The vision of a safe in-person learning environment for schools in Michigan varies depending on the school district.

PONTIAC, Mich. – Can you imagine the isolation of being an only child in a new school district and having to look at the world through a computer screen? An 11-year-old girl overcame a sense of isolation and reached out to her community with positive messages through music. She barely had time to make in-person friends in her new school district in Pontiac before learning was shifted to remote due to COVID-19. Nearly half the students in the district will remain in remote learning models. As part of $3.5 million in spending to create a safe learning space students who do return will see changes.

PONTIAC, Mich. – The School District of the City of Pontiac is considering mandatory summer school as it prepares to stage a return to face-to-face learning starting Monday. Nearly half the students in the district will remain in remote learning models. As part of $3.5 million in spending to create a safe learning space students who do return will see changes. Officials said while students were learning remote, a learning loss was measured at a minus two grade levels. AdBecause of that learning loss, the district is considering not ending the school year in June.

Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at 4:Pontiac school district prepares for return to in-person learning amid pandemicThe School District of the City of Pontiac is considering mandatory summer school as it prepares to stage a return to face-to-face learning starting Monday. Nearly half the students in the district will remain in remote learning models. When students start to return to their classrooms on Monday, they may notice an additional metal detector at the doors. As part of $3.5 million in spending to create a safe learning space students who do return will see changes.

PONTIAC, Mich. – The School District of the City of Pontiac announced that it has erased a $52 million deficit. Erasing that deficit is expected to bring a monumental shift in how students will be educated and how teachers will be paid. The bond initiative Pontiac residents passed last year did help to free up some cash. School officials said the majority came from a combination of cost-cutting and from selling seven vacant buildings. The school said it’s now able to pay its bills and money that had to be trimmed from teacher salaries and student resources is already being replaced.