Portland schools looking at ways to increase in-person time for elementary students
Some changes to the amount of in-person learning time in the district could be made by April break, school officials said Tuesday night.
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The Portland school district is looking at ways to increase in-person learning for students in grades pre-K through eighth grade with the possibility of making adjustments to the current hybrid schedule this month or early next month.
The district also is continuing to evaluate ways to add in-person opportunities for students in grades 10 through 12 who are currently learning remotely with access to in-person support. “I want to reiterate that we are committed to making that happen, but it has to be in a way that is safe for students and staff,” Superintendent Xavier Botana said at a school board meeting Tuesday night.
Portland superintendent says district working to add in-person for high school students
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Some Portland high school parents disappointed with proposal to add 4 hours of in-person learning
The superintendent is expected to present the plans for adding in-person time for 10th- through 12th-grade students at a school board meeting Tuesday.
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George Theall, a junior at Portland High School, attends a remote-learning class from his dining room last October. There is a proposal to restart some in-person learning at the city s public high schools. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Portland high school parents who have been pushing for more in-person learning time for 10th- through 12th-grade students said Friday they are disappointed with a proposal that would add some in-person time before the school year is over but has no fixed starting date attached to it.
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