INDIANAPOLIS — It's a big day for Indianapolis Public Schools.
The district begins the new school year 100% online.
For the first time ever, each student will either have an iPad or Chromebook to learn remotely.
Starting Monday, students will sign in and connect with their teachers on their devices through Microsoft Teams.
In passing out thousands of devices, IPS sat down with parents and students to help them learn how to use the technology over the past few weeks, so they were prepared to start school on Monday.
IPS posted an update over the weekend, letting parents know that some teachers may not be able to see their students. The district is working to fix the issue and expects it to be corrected by Tuesday morning.
As classes start, district leaders are asking parents to be patient as they work through this new way of education.
WRTV was live with IPS Superintendent Aleesia Johnson on Monday morning. Watch the video above for more on the first day of school during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a reminder, IPS is offering free meals to students while they're remote learning.
The food service team will provide breakfast and lunch to all IPS students starting Monday.
Pre-packaged meals will be distributed from noon to 3 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Meal pickup is only allowed twice per week, and pickup sites will be in the parking lots of more than 55 IPS schools.
