COVID cases at Massachusetts schools grow to 1,045 just days ahead of full in-person learning for grades K-5
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
Just days away from full-time in-person learning for K-5 students in Massachusetts, schools have reported 1,045 total new COVID-19 cases to education officials.
Those cases, detected from March 25 to 31, are among 801 students and 244 staff members, according to data from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
This shows an increase from last week when DESE reported 910 new cases of the virus, split between 682 students and 228 staff members. The week prior, there were 669 total new cases.
Of the positives in this week’s report, 791 student cases and 228 staff cases were at local school districts, 6 student cases and 10 staff cases were at education collaboratives, and 4 student cases and 6 staff cases were at approved special education schools, per DESE data.
Committee contracts firm to provide interim leadership for Greenfield schools
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GREENFIELD The School Committee has agreed to terms with The Management Solution Inc. for extended services, so it won’t only provide the district with its business manager, but also a lead administrator and two superintendent-licensed consultants until Superintendent Jordana Harper can return to her duties.
Dr. Judy Houle will be the Greenfield School Department’s lead administrator, managing the day-to-day operations at the superintendent level, while Nadine Ekstrom and Allen Himmelberger will serve as consultants.
School Committee Chair Amy Proietti said the agreement is on a month-to-month basis. It will end when Harper who hasn’t been “actively working” for about a month returns to duty. Until then, the new arrangement will cost about $10,000 a month.
Massachusetts schools see spike in COVID cases, with 503 students and 420 staffers positive in last week
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
State education officials have announced 923 coronavirus cases reported among school students and staff members between Dec. 3 and Dec. 9, a large increase compared to previous weeks.
Those cases are among 503 students and 420 staffers and do not include cases among students who are remote learning. Additionally, cases are only included if the infected person has been in a school building within the seven days before testing positive.
This week’s report shows an increase of almost 400 cases. Last week, the department reported 527 positive COVID cases among 276 students and 251 staffers. That report was similar to the numbers released the week prior.