Killeen Independent School District Superintendent John Craft will provide the school board with an update on virtual learning plans for the 2021-2022 school year during the upcoming board workshop Tuesday.
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of parents have informed Killeen ISD that they prefer to keep their children enrolled in a virtual learning setting.
The district has received 855 requests for a virtual learning option for the 2021-2022 school year, according to the school board workshop agenda. Parents submitted their requests for virtual learning to the district from March 3 to March 26.
âAs we prepare for the 2021-2022 school year, we have been collecting enrollment data that will be presented to include instructional modality preferences,â the agenda states. âThis will be an opportunity to discuss future plans regarding in-person and virtual learning opportunities for students.â
Three schools within the Killeen Independent School District will not be able to return to in-person class this week due to significant winter storm damage.
During a board meeting Tuesday, Killeen ISD Superintendent John Craft provided an update on when the district would be able to reopen following a week of winter weather school closures.
âThursday is a big question mark,â Craft said. âWeâve communicated Thursday but everything is going to have to go perfect for Thursday to happen. We wonât really know until tomorrow.â
Three campuses â Skipcha Elementary, Audie Murphy Middle School, and Palo Alto Middle School â sustained damage significant enough to be unable to reopen this week, he said.