Meanwhile, a board meeting last week set the stage for potential permanent closures of multiple Glendale schools.
Due to falling enrollment, the Glendale Elementary School District Governing Board outlined proposed closures of five of the districtâs 17 schools in two phases.
The first phase would close Melvin E. Sine and Isaac E. Imes schools before the 2021-22 school year, with Coyote Ridge, Desert Garden and Bicentennial North potentially closing the following school year.
Facing an $11 million-plus budget deficit, âGESD will ensure financial solvency by providing the community a multi-year process of reorganizing boundaries and repurposing schools by June 2021,â according to a presentation at the Jan. 28 meeting.
Teachers threaten sickout as some schools in Peoria remain open for in-person learning options
Classes cancelled due to staffing absences
As COVID cases continue to spike across the state, the concern of in-person learning comes into question and teachers in the Peoria Unified School District are planning a sick out to voice their concerns.
PEORIA, Ariz. - Whether it is safe for students and teachers to be in the classroom right now, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Arizona and elsewhere, has been a testy topic.
In Arizona, there is no statewide mandate on how schools should handle this latest surge, so it is up to each district to decide the path forward, with some bypassing county guidelines and some sticking to them.
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.