Tech Tools Making a Difference in Stanislaus County Schools
Teachers and students weigh in on interactive workouts, quality audio, 24/7 online tutoring, virtual field trips and other tools that have helped them keep up with studies over the course of remote instruction. by Deke Farrow, The Modesto Bee / February 24, 2021 Lucas Fernandez is working a hybrid model where he works at home part of the time and at the office other times. His wife Deicy is also working from home and the two do so while watching their children, Vienna, 7 and Lucas Jr., 2, at their La Mesa apartment. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)
YCCD Area 4 Trustee provisionally appointed Trustee Jennifer Nicolau
With the resignation of Area 4 Trustee, Anne DeMartini, from the Yosemite Community College District (YCCD) Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 3, the Board of Trustees has filled the vacancy by provisional appointment. In accordance with Education Code Section 5091, Jennifer M. Nicolau was provisionally appointed to the YCCD Board on Feb. 16, through an interview process in which all five trustee applicants were interviewed. Unless a petition is filed containing a sufficient number of signatures with the Stanislaus County Office of Education within 30 days of the provisional appointment, it shall become effective.
Should the provisional appointment become effective, Nicolau may serve until the results of the next regularly scheduled election for governing board members in November 2022 are finalized. The Area 4 position will be up for a full four-year term in the November 20
Denair Unified prepares for more students on campus The Denair Unified Board of Trustees sketched out scenarios in which about half the district’s elementary students and a portion of its high school seniors could receive in face-to-face instruction for the first time in nearly a year.
The Denair Unified School District continues to cautiously explore ways to return more of its 1,300 students to campus, possibly as soon as March 1.
At Thursday night’s Board of Trustees meeting, Superintendent Terry Metzger sketched out scenarios in which about half the district’s elementary students and a portion of its high school seniors could receive in face-to-face instruction for the first time in nearly a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb. 5—On Thursday, Johnson and Johnson filed a request for Emergency Use Authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration for their COVID-19 vaccine developed at their Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies.
If approved, this would become the third vaccine, but the only single-dose
Ceres school employees honored for ‘Making a Difference’ Ceres Unified School District technology specialist Austin Pimentel was among the 24 people recognized during the Stanislaus County Office of Education’s Employees Making a Difference Awards Ceremony.
Ceres Unified School District classified employees Liz Cooper, Ruben Silva and Austin Pimentel were among the 24 people honored by Stanislaus County Office of Education during a recent virtual event.
The “Employees Making a Difference” program awards ceremony was staged on Jan. 21.
Five of the 24 honorees were selected to represent Stanislaus County in the California Department of Education’s statewide recognition program.
“It is so important to recognize our outstanding education employees for going above and beyond especially during these difficult times,” said State Senator Anna Caballero who congratulated award recipients. “The work our classified employees perfo