BAY AREA, Fla. — If you have a student returning to school in the coming weeks, the Hillsborough County School District officials said your work as a parent to prepare should start this week.
Students return to school next Monday via eLearning in Hillsborough County.
Some students will continue eLearning for the first 18 weeks of school while others that opted to return to brick and mortar schools will do so on August 31.
Hillsborough is calling its first week “Smart Start Week” and the school district has some advice for parents.
Here’s a checklist of what you should be doing as a parent this week to stay on top of the start of school.
Get your kids back into the school routine.
That means healthy eating, bed times, alarms in the morning.
Don’t forget about school supplies – even if your student is e-learning – you’ll need at the very least folders, notebooks pens and pencils.
And finally, get to know the district’s new online app Canvas – that’s the main way e-learners will do school from home.
On-campus students also will use Canvas during the first week of school.
But what about teacher assignments, meet the teacher Zooms, student schedules and device pickups?
“I would say don’t worry, the communication is coming,” said Justin Youmans, Principal at Rampello K-8 Downtown Partnership School. “Schools are working on their plans, they are working on plans for device distribution.
“They are working on getting things ready behind the scenes. And if you haven’t heard something you will.”
Hillsborough District officials are advising parents to sign up to receive notifications from their school from through Parent Link.
You can register for it on the district’s website.
Classes started this week in Manatee County, while Citrus schools open Thursday and Hernando schools return on Aug. 31.
Meanwhile, across the Bay area, three other districts also start school on Monday: Pinellas, Polk and Pasco.
