ANNA (WSIL) -- Local school districts have come up with new ways to reach students, aside from traditional teaching models.
For Anna School District 37, they've decided to go with a blended schedule.
Families have the option for students to be fully remote or attend in-person classes on alternating days and pick up remote learning the rest of the time.
While school officials said that students are doing great adjusting, they said it's the teachers who have stepped up to the challenge.
"This is a new ball game for us. It's not something that we're used to. It's almost like everyone is back in their first year of education again. And these teachers have jumped in. The staff has jumped in. And there's no complaining. And everyone's happy to do it because we're here for the kids," said Anna Superintendent Julie Bullard.
Anna went back-to-school last Thursday and so far, Bullard says the new hybrid schedule has been a success.
But getting students the tools they need for remote learning has been problematic. The district doesn't have enough devices for all of their students.
With a large portion of schools accross the country switching to remote learning, Chrome-book orders have been backed up for months.
"We're struggling to find enough Chromebooks, and even just getting them in is even an issue. Right now we've got some that are on back order. There's a 4-6 week wait on Chromebooks and laptops. So we are struggling a little bit with that. We are doing the best we can with some paper to reinforce those kinds of things at this point," said Bullard.
Herrin school district has also experienced a device shortage.
School officials in Anna hope to have enough devices for all their students by December.
In the meantime, the school district is supplying families with paper packets until the devices are in stock.
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