MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – When schools closed abruptly due to the COVID-19 crisis school officials quickly instituted the Arctic Academy distance learning plan.
On Talkline, Heather Deluca-Nestor says Mon County was prepared, but the length of this closure has tested the system.
“Mon County is very fortunate, because of our levy we have one-to-one Chromebooks with all our students k through 12,”Deluca-Nestor said,”However, I think only second grade and up has taken those Chromebooks home.”
When the closure was announced they were prepared with five days of lesson plans. They quickly doubled that total and made sure students could work offline if connectivity is an issue. Nestor says as the closure continued they realized changes had to be made.
“The main focus is to reach our kids, to talk to them and make sure they’re ok,”Deluca-Nestor said,”These times are not normal and we want to create some normalcy. They’re used to seeing us everyday and we’re used to seeing them.”
She she says they want to prevent as much anxiety as they can by keeping the lines of communication open.