Dare County Schools provide outline for upcoming Remote Learning Program
Per a recent announcement, Dare County Schools is prepared to transition to remote learning for all students grades K-12 on Monday, March 23, 2020.
The transition to remote learning is due to a Saturday executive order from Gov. Roy Cooper, which stated that public schools for grades K-12 would close throughout North Carolina as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
The update from Dare County Schools as posted on https://www.daretolearn.org/ is as follows:
We will use online learning resources to support our students during this difficult and unprecedented time. While we realize online learning cannot fully substitute the quality of a face-to-face classroom, we are prepared to provide our students with creative and unique opportunities to continue their education while schools are closed.
Our Purpose for Providing Remote Learning Opportunities
We will leverage our access to technology to limit unnecessary gaps in learning due to this unprecedented school closure. Although we know there will be challenges, Dare County Schools is well-positioned to provide online instruction to all of our students because of our one-to-one Chromebook initiative.
Some Important Information:
- Students can participate in online learning with any internet-capable device: smartphone, school-issued Chromebook, laptop, desktop, iPad, or tablet.
- Our teachers will work to create online classrooms and digital resources during the week of March 16 – March 20.
- The first day for students to begin online learning is March 23, 2020.
- Online learning will be available to all students in Dare County Schools. Students that do not have a technology device or internet at home can contact our Technology Department for assistance.
- Our Technology Department will be available through email and chat to help students, parents, and teachers that have technical support questions. We will do everything we can to ensure that this process works seamlessly.
- On Monday, March 16, all of our teachers are attending training in online learning protocols. Following the training, we will communicate more details to students and parents.
- On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, we will post on this website a list of all of our teachers and information on their online classroom. Teachers will contact students and parents with instructions on how students can enroll in the online course.
Student Meal Program:
Our School Nutrition Department will serve breakfast and lunch to all children that live in Dare County ages 0-18. These meals are at no cost and will be available as long as our schools are closed due to the Governor’s Executive Order. The meals can be picked up at Manteo Elementary School, First Flight Elementary School, and Cape Hatteras Elementary School. Additionally, we are working with local businesses to arrange a meal pick-up location in each community in Dare County. Meals will be served Monday through Friday starting on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Breakfast will be available from 7:45am – 8:45am while lunch will be available from 11:00am – 12:30am. You can contact School Nutrition Director, Kelleta Govan (govanke@daretolearn.org) with questions and for more information.
Please check our website for updates on a daily basis. Remote learning videos will be available to all elementary, middle and high school families this Thursday (3/19) that will provide additional details and expectations. We will also be posting a new remote learning email address that parents can use to submit questions following our Thursday video announcements.
