District moves to distance learning

With the cancellation of the WyTOPP test and the possibility of being out of school after April 6, the district is moving towards providing education through distance learning.

In a message to parents Monday, Interim Superintendent Jamie Christensen said teachers will likely start adjusting and learning to work in a new mode.

Starting March 30, classes will resume in the district, continuing where they left off in an online formant or, for grades K-2, paper and pencil-based classes.

Teachers will also shift from review, enrichment and make-up to teaching and supporting priority content and skills.

“The district is unsure, at this point, the duration of this shift in delivery style but must prepare for the possibility of a distance format for the rest of the school year,” he said.

Christensen said the district’s main goal is focus on essential learning and standards while working to minimize gaps in learning caused by the statewide school shutdown.

“I still think our mantra has to be flexibility and understanding,” he said.

For older students, ACT and AP testing information will be released once the district receives more information from the college board.

“We are hoping that these opportunities will be able to be rescheduled,” he said.