTING HIGHSCHOOLTH..

THEIREXPERIENCE IS GOING TOLOOK A LOT DIFFERENT.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORRAE DANIEL TALKS WITHDISTRICT LEADERS ABOUTHOW STUDENTS CANSUCCESSFULLY ENGAGEWHEN DISTANCE LEARNINGSTARTS.INSTEAD OF NAVIGATINGTHE HALLWAYS ANDCLASSROOMS -- STUDENTSARE NOW NAVIGATINGHIGH SCHOOL FROM HOMEit's not six and a half sevenhours a day with students infront of you.FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTSACROSS THE COUNTRY -PLANS FOR THE UPCOMINGSCHOOL YEAR HAVE BEENWRITTEN AND ERASEDTIME AND TIME AGAIN, BUTNOW EDUCATORS HAVE APLAN PENCILED IN -- KCPSFOR EXAMPLE, WILL START100 PERCENT ONLINE.we rlly feared it I think morein the spring, I think schooldistricts are much more readynow, because we've had a lotof time we've done it, youknow, and we're, I think we'remore ready now than we werein the spring.AND FOR STUDENTS WHOMAY BE GOING INTO HIGHSCHOOL FOR THE FIRSTTIME, MAY BE FEELING THEPRESSURE)they don't know the teachers,they know some of thestudents not all of them.

Sothe key will be in the beginningis really buildingrelationships.DR. MICHELLE FITZGERALDWITH KANSAS CITY PUBLICSCHOOLS SAYS THIS ISONE OF THE MOSTIMPORTANT STEPS WHENCLASSES START THIS FALLreally that community buildingand I encourage every studentto really get to know the otherkids in their class as well asthey can in the distancelearning environment.HERE ARE OTHER WAYS TOTRY AND EASE THESTRESS -- COMMUNICATEDAILY WITH TEACHERS ANDASK FOR HELP WHENNECESSARYI really encourage thestudents to really understandwhat the expectations arefrom the teacher, how will Iturn in assignments, Iencourage students right nowto reactivate themselves withthe technologyIF YOU NOTICE YOURGRADES MAY SLIPPING --REACH OUT FOR HELPSOONER RATHER THANLATERWe have special education,LL support, lots of supports ofthe ways that our teachers willbe monitoring our studentsdata and making sure thatthey're pulling those studentswho need that additionalsupport into additionalsynchronous sessions wherethey can work with thatstudent in either a small groupor on a one on one basis.SHE ALSO RECOMMENDEDCELEBRATINGACCOMPLISHMENTS --WHILE IT'S IMPORTANTSTUDENTS ARE DIGESTINGTHE INFORMATION AND BECHALLENGED, IT'SIMPORTANT TO FEELSUCCESSFUL IN THEPROCESS AS WELL.RAE IN THE PAST FAMILIESWOULD START PLANNING ASET SCHEDULE FORSTUDENTS WEEKS BEFORESCHOOL STARTS?SHOULD THAT STILL BEIMPLEMENTED, EVEN IF IT'SVIRTUAL LEARNING?YES.

IT'S RECOMMENDEDSTUDENTS START HAVINGA SET SCHEDULE NOW OFWHAT THE DAY WILL LOOKLIKE, AND WHAT TIMESYOU'LL NEED TO WAKE UPAND GO TO BED...THEMORE YOU HAVE AROUTINE, THE EASIER IT ISTO TRANSITION INTO THELEARNING ENVIRONMENTEVEN IF IT IS DISTANCELEARNING.THANKS