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OCDE NEWSROOM
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5 tips to help families to make the most of distance learning |
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While some Orange County school districts are mapping out a return to on-site instruction, others have indicated they’ll stick with distance learning for the time being.
Meanwhile, a number of successful strategies continue to emerge in the area of remote instruction. To help families make the most of their distance learning experience — however long it lasts — we’re sharing this video with five tips courtesy of OCDE Family Engagement Program Specialist Sheree Newman.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/5-tips-to-help-families-to-make-the-most-of-distance-learning/ |
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Q&A: Understanding the impacts of the pandemic on anxiety and depression |
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Results of a survey conducted by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate symptoms associated with anxiety and depression disorders “increased considerably” in the United States from April through June, compared with the same period last year. Younger adults were disproportionately affected, along with racial and ethnic minorities, essential workers and unpaid adult caregivers.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/qa-understanding-the-impacts-of-the-pandemic-on-mental-health/ |
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VIDEO: OCDE breaks ground on new campus for ACCESS students |
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Just off the 91 Freeway in Anaheim lies an expansive field of dirt and rocks once owned by Carl Karcher Enterprises, the parent company of Carl’s Jr. But it’s not hard to imagine the future home of a state-of-the-art learning environment that will serve students enrolled in OCDE’s alternative education program. The Orange County Department of Education on Friday staged a long-awaited and socially-distanced groundbreaking ceremony for what’s currently referred to as Community School No. 9. Opening in the spring of 2022, the Anaheim campus will have the capacity to serve approximately 350 students in the department’s ACCESS division, which offers an array of educational options for Orange County families.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/ocde-breaks-ground-on-new-access-campus/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Here’s one district’s plans, Capistrano Unified, for a safe return of students to classrooms |
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Orange County’s schools are expected to be cleared en mass to reopen for in-person instruction as of Sept. 22, as local progress in curbing the spread of the coronavirus shows the required improvement. Capistrano Unified’s plans, approved by its school board on Sept. 2, provide a glimpse at what students and families throughout the county might experience as they prepare to make their own transition back to the classroom.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/21/heres-on-districts-plans-capistrano-unified-for-a-safe-return-of-students-to-classrooms/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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L.A. schools are closed — but there are loopholes for those with money |
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Lucio Haldeman, 9, squirmed in his chair, his eyes darting from the math program on his Chromebook to the schedule at the front of Ms. Esquibel’s fourth-grade classroom. Nearby, Alex Tanzillo slipped a snack from his lunchbox. It was their third week at Anza Elementary School in Torrance, and the boys were itching for recess — a chance to run screaming through the otherwise empty halls. Like all K-12 schools in Los Angeles County, Anza remains closed by state and county orders. Yet these public school fourth-graders, their siblings and almost 200 other Torrance Unified School District students now attend remote classes from their physical classrooms.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-18/schools-reopening-wealthy-california-covid-19-rules |
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VOICE OF OC
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What Are OC School Districts’ Plans For Potential Coronavirus Outbreaks on Campuses? |
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Many county classrooms have been vacant for months now — left empty in response to a global pandemic that has consumed the lives of almost a million people worldwide. A return to the classroom will look different than any other school year with desks spaced apart and students wearing masks. Even with precautionary measures in place some people fear a reopening of schools will lead to another spike in coronavirus cases and more deaths. Opposition is mounting against resuming in-person instruction in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District and the Irvine Unified School District over safety concerns and what critics call “ambiguous” reopening plans.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/09/what-are-oc-school-districts-plans-for-potential-coronavirus-outbreaks-on-campuses/ |
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Newport-Mesa Community Divided Over School Reopenings, Union Calls Plans Vague |
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As the Newport-Mesa Unified School District prepares for students to return to classrooms at the end of the month, opposition to its reopening plans is mounting from concerned community members. District officials announced earlier this month they intend to open schools for hybrid instruction on Sept. 29 for kindergarten through second grade, on Oct. 1 for third to sixth grade and on Oct. 12 for seventh to twelfth grade.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/09/newport-mesa-community-divided-over-school-reopenings-union-calls-plans-vague/ |
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Irvine Unified School District Community Members Call For a Delay in Return to Schools |
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As the date to reopen classrooms in Orange County inches closer, the effort to hold off on resuming in-person instruction during a global pandemic continues in Irvine.
The Irvine Unified School District announced it would open up classrooms again for hybrid and five-day in-person instruction on Sept. 24 — making it one of the first districts in the county to return to school following the state’s go ahead. However, many teachers and community members are calling on the district to reverse course.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/09/irvine-unified-school-district-community-members-call-for-a-delay-in-return-to-schools/ |
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SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
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San Diego Unified enrollment drops amid pandemic, especially among kindergarteners |
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The San Diego Unified School District announced late Friday that student enrollment numbers have dropped below projections made before the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to close. As of Wednesday about 100,348 students were enrolled in schools within the district — 2,474 students, or 2.4 percent, less than what was expected, according to the school district. The largest group of students not enrolled during the 2020-2021 school year is kindergarteners, who make up about 1,680 of unenrolled students.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-09-18/enrollment-drops-at-san-diego-unified-amid-pandemic |
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KPBS
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Some San Diego Schools May Be Affected By Return To Purple Tier |
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Schools that haven't resumed in-person instruction will not be allowed to do so if San Diego moves to a more restrictive tier due to rising coronavirus cases, state officials said. The state's Department of Public Health said late Thursday that K-12 schools can reopen in a county once it has been moved out of the most restrictive purple tier — which signals widespread virus transmission — for two weeks. But if schools haven't resumed in-class instruction and the county returns to the most restrictive tier, they can't do so, the agency said in an email.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/sep/18/some-california-schools-may-be-affected-by-return/ |
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LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
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Laguna Beach USD aims to open campuses to elementary students on Oct. 5 |
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The Laguna Beach Unified School District signaled Thursday that it could reopen El Morro and Top of the World elementary schools to students on or before Oct. 5, following the approval of a waiver by state and county health officials. Supt. Jason Viloria said the district received a call from Orange County Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau late Wednesday informing them Laguna Beach Unified’s waiver application was approved per state guidelines for managing COVID-19.
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https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/laguna-beach-usd-aims-to-open-campuses-to-elementary-students-on-oct-5/ |
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CALmatters
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COVID testing of teachers, staff hotly debated as California schools reopen |
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As schools throughout California tiptoe toward reopening, decisions about whether to routinely test teachers, staff and even students for the COVID-19 virus are proving controversial – and potentially costly. California public health officials largely have left testing choices to individual counties, suggesting only that school districts work with county health officers to periodically test teachers and staff, depending on community transmission levels and “as lab capacity allows.”
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https://calmatters.org/health/2020/09/schools-questions-covid-testing-costs/ |
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