Electric bus pilot and clean burning diesel bus awarded to Rowan-Salisbury Schools Transportation Director, Tim Beck stated, “We are very excited to take part in this pilot program and hope our feedback will help move North Carolina forward with more electric buses in the future.” (Source: WBTV File) By David Whisenant | May 11, 2021 at 2:17 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 2:17 PM
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - The Rowan-Salisbury School System (RSS) will be one of only five school districts in the state to receive an electric bus through a grant aimed at introducing clean air technology to school transportation departments.
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Local schools anticipate students will not perform as well as usual in state testing due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s weighty strain on education.
Buncombe County Schools Director of Testing Steve Earwood said because “many students have had their education disrupted,” the district is preparing for lower test scores.
“The results may be lower than they would have been in a normal year, but it will be reflective of the learning that has taken place,” Earwood said. “We may find that the students will do much better than we think they will. We don’t know which is why we need the assessments to accurately gauge the impact COVID has had on the education of our students.”
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