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Posted5/5/2021 5:02 AM
Extra teaching specialists, tutoring services, social workers and boot camps are roped into the proposed budget for next academic year to help Naperville Unit District 203 address students needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The district anticipates spending nearly $5 million on various Return to Learn initiatives, including the hiring of 14 additional math specialists, 12 English learner or learning behavior specialists, and two social workers, Chief Financial Officer Mike Frances said Monday during an overview of the tentative 2021-22 budget. School board members have supported dedicating federal COVID-19 relief dollars toward those academic and social-emotional recovery efforts.
The additional positions will ensure each building has at least one math specialist who could assist classroom teachers and work with all students in various capacities, said Jayne Willard, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. School leaders have b
About 30% of students and 65% of staff at Naperville School District 203 have registered to be part of the district’s surveillance COVID-19 testing program ahead of the district’s hybrid return to the schools, district officials said Tuesday. Earlier in January, district officials said they were aiming for 70% participation.
District 203 backs decision to begin hybrid learning next month Naperville North High School students are expected to return to school in a hybrid learning model next month. Daily Herald file photo
Posted12/29/2020 5:20 AM
Weighing the risks of the COVID-19 virus with the potential impact of keeping schools closed has been a balancing act for Naperville Unit District 203.
Administrators say they have relied on the DuPage County Health Department, among other agencies, to help guide their decisions to date, landing the district in an enhanced e-learning phase roughly 10 months into the pandemic. But with local metrics and positivity rates trending in the right direction, Superintendent Dan Bridges said, the district is on track to transition next month into the third stage of its Return to Learn plan: hybrid learning.