It took a village! Thanks goes to everyone who supported the school district as we worked to serve the students attending Aberdeen School District. Students have almost completed a full year of school during the Covid-19 Pandemic. While some students attended classes via the Internet, many students attended physically. Illness did occur, but through it all, the faculty, staff, and students worked through the issues victoriously with the help from their parents and family members.
From the beginning of the pandemic, all faculty and staff working at Aberdeen School District physically attended work each day. The buildings were sanitized each day, breakfast and lunch was taken to students that signed up for delivery each day. Weekly assignment packets were prepared for students to take home if students didn’t have the Internet at home. Faculty members learned how to teach remotely in a very short period of time. Parents and students also needed to learn how to access classroom instruction through their personal computers. All in all, it was a work in progress, but through the help of families and educators our students received academic instruction each day.
Although academics was our main emphasis during the pandemic, we understand that development of the full child is very important. Extra-curricular activities needed to be provided. Again, with the help of community members, faculty and staff, Aberdeen School District found a way to serve our students. A special thanks goes to a dedicated school board that worked tirelessly trying to provide the needs of the individual student while keeping compliant with the mandates of the new federal and state laws. Every meeting with the school board focused on what was best for the students of the district. Personal and political feelings had to be set aside to assure the students were served in the best way possible. Yes, it took a village and together the students of Aberdeen School District received the best education possible during the most trying of times.