As voters flock to annual town and school district meetings this week, many were asked to approve new contracts for teachers and school support staff that include salary or benefit increases to make the jobs more desirable.Locally, Merrimack Valley,.
Residents across the U.S. Northeast awoke Friday to steady snow that could bring a foot or more of accumulation to many areas, and a sloppy mix of sleet and ice to other spots.The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for most of New.
Despite blizzard, it was (remote) school as usual on Thursday
ConVal school bus in snow Staff photo by Ben Conant
ConVal school bus in snow Staff photo by Ben Conant
Modified: 12/17/2020 4:08:57 PM
While most years a big snowstorm would cause schools to close around New Hampshire, it was business as usual on Thursday for many districts that are doing remote learning.
Concord, Merrimack Valley, Hopkinton, Bow-Dunbarton, Shaker Regional, Pittsfield and Franklin school districts all declared Thursday a “remote learning day,” and held school online rather than canceling entirely. Now that districts have developed learning models for the COVID-19 era that allow them to pivot easily to remote learning on short notice, having a full snow day of canceled classes could be a thing of the past.