TDSB delays virtual learning again to hire more teachers
It looks like the Toronto District School Board is delaying virtual learning again for some students, as they need to hire more teachers.
On Monday, the board told families of students, that they are still working to hire staff for virtual classrooms, even though classes were supposed to start on September 22.
“While it was our plan to have all students start the year with synchronous (live, interactive) learning on the first day, we have determined that this will not be possible for some students due to ongoing efforts to hire staff for virtual classrooms,” the letter reads.
“However, in order to ensure that all students can still begin learning on Tuesday morning, we will be implementing a rolling start.”
Now, 60,000 students are enrolled in the Elementary Virtual School, as more families decide they want their children learning at home instead.
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“We know that this will be a disappointment for some and is not how we had hoped to begin the school year. Please let me assure you that efforts to hire more teachers have been ongoing and staff have been working around the clock and through the weekend to keep things moving forward. You will be notified as soon as your child’s class has been assigned a teacher,” the TDSB says.
On the morning of September 22, families can login to Brightspace to see if there is a welcome message from their child’s teacher. For those classes with a teacher assigned, synchronous learning will be underway.
But, for families who login to Brightspace and do not see a welcome message from a teacher, there is no teacher currently assigned to the class and the child will begin on Tuesday morning with independent learning.
The TDSB is asking families to visit the Elementary Virtual School to access a new section called ‘Asynchronous Learning Activities’ where activities connected to the Ontario curriculum will be listed by grade level for students to complete at their own pace.