St. Paul schools bid farewell to snow days They ll be expected to fire up iPads, learn remotely. March 3, 2021 1:17pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The snow day with all its rituals first and foremost, perhaps, the setting aside of school work for sledding looks to be a thing of the past in St. Paul Public Schools.
Bolstered by the district s experience with distance learning, including expectations that students will bring iPads home, the school board agreed this week to make up to five E-Learning days available for use in 2021-22.
Then, students could shift into distance learning mode on days when schools close because of inclement weather or building-specific emergencies such as water main breaks.
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Monday, St. Paul s youngest students will be heading back to the classroom for this first time this school year.
All early-childhood and pre-K through second-grade students will be starting in-person learning.
There s a list of safety protocols in place and students will notice them as soon as they walk into their school buildings Monday morning.
Kirke Rogers dropped off his daughter at school Monday . Still a lot of unknowns, but I m optimistic and hopeful things will be safe, Rogers said.
Students in St. Paul haven t been in the classroom since March 5 of last year. Since then, St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard says staff have worked on plans to re-open amid the COVID-19 pandemic.