The CNMI Public School System announced yesterday a target re-opening date of Dec. 3 on Saipan and Nov. 26 on Tinian.<\/p>\n
In a video message posted on the agency\u2019s social media page, interim Education commissioner Glenn Mu\u00f1a announced the resumption of classes on Saipan starting Dec. 3 and on Tinian starting Nov. 26, despite previously announcing that schools might take two to eight weeks to recover from Super Typhoon Yutu.<\/p>\n
He reiterated in the video that both dates are only target dates.<\/p>\n
On Tinian, classes at the Tinian Elementary School, Tinian Jr\/Sr High School, and Tinian Headstart are set to resume on Nov. 26, 2018.<\/p>\n
On Saipan, where some schools sustained heavy damage almost to the point of complete destruction, Mu\u00f1a noted a target date of Dec. 3.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy promise to you is that, as soon as a school is deemed safe for our children, classes will resume,\u201d said Mu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n
He noted that the school calendar for both islands would be adjusted to ensure that seniors would graduate on time.<\/p>\n
Mu\u00f1a said that schools, once operational, would be open half-day only, with some schools having double sessions to catch up. Double sessions of classes are divided into morning and afternoon sessions.<\/p>\n
While some schools would require relocation and consolidation with other schools, Mu\u00f1a noted that a possible setup would be to hold morning and afternoon classes for two different schools each.<\/p>\n
Mu\u00f1a said that PSS is coordinating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to procure temporary structures capable of providing a classroom for campuses that were heavily damaged.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe work to get the school up and running before the deadline is going to be challenging, so we support those willing to lend a hand,\u201d Mu\u00f1a said.<\/p>\n
To those interested helping PSS, visit the PSS HR office on Capitol Hill to sign a volunteer form. \u201c\u2026It has been just over a couple of weeks since the storm passed and already there are so many activities to draw hope from. The smiles, the acts of kindness, the generosity, the collaboration, the volunteerism, and the sense of community far outshines the destruction caused by Yutu,\u201d Mu\u00f1a said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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