Cheshire school superintendent reflects on challenging year
Cheshire school superintendent reflects on challenging year
Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan speaks during a presentation naming Norton Elementary School a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, Thurs., Sept. 24, 2020. Norton Elementary School is one of four Connecticut schools receiving the prestigious national honor. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
January 15, 2021 11:47AM By John Rook, Cheshire Herald staff
CHESHIRE â There were any number of concerns for the school district heading into the school year, but Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan admits that one issue seemed to be on the minds of everyone.
To Keep Schools Open, Schools Ask College Students to Help
December 22, 2020
Grace Kern is working a substitute teacher at the Greenfield Intermediate School in Greenfield, Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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In a town near Indianapolis, Indiana, 19-year-old college student Grace Kern has been working in elementary school classrooms. She is helping students as teachers offer instruction online via a screen inside the room. My dad told me that a
bunch of teachers are out and they re struggling to get substitutes in. And I was like, Well, all my classes are online, except for one, so I have the time to do it. And I would hate for the schools and the students to struggle, she said. Grace Kern is studying medical imaging technology at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.
College students recruited as teachers to keep schools open
As schools look to hire more substitute teachers, coming to the rescue in many cases are college students learning online or home for extended breaks. Author: HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and CASEY SMITH (Associated Press) Published: 3:23 PM EST December 18, 2020 Updated: 3:23 PM EST December 18, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS As the coronavirus sidelines huge numbers of educators, school districts around the country are aggressively recruiting substitute teachers, offering bonuses and waiving certification requirements in order to keep classrooms open.
Coming to the rescue in many cases are college students who are themselves learning online or home for extended winter breaks.
College students recruited as teachers to keep schools open
As schools look to hire more substitute teachers, coming to the rescue in many cases are college students learning online or home for extended breaks. Author: HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and CASEY SMITH (Associated Press) Published: 3:23 PM EST December 18, 2020 Updated: 3:23 PM EST December 18, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS As the coronavirus sidelines huge numbers of educators, school districts around the country are aggressively recruiting substitute teachers, offering bonuses and waiving certification requirements in order to keep classrooms open.
Coming to the rescue in many cases are college students who are themselves learning online or home for extended winter breaks.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) As the coronavirus sidelines huge numbers of educators, school districts around the country are aggressively recruiting substitute teachers, offering bonuses and waiving certification requirements in order to keep classrooms open.
Coming to the rescue in many cases are college students who are themselves learning online or home for extended winter breaks.
In Indiana, the 4,400-student Greenfield-Central school district about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Indianapolis made a plea for help as its substitute pool shrank. “I said, ’If you’ve got a student who’s in college, maybe they’d like to work even a two-month thing for us - which would be a stopgap, no doubt - but it will help us a whole, whole bunch,” said Scott Kern, the Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation director of human resources.