Zavala Elementary receives $21,000 grant for new teacher wellness room
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Zavala elementary school is receiving $21,000 from the Corpus Christi American Federation of Teachers for the construction of a garden area and a wellness and calm room for teachers.
The funding comes as a requested COVID-19 response grant from the American Federation of Teachers. The stress on teachers right now is overwhelming, it s never been seen before, CCAFT President Nancy Vera said. They need a place to relax, they need a place to unwind and to get themselves together.
The soundproof room will provide teachers with access to diffusers, a white noise machine, massage chairs and dim lighting. The garden area will consist of a greenhouse, benches and space for outside privacy.
TEA: Students must take STAAR tests on campus
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â With students preparing to take their STAAR tests later this spring, there will be no online alternative for parents who don t want to send their children back to school over COVID-19 concerns.
The Texas Education Agency announced Friday that students will have to take the standardized tests in person under the supervision of a test administrator.
A parent and a student at Evans Elementary School in Corpus Christi were happy to hear the news.
âIâd rather do it in class, because you can focus on it more, fifth grader Sofia Rivas said.
Texas goes against CDC guidelines, doesn t put teachers in next COVID-19 vaccination tier
Corpus Christi American Federation of Teachers President, Dr. Nancy Vera says she finds it disheartening that teachers are not mentioned in the line of responders. Author: Bill Churchwell Updated: 10:08 AM CST December 24, 2020
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas While the CDC recommends people like police and teachers to be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, Texas appears to be breaking from those recommendations and taking a different approach.
Instead, those listed next to receive the vaccine for phase one group b will focus on the elderly which is those who are 65 years or older because that is the more vulnerable population when it comes to the virus.
Despite COVID hindrances, school nonattendance cases are proceeding
A local teachers’ group claimed Nueces County judges are not hearing truancy cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the judges say cases are proceeding, gradually.
When school officials submit truancy petitions to courts, the parent is leveled a Class C misdemeanor charge of parent contributing to nonattendance, while the child is referred for truant conduct, a civil matter.
A county prosecutor reviews the student petition to make sure it meets all criteria; if it does, the petition is handed to a justice of the peace for a hearing.
Parents’ nonattendance cases do not undergo that process. That’s why Nueces County justices of the peace are moving forward with parent cases while student truancy cases are pending in Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez’s office.