Credit Michele Skalicky
As the 2020-2021 school year was winding down, Weller first grade teacher, Kendall Shores, continued working hard to make sure her students were where they needed to be to move to second grade.
The last school year was a challenging one for teachers as well as students. Schools shut down early in spring of 2020 as a pandemic was declared. Many districts opted to cease learning and focus on meeting children’s immediate needs like making sure they had enough to eat. When schools started back up last fall, the learning schedule included time online. And some students opted to stay virtual altogether. That’s sparked concerns that students might have fallen behind in their learning.