SPR s Doug Nadvornick reports.
The Mead School District is one of 14 districts in Spokane County asking patrons to renew its regular maintenance-and-operations levy in February.
The district was one of the first in the county to send students back to the classroom in the Covid era.
Mead Superintendent Shawn Woodward says he’s proud that his district has had elementary school students attending class in-person since mid-September. Middle and high school students have two days a week in class and learn remotely the rest of the time. The costs of keeping everyone safe are high.
“With personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies, et cetera, we’re looking at, probably, the difference between what we’re reimbursed and what we’re spending is close to a million dollars, he said.
Updated: 10:21 AM PST February 1, 2021
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, children around the country have been out of classrooms and learning at home with help from technology.
Here’s a breakdown of all the school districts in Spokane County and which students are back in class or learning virtually as of Jan. 22.
Central Valley School District
Kindergarten through sixth grade students, along with preschoolers and all levels of special education, all have the option of attending school in person all day every school day.
Seventh through twelfth grade began a phased hybrid model on Feb. 1.
Cheney School District
Kindergarten through third graders are back to in-person learning. Third graders are phasing back into classrooms. All third-graders will be back in-person on Jan. 25.
Here are the schools that are closed in the Spokane, Mead School Districts Friday
Select schools in the Spokane and Mead School districts will not be holding classes Friday. The Medical Lake School District remains closed. Author: KREM Staff Updated: 10:42 AM EST January 15, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. Some schools in the Spokane and Mead School Districts will remain closed, or closed for in-person learning Friday due to ongoing power outages in the Inland Northwest.
The Medical Lake School District remains closed for all in-person and distance learning Friday.
Evergreen Elementary in Mead remains closed for in-person learning because there is no power at the building. The school will resume classes online, but absences will be excused for families who are still without power.
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January 15, 2021 6:13 AM Olivia Roberts
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According to Spokane Public Schools, Bemiss and Whitman Elementary Schools are open.
Any families that do not feel it is safe for their child to attend in-person learning or are unable to access distance learning due to power outages will excused from school per parent requests.
All other schools in the district will resume in-person and distance learning classes Friday.
The Medical Lake School District also canceled classes Friday, and Evergreen Elementary in the Mead School District will also remain closed as well.
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