Tonight, the Clinton Board of Education is anticipated to approve a plan for summer school in the district to make up for lost classroom instruction time over the course of the COVID pandemic and make sure students are where they should be to advance.

Clinton's Lincoln and Douglas Schools Principal Beth Wickenhauser indicates she is looking at having students come in four days a week for four weeks. She says they will be evaluating students to decide who could benefit from such a program.

According to Wickenhauser, she believes it could take up to three summers to get kids caught up all the way. She points out a lot of basic skills are still needing to develop for the students in the age groups in her buildings.

Thanks to COVID, most students are behind in their foundational development. According to Wickenhauser, kindergarteners are not nearly as behind as other students and Clinton educators have been pleasantly surprised many students are developing better than anticipated.

Wickenhauser reminds that her students are in the foundational development stages of their learning so they build on so many lessons and skills that lead to advancement for students.