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From YouTube: CCSD Insights, News & Notes - In-Person and Virtual Learning for 2021-2022 School Year
Description
Charleston County School District is preparing to bring back as many students as possible for in-person learning in the 2021-2022 school year (95 percent or more). However, there may be some students and families who still prefer a virtual option for learning. In this edition of CCSD Insights, News & Notes, we speak with our Chief Academic Officer, Karolyn Belcher, about the CCSD Virtual Academy plans for next year. You can view additional information at ccsdschools.com/virtualacademy.
A
Hello,
everyone
and
welcome
to
another
installment
of
ccsd
insights,
news
and
notes.
I'm
andy
pruitt
in
this
edition
we'll
be
talking
about
how
we
are
planning
to
provide
instruction
for
next
school
year
when
it
comes
to
the
in-person
and
virtual
models
joining
me
to
discuss
this
topic
is
our
district's
chief
academic
officer,
carolyn
belcher
helen.
Thank
you
very
much
for
joining
us
for
this
interview.
Glad
to
have
you
aboard
thank.
B
A
We
know
the
message
right
now
to
our
community
is
that
we
want
everyone
back
in
our
schools
next
year
for
learning
in
person.
More
and
more
people
are
receiving
the
vaccine
for
coven
19..
The
spread
of
the
virus
for
the
most
part
in
our
community
is
trending
in
the
right
direction
and
the
safety
protocols
that
we
have
in
place
in
our
schools
limit
the
spread
of
the
virus
compared
to
what
you
see
in
our
community
in
general.
But
the
goal
is
to
try
to
return
to
something
as
normal
as
possible
next
school
year.
B
That
is
correct.
What's
different
is
this
year
we
had
what
we
called
the
temporary
virtual
out
of
the
school
site
and
next
year
we're
not
going
to
do
that.
We
want
all
of
our
students
to
come
back
in
person
for
face-to-face
instruction,
because
we
know
it's
better
academically.
We
saw
that
when
we
looked
at
our
map
results
at
the
winter
break.
B
We
saw
a
real
discrepancy
between
our
online
learners
and
our
in-person
learners
on
average,
and
second,
I
think
we
want
to.
We
want
to
really
make
sure
that
we're
keeping
kids
safe
and
we've
been
able
to
show,
even
with
our
current
virus
levels
and
again
they're
going
in
the
right
direction
that
we
can
keep
kids
safe.
Do
the
hard
work
of
the
principals
teachers
and
the
students
on
wearing
masks
staying
six
feet
apart,
we've
had
very
limited
spread
in
schools,
so
it's
safe
for
kids
to
come
back
in
and
learn.
A
B
That's
right
for
most
students,
in-person
learning
is
just
more
effective.
It
gives
an
opportunity
to
obviously
have
a
relationship
with
a
teacher
too
much
screen.
Time
can
be
hard
to
focus
and
stay
online
and
we
saw
most
importantly
differential
achievement.
So
when
we
looked
at
our
student
achievement
data
on
average,
our
in-person
learners
were
doing
better
at
every
grade
level
than
our
online
learners.
A
Still,
we
are
looking
at
a
virtual
option
for
next
school
year
and
we
understand
that
there
are
students
and
families
where
learning
virtually
may
actually
work
better
for
those
children
and
their
and
their
families.
If
that's
the
case,
who
are
we
planning
to
offer
this
virtual
option
for
who
is
going
to
be
learning
in
our
central
virtual
academy
next
year?.
B
That's
right,
I
think
we
we
know
that
we
have
some
students
and
their
families
who
may
still
for
health
reasons,
want
their
child
to
learn
from
home.
We
know
that
kids
can't
have
the
vaccine
necessarily
yet,
and
so,
given
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
an
accommodation
that
is
appropriate
for
those
families
and
an
option
for
them
to
earn
at
home,
and
then
we
saw
some
kids
who
really
thrived
with
virtual
instruction.
B
They
like
the
ability
to
take
some
of
their
coursework
when
they
were
ready
to
they're
very
good
at
self-managing,
their
own
time
and
they're
good
about
building
their
own
relationships
and
connections
with
adults
and
other
kids
outside
of
the
virtual
platform.
So
their
social
emotional
needs
were
met
different
ways.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
for
those
kids
who
it
was
a
really
good
fit
that
we
also
have
an
option
for
them.
A
B
We're
going
to
have
a
balance
of
both
actually
what
we
call
synchronous
where
there's
a
teacher
who's
live
where
the
student
can
ask
questions
and
essentially
is
teaching
through
the
medium
of
the
computer
and
then
we'll
have
some
asynchronous
courses
and
practice
for
kids
gives
them
a
chance
to
do
their
own
work
at
their
own
pace.
Sign
in
sign
out
take
a
break
but
complete
the
work.
So
the
teacher
can
read
that
and
provide
feedback,
and
we
just
know
it's
hard
for
a
student
to
stay
in
front
of
a
computer
for
six
hours
a
day.
B
We're
going
to
have
fully
certified
teachers
and
obviously
those
teachers
have
been
particularly
effective
over
the
last
now
year.
In
virtual
instruction,
we
are
going
to
have
to
adjust,
depending
on
the
level
of
interest
that
we
have
based
on
families.
So,
right
now,
we're
going
to
ask
for
all
of
our
teachers
to
apply
for
those
positions,
but
the
teachers
who
are
working
in
virtual
academy
will
continue
on
in
the
district,
and
I
suspect
that
many
of
them
will
continue
to
work
within
virtual
academy
next
year.
So.
B
We
we
don't
as
of
yet
in
part
because
we're
not
sure
of
the
level
of
family
interest
that
we're
going
to
see
and
that
could
vary
by
grade
level.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
we
have
a
good
sense
based
on
the
level
of
applications,
and
we're
generally
are
anticipating
that
class
sizes
would
be
larger
in
a
virtual
environment,
because
again,
there
can
be
times
for
kids
to
go
and
work
independently
in
times
for
kids
to
get
individual
instruction
and
we've
seen
that
that
works
well
within
our
central
virtual
academy.
Now
is.
B
It
probably
will
vary
a
bit
depending
on
what
we're
talking
about
so
for
many
years
prior
to
covid,
our
ninth,
through
twelfth
graders,
were
completing
courses
that
we
purchased
or
designed
ourselves
that
were
signed
that
aligned
to
the
state
standards.
So
we
used
sc
virtual,
our
own
ccsd
online
or
edge
annuity
courses.
Those
are
still
going
to
be
available
to
our
high
school
students
and
we
developed
some
courses
in
collaboration
with
some
of
our
nearby
districts,
which
will
also
be
available
to
high
school
students
as
they
select
their
own
instructional
program
for
our
k-8
students.
B
We've
primarily
used
florida
virtual
over
the
last
year
and
that's
our
starting
point
going
into
this
next
year,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
looking
at
what
other
districts
have
done
and
learning
from
them
and
we've
supplemented
that
florida,
virtual
coursework,
with
our
own
curriculum,
like
bridges
or
illustrative
math,
and
that
will
continue
in
the
new
year.
I.
A
Think
another
important
point
to
make
for
our
families
is
the
commitment
time
commitment
for
the
most
part.
This
year,
at
the
middle
and
elementary
school
level,
we
had
asked
them
to
do
quarter
to
quarter
in
the
first
semester
and
then
the
full
second
semester,
and
then
at
the
high
school
level
it
was
semester
by
semester.
What
do
you
anticipate
the
commitments
looking
like
for
next
school
year
when
it
comes
to
this
online
learning
platform?.
B
Yes,
in
general,
we
are
asking
for
families
to
stay
for
a
full
year.
Although
a
semester
is
sufficient,
I
think
our
expectation
is
there's
going
to
be
less
change
as
we
that
we
had
this
year,
so
we
were
unsure
of
where
the
virus
levels
would
be
and
wanted
families
to
have
the
flexibility
depending
on
where
our
community
was.
We
know
going
into
next
year
that
we
can
keep
kids
safe
in
person,
and
we
know
that
it's
better
academically,
so
our
suspicion
is
those
families
who
are
making
the
decision
to
go
virtual.
A
B
We're
going
to
release
information
about
the
virtual
academy
and
have
facts
and
other
information
online
beginning
this
week
and
that
will
include
a
link
to
the
application
and
it
is
an
application
we
don't
want
to
keep
surveying
families
like
we
did
last
year.
We
want
to
get
all
the
relevant
data
right
now
and
it
will
give
us
a
clear
sense
of
what
are
the
grade
level
needs.
What
are
the
rationale
of
why
families
are
selecting
and,
to
the
extent
that
we
can,
we
can
then
adjust
the
scale
to
meet
that
need
now.
B
A
Carolyn,
that's
all
I
have.
I
know
there's
going
to
be
more
questions,
but
again
you
alluded
to
that.
There
will
be
more
information
on
the
website,
so
we
do
appreciate
you
providing
answers
to
these
big
topics
related
to
the
virtual
online
platform
for
next
year.
Thank
you
for
your
time
as
well
on
this
interview
appreciate.
A
All
right
and
that'll
do
it
for
this
edition
of
ccsd
insights,
news
and
notes.
If
you
do
want
to
learn
more
about
the
virtual
option
for
our
district
for
next
school
year,
please
go
to
ccsdschools.com.
There
will
be
links
off
the
main
page
of
the
website.
That's
going
to
do
it
for
this
edition
of
ccsd
insights,
news
and
notes.
I'm
andy
pruitt,
we'll
see
you
next.