Islip Meets Student Needs With Extended Program At Wing

Press release from Islip School District:

August 24, 2020

During July and August, the Islip School District ran a six-week Reach Extended
School Year program at Wing Elementary School, using a hybrid instructional model that
enabled both in-person and virtual learning opportunities to meet students’ needs. For the
in-person morning classroom sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, social
distancing and physical setting cleanliness followed Department of Health guidelines for
staff and students. Virtual instruction included synchronous real-time interaction with a
live teacher via scheduled videoconferencing, as well as asynchronous instruction in which
self-pacing students learned from videos, readings and other media.

“Losing connection with students over the last few months of the school year was
extremely difficult for district faculty and staff,” said Wing Principal Michael Giacchetto.
“This ESY program brought our children back to school and put smiles on the faces of
everyone involved. School may have looked a little different with our new safety
parameters, but one thing that did not change was the joy of working with our children.
The energy and enthusiasm of teaching and learning returned to the classrooms at Wing
once again.”

This press release was produced by Islip School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.