Page 5 - John Conwell News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Credit Laura Kraegel/KUCB Under the district's latest revision of its Smart Start 2020 plan, Unalaska students will once again return to their classrooms beginning Monday, Feb. 1.  The Unalaska School Board approved the district's revisions five to one at its special meeting on Monday. After suggesting opening schools later in the semester, Fernando Barrerra was the only board member to vote against moving forward with the district's revisions. Under the plan, cohorts of 10 or fewer students can return to in-person learning while the city is at the high coronavirus risk level. And classes wi...

Stakeholders discuss possible plans to reopen schools in Unalaska January 21st |     As the city contends with potential widespread exposure to the coronavirus, Unalaska's schools have begun to determine if and how they will provide in-person learning opportunities to students. After the city made exceptions to its mandated 10-person gathering limit at a City Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12, — allowing schools to use up to 50% of classroom occupancy, or 10 people per room, whichever is greater — the district began looking to once again revise its Smart Start 2020 plan to allow st...

As the city contends with potential widespread exposure to the coronavirus, Unalaska's schools have begun to determine if and how they will provide in

Unalaska reestablishes 'hunker down' order January 14th |     As Unalaskans are once again being asked to stay at home as much as possible after the city raised its coronavirus risk level to "high" last Thursday, students are left in limbo — awaiting transition to distance education. The city reported four cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 6, and since then, has confirmed three additional cases through contact tracing, according to City Manager Erin Reinders. "Unfortunately, at this point, we can no longer define these as isolated cases," she said at a special City Council meeting last Fri...

The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages