The Central Valley School Board decided to phase back grades 7 - 12 beginning Feb. 1. Author: Helen Smith Updated: 6:38 AM PST February 1, 2021
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash.
Editor s note: The above video is about elementary school students in the Central Valley District returning to classrooms.
The Central Valley School District will bring middle and high school students back to classrooms in February.
The CVSD School Board decided to go ahead with the plan at a meeting on Monday, Jan. 11.
Students who have chosen options 1 or 4 will return to in-person learning in a phased in hybrid schedule starting Monday, Feb. 1, according to a message on the school district s website.
“It’s finally time,” said Xander.
Well, almost time. As a fourth grader, Xander gets to head back to class on January 14th in the Central Valley School District.
Kindergarten through third grades were phased in before winter break.
“I was praying before the school year started but my mom told me they’re probably going to do online and then I’m like ‘aw, come on,’” said Xander.
While fourth graders make their return in mid-January, fifth graders will actually have to wait a little longer. Sixth graders are scheduled to return on January 14th, as well, pending the Spokane Regional Health District’s approval.
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The former Remington Elementary School building in Ilion now belongs to Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES.
Central Valley School Superintendent Jeremy Rich and Herkimer BOCES District Superintendent Sandy Sherwood signed the documents closing the purchase Tuesday afternoon in the faculty room of the Remington School building. The cost of the transfer was $1 along with $320 in closing costs, according to a statement released by the Central Valley School District and Herkimer BOCES.
“It stabilizes our programs,” Sherwood said in a telephone interview. “It stops us from bouncing them around.”
The Herkimer BOCES Pathways Academy and adult education programs including licensed practical nursing and adult literacy and other programs are housed at the former elementary school. Pathways Academy provides an Alternative Education program for 7-12 students who have struggled in a traditional school environment, offering them instruction based on their needs and interests.
Students learning virtually still wait for in-person return; what school districts are planning
December 15, 2020 8:47 PM Elenee Dao
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – Winter break starts Monday for kids across the Spokane area, but what happens after the new year is still not clear.
With districts phasing in more students, then stopping that altogether, families aren’t sure how to plan ahead.
Some are upset that some kids are back in school while others aren’t.
That’s the case for Xander Merkley, a fourth grader in the Central Valley School District. He’s been stuck at home learning online while his three other siblings get to go to school in person.