Decorah School District will start on-line classes Tuesday

Posted: Wed, Apr 8, 2020 5:09 PM

Starting next Tuesday, the Decorah Community School District will provide a combination of voluntary educational enrichment opportunities for students in early childhood through 8th grade and required educational services for students in 9th through 12th grades.

In announcing the decision Tuesday evening, Decorah School Superintendent Mark Lane said, "The primary reason for the decision to provide this blended approach is our desire to enable all current high school students to receive credit for their school work, and to remain on track toward earning all the credits necessary to graduate high school (and to be) college and/or career ready.

The Decorah School District will not submit an application to the Iowa Department of Education for the programs it will provide for younger students, but will submit an application to the state for the high school programming.

Principals of each of the five buildings in the school district later this week will send out details about how students and families can access the DCSD Continuous Online Learning website, details about grade level appropriate expectations for learners, and contact information for questions.

Since Friday and Monday were previously scheduled as no school days for staff and students, the continuous learning for high school students will begin Tuesday, April 14th.