State Adjusts Student Learning Options
The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education released an update to the Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance. Right now, about 175,000 students in Oregon are attending school in person. Governor Kate Brown issued an executive order requiring all Oregon public schools to offer universal access to hybrid or full in-person instruction by the weeks of March 29 for grades K-5, and April 19 for grades 6-12. What does this all mean? Some key changes from the guidance:
There’s a simplified table showing how schools will use county case rates, case counts and test positive rates to decide when to offer on-site or hybrid learning and when they might limit instruction to distance learning only.
Redmond FAN Receives $32,000 From Virtual Lunch
Supporters of The Family Access Network (FAN) Foundation gathered virtually recently to celebrate the Fourth Annual Redmond Luncheon fundraiser. With almost 100 website visitors, this event raised over $32,000 for Redmond FAN. SunWest Builders provided the Title Sponsorship for the fourth year. The other monetary and in-kind event sponsors were key to making the event possible. The generosity of individuals who made one-time and sustaining donations were essential to helping FAN reach our fundraising goal; furthermore, new monthly gifts were matched by MonteVista Home, doubling the impact.
“The generous support of the Redmond community could not come at a better time, as we continue to assist families disproportionately affected by the pandemic. We could not do this very important work without the generosity of local donors, helping Redmond children thrive in school and beyond. On behalf of the FAN Foundation, we would like to tha