Following an order issued by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Spring ISD announced that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year in an April 17 news release.
The district had previously extended its school closure, which began March 16 to curb the spread of coronavirus, through May 4, per Abbott’s previous recommendation.
The district has since rolled out a remote learning curriculum while distributing Chromebooks and curbside meals to students in need. The district has already distributed Chromebooks to middle and high school students and will begin distributing Chromebooks to fourth- and fifth-grade students, as well as to all special education students, this Saturday, April 18.
“While we miss instructing and supporting our students in person, we’re grateful for the state’s leadership in making health and safety a priority for our entire community,” Superintendent Rodney Watson said in a statement. “We are looking forward to continuing with our remote learning plan, which we’re calling Empowered Learning At-Home 2.0, and giving students all the tools they need to finish out the school year successfully.”
