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Superintendent Hoffman announced that the Arizona Department of Education would provide $5 million in CARES Act funding for compensatory services to help schools meet these needs.

The Payson school board at a special meeting this morning will decide whether schools should return to in-person classes as planned on Jan. 19, despite the surge in infections in the community. The board had decided on Monday to return to in-person classes due to the known cases, however Superintendent Linda Gibson warned the board that the situation might change. Check the Roundup’s website for the outcome of that Friday morning special meeting. Currently, the district’s tracking 21...

During its Monday meeting, the Arizona State Board of Education passed a resolution in support of adjusting the states School Accountability System due to challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic. The system looks at students’ year-to-year academic growth and proficiency in various subjects that are measured through statewide testing. It then assigns schools A through F letter grades.  Last school year, the state canceled standardized testing for students due to the COVID-19 pandemic and did n...