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OCDE NEWSROOM
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5 elementary schools from OC earn National Blue Ribbon honors |
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Five elementary schools from Orange County have earned National Blue Ribbon status, considered the nation’s highest educational honor. Ethan B. Allen Elementary School in the Garden Grove Unified School District, Laguna Road Elementary School in the Fullerton Elementary School District and Vista Verde Elementary School in the Irvine Unified School District were joined by Costa Mesa’s Mariners Christian School and Tustin’s Red Hill Lutheran School in receiving the highly prized designation for 2020.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/5-elementary-schools-from-oc-earn-national-blue-ribbon-honors/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Parents, teachers will be ones to report positive COVID tests to their schools |
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As school districts across the county reopen for in-person instruction, they will work with the Orange County Health Care Agency to track and respond to coronavirus cases on campuses, but for the system to work district officials say families and school employees will need to provide accurate and timely information in the event of a positive test.
Schools will be watching for signs of illness – temperature checks will be part of many pre-classroom routines – but districts can’t test for the virus, leaving the vital case information that would spring the schools and county health agency into action in the hands of parents, teachers and staff.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/24/school-districts-health-officials-reliant-on-accurate-information-from-families-and-staff-to-address-coronavirus |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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DAILY PILOT |
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In a major test, Orange County schools reopen to joy, anxiety and gallons of hand sanitizer |
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On Thursday morning, months of finely-curated planning will be turned into action at five Orange County school districts serving about 76,000 students as schoolyard gates open for in-person classes for the first time in six months, marking a widely watched return to school amid California’s coronavirus crisis. The Tustin, Irvine and Los Alamitos unified school districts and the Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach City and Cypress school districts are among the first cluster of public school systems in the 29-district county to begin opening this week — with hybrid schedules that allow a portion of students back at one time while others learn online to keep classes small to maintain social distancing.
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https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-09-24/orange-county-schools-reopen-amid-parent-teacher-concerns |
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Parents sue LAUSD, blasting its online learning as an ‘educational crisis’ |
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The Los Angeles Unified School District’s distance learning plan has caused “enormous learning losses” and left tens of thousands of Black and Latino students without a basic education, according to allegations in a class action lawsuit filed against the district Thursday. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Los Angles public school parents, alleges that the district is failing students by offering less instructional time to students compared with other large districts in California and cutting the hours that teachers are required to work.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-24/parents-sue-lausd-blasting-its-online-learning-for-creating-an-educational-crisis |
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VOICE OF OC
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OC Officials Won’t Release Coronavirus Outbreaks at Schools, While Concerns Persist on School Reopenings |
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Orange County Health Care Agency officials won’t disclose coronavirus cases at schools and are instead leaving that decision up to school districts as many classrooms are slated to begin reopening. “When they get to a point where they can confirm and decide what direction they can take, then it will be incumbent upon the schools and the Department of Education to communicate that,” said Dr. Margaret Bredehoft, the Deputy Director of Public Health for the agency, at a media briefing Thursday, which was not open to the public.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2020/09/oc-officials-wont-release-coronavirus-outbreaks-at-schools-while-concerns-persist-on-school-reopenings/ |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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CUSD Elementary Waiver Application Not Approved |
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OC Health Care Agency officials denied an elementary school waiver applied for by Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD). In a letter to Superintendent Kirsten Vital and CUSD, health officials said that even though the district had met requirements for a reopening plan, they declined to approve the waiver because only 29.6% of elementary teachers surveyed by Capistrano Unified Education Association (CUEA) had supported the request and CUEA had not submitted a letter of support.
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/cusd-elementary-waiver-application-not-approved/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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Some Fresno Unified students could return to school in a few weeks. What you need to know |
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Although COVID-19 cases are easing across the region, bringing with it the optimism that schools could soon open again, Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson offered words of caution on Wednesday night during a town hall meeting: Not so quick.
The earliest that schools could open is Oct. 13, and that’s if coronavirus metrics in the county meets health department standards and schools have all the plans worked out, he said.
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/article245963555.html |
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EDSOURCE
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Waiting lists for home-school programs as parents grow weary of distance learning |
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San Juan Unified in Sacramento had 38 students in its home-school program in March, when the state closed school campuses because of the spread of Covid-19. Now, it has more than 700. The home-schooling program, which offers an alternative to the distance learning instruction currently prescribed by the school district, was started five years ago after some parents expressed an interest in teaching their children from home. It serves students in Transitional Kindergarten through eighth grade.
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https://edsource.org/2020/waiting-lists-for-home-school-programs-as-parents-grow-weary-of-distance-learning/640516 |
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DAILY BREEZE
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LA, Orange County schools receive National Blue Ribbon honors |
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Nine schools in Los Angeles County and five in Orange County were named National Blue Ribbon Schools on Thursday, Sept. 24, an honor bestowed on campuses based on their overall academic achievement or success in closing achievement gaps among groups of students. The U.S. Department of Education recognized nearly 370 schools nationally, including 36 in California.
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/09/24/la-orange-county-schools-receive-national-blue-ribbon-honors/ |
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KPCC
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These Parents Are Suing Los Angeles Unified Over Its Approach To Distance Learning |
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Nine parents of Los Angeles Unified students are filing a class action lawsuit against the state's largest school district over how it handles distance learning, arguing the district's online offerings fall short and violate their children's right to an education.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include Black and Latino parents, parents of students with special needs, and parents of students learning English.
Surveys of parents and the district's own data have shown that students in these groups, in particular, have struggled with distance learning.
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https://laist.com/2020/09/24/lausd_lawsuit_distance_learning_parents.php |
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