Student tells Waterloo board mandated learning software has become 'a chore'
Eleventh-grade student Blake Smith told the board that mandated ISL/IEL assignments have become a chore for many students and discourage engagement; board members thanked him and district staff pointed to outreach resources and town-hall events.
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An 11th-grade student, Blake Smith, told the Waterloo Community School District Board of Education on Oct. 28 that a district-assigned learning tool (referred to in the meeting as ISL/IEL) has shifted from a helpful resource into a mandatory task that some students complete with little engagement.
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