EASTERN – The Floyd County Board of Education may soon have a new option for providing instruction to students when inclement weather or other circumstances keeps the doors to schools closed.

Supt. Henry Webb addressed the board and those in attendance at a meeting of the Floyd County Board of Education at Allen Central High School on Monday, talking briefly about a suggestion from the Kentucky Department of Education to form a committee that will research ways to utilize computers and technology to continue instruction despite the fact that students are not in the classroom.

“We know that it will include using technology so teachers can provide assignments and instruction to students when they are at home and count that as an attendance day,” Webb said. “The commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education is open to looking at alternative kinds of ways to meet the needs of kids. The committee will be having conversations with the KDE about the feasibility of making this happen.”

According to Webb, the committee to discuss the proposed idea will be formed this week and should meet soon to learn more about what the option will entail.

While Webb is excited about the idea, he also said there are plenty of questions that need to be addressed, including how to utilize the option for those students who don’t have computers at home.

“It’s a wonderful idea and a terrific option,” Webb said. “It’s just making it happen that is the next step. There are a lot of questions that we have to get answered before we go down that road.”