 APRIL 9 • 2020 | 15

G

ov. Gretchen Whitmer 
has ordered all K-12 
school buildings in 
Michigan to close for the 
remainder of the school year. 
Students will finish out the 
year through a remote learning 
plan unless restrictions become 
lifted.
School employees and con-
tractors may still use district 
facilities for their remote learn-
ing instructions. They will be 
paid through the remainder of 
the school year.
“
As a parent, I understand 
the challenge closing schools 
creates for parents and guard-
ians across the state, which is 
why we are setting guidelines 
for schools to continue remote 
learning and ensuring parents 
have resources to continue their 
children’
s education from the 
safety of their homes,
” Whitmer 
said in a press release.
Each district is tasked with 
developing an individualized 
distance learning plan. District 
plans must detail how they 
will provide opportunities for 
students to learn remotely and 
how schools will manage and 
monitor their progress.
If the district’
s plan relies on 
online instruction, they must 
ensure that every student has 
access to an appropriate device 
and internet access.
All Michigan high school 
seniors will be given the oppor-
tunity to graduate this year. 
Schools must award credits and 
grades for courses taken based 

on all coursework completed 
through March 11, with an 
optional final exam or other 
cumulative project, according to 
language in the executive order. 
All standardized tests, includ-
ing the M-STEP and the SAT, 
will be canceled and will have 
make-up dates in October.

JEWISH SCHOOLS’
 RESPONSE
Hillel Day School will resume 
its remote learning plan after 
Passover break on April 20. 
“We will continue to 
enhance, adapt, learn and grow 
in the ways that best serve our 
students during these most 
extraordinary times,
” Hillel said 
in a statement. 
 Frankel Jewish Academy will 
also continue its online learn-
ing program. The building will 
remain closed until the last day 
of school on June 12.
“We will continue to support 
our seniors as they prepare to 
embark on the next chapter of 
their lives, and provide all other 
grades with the instruction 
and guidance necessary for a 
smooth transition to normal-
cy next year,
” Rabbi Azaryah 
Cohen, FJA Head of School, 
said in a statement. 
Farber Hebrew Day School 
will continue with its virtual 
learning till the end of the 
year. Rabbi Scot Berman, 
Head of School, told the JN 
there may be tweaks to stu-
dents’
 scheduling to ensure 
their learning is more efficient 
and impactful. 
.

CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER

Whitmer’
s order pushes remote learning; 
seniors can still graduate.

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