School District of Palm Beach County lays out summer school plans
District investing additional $10 million in summer school programs
Thousands of students will be invited to Palm Beach County summer school programs this summer.
and last updated 2021-04-22 08:38:07-04
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Thousands of students will be invited to Palm Beach County summer school programs this summer, with a program expansion to focus on students falling behind because of COVID-19 and the so-called COVID slide.
The district is investing an additional $10 million to the summer school programs, on top of the $6 million already allocated each year.
Parents will find out soon, if not already, whether their child is identified to participate in a summer school program. School district leaders say they usually get about 30% of students participating, but there are a lot more invited this year.
Children falling behind on vaccinations due to COVID-19 pandemic, doctors say We don t want an outbreak of measles in school, Palm Beach County health director cautions
While young children are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, health leaders want to make sure kids are keeping up with their other regular immunizations.
and last updated 2021-04-12 06:00:02-04
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. â While young children are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, health leaders want to make sure kids are keeping up with their other regular immunizations.
Dr. Alina Alonso, the director of the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County, said that as students are returning to school in-person after being virtual, health officials are finding that a lot of kids are not caught up on their vaccines.
Palm Beach County educators, parents say simultaneous teaching isn t working
Survey: 93.1% of Palm Beach County educators polled want simultaneous teaching eliminated
The way teachers run their classrooms right now is much different than ever before, and most educators say it s not working.
and last updated 2021-04-05 06:00:14-04
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â The way teachers run their classrooms right now is much different than ever before, and most educators say it s not working.
Many teachers in Palm Beach County are doing simultaneous teaching, instructing students both in the classroom and online at the same time.
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new survey from the Classroom Teachers Association, the teachers union in Palm Beach County, found that 93.1% of educators polled said simultaneous teaching should be eliminated for the 2021/22 school year and replaced by pure virtual-only classes and pure physical-only classes.
What are school districts in South Florida, Treasure Coast doing to prevent cybercrimes?
Hackers demand $40M from Broward County Public Schools
Cybersecurity is at the forefront of just about every company and agency seeking to protect their data from hackers. So, what are school districts doing to fight cybercrimes?
Posted at 1:01 PM, Apr 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-01 18:41:15-04
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Cybersecurity is at the forefront of just about every company and agency seeking to protect their data from hackers.
Given their large quantities of personal data and access to funds, school districts have not been immune to being targets of cybercrimes.