After the state closed its schools last month, local educators, students, and their families have been adjusting on the fly as learning shifts from the classroom to homes, write Maddie Hanna and Kristen Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Schools inherited the challenge of having teachers quickly move their lessons online, training staff, and supplying computers to students.

“I wouldn’t call this online learning,” said Jim Scanlon, superintendent of the West Chester Area School District. “I would call this emergency remote learning.”

To accommodate these new circumstances, many school leaders say they are putting the focus on flexibility and adjusting as they go.

West Chester, for example, realized that tracking attendance was a burden for teachers, who already double as tech support for families. So, the school changed its approach and made secondary students mark themselves present through an online platform.

Many districts are also grappling with how to assess the performance of students. Several districts, including Downingtown, have made the decision not to grade younger students.

“We don’t want to increase stress in an already stressful situation,” said Jennifer Shealy, a spokesperson for the Downingtown Area School District.

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