Northeastern catholic district school board

“This is a challenging time for all involved. While Serra Catholic has made extraordinary efforts to fully screen each person entering the building, maintain social distancing standards, carefully monitor mask-wearing and conduct regular cleaning and disinfecting practices, this virus poses extreme difficulties. Fortunately, the school has in place a solid virtual learning environment where our curriculum can be fully implemented, even in times when we have to be closed to ensure the safety of everyone in our school,” said principal Tim Chirdon in a release. … [Read more...] about Serra Catholic High School Moves To Online Classes After 2 Students Test Positive For Coronavirus

Most Bay Area schools plan to test staff, per state and county guidance that says schools should periodically test adults — including teachers, bus drivers and cafeteria workers — but not students, as part of their plans to restart in-person instruction. But the rules leave open for interpretation how exactly to implement that. In the absence of clear, across-the-board instructions, schools and districts are left to create testing programs on their own — and they are coming up with plans that vary greatly in approach, cost and testing frequency. One complicating factor is that schools have limited authority when it comes to testing students, which must be cleared by parents. … [Read more...] about How Bay Area schools plan to conduct coronavirus testing for students and staff

The school board says students who don’t have computers yet will be given paper packets with lesson plans, and they can view the classes on a smartphone. … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Public Schools Set To Begin School Year With Remote Learning, Continuing To Distribute Devices To Families

According to the data presented by Fagen, the district’s area has been “in the green,” or in a safe zone, for positive cases since Aug. 28. The data she used was determined by collecting from zip codes within the district which included about 300,000 people and about 600 cases, which divides out into about 200 cases per 100,000 people as she explained in the board meeting. This number was inspired by the chief medical officer from Los Angeles County who said waivers may be provided to schools that met this criteria. … [Read more...] about Humble ISD middle, high school students will return to campus 5 days per week this month

In 2016, former California Attorney General and current Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris oversaw a $168.5 million settlement with K12 over alleged violations of the state’s laws against false claims, false advertising and unfair competition. … [Read more...] about Miami-Dade school district cuts ties with online platform