The U.S. Department of Education has posted on its website information stating President Barack Obama will broadcast an internet address on Sept 8, 2009, about the importance of education for today’s students.
SBISD is not requiring school-wide or individual class participation in this particular internet broadcast.
The President’s address, like Presidential Inaugurations and other national broadcast events, is only relevant when it is completely aligned to a teacher’s lesson for the day. Our principals in collaboration with teachers will use their professional judgment to determine if this particular broadcast enhances planned curriculum and instruction. For our schools and teachers to stop instruction to watch any broadcast or national news event is extremely rare.
As has been done in the past, in the event that a teacher broadcasts the President’s message as part of a planned lesson, campuses will honor parent or student requests to opt out of this part of the lesson.