By Pepper Parr
November 2nd, 2020
BURLINGTON, ON
The closing date for parents to decide if their child was going to stay in virtual or return to a classroom – or move out of a classroom into virtual within the Halton District School Board – closed on October 27th
A significant number of high school students have opted for a virtual classroom. Principals and teachers now have to create classes for these students.
The Board of Education now has to rebuild its student allocation set up.
David Boag, Associate Director of Education HDSB
David Boag, Associate Director of Education, explains that there is a tremendous amount of work that has to get done at the school level where the principal and the individual teachers re-build the structure and population of a class. Board Superintendents are on hand to pitch in and help.
There are now 1500 high school students being educated in virtual classrooms. The number at the elementary level is low relative to the secondary level. The precise numbers will be available at the HDSB trustee meeting on Wednesday.
The Gazette does not have a break down yet on the distribution between the four Halton municipalities.
The actual move from one model to the other will take place on November 30th.
