contributed photo Marshalltown school board members approved the recommendation from Superintendent Theron Schutte to continue hybrid learning for middle and high school students through the end of the first semester.

Marshalltown Community School District middle and high school students will continue with virtual and hybrid learning through the remainder of the first semester.

At the regular Monday meeting, the school board members approved the recommendation from Superintendent Theron Schutte.

“The general feeling of the administration is that our current pandemic mitigation efforts have been working well in the prevention from student and staff infections or spread and that the district should stay the course of those efforts as we move into the cold and flu season,” Schutte said.

Providing an update on the models were Director of Instruction Lisa Stevenson, Lenihan Principal Kyle Young, Miller Middle School co-principals Dave Glen and Krysten Kell and Marshalltown High School associate principals Michale Dale and Dan Terrones.

The presentation provided updates in attendance, engagement, behavior and achievement.

According to the presentation, grade percentage of Miller Middle School students who are fully engaged in virtual learning are:

• A, 26 percent

• B, 15 percent

• C, 6 percent

• D, 7 percent

• F, 46 percent.

There is a higher percentage of failures occurring in Marshalltown High School when compared to the same time last year.

The percentage of failures in hybrid learning three weeks into the school year was reported as:

• Ninth, 26 percent

• 10th, 25 percent

• 11th, 27 percent

• 12th, 24 percent.

The percentage of failures in virtual learning:

• Ninth, 17.2 percent

• 10th, 22.7 percent

• 11th, 24.6 percent

• 12th, 20.7 percent.

Failures at three weeks in 2019-2020:

• Ninth, 13.4 percent

• 10th, 14.4 percent

• 11th, 18.5 percent

• 12th, 16.1 percent.

Another presentation will be given to the board in December and Schutte said they will be asked to decide whether or not to proceed with the learning models.

“The district administrators who presented all attributed much of the year’s success to the efforts of teachers and employees for embracing the significant teaching and learning changes and for being diligent about implementing virus mitigation strategies,” Schutte said.

Number of virtual learners:

Kindergarten — 85

First — 89

Second — 102

Third — 81

Fourth — 81

Fifth — 108

Sixth — 123

Seventh — 124

Eighth — 115

Ninth — 85

10th — 77

11th — 78

12th — 71

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Contact Lana Bradstream at 641-753-6611 or lbradstream@timesrepublican.com.