CLINTONVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – As part of the “Safer at Home” order, another week of “no school” continues.
Many districts are teaching students on line, but what about some rural school districts, where the internet service may not be reliable enough?
Educators in Clintonville say they might have an answer.
In the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, teachers at Clintonville Middle School, say they are still delivering education, one envelope at a time.
“It covers all the classes. Whether it’s art, or math, or science. It doesn’t matter. There’s materials inside there for each of their classes for them to continue learning,” said David Dyb, Clintonville Public Schools Superintendent.
There are 1,300 learning packets in all. One for each student in the district. Teachers spent days copying, and assembling the assignments in the manila folders.
Dyb tells FOX 11 Clintonville’s District is spread out across many communities, and some homes don’t have the world wide web.
“We would say conservatively, we would say 25-30 percent of our families do not have reliable internet connections to be able to do a virtual learning component.”
Teachers will check in with the students each week, and students may call or email their teachers as well. On Tuesday morning, dozens of families arrived to pick up the paper packets.
“I think it’s great. I think it’s a great way for the kids to get school work and everybody has access to it,” said Kathy Fischer, Clintonville.
Geri Jacobsen tells FOX 11 the homework is making a difference for her daughter.
“Yes. She likes the packets. We just finished three of them last night, like three assignments. Yeah, it definitely helps.”
It is the second week of the program.
District leaders say assignments through the paper learning packets will continue as long as the pandemic guidelines are in place.
