WHITEWATER, WI – August 19 — At its Monday, August 17 meeting, the School Board of the Whitewater Unified
School District voted to approve the district’s Virtual Instruction Platform for the 2020-21 school year.
This platform is for students who choose the fully virtual model instead of the small-group, face-to-face
instructional model.
The approval assigned 3.5 teachers to our elementary virtual platform. Additionally, the School Board
approved Edgenuity as the virtual online platform for grades 6-12. This approval makes no changes to
the in-person, small group instruction model families have chosen.
“With the Board’s approval, we are very pleased to formalize our Virtual Instruction Platform for the
upcoming school year,” said Dr. Caroline Pate-Hefty, WUSD District Administrator. “This plan is the
result of months of hard work and preparation by district staff. We are confident that we have created a
plan that will continue to engage our students, even during those times when they are not physically in
our classrooms.”
To start the school year:
● Students in 4K will learn in small-group, in-person classes on two half-days each week.
● Students in grades K-5 will take part in virtual learning with a rotating schedule of small-group
in-person classes. (They will report in minimally weekly)
● Students in grades 6-12 will participate in an orientation-to-schools day, with virtual learning
follow-up instruction. Families grades 6-12 who are selecting a virtual model for minimally a
semester, will log into Edgenuity, which includes Wisconsin state-certified instructors and a
self-paced curriculum. There are also multiple layers of support for students to assist them in
their learning.
“Our teachers have been meeting, rewriting curriculum, creating their classroom platforms, and
preparing for both in-person and virtual instruction,” said Dr. Pate-Hefty. “Whether our students are in
our school buildings or engaging online, they will have access to a high-quality educational experience
backed by the talented and hard-working teachers and staff of WUSD.”
When questions arise you can submit them to our FAQ survey and we’ll answer them promptly:
https://sites.google.com/wwusd.org/wusd-covid-19/communications-presentations/frequently-asked-questions
Banner note: That link will take readers to a page where a number of questions have already been answered. At the top of the page there is also a link through which additional questions may be sumitted.
The first day of school is Tuesday, September 1. To view the District’s Virtual Instruction Platform for the
2020-21 school year, visit https://sites.google.com/wwusd.org/wusd-covid-19/instructional-plans.
