Marble Falls ISD teachers ready for in-person instruction

School board provides money for tech to refine resources for remote learning

  • Above: Fifth grade teacher Jesse Dale shows the barriers that students will use at their desks to provide an additional layer of protection against COVID-19 spread. Photos by Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
    Above: Fifth grade teacher Jesse Dale shows the barriers that students will use at their desks to provide an additional layer of protection against COVID-19 spread. Photos by Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
  • Right: Eighth grade teacher Shannon Gage has upgraded her classroom with new cameras and other technology to integrate remote learners when they join classes Aug. 21.
    Right: Eighth grade teacher Shannon Gage has upgraded her classroom with new cameras and other technology to integrate remote learners when they join classes Aug. 21.
  • Colt Elementary kindergarten teacher Nancy Carrera reworked her classroom to meet COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations. Tables that used to seat six students now seat only two with cardboard dividers. Individual desks are also at least six feet apart. Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
    Colt Elementary kindergarten teacher Nancy Carrera reworked her classroom to meet COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations. Tables that used to seat six students now seat only two with cardboard dividers. Individual desks are also at least six feet apart. Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
Teachers across Marble Falls Independent School District are geared up for the first day of school on Aug. 19, and the consensus opinion is "we're ready." The board of trustees provided an opportunity for all teachers across the district to equip their classrooms as they see fit by approving a one-time $300 payment for "educational technology needs, personal protective equipment and other needs”…

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