As the YEA union has gone on strike, the first day of the 2023-2024 school year has been postponed. Youngstown Schools will begin the school year with remote online learning. Remote online learning will begin on Friday, August 25, 2023. We fully understand that starting the school year online is not what any of us expected.
To ensure safety, the District’s buildings will be closed to students and community members during the strike, with the exception of our “grab-and-go meal sites” and the accompanying technology distribution centers.
Meals for students will be available to pick up from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily at Chaney Middle School, East Middle School, Harding Elementary School, and Wilson Alternative School. One bag will be provided containing breakfast and lunch, per YCSD students.
Enrolled students and families who need loaned technology to learn from home or remotely can pick up a Chromebook at the student’s school on Wednesday, August 23, and Thursday August 24, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and again from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The District has many capable full-time substitutes who have been supplied with the curriculum, which has already been prepared, so that students may smoothly enter into the online learning experience. In addition to our substitutes, the District’s own administrators and those teachers who choose not to strike may provide online instruction to their students.
Following the announcement of a strike by the YEA union, Youngstown Schools remains committed to working to achieving an agreement on a new contract.
More information about the Districts’ plans to continue delivering online instruction, meals and similar supports, including resources to keep our scholars on track and our families supported in the event of a work stoppage can be found online at https://www.ycsd.org/page/temporary-remote-learning. The District will continually update this page to keep families informed of progress and delivery of instruction while the teacher strike occurs.