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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Virtual school counseling conference draws more than 700 attendees |
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Nurturing student resilience was the focus of a virtual conference attended by hundreds of Orange County school counselors and educational leaders this week.
Organized by OCDE’s Educational Services team, the 2020 Orange County Virtual Counselor Symposium was held from 8 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The free event, which took place entirely online, drew more than 500 K-12 and community college counselors, along with some 200 district administrators, site leaders and support staff.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/virtual-school-counseling-conference-draws-more-than-700-attendees/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Orange High debuts first S.T.E.M. building of OUSD’s Measure S-funded projects |
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The initial phase of a $288 million Measure S renovation program involving four high schools in the Orange Unified School District has completed its first project.
Starting Nov. 16, Orange High School students will have access to a newly constructed $52.4 million S.T.E.M. complex, featuring technologically advanced science labs and classrooms, along with well-equipped teaching spaces for students with special needs.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/12/orange-high-debuts-first-s-t-e-m-building-of-ousds-measure-s-funded-projects/ |
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Placentia-Yorba Linda district conducts survey to guide future |
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Results from a survey of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District parents, students and employees, supplemented by focus group meetings and one-on-one interviews, will serve as a guide to build on the district’s strengths and confront issues and needs in the near future. The information gained will aid newly named Superintendent Jim Elsasser, who is scheduled to begin work Jan. 4.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/12/drummond-placentia-yorba-linda-district-conducts-survey-to-guide-future/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Schools could face a hard shutdown if the COVID-19 surge worsens, officials warn |
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Campuses at public and private schools in Los Angeles County could once again be forced to shut down completely for in-person instruction if the current COVID-19 spike continues to worsen, health officials warned school leaders Thursday. Officials in the county’s 80 public school districts, which serve more than 1.43 million students, had hoped to open campuses for general instruction by January, if not sooner. Even in the best-case scenario, it would be extremely unlikely that campuses could reopen to all students for at least six weeks, based on state health guidelines, said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-13/schools-could-face-full-shutdown-again |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Schools in a large suburban Sacramento district reopen – even as COVID-19 cases surge |
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Paisley Murphy stood outside her Folsom elementary school holding a chalkboard sign that read “First Day of Re-Do Kindergarten.” It’s not really the 5-year-old’s first day. School has been in session – at home – for four months. But on Thursday, elementary schools in Folsom and Rancho Cordova reopened, bringing nearly 5,000 students back to 20 campuses. It was the first time students have been back since the coronavirus pandemic shut schools down in March.
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article247115662.html |
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CONTRA COSTA TIMES
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Fremont school district to kick cops off campus, board decides in split vote |
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Cops will no longer be allowed to patrol Fremont schools, officials decided during a contentious meeting Thursday night, adopting a recommendation from a 25-member task force created to evaluate the issue earlier this year. The Fremont Unified School District board voted 3-2 to end the School Resource Officer program, in place for 22 years, which stationed one Fremont Police Department officer at each of the district’s six high schools, all overseen by a sergeant.
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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/11/13/fremont-school-district-to-kick-cops-off-campus-board-decides-in-split-vote/ |
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MODESTO BEE
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With masks and music, smiles and social distancing, Modesto schoolkids return to class |
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Back in August, Modesto City Schools students had their first day of instruction this academic year. Thursday, many of the youngest of them had their first day at school.
Children got quite the welcome, with cheers, the waving of pompoms, noisemakers, mascots and music — including Sonoma Elementary’s piano-playing principal.
Students in transitional kindergarten through second grade began returning to Modesto city schools classrooms on Thursday. A second cohort of students in the same grades will return Monday.
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https://www.modbee.com/news/local/education/article247149399.html |
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HuffPost
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How To Teach Kids To Spot Misinformation |
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Experts share their advice for parents who want to raise informed media consumers. As conspiracy theories, “fake news” and misinformation flood the internet, it’s clear that media literacy is an essential skill people need to develop now more than ever.
While the endless barrage of content may feel overwhelming, parents play a vital role in giving children the tools they need to navigate the modern media landscape and become critically informed consumers.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parents-teach-kids-media-literacy_l_5fab43e3c5b6ed84597c3fc4 |
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