Baltimore school leaders will not hold back tens of thousands of students failing classes this year, in favor of giving them additional time and customized instruction plans to make up the gaps in learning created by a once-in-a-century pandemic.
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Baltimore City Schools will not require struggling students to repeat a grade in the fall due to the challenges presented by the pandemic.
Chief Academic Officer Joan Dabrowski says rather than holding students back, the school system will give them extra time and individualized instruction plans.
“We are going to show a commitment and a belief in our students as we plan for a multi-year academic recovery,” Dabrowski said during the School Board Meeting. “And we will work with them as we recognize that there is unfinished learning.
Students will be tested to determine what they have missed because of virtual instruction and a catch-up plan will be developed.