Columbia Board of Education to meet Thursday to discuss updates on snow day remote learning

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Columbia Board of Education will be meeting Thursday morning to give updates regarding snow days being replaced with remote learning.

There will be a presentation at Thursday's meeting on Alternate Methods of Instruction which will add remote learning days. This follows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's incentive program for Senate Bill 727 that classifies a "school term" as 169 school days. The district announced changes to its calendar last month.

Columbia Public School students will now be given a list of assignments to work on during snow days to avoid make up days.

Remote instruction will be different from pandemic instruction, according to the presentation. Instead of attending classes for multiple hours on Zoom, students will be given a list of review assignments they are required to complete. If completed and turned in, students will be counted for attendance.

Students will not need access to internet to complete the assignments.

The Columbia Board of Education will met at 7:30 a.m. in the Aslin Administration building on Worley Street.