Some parents "not confident" in AASD's plan for future in-person learning

Some parents "not confident" in AASD's plan for future in-person learning

The AASD announced its plans to return to in-person learning, but some parents say they're "not confident" it'll happen.

RETURN TO THECLASSROOM IN THENEW YEAR...EVEN AFTER THEAPPLETON AREASCHOOL DISTRICTANNOUNCED PLANSTO TRANSITION BACKTO SOME IN-PERSONSCHOOL BEGINNINGIN MID-JANUARY.NBC26'S KELSEYDICKESON REPORTS.WITH AN EIGHTHGRADE DAUGHTERLEARNING VIRTUALLYSINCE APRIL."She's not getting the kindof education that shecould possibly get inperson."SHERI HARTZHEIMSAYS SHE WANTS TOCHOSE HOW HERCHILD IS EDUCATED."All the parents now haveone choice: And that isvirtual."THIS COULDCHANGE COMEJANUARY 19TH.THE APPLETON AREASCHOOL DISTRICTRELEASED PLANSTHAT WOULD BRINGEARLY CHILDHOODLEARNERS BACK TOCLASSROOMS FORFULLY IN-PERSONINSTRUCTION.STUDENTS INGRADES K THROUGH6 WOULD BE SPLIITINTO GROUPS FOR AHYBRID HALF-DAYSCHEDULE.AND GRADES 7THROUGH 12 WOULDBE IN CLASS TWODAYS A WEEK ANDONLINE THREE DAYS."We'll take whatever theycan give us, but we aren'tconfident it's going tohappen either."HARTZHEIM SAYSSHE'S CONCERNEDABOUT WHAT SHEFEELS IS A LACK OFDETAIL GIVEN TOFAMILIES.AND THE DISTRICT'SMATRIX.WHICHBASES THE DECISIONOF WHEN TO RETURNTO IN-PERSONLEARNING PRIMARILYON THE NUMBER OFCOVID CASES ANDMITIGATIONSTRATEGIES."The way it stands now, itis still highly unattainable."AT ITS MEETINGMONDAY.THE BOARDOF EDUCATIONBRIEFLY ADDRESSEDCONCERNS FOR ANDAGAINST A MOVE TOIN-PERSON LEARNING."There will be moreinformation and specificsregarding the proposedplans for secondsemester.

A lot of work isgoing into that planning."NO CHANGES TO THECURRENTEDUCATIONALMODEL.COULD MEANA CHANGE INDISTRICTS FORHARTZHEIM'SDAUGHTER."If we don't see anymovement toward in-person schooling in AASDthen we are on target toget her into Faith valleylutheran."THE BOARD DIDN'TGIVE A SET DATE ASTO WHEN MOREINFORMATION ABOUTTHE MOVE TO IN-PERSON LEARNINGWILL BERELEASED.BUT SAYSIT SHOULD BE SOON.KELSEY DICKESON,NBC26.THE DISTRICT IS SETTO CONTINUE WHAT'SCALLED THE FULLYVIRTUAL PLUS MODELTHROUGH JANUARY15TH.TO THE REBOUNDNOW..