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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: State employees, health care workers will need to show proof of vaccination or get tested regularly |
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State workers and health care employees will soon be required to show proof of full vaccination or be tested at least once a week under new measures announced Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California is encouraging local governments and other employers to adopt a similar protocol as COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations spike, fueled by the Delta variant. But Newsom said the new policy will not apply to K-12 educators or school staff, noting that the state recently released new guidance for schools.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Expert withdraws in protest from Orange County Board of Education ethnic studies panel |
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Montaño, a Cal State Northridge professor in the Chicana and Chicano Studies department said she was told she would be part of a diverse panel of ethnic studies experts. “Imagine my horror when I was instead facing a group of non-experts and anti-Ethnic Studies panelists,” Montaño wrote in her resignation letter. “Not a single person on this panel is a dedicated expert in, nor in my judgement thoroughly knowledgeable about, Ethnic Studies curriculum. In fact, my research reveals that all the panelists are vehemently opposed to Ethnic Studies and have made their positions on the topic clear.”
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https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/26/expert-withdraws-in-protest-from-orange-county-board-of-education-ethnic-studies-panel/ |
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VOICE OF OC
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Ethnic Studies Professor Drops Out of County Board of Education Forum Over Fellow Panelists |
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Theresa Montaño, a Chicana/Chicano Studies professor at Cal State Northridge, said the lack of expertise and one-sided nature of a majority of panelists caused her to resign just one day before the scheduled forum. “Because this panel is not composed of experts nor are their points of view diverse, this panel will not effectively inform the community or build meaningful dialogue about Ethnic Studies. Therefore, I must regretfully decline the invitation to speak at your event on July 27th,” Montaño said in a news release from Truth in Education, a community group of local parents, students, educators and clergy. That group is slated to hold a news conference where Montaño will make full remarks in opposition to the board’s planned forum. |
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https://voiceofoc.org/2021/07/ethnic-studies-professor-drops-out-of-county-board-of-education-forum-over-fellow-panelists/ |
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EDSOURCE
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Free school meals for all here to stay in California |
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With 1 in every 6 children facing hunger in the U.S., California is the first state to promise every public school student — all 6 million of them — free school meals.
The universal school meals program, which will launch in the 2022-2023 school year, is part of the landmark state budget agreement reached between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature last month. Days later, Maine became the second state to commit to offering a universal school meals program with the signing of its budget.
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https://edsource.org/2021/free-school-meals-here-to-stay-in-california/658564 |
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Children with long-term Covid can qualify for special education, U.S. Department of Education says |
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Children with long-term symptoms of Covid-19 may be eligible for special education services and other classroom accommodations, according to federal guidelines released Monday. In its announcement, the U.S. Department of Education said that schools must provide extra services for children who are experiencing fatigue, dizziness, difficulty concentrating or other symptoms for at least four weeks after they were initially infected with the coronavirus.
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https://edsource.org/news-updates#children-with-long-term-covid-can-qualify-for-special-education-u-s-department-of-education-says |
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Teachers, school staff exempt from new state vaccination policy |
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Teachers and school staff are not included in a new state policy announced Monday requiring all state employees and health care workers to either show proof of full vaccination or be tested at least once a week. Teachers and school staff are not state employees, Gov. Gavin Newsom clarified at Monday’s news conference in Oakland, and, thus, the state will not require them to show proof of vaccination. However, state officials are encouraging all employers, both in the private and public sectors, to adopt a similar vaccination verification policy.
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https://edsource.org/news-updates#teachers-school-staff-exempt-from-new-state-vaccination-policy |
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Parents, be on the lookout for grade-change form on your district’s website |
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If they haven’t done so already, school districts will have until July 31 to post on their websites the form that parents or guardians can fill out if they want to change a high school student’s grade or grades from last year to a pass or no pass grade. Parents of high school students have the right to request the grade change for courses they took in 2020-21 under Assembly Bill 104, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzales, D-San Diego, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on July 1. It took effect right away, as “urgency” legislation.
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https://edsource.org/news-updates#parents-be-on-the-lookout-for-grade-change-form-on-your-district-s-website |
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KPCC
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Long Beach Unified Says All-Day, In-Person Instruction Is A Go For The Upcoming School Year |
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The Long Beach Unified School District announced Monday that students will be back on campus all day, every day starting August 31. Masks will be required indoors, per the Long Beach Health Department, and will also need to be worn anywhere on campus. Everyone will be asked to health screen themselves for COVID symptoms daily before stepping on campus, but for now, LBUSD Superintendent Jill Baker says virus vetting won’t go any further than that.
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https://laist.com/news/education/long-beach-unified-says-all-day-in-person-instruction-is-a-go-for-the-upcoming-school-year |
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NPR
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Kindergarten Enrollment Fell Last Year. Now Schools Wonder How Many Kids Are Coming |
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Elia Garrison was already considering holding her son Dominic back from starting kindergarten before the pandemic hit in 2020. Coronavirus, she says, cemented that choice. Dominic is the fifth of six children, and Garrison, a blogger in Perkasie, Pa., watched how tumultuous classes were for her older ones when the pandemic started. "I didn't want Dominic to have that experience with kindergarten, because kindergarten is such an important year for them," she says. Garrison's family is one of many around the country who kept their kids out of school last year. Now, schools are preparing for a year of unknowns: Should they brace for a surge if those students show up in large numbers?
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https://www.npr.org/2021/07/26/1017879933/kindergarten-enrollment-numbers-back-to-school |
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