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Mar 28, 2020 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen I. Ayala has declared that Remote Learning Days will begin for schools statewide on March 31 and continue until in-person instruction can resume. Learn more about Remote Learning Days at isbe.net/Documents/ISBE….
During Remote Learning Days, schools may implement either an E-Learning Plan or a Remote Learning Day Plan that provides students with instruction and access to educators through whatever means possible. View ISBE’s emergency rules at isbe.net/Documents/23-5….
Mar 15, 2020 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
Today ISBE hosted six tele-town halls with superintendents, regional superintendents, and other educational leaders across the state. More than 1,200 called in – and ISBE is so grateful to have had the opportunity to connect.
ISBE would like to restate that the statewide mandatory school closure begins March 17 and extends through at least March 30. All of the days during this initial closure March 17-30 will be considered Act of God Days and will not be made up.