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Joe Hannoush,
DUI court still uplifting
Each year as a snowbird in Daytona Beach, I find my way to Volusia County Court and the DUI program as a visitor. This year, with everything going on with the COVID-19 virus, we decided to stay home in New York.
I contacted Judge Judith Campbell, who heads the program, with interest in still being a part of the program and she welcomed my input as part of the Zoom meetings each week. I have nearly 47 years in recovery from alcohol and being a part of this program is beneficial to me. I have participated in these proceedings for the past four weeks and never get tired of witnessing people getting their lives back.
DeLand, FL - Other central Florida school districts are doing it already and the Volusia County School District (VCS) is trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine clinic set up for their employees over the age of 65.  VCS spokesperson Kelly Schulz conf.
Death has been a grim, constant marker of the ultimate impact of the the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
The casualty count is updated daily. Nationally, the death total that approached 334,000 as New Year s week began already dwarfed the casualties of such historic events as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Pearl Harbor and the Vietnam War.
In Florida, the virus has accounted for the deaths of more than 21,300 Florida residents, a figure that doesn t include more than 300 non-resident deaths. In Volusia County, as of Monday, there have been 430 deaths. In Flagler County, there have been another 48.
Behind each of those numbers is a story.
The new program, called the VPK Progress Monitoring Pilot, will assess students when they start VPK, mid-year and at the end of the year. It uses materials from STAR Early Literacy, same as the state s readiness exam.
“This will give us a better picture of each student’s progress and assist us in targeting specific strategies to expand students’ literacy skills and overcome any areas of concern to better prepare them for kindergarten,” said VCS Early Learning Coordinator Wendy Sydeski in a press release from the district.
As part of the pilot program, the state will provide a computer or iPad to all 32 classrooms at the 23 Volusia schools where VPK is offered. The program also provides new instructional resources for teachers. VPK teachers and administrators are curretly receiving training on the new program.