BUHLER, Kan. — It was a very busy day and there were a few glitches, but Buhler USD 313 kicked its online learning curriculum into gear on Monday. Assistant Superintendent Cindy Couchman says it was a learning experience for all.
“This was new for all of us. It was new for our teachers, it was new for our parents and we’re learning a lot,” Couchman said. “Sometimes what we think is going to roll out the way we think it’s going too, it just doesn’t.”
One thing that came to light is the pace at which assignments were being completed. Couchman says things didn’t move along as quickly as expected.
“What we’re hearing is maybe it’s taking a little bit longer, parents are a little bit overwhelmed with emails,” Couchman said. “We are giving that feedback straight to our teachers and they’ve been very receptive to it.”
Couchman says the district is also working to keep the line of communication moving more efficiently so parents and students can get the proper information.
“We had some feedback that parents missed Zoom meetings because they were overwhelmed with emails and they missed time links,” Couchman noted. Couchman said adjustments were being made to all communications. She said communications will be dropped into Google Classroom and Seesaw to try and narrow down the number of emails parents are getting.
Couchman says they want parents to continue giving feedback so they can make the classwork go as smoothly as possible.