Nctv17 Podcasts

Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has plagued the entire world, local leaders in education are talking schools reopening in our community. The group discusses with the hosts the plan for going back to in-person learning, the anticipation in doing so, measures to keep students and staff safe, and what protocols are in place should someone within a school test positive for COVID-19. Guests Include: Dan Bridges, Superintendent – Community Unit School District 203 Dr. Adrian Talley, Superintendent – Indian Prairie School District 204 Mavis DeMar, Principal – St. Raphael Catholic School Schools Reopening – A Process and a Positive Outlook The three guests and hosts discuss the reopening as a process, with different grade levels returning to in-person learning at different times. In District 204 for example, Talley says grades pre-kindergarten through second phased into at-school learning in October. Then the district expanded grades three through five, followed shortly this year with middle and h