Newly formed parent group Families for Santa Cruz County Schools is urging districts to solidify plans for a full-time reopening of classrooms in the fall — and give parents more of a seat at the table.
K-12 Education
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‘Roomers & Zoomers’: Gault Elementary set for the hybrid test as youngest students to return to campus Monday
Kindergarteners are set to return to Gault Elementary on Monday to begin their hybrid in-person and remote learning, followed by older students the next week. They’ll be met by excited teachers, and a number of new protocols.
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PVUSD board votes against paying $16K in legal fees authorized by its former president
What happens next depends on the law firm that did the work: Dannis Woliver Kelley. The firm could once again bill the district, absorb the loss — or bill former school board president Georgia Acosta herself.
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Into the ‘red’ again: Santa Cruz County’s reemergence from COVID restrictions takes big step forward
Tuesday marked the latest tier shift for Santa Cruz County, as COVID data pushed things back into the red. Beginning Wednesday, restaurants and theaters can reopen indoor service at 25% capacity, gyms at 10%. Other reappearances looming include high school football and live music.
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PVUSD school board to review $16K in questionable legal fees racked up during superintendent saga
Former Pajaro Valley Unified school board president Georgia Acosta might have violated policy by tallying up more than $16,000 in legal fees relating to the brief dismissal of the district superintendent Michelle Rodriguez — without approval from the rest of the board.
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California school reopening plan gets final OK, though some lawmakers wanted more
The legislation, which Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to sign on Friday, is the most far-reaching effort by legislators in more than six months to address the educational challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley middle and high schools eyeing paths back to in-person learning
Santa Cruz County’s expected transition into the less restrictive “red tier” of California’s Blueprint for Safer Economy is sparking both SCCS and SVUSD to begin communicating with parents about hybrid learning plans beyond the elementary level.
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‘Singing the same tune’: Return plans for middle and high schools quickly taking shape in Santa Cruz County
Five of six districts with secondary schools are gearing up to begin hybrid in-person and remote instruction in March and April — so long as the county moves to the red tier of California’s reopening framework, as expected. The sixth is strongly considering accelerating secondary reopening plans.
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‘Labor of love’: Scotts Valley kindergarteners return to classrooms, leading off wave of partial reopenings
Kindergarteners in the Scotts Valley Unified School District returned to in-person learning under a hybrid model on Wednesday, a milestone moment for the county that follows a year of remote learning.
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California’s $2-billion school reopening plan: What you need to know
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