MAY 29, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9
FALL,
continued from Page A1
creating gaps in learning.
Online accessibility is run and
managed by SKPS.
When Gov. Kate Brown
made the decision to postpone,
and then eventually cancel in-
person classes earlier this spring,
SKPS, along with the rest of
the state, went to a distance-
learning model that focused
solely on virtual learning.
Model three would continue
that strategy into the fall.
Model one is considered
the best-case scenario out of
the four options. Although it
features in-class interaction
with students and teachers, the
likelihood of school returning
to pre-coronavirus procedures
is unlikely according to Sproles.
“Kids would be returning
to school, but there would be
a greater emphasis on safety.
There would be hand-washing
stations and greater cleaning
protocols,” Sproles said.
One of the other protocols
on safety that is being
considered under this model
is keeping groups of kids in
cohorts during school, meaning
that the same students would be
attending the same classes and
lunch breaks all throughout the
day.
Sproles said the diffi culty
in executing that plan would
be the transition time between
classes and handling the
entrances and exits before and
after school.
“It would be very diffi cult to
plan for social distancing during
transition periods,” Sproles said.
Model two, the hybrid
model, could be established in
a few different ways.
One example would be
having half the students at
a school attend class in the
morning and do virtual learning
in the afternoon — and vice-
versa for the other half of kids.
Another option would be
having an A-day/B-day class
schedule for all K-12 students,
where kids would attend school
every other day and do virtual
learning on the days where
they weren’t in class.
However, Sproles is aware of
the stress this could potentially
cause Salem-Keizer families.
“We realize that this model
may be more diffi cult for our
younger students,” Sproles said.
“We want to consider how a
family would be able to straddle
a schedule like that.”
Model four, on the other
hand, would be put in place
to help the district properly
handle numerous scenarios,
including the threat of another
possible outbreak.
“The idea with model four is
that if there’s another outbreak,
schools could transition into
a hybrid model quickly and
effi ciently and still have all the
materials to learn from home,”
Sproles said.
Sproles also shared how
there could be different levels of
effect on possible scenarios. The
district wants to be prepared
for anything from a district-
wide shutdown to handling an
outbreak among a particular
grade level or cohort.
“If an infection only spread
among a grade level or cohort,
we could just have that group
participate in distance learning
from home without having to
shut down the entire district,”
Sproles said.
SKPS
personnel
are
preparing to send out surveys
to parents and teachers looking
for feedback on the virtual
learning that has taken place
this spring and the different
possibilities for this fall.
“We’re just trying to learn
what has worked well, what
hasn’t and what our best
options are moving forward,”
Sproles said. “We know this has
been a hardship on families.”
However, Sproles said that
ultimately the fi nal decision
would come from the state
level and that the ODE, along
with Gov. Brown, could have
guidance on a decision by as
early as next week — although
the district wouldn’t be locked
into the chosen model if
effective treatment for the
coronavirus was made available
this summer.
“I’m increasingly hopeful
that we will have fl exibility at
the district level,” Sproles said.
“We wanted to create a system
that would avoid an entire
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KAI,
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Another member of the
Bicycle Club, and also a fellow
Keizerite, Larry Miles, stepped
up to the plate.
“I let Hersch know I had
my grandson’s old bike in the
garage and we could fi x it up
and give it to him,” Miles said.
With all the pieces in place,
Kai and his mom visited the
Keizer Police Department for
the delivery.
Kai’s only regret was not
being able to give his mom a
lift home.
“We should have brought
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Kai’s kindergarten teacher,
Jill Whitney, was the one that
got the ball rolling.
“Kai is really resilient and
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group of 5- and 6-year-olds
got together to get through this
past year,” Whitney said.
As far as a physical recovery,
Kai is doing great, Hong said.
But there are still lingering
impacts from the crash.
“His moods are different. He
gets irritated more easily and he
doesn’t have as much patience,”
she said.
Kai’s memories from before
the collision are still touch-
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his favorite dinners from before
the accident and Kai would
have to ask what it was and if it
was something he liked.
“He’s
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everything since the accident,”
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Watching Kai ride around
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beside the next burst of speed.
That alone is a catharsis for a
lot of people who knew him
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“Being here to support this
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