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During an emergency meeting on Monday, Hays CISD board members passed several resolutions regarding COVID-19.
Among the resolutions passed were to provide school lunches via curbside pick-up or deliver food via bus routes, provide hotspots and devices to students without internet access and begin training teachers for online teaching lessons.
All of the resolutions are in the early planning stages, but are expected to go into effect by March 30. Normal school operations will not begin until April 5.
Online classes
The board announced that spring break will be extended and online classes will begin March 30.
It is important for parents and students to respond to a survey that will be sent by teachers. The survey will ask about the students access to computers and their internet access because the district is willing to provide devices and hotspots so students can learn from home. Currently, Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright said he is in touch with vendors exploring this option.
On March 23, teachers will begin to change their lesson plans and begin training to teach using Google classroom. They will continue to utilize the current digital tools in place that student are familiar with.
Meals provided by the district
The survey will also ask families about their food needs. As people clean out grocery stores and working families are not provided paid sick leave or compensated for shut downs, the school district is planning to provide food to families in the district by curbside pick-up or delivery through bus routes.
The details are not fully in place, but families will be notified as the plan takes place.
The Hays Free Press would like to remind families that there is no need to over buy. The CDC recommends buying what you need for a couple weeks and then stop to save food for your neighbors. In addition, HEB will now offer free next day curbside pick-up to encourage social distancing.
