NATS OF WELCOMING STUDENTS
STUDENTS AND PARENTS RECEIVED
WARM WELCOMES ON THE FIRST DAY
OF IN-CLASS
LEARNING AT MADISON AVENUE
ELEMENTA
SCHOOL.
SOME PARENTS ARE GLAD THEIR
STUDENTS ARE
LEARNING ON CAMPUS.
SOT
STEVEN SMAIL- PARENT-
WAPTENGINEERING 5894 @ :33-:44
"TO GET THEM
BACK INTO SCHOOL, GET THEM BACK
INTO A ROUTINE, TO GET THEM BACK
INTO A SYSTEM THEY ARE MORE
FAMILIAR WITH THAN ACTUALLY
SITTING AT HOME AND TRYING TO
LEARN AND
CATCH UP AND KEEPING THEM BUSY."
TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
COVID... SCHOOL
LEADERS HAVE SEVERAL SAFETY
MEASURES IN
PLACE... INCLUDING SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
SOT
DR. MELISSA PHILLEY- PRINCIPAL-
MADISON
AVENUE ELEMENTARY-
WAPTENGINEERING 5894 @ :48-1:04
"OBVIOUSLY ARE THE FACE MASKS,
WE HAVE STAFF MEMBERS TAKING
THEIR TEMPERATURES BEFORE
ARRIVAL EACH MORNING.
OUR DISTRICT HAS WORKED VERY
HARD ON
SOME PROTOCOLS WE'LL DO INSIDE
THE BUILDING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CLEANING AND
SANITIZING GOING ON ON A ROUTINE
BASIS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY."
PARENTS SAY THEY TRUST THE
SCHOOL AND
KNOW THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE
SAFE.
SOT
LASHANDA JAMES- PARENT-
WAPTENGINEERING 5906 @ :55-1:07
"OUR SCHOOL
DELAYED STARTING AND MADE SURE
THAT THEY HAD ALL OF THE
PREPARATIONS AND EVERYTHING IN
PLACE AND OUR
SUPERINTENDENT MADE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY
WAS COMMUNICATED WITH AND KNEW
WHAT
THEY WERE GOING TO DO AND HOW IT
WAS GOING
TO BE DONE, WHICH IS SO
IMPORTANT."
SOME PARENTS SAY THEY FACED
CHALLENGES
WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING.
SOT
HANNA BROOME- PARENT-
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@ 1:01-1:13 "MY HUSBAND AND I
ARE BOTH
EDUCATORS BUT WE ARE NOT
ELEMENTARY
EDUCATORS SO IT'S BEEN REALLY
TOUGH FOR US
JUST TO MANAGE OUR JOBS AND ALSO
KEEP HIM
UP TO DATE ON LEARNING STUFF."
SOT
LASHANDA JAMES- PARENT-
WAPTENGINEERING 5906 @
1:21-1:30 "THE
TEACHERS GO A LONG WAY WITH HOW
THEY CAN MAKE SURE THE STRUCTURE
IS THERE.
THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE TO
BE
ABLE TO TEACH THE CHILD WAY
BETTER THAN
I THINK A PARENT EVER WILL BE
ABLE TO DO."
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SAY THEY
WILL FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES IF
ANYONE TESTS POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19. IN MADISON SHALEEKA
POWELL 16 WAPT NEWS.
 
 
 
 
RIGHT NOW THE DISTRICT IS
OFFERING
IN-CLASS... VIRTUAL AND HYBRID
LEARNING
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