JUST
JUST OVER
JUST OVER THIRTEEN HUNDRED. AND IOWA HIT A RECORD HIGH OF
MORE THAN TWENTY SIX HUNDRED
NEW CASES. LET'S MOVE
TO EDUCATION. MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK
AFTER LOTS OF PLANNING,
THE DISTRICT WILL SLOWLY BEGIN
TO TRANSITION INTO IN-PERSON
LEARNING. M.P. S WILL MOVE
TO PHASE THREE HYBRID LEARNING
WITH IN-PERSON AND IN SCHOOL
SUPPORTS ON A SCHOOL BY SCHOOL
BASIS. THIS IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS
WHO NEED THE MOST ACADEMIC
SUPPORT. THOSE WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS, NEW ENGLISH LEARNERS
AND STUDENTS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. SEVEN MINNEAPOLIS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN QUIETLY
TRYING OUT THIS MODEL FOR THE
PAST FEW FEW WEEKS FOR STUDENTS
THAT ARE MOST IN NEED. LINDSAY
SEAVERT BRINGS US INSIDE A TEST
RUN OF THIS AT LUCY LAYNIE
ELEMENTARY
ELEMENTARY >> DESERTED
>> DESERTED >> CLASSROOMS INSIDE LUCY WANEE
ELEMENTARY UNDOUBTEDLY HOLD MORE
QUESTIONS THAN ANSWER. HOW
ARE YOU GUYS DOING AS TEACHERS
FACE ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT
TESTS OF THEIR CAREER?
>> THAT'S A LOADED QUESTION.
FOR ME IT DEPENDS ON THE DAY
SOLIDLY. OK. IT IS LIKE A ROLLER
COASTER. SOMETIMES YOU'RE UP ,
SOMETIMES YOU'RE DOWN. YOU GO
WAY DOWN AND THEN YOU'RE GOING
BACK UP AGAIN. SO RIGHT NOW
I MIGHT ADD UP PART
>> OF THAT BOOST IS FUELED BY
A NEW IN-PERSON PILOT PROGRAM
FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH
THREE.
THREE.
THREE. >>
THREE. >> IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE MY
KIDS AGAIN AND TO BE IN THE SAME
ROOM WITH THE WIND AND THE BAGS
COME OUT. LUCY
>> LANEY IS AMONG SEVEN NPR
SCHOOLS BRINGING STUDENTS
IN NEED BACK FOR TWO HOURS, TWO
DAYS A WEEK.
>> HER WITH SMALL CLASSES, JUST
SIX KIDS TO A ROOM AND NO PAGE
IN THE PRINCIPAL'S PLAYBOOK
FOR THIS TEST. ARE YOU READY
TO TRY SOMETHING LIKE THIS? YES
>>, I . I STRUGGLE WITH THE
REALITY THAT SO MANY OF OUR
FAMILIES ARE FACING. COVID 19 IS
REAL. IT'S BIG DEAL. IT'S NOT
A LITTLE DEAL. IT'S A BIG DEAL
AND WE'RE STAYING HOME TO STAY.
TO STAY SAFE FROM IT. BUT OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AREN'T SAFE.
OUR CHILDREN ARE DYING ANYWAY.
OUR TEENAGERS ARE DYING AND OUR
ELEMENTARY KIDS ARE WATCHING
THIS HAPPEN. THEY'RE HEARING
THE GUNSHOTS. THEY'RE SEEING ALL
THE THINGS. AND SO TO ME,
I BELIEVE THAT WE AT LUCY LANEY
HAVE THE SPACE. WE HAVE
THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE
AND WE HAVE THE STAFF WHO
ARE ABLE AND READY TO MAKE IT
WORK. CITEIS CAN EARN SO WOUDL
CASESW I'VE NEVER BEEN IN SCHOOL
BEFORE SO EVEN RIDING THE BUS
WAS AMAZING. COMING TO THE
SCHOOL THEY'RE LIKE OH MY
GOODNESS, GOING INTO
THE CLASSROOM. THIS IS WHAT IT
IS. THIS IS LIKE YOU'RE HERE ON
THE COMPUTER. SO ALL OF IT WAS
NEW . ALL OF IT WAS EXCITING. SO
EVEN TO THEM SCHOOL HASN'T EVER
EVEN BEEN SCHOOL. AND SO HAVING
A PILOT AND PROGRAM WAS ACTUALLY
SOME SCHOOL
SOME SCHOOL >>. WHAT IS THAT LIKE FOR YOU
GUYS TO BE ABLE TO REACH THEM IN
PERSON INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT
THEM THROUGH A SCREEN?
>> SO MUCH BETTER. IT'S IT'S
A HUGE RELIEF TO HAVE THEM BACK.
BUT IT'S JUST TWO HOURS. SO
I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST A TIME
CRUNCH FROM START TO FINISH. OH,
IT'S AMAZING. YOU GIVE ME TWO
HOURS WITH KIDS, I CAN
DO ANYTHING LITERACY, MATH,
PHONICS, COUNTING SOCIAL SKILLS
>>. ALL OF THIS WILL LAY
THE GROUNDWORK AS NPR'S MOVES
TO PHASE THREE PROVIDING HYBRID
LEARNING TO AT-RISK STUDENTS
ACROSS THE DISTRICT
>> THE MATH. THAT WAS SOMETHING
THAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT WITH ,
YOU KNOW, SUCH SMALL CHILDREN
AND KEEPING YOUR MASK ON
AND KEEPING YOUR FACE COVERED.
BUT IT'S AMAZING HOW WELL THEY
DO . WE MAKE THEM OUT. YEP.
WE MAY BE GAY SO WE'LL RING
THE BELL JUST RANDOMLY RING
THE BELL. MASTECH WHILE
>> THE RETURN TO HYBRID LEARNING
IS DEBATED AND MET WITH PUBLIC
CRITICISM
CRITICISM
CRITICISM >>, EVERYTHING IS A DILEMMA.
SHOULD SCHOOLS BE OPENED ?
SHOULD SCHOOLS BE CLOSED? LISA
>> LOOKS TO HER KIDS WHO TEACH
HER HOW TO TAKE THAT NEXT
UNCERTAIN STEP
UNCERTAIN STEP >>. MY BIG MANTRA THIS YEAR
AND IT'S EVEN WHAT OUR SHIRTS
SAY THIS IS TURN IT FOR GOOD. SO
TAKE WHATEVER WE HAVE AND LET'S
MAKE IT AS GOOD AS IT CAN
POSSIBLY BE. IN MINNEAPOLIS,
LINDSEY SEAVERT KARE11 NEWS. SO
>> IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING,
ABOUT 250 KIDS ACROSS
THE MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICT ARE