More Central Valley schools bring back students for in-person learning this week
This week marks the return to on-campus instruction for many school districts across the Central Valley and state.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) This week marks the return to on-campus instruction for many school districts across the Central Valley and state.
As campuses prepare to welcome back some students for in-person learning, Gov. Gavin Newsom encouraged others to follow their lead. Let s do this. Let s not wait, Newsom said on Sunday. Weeks become months, and months become the school year.
Newsom said districts should resume class for the youngest children first. He recommends schools start with Kindergarten through second-grade and then move onto third to sixth grade.
UpdatedFri, Feb 19, 2021 at 6:16 pm PT
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Friday s update may be good news for local school districts. (Shutterstock)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA As school districts across Riverside County work toward reopening, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday the state is reserving 10 percent of all COVID-19 vaccine doses for teachers and educators in an effort to expedite campus restarts.
Newsom made the announcement during a news briefing at the Alameda County Office of Education, explaining the state s baseline will be at least 75,000 doses set aside on a weekly basis for educators. It s not clear how many doses will be earmarked for Riverside County educators.
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Meanwhile, a board meeting last week set the stage for potential permanent closures of multiple Glendale schools.
Due to falling enrollment, the Glendale Elementary School District Governing Board outlined proposed closures of five of the districtâs 17 schools in two phases.
The first phase would close Melvin E. Sine and Isaac E. Imes schools before the 2021-22 school year, with Coyote Ridge, Desert Garden and Bicentennial North potentially closing the following school year.
Facing an $11 million-plus budget deficit, âGESD will ensure financial solvency by providing the community a multi-year process of reorganizing boundaries and repurposing schools by June 2021,â according to a presentation at the Jan. 28 meeting.