Johnson City School Board approves new virtual academy
While the COVID-19 outbreak has caused numerous setbacks across multiple facets of society, it has taught school officials that virtual instruction is possible. âWe do know now that in education in general that weâve turned this curve that weâve offered this type of educational experience,â said David Timbs, Johnson City Schoolsâ supervisor of secondary and instructional technology, âand it would be really hard to just do in-person brick-and-mortar (instruction) when this has worked so well for a variety of reasons.â The Johnson City Board of Education voted...
Source: johnsoncitypress.com