Saturday school it s an option Baltimore County is giving its schools.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||While the idea isn t going over well with administrators, and what the district is doing to smooth things over, the district is considering Saturday school for students who may have fallen behind during the coronavirus pandemic.But it s how that extra help is being rolled out that concerns some Baltimore County principals.App users tap here to vote in poll: Would you send your kids to Saturday school?The proposal has apparently been on the drawing board since December, but it was only this past week that it started to take shape.It s an academic program that would bring students, needing extra help, back to campus on Saturdays or at other times during the year. Tom Dehart, executive director at Council of Administrative and Supervisory Employees, said it was the timing of the rollout that threw everyone off.“Principals and ass
It s back to school on Monday for hundreds of Baltimore County teachers and staff. But unlike in other districts, county teachers have been left to find vaccines on their own.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info || No one has a firm grip on just how many teachers have gotten their shots, but vaccines aside, they plan to be on duty in only a few days.Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQs“They just can t get the vaccines and they want the vaccines,” Teachers Association of Baltimore County President Cindy Sexton said. But that may not be possible, and the teachers union knows why.“There s just not enough. There are almost 9,000 educators alone, not to mention the other staff in the school system and people just can t get an appointment for a vaccine,” Sexton said.“It is frustrating to all of us,” Charlie Herndon, of Baltimore County Public Schools said.Baltimore County scho
Baltimore County Schools won praise for restarting student learning after last month’s cyber attack. But behind the scenes, the system is still reeling from the assault, including its devastating impact on students’ educational records.
Some student records are “presumed completely unrecoverable,” a Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) employee with information about the attack’s impact told
The Brew.
“SIS [the Student Information System] is toast,” said the employee, who spoke under the condition of anonymity.
The system’s backup may have been saved on the same infected server, so that both were compromised by the malware attackers, the source said. The catastrophic loss of SIS is what is slowing the school district’s recovery, multiple sources said.