In-person schools finally reopen in District 65
After nearly a year of sitting in front of computer screens at home, public school students in Evanston are finally back in the classroom. At least some of them are.
Students return to Nichols Middle School this morning.
After nearly a year of sitting in front of computer screens at home, public school students in Evanston are finally back in the classroom. At least some of them are.
The much-delayed hybrid school plan at Evanston/Skokie District 65 got under way this morning. About half of the district’s 7,300 students will attend in person, the other half will stay on remote learning. Parents and guardians had a choice of either option for their kindergarten through eighth graders.
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D65: Kids might switch schools every three grades
As Evanston/Skokie District 65 looks to redistrict school attendance zones, one option on the table will apparently be changing the mix of grades in buildings.
The District 65 board meeting Monday night.
As Evanston/Skokie District 65 looks to redistrict school attendance zones, one option on the table will apparently be changing the mix of grades in buildings.
Currently, the district’s 10 elementary schools are grades K-5, and the three middle schools are grades 6-8.
During a Board of Education meeting Monday night, Board member Suni Kartha asked Superintendent Devon Horton if the idea of switching schools to perhaps grades K-2 in some buildings, 3-5 in others, and then 6-8 might be on the table.
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A community group that pushed District 65 to set a date for in-person classes has launched a similar campaign to reopen Evanston Township High School.
The “Coalition to Reopen District 65 Schools” has renamed itself the “Coalition to Reopen Evanston Schools,” and in a news release today, listed ten questions they want Evanston Township High School administrators to answer about bringing children back to the building.
“We have a crisis,” said Coalition member and spokesperson Laurel O’Sullivan, a District 202 parent. “It’s time for us to reopen schools for all children.”
Both District 202 and Evanston/Skokie District 65 have been on remote learning since school began in the fall.