New Albany Floyd County schools start school year, most students return in-person 100 of the 12,000 students enrolled decided to attend classes virtually Share Updated: 8:29 PM EDT Aug 3, 2021 100 of the 12,000 students enrolled decided to attend classes virtually Share Updated: 8:29 PM EDT Aug 3, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript GOOD, HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE READINGOU Y WANT TO DO A HIGH FIVE A HANDSHAKE A HUGS? HOW ARE YOU? OKAY, LET’S DO A HOOK. OH, GOOD MORNING. IT WAS A GOOD MORNING FOR THE SLATE RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTSND A TEACHERS TUESDAY MORNING MARDKE DAY, ONE OF THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR AND THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST TIME THESE HALLS WILL INCLUDE PRE-K STUDENTS. IT’S ABSOL. BUDGET EXPERIEENC IT AND REALLY INTERACT WITH THE LEARNING. I SPOKE WITH PRINCIPAL AMY NIEMEYER BEFORE THE FIRST KIDS ARRIVED. SHE SAYS LTAS YEAR ENDED WITH ONLY 8% OF KIDS CHOOSING TO LEARN VIRTUALLY, BUT NOW WE HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENTF O OUR BOYS AND GIRLS COMING BACK TO SCHOOL TO KEEP THE KIDS SAFE. THERE IS ALSO HAND SANITIZER AND DISINFECTING WIPES IN THE CAFETERIAS A WELL AS THESE SOCIAL DISTANCING REMINDERS LABELED ON THE SEATS. WE’ ARE HANDS-ON SCHOOLS THE HIGH SCHOOLERS THAT PROSSER CAREER EDUCATION. ARE ROU BACK NOW TOO WITH RECORD BREAKING ENROLLMENT AROUND 1600 KIDS WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 24 PROGRAMS TTHA RANGE FROM HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS TO NETWORK AND CYBERSECURITY. WE ALSO HAVE A CULINARY COSMETOLOGY DIESEL AUTO TECH AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON THE CAREERND A TECHNICAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR SAYS THEY ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYEON TO WEAR MASKS, ESPECIALLY UNVACCINATED STUDENTS, BUT HE SAYS THESE ARE BE TSTAUGHT IN PERSON. I THINK ABOUT OUR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS VERY DIFFICULT TO LEARNHAT T FROM A SIMULATOR. IT’S BEST TO BE ON A BULLDOZER ETHUS B IS REVVED BEFORE SUNRISE MASKS ARE FEDERALLY REQUIRED ON THEES AND THE DISTRICT’S TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR SAYS THEY’LL DISINFECT THE SEATS DAILY NOT DOING THE HYBRID SCHEDULE THIS YEAR. I BELIEVE WE’LL HAVE MORE ROUTERS IN