Global Impact STEM Academy to transition to in-person learning in March

Small groups of students learning via multiple devices for health and wellness class through their current hybrid learning plan. GISA will transition to in-person learning in March. CONTRIBUTED

Small groups of students learning via multiple devices for health and wellness class through their current hybrid learning plan. GISA will transition to in-person learning in March. CONTRIBUTED
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Feb 10, 2021
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The Global Impact STEM Academy will transition students to in-person learning five days a week starting Monday, March 1, according to the academy’s director.

“The update that I shared with families prior to winter break indicated that we would love to start having students back five days a week starting in February. However, we are now pushing back that start date of students five days a week to Monday, March 1,” said Founding Director Josh Jennings.

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Jennings said pushing the in-person start date back is due to a combination of considerations, including consultation with the Clark County Combined Health District, aspects of the school calendar and additional time.

“Even though circumstances can change, we are strongly committed to that March 1 date as the day when all students can return five days a week, eliminating the blended “A” and “B” group rotations,” he said.

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Jennings added that families who want the all-virtual option can continue that format, and those that want to change from virtual to in-person or in-person to virtual are allowed to make those changes before March 1.

“We are now well into second semester and continue to do our best navigating the unprecedented circumstances that we have been faced with this year,” Jennings said. “There will certainly be additional challenges throughout the remainder of this school year and we are prepared to face them like we have since last March.”

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