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By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
When the U.S. shut down last March, Birmingham City Schools (BCS) quickly transitioned to virtual learning with seven weeks left in the academic year.
“What we realized was that many of our students did not have the devices or internet access needed for us to provide instruction in a digital way,” said BCS Superintendent Mark Sullivan, EdD. “Not only that, but we had not really trained our teachers on many of the digital platforms we were using because no one could have predicted where we would be.”
The system began to make immediate adjustments, said Sullivan, who was named permanent superintendent on Aug. 31, 2020. He had been the school system’s acting chief since April 2020, shortly after the pandemic began to cause major disruption.
Madison City Schools using COVID-19 relief funds to help with learning gaps
The district is adding summer reading and math programs to help students who may be experiencing learning loss
Posted: Mar 7, 2021 10:20 PM
Updated: Mar 7, 2021 11:49 PM
Posted By: Alexis Scott
The pandemic has impacted education since the start and now some students may be experiencing learning gaps.
Thanks to federal funding, Madison City Schools will have more tools to help students who may have fallen behind.
Madison City Schools Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols told us they ll be receiving almost $2.5M to provide additional summer reading and math programs. I know, personally, some parents who their students have tested lower than they did at the beginning of the school year and I know some parents who have private tutors so this was a big relief, said Ricki Schwartz.
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