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SWFL school districts plan for in-person learning this fall Published: April 10, 2021 10:25 PM EDT Updated: April 11, 2021 6:22 AM EDT Recommended While this school year isn’t over yet, some districts are looking forward to their plans for the next school year. The pandemic changed the way children learned but schools are hoping that things will be back to normal. For the past year, learning has consisted of children behind screens and in Zoom boxes and teachers alone in their classrooms but embracing the challenges that have come their way. “It was difficult and it is hard. Yet they cont...

Lee County schools to transition virtual students back to in-person learning; what to know Published: April 8, 2021 4:26 PM EDT The School District of Lee County has made the decision to discontinue Lee Home Connect for the next school year. “We understand that this may cause concern for families who wish to have their child enrolled in a virtual learning environment, however, Lee Virtual School will continue to be an option.” the district said in an email. Students currently enrolled in Lee Home Connect will automatically be transitioned back to face-to-face learning at the assigned bric...

Pandemic Academics: How SWFL students are performing one year later Published: February 16, 2021 7:12 PM EST Recommended Whether online or in-person, learning looks different in the age of COVID-19, and parents in Southwest Florida are worried about their kids’ education. How have our kids been coping with the pandemic and performing in school? And what does it mean for their futures? WINK News surveyed parents in our area to gauge what the impact has been to their child’s education, comparing pre-pandemic to current academic performance. Out of 36 responses, 19 parents said their kid was...

Lori Shaw – Cape Coral High Trevor Tran – Fort Myers High Bryan Williams – Mariner High Dana Windey – Riverdale High Marshall T. Bower, president & CEO of The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, summed up the special challenges of this school year well in his announcement of these top teachers. “During this very trying time in our community and throughout the world, there has been an eye-opening recognition of the importance of the teaching profession,” he said. “Teachers have gone above and beyond to make sure they are meeting the needs of our community’s most valuable...

Lee County parents face Sunday deadline to change how students learn Published: December 11, 2020 5:03 AM EST Updated: December 11, 2020 6:32 AM EST Lee County parents have until Sunday to change how their children are learning. Right now, the district says 16,000 students are seriously struggling with their grades, and they want those students to return to in-person learning. But some parents still don’t feel safe. Karina Lopez, a mother of two from Lehigh Acres, says she wants to keep her children home for now, because her daughter has asthma. But while she wants to change her children fr...