Even as school districts in the East Valley opt to return to virtual learning due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, some schools in the West Valley are still open for in-person learning, if the parents opt for it.
Many public school classrooms in Glendale will be closed to start 2021, as most districts are in online-only mode after a post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 cases in communities.
But Peoria Unified School District classrooms at Glendale and Peoria high schools and elementary schools will be open Jan. 4.
The Peoria Unified School District Governing Board voted to keep classrooms open after winter break âregardless of benchmark data.â
Guidance from the county indicates PUSD, with two consecutive weeks of âsubstantialâ data as of Dec. 24, has a recommended learning scenario of âvirtual with onsite support.â
Maricopa County spokesman Ron Coleman noted the guidelines are flexible.
West Valley teachers form alliance over COVID-19 concerns
Teachers in the Dysart, Peoria and Deer Valley school districts have formed what theyâre calling the âWest Valley Allianceâ to amplify concerns over a return to in-person instruction amid a statewide surge in coronavirus metrics.
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Teachers in the Dysart, Peoria and Deer Valley school districts have formed what theyâre calling the âWest Valley Allianceâ to amplify concerns over a return to in-person instruction amid a statewide surge in coronavirus metrics.
Students and educators in the Dysart Unified School District and Peoria Unified School District are set to return to classrooms tomorrow while Deer Valley will begin its return to in-person learning on January 19th.
Peoria Unified student nominated for U.S. Presidential Scholar in CTE
December 29, 2020|
Liberty High School senior, Liam Beltram, was recently selected as one of five Arizona nominees for the 2020-2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars in Career and Technical Education (CTE). Beltram was selected by a review team consisting of CTE stakeholders based on evidence of academic rigor, technical competence, professional employability skills, and ingenuity and creativity.
As one of the five Arizona nominees, Beltram was selected by the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kathy Hoffman, and was submitted by her office to the Commission on Presidential Scholars at the U.S. Department of Education. As a semifinalist nominee, he will be invited to apply for the National Review by the Commission on Presidential Scholars at the U.S. Department of Education. Twenty outstanding U.S. Presidential Scholars in Career and Technical Education students will be recognized in May.
From âSanta Callsâ replacing kids sitting on Kris Kringleâs lap to kids learning on laptops at home, this December has quite a different lookâthanks, of course, to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While Glendale Elementary and Glendale Union High School districts have closed classrooms and returned to online learning only, Peoria Unified School District and Deer Valley Unified School District continue to teach in classrooms.
That will change, as DVUSD will close classrooms to start the New Year. But the PUSD board will keep Glendale and Peoria classrooms open when 2021 begins.
Since Thanksgiving, COVID-19 transmission has accelerated through the West Valley. According to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, much of Glendale and Peoria is now âin the red,â meaning substantial spread of coronavirus.