THS & TMS- Return to Remote Learning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 13, 2020
Contact:Holli Morrish- Director
Remote Learning Decisions for THS & TMS Due to Staff Shortage
Talawanda officials have made the very difficult decision to fully transition THS and TMS to a remote learning plan from now until January 18, 2021. Students would return on January 19, 2021 pending updated data as we continue to monitor the spread of Covid-19. Talawanda is currently experiencing a severe spike in the number of Covid-19 quarantines and positive cases. All districts in Butler County are experiencing a shortage in substitute teachers, educational assistants, and cafeteria workers due to Covid-19. Talawanda has already exhausted the small number of workers (including administrators and members of our curriculum team) that we have available to reassign to assist where we need help the most. Specifically, we have become unable to operate our kitchens at the secondary level this past week due to staff quarantines. Talawanda plans to keep the elementary schools/face-to-face school going as long as we have the staff available to operate them.
By moving secondary schools to remote learning, we hope to utilize some employees from THS & TMS to assist with the staff shortages we are also experiencing in our elementary schools. We understand that childcare for younger children is a big issue for our families, and we hope to alleviate this stress by doing everything we can to try and keep our elementary schools open.
We wish we could continue to operate in person in all of our schools, but Covid-19 is making an impact and we have made a decision that we believe is the best one for now, considering the circumstances we find our district in. The health and safety of both our students and staff are among our very highest priorities and are a primary factor in the decisions made this week.
If you have any questions please contact the administrator in your child’s school.
