The upcoming school year is days away and the Governor’s reinstated indoor mask mandate will require those ages five and up to wear face coverings. Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley says prior to this new executive order, his department advised each school system to enact its own policy.
“We did our best to connect them to medical professionals and said look, work with your families, work with your medical professionals and make the decision that makes the best since in your community.”
According to 2021 LEAP assessments Brumley says it’s very clear that in-person learning is far more beneficial than virtual learning and he supports measures that will keep students in the physical classroom while also mitigating against COVID.
“We have to do whatever we can to make sure our kids are in school every day in front of great teachers and with the ability to feel well, and be well, and access learning.”
LEAP results will be released Wednesday. Brumley says they indicate students in grades 3 through 8 who attended in person scored mastery or above on English Language Arts and Math, their scores were 15-percent higher than students who attended virtually.
“Beyond that I think what you’ll find is that relative to other states that have already released information you’re going to be proud of the educational community in our state.”
In addition to the pandemic, Louisiana students have also been impacted by hurricanes, but Brumley feels with both local and state initiatives that resilient students and residents will help them move beyond the setbacks.
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