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Changes students and parents can expect on campuses as COVID-19 cases rise Students across the valley are gearing up to return to school. While the majority are returning in-person, a lot of things will once again look different on local campuses.   “We’re just very excited about getting kids back on campus. That’s the number one thing,” said Mark Arnold, Executive Director, Student Learning, PSUSD. With COVID-19 cases rising, school officials explain certain protective measures will ...

Jul 2, 2021 Before the pandemic, 16-year-old Na’ryen Cayou had everything he needed. He had his own room. A partial scholarship to a boys’ prep school. A spot playing trombone in the marching band, performing in parades all over New Orleans. Then covid-19 blew through the Big Easy like a hurricane, washing away nearly everything that helped him feel safe and secure. Schools shut down. His mom lost her job and couldn’t make the rent. Their landlord evicted them. Na’ryen and his mom now ...

The field to select the next Birmingham superintendent has been halved. Three candidates out of the six interviewed by the districts board of education have been invited to return for second interviews. Those candidates coming back are: Stephen Bigelow, Superintendent of Bay City Public Schools in Bay City Embekka Roberson, Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning and Inclusion for Birmingham Public Schools Benjamin Mainka, Superintendent of Swartz Creek Community Schools in Swartz Cre...

X As Pegasus Path was being implemented, two enterprise-level technology tools—a degree audit tool and an advising and predictive analytics tool—were at different stages of implementation. Recognizing that there was "initiative fatigue," Footnote7 the vice provost for teaching and learning took three strategic steps: (1) identified and assigned lead personnel for the project, including a senior system analyst, an assistant dean, and two functional specialists (the Pegasus Path Team); (2) in...

May 19, 2021 Reddit/Dragon_** With the outbreak of Covid-19 cases in the community, school doors have shut and students have pretty much been yeeted back home where theyll undergo home-based learning (HBL) from today (May 19) till May 28 when the school term ends. Considering most peoples experience with HBL during the circuit breaker last year — what with connectivity issues, hackers, lack of face-to-face communication, and parents going crazy juggling WFH and HBL — not everyone was th...

Six candidates will interview later this month for the top administrative position in Birmingham Public Schools. The board of education will meet with the candidates during individual interviews beginning May 24 and will continue through May 26. Finalists will be determined during a meeting May 27. The six selected candidates for the position are: John Bernia, Chief Academic Officer for Warren Consolidated Schools in Warren Mark Greathead, Superintendent of Woodhaven-Brownstown School Distric...

10:00 am UTC May. 3, 2021 When Barrett Brown had issues with some students sleeping in class, he was faced with two choices: send them to the principal’s office or investigate the core reason. He decided on the latter. And when he did, he discovered that some kids weren’t getting enough sleep because they were tasked with taking care of younger siblings while their parents worked late shifts.    "Do you suspend them or send them to the office every time they are not up in class?” asked...

High school seniors invited to apply for 2021 Virtual Water Academy Do you want to learn more about the Prince William County Service Authority for your job, community activities, school studies or career interests? Adults and high school seniors who live, work, or attend school in Prince William County can now apply for the 2021 Virtual Water Academy. This free program is designed to foster an understanding of how the Service Authority contributes to community health, environmental stewardship...

From: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Today, Minister of Digital Government, the Honourable Joyce Murray, met with post-secondary students from Memorial University of Newfoundland and was joined by Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains, to discuss youth recovery investments from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. Today, Minister of Digital Government, the Honourable Joyce Murray, met with post-secondary students from Memorial University ...

Dr. Bridget Amory, Milford School District Director of Student Learning, presented the Board of Education with student progress numbers for the third marking period. At a previous meeting, Dr. Amory was asked to update the numbers as all schools reported that children seem to improve significantly in the third marking period. “We are definitely trending in a more favorable way,” Amory said. “This is in part due to the hard work of our teaching and support staff as well as the natural prog...