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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: Orange County begins countdown for removal from state’s monitoring list |
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OCDE and local school districts continue to track the latest developments related to COVID-19 while following guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the Orange County Health Care Agency. Based on the latest figures recorded on the OC Health Care Agency’s COVID-19 dashboard, Wednesday, Aug. 19 marked the first day that Orange County successfully reported data below all of the state’s monitoring thresholds. If the county is able to maintain an average rate of less than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents, along with a positive test rate below 8 percent for three consecutive days, Orange County will be removed from the state’s monitoring list by Saturday, Aug. 22.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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‘Schools on the Frontlines’ podcast features OC Superintendent Al Mijares |
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In a new podcast out this week, Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares talks about decision-making and leadership during the pandemic and breaks down OCDE’s role supporting school reopenings. The Schools on the Frontlines podcast is hosted by Carl Cohn, the former superintendent of the Long Beach and San Diego unified school districts who has also served as a member of the state Board of Education and executive director of the California Collaborative for Education Excellence.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/schools-on-the-frontlines-podcast-features-oc-superintendent-al-mijares/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Los Alamitos Unified, 24 private elementary schools get OK to reopen in-person |
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More than two dozen schools got the OK to bring back elementary-age students to their campuses, Orange County health officials said Thursday. The schools – 24 private schools and the Los Alamitos Unified School District – received approval to resume in-person instruction from both the Orange County Health Care Agency and the California Department of Public Health.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/20/a-drop-in-coronavirus-mean-some-orange-county-schools-might-reopen/ |
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Santa Ana Unified School District experiencing improved internet connectivity after rocky start |
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Santa Ana Unified School District students are experiencing smoother routes to their online classes after hitting a technical roadblock on the first day of the new school year, officials said. Several students and families in Orange County’s second-largest school district experienced “significant” internet connectivity problems while using their district-issued hotspots, or wireless network, on Monday, Aug. 17, said Fermin Leal, director of communications for the district. But as the opening week of distance learning continued, connectivity with the Verizon hotspots has improved, Leal said Thursday, Aug. 20.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/20/santa-ana-unified-school-district-experiencing-improved-internet-connectivity-after-rocky-start/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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More OC Elementary Schools Apply for Reopening Waivers as County Inches Closer to Coming Off Watchlist |
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Scores of Orange County elementary schools are trying to reopen their classrooms through waivers that have been sent to state officials that would allow reopenings as the county’s virus trends have relaxed this month. While most of the classroom reopening applications are from private schools, Los Alamitos Unified School District applied for six of its schools to reopen classrooms. The schools waivers come just as OC looks like it could be removed from the state’s virus watchlist because of decreasing positivity rates and hospitalizations.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/08/more-oc-elementary-schools-apply-for-reopening-waivers-as-county-inches-closer-to-coming-off-watchlist/ |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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Students, Community Members Continue to Call for Anti-Racist Changes in CUSD |
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Students, parents and community members continued to call for anti-racist action within Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) during a CUSD Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Members of the student-led group CUSD Against Racism have recently held a protest and called in to comment during previous meetings to advocate for anti-bias training within CUSD, a more diverse curriculum incorporating Black and Indigenous people of color (BIPOC) and a zero-tolerance policy for students or teachers making racist remarks or displaying discriminatory behavior.
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/students-community-members-continue-to-call-for-anti-racist-changes-in-cusd/ |
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PRESS-ENTERPRISE
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Riverside County could start accepting school reopening waivers next week |
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Riverside County next week could start accepting waivers from school districts and private schools that want to offer in-person instruction at elementary schools if the county’s coronavirus case levels stay the same, a spokeswoman said Thursday, Aug. 20.
Students in more than 30 California counties, including Riverside County, are starting the school year online to help control the spread of COVID-19.
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https://www.pe.com/2020/08/20/riverside-county-could-start-accepting-school-reopening-waivers-next-week/ |
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN
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These 18 San Bernardino County schools are seeking waivers to reopen |
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Eighteen elementary schools or districts in San Bernardino County have applied for a waiver to reopen even though the county remains on a state watch list because of the number of new coronavirus cases. The state Department of Public Health agreed with the county’s recommendation to allow one of those — Lucerne Valley Unified School District — to reopen, said county spokeswoman Felisa Cardona. The district started in-person classes Thursday, Aug. 20, said Superintendent Peter Livingston.
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https://www.sbsun.com/2020/08/20/these-18-san-bernardino-county-schools-are-seeking-waivers-to-reopen/ |
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EDSOURCE
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California schools ordered to close in-person instruction after counties were put on watch list, creating confusion |
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Some small schools in Northern California, which had already opened for in-person instruction, were plunged into confusion this week when their county was placed on the state’s Covid-19 monitoring list. One tiny school, the Whale Gulch School on California’s “Lost Coast” in Mendocino County, had to go suddenly from in-person instruction to distance learning, much to the shock of local school officials who thought that state regulations would allow them to stay open for on-campus learning.
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https://edsource.org/2020/california-schools-ordered-to-close-in-person-instruction-after-counties-were-put-on-watch-list-creating-confusion/638677 |
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VENTURA COUNTY STAR
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In meeting Ventura County students' digital needs, laptops are just the beginning |
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Using lessons learned from spring, administrators and technology leaders at school districts across Ventura County are realizing that getting computers into students' hands is just the first step. Trouble shooting device problems and navigating connection issues are some of the challenges districts have to consider when preparing for what could be a prolonged period of distance learning.
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https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/08/21/ventura-county-students-digital-needs-laptops-online-learning/5597274002/ |
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KPBS
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Study: Affirmative Action Helps Minority Students Perform Better In School |
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In a UC San Diego study published Thursday, a researcher found minority students perform better in school when affirmative action policies are in place. The study, published in the Review of Economics and Statistics, found minority students attain 0.8 additional years of education where affirmative action policies are in place. The study underscores previous work on affirmative action which shows the opportunity to be admitted to college may motivate students to graduate from high school, according to the study's author, Gaurav Khanna, assistant professor of economics at UCSD's School of Global Policy and Strategy.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/aug/20/study-affirmative-action-helps-minority-student/ |
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