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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Annual arts and disability festival celebrates 45 years |
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Each year around this time, OCDE and VSA Orange County team up to spotlight the artistic achievements of individuals with disabilities. The VSA Festival is typically a free, daylong event held at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana on a Saturday in April, but the festival has gone virtual for a second year in a row. This year’s theme is “Be Brave, Be Kind, Be You.” The online festival will once again feature links to a variety of offerings such as a 200-piece art gallery, performance videos, activities to help students learn more about individuals with disabilities, and a special video message from actor William Allen Young.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/annual-arts-and-disability-festival-celebrates-45-years/ |
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2 OC districts recognized for model school attendance review boards |
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Two Orange County districts have been recognized by the state for their school attendance review boards, or SARBs, which are being hailed as model programs that devised innovative strategies to support students during distance learning. The Centralia Elementary and Santa Ana Unified school districts were among 20 statewide recipients of Model SARB Awards following unprecedented disruptions to in-person attendance. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announced the winners on Wednesday, April 14.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/2-oc-districts-recognized-for-model-school-attendance-review-boards/ |
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PRESS-TELEGRAM LONG BEACH
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EDSOURCE
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Why mental health is the key to dealing with learning loss |
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The best way schools can help students catch up academically after a year of distance learning is to ensure they feel relaxed, safe and connected to their friends and teachers as they return to the classroom. A year after the pandemic forced school districts to close campuses, students across California are beginning to return to the classroom at least a few days a week. But their experiences during the pandemic and their needs upon returning to school — academically, as well as emotionally — have varied greatly.
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https://edsource.org/2021/why-mental-health-is-the-key-to-dealing-with-learning-loss/653087 |
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KPBS
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Newsom Pushes School Reopening As Many Districts Resist |
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Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration said Wednesday that all California schools should reopen when the new academic year begins next fall, though his guidelines remain merely an expectation rather than a mandate. Facing political pressure and a recall effort, Newsom has said he plans to lift most of California’s coronavirus restrictions June 15 as part of reopening the state to business-as-usual. Earlier this month, he made a similar pronouncement, but many districts and teachers remain reluctant.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/apr/14/newsom-school-reopening-many-districts-resist/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Covid-19 changed education in America — permanently |
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There was a moment last spring when every parent and employer in America suddenly realized how deeply their lives and livelihoods depended on an institution too often in the background and taken for granted: the nation’s schools. With almost no notice, adults and children found themselves in the middle of a massive national experiment in new ways of teaching and learning, and new ways of dividing responsibilities between home, school and work. It’s been a school year like no other. Here’s what we learned.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/15/covid-changed-education-permanently-479317 |
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Governor, LAUSD plot strategies for post-pandemic education. Think more days in class |
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The Los Angeles school board considered a plan to extend the school year and approved a preschool expansion, while Gov. Gavin Newsom said he wants the state's 11,000 campuses to fully reopen by the fall with increased services to students — all steps aimed at making up for a year of distance learning. |
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https://news.yahoo.com/governor-lausd-plot-strategies-post-120041545.html |
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