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MAKING PROGRESS â From left, John Belt, assistant superintendent of the Indian Creek School District; Bob Smith, a member of the board of education; and Indian Creek Schools Superintendent T.C. Chappelear were on hand Wednesday to observe the lowering of two steel beams signed by students and staff into the new high school. Contributed
WINTERSVILLE Indian Creek Local School District officials had planned to hold a groundbreaking in April for the new Indian Creek High School, but that event was canceled when schools were closed statewide because of the pandemic.
Instead, they gathered Wednesday to observe as two 24-foot-long steel beams that had been signed by hundreds of students and staff were lowered into place.
Dec 16, 2020 Indian Creek Local School District students will not be going to school except remotely for at least the next few weeks. District officials made the decision to close schools because they do not have enough available employees to staff them. That is because many Indian Creek school employees are in quarantine or other isolation due to possible exposure to the COVID-19 virus. Officials at Indian Creek are not alone. Many districts in West Virginia and Ohio have had to close schools for days, even weeks, for the same reason. There simply are not enough substitute teachers available. Both our states have taken some steps to address the problem. In West Virginia, some college students working toward teaching degrees can be used as substitutes.
From staff reports
WINTERSVILLE An increase in COVID-related quarantines has prompted Indian Creek Local School District to implement remote learning for the next week.
The district has provided face-to-face instruction with an option for students to study online at home and planned to keep schools open until the holiday break started Dec. 23, but officials announced Monday those plans had been altered. An all-call was put out to parents that afternoon indicating that all students would begin remote learning on Wednesday and continue through next Tuesday.
“The Indian Creek School District has made the decision to move instruction to 100-percent remote learning 2.0 on Wednesday,” said Superintendent T.C. Chappelear. “We still hope to return to school as scheduled on Jan. 4 but will monitor conditions and make any changes as necessary.”
Dec 15, 2020
WINTERSVILLE An increase in COVID-related quarantines prompted Indian Creek Local School District to implement remote learning for the next week.
The district has provided face-to-face instruction with an option for students to study online at home and planned to keep schools open until the holiday break started Dec. 23, but officials announced Monday that plans were altered. An all-call was put out to parents that afternoon indicating that all students would begin remote learning on Wednesday and continue through Dec. 22.
“The Indian Creek School District has made the decision to move instruction to 100-percent Remote Learning 2.0 on Wednesday, Dec. 16,” said Superintendent T.C. Chappelear. “We still hope to return to school as scheduled on Jan. 4 but will monitor conditions and make any changes as necessary.”