It's been a tough year for students, their families and teachers alike in this pandemic.
In Revere, Superintendent Dianne Kelly said staff across the district has been stepping up beyond classroom learning to support students and their families.
This fall, Kelly said the district distributed over 20,000 meals each week to families. Most of those were distributed from on-campus pick-up sites. In other cases, school buses were regularly driving out and delivering meals to families who lived in more remote areas.
"It's everybody stepping up to do what they can to help the families and understanding this is not regular times, and our jobs are not going to be what they normally are," Kelly said. "We're all doing things a little bit differently. And one thing that I find, as a superintendent, that I'm very blessed with in Revere is a tremendous staff that really does step up and say, 'What can I do? Where do you need me? How do I help?' And our staff have been that way right from the beginning."
The district was remote throughout the fall, but Kelly said there's hope in the district that vaccinations will allow them to bring back some students this spring.
We also heard from Avery Esdaile, the athletic director at Boston Public Schools, about what school winter sports look like in a pandemic and how student athletes are handling the change.
Click on the audio player above to listen to the full episode.
Segments:
Dr. Dianne Kelly - 1:44
Avery Esdaile - 12:09
