The resolution censuring PVUSD trustee Georgia Acosta raises a litany of issues, some predating the brief ouster of Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez. And an email revealed Wednesday raises new questions about whether Acosta coordinated aspects of the firing with two people outside the district.
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In-person learning time varying greatly countywide. How does your school district stack up?
Santa Cruz County students returning to classrooms under hybrid learning models can expect to spend between 3 and 15 hours learning in person each week — depending on their grade level, and their school district. A look at every district, along with an expanded school reopening calendar.
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Rural California schools have been open for months. It’s taken a learning curve
As schools in more urban parts of California debate the particulars of reopening campuses, their counterparts in rural Northern California may have lessons to offer.
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Special-needs children still seek help after year adrift
Many parents report that their special-needs students have gone backward in development during the pandemic-isolating past year.
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‘I don’t deserve to be called that’: Asian American teens in Santa Cruz County talk race, identity, pain
With an ongoing national reckoning over the treatment of Asian Americans, Lookout assembled a group of Santa Cruz area teens and tweens to come together for a discussion about their experiences.
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PVUSD trustees to consider censuring former president Georgia Acosta after superintendent saga
The censure proposal also lists issues that predate the controversial ouster of Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez. It alleges that Acosta has missed 26 board meetings, among other things.
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CDC eases school COVID guidance, allowing desks to be closer
The CDC says pupils can sit 3 feet apart in classrooms, changing from the 6-foot rule that forced some schools to remove desks and stagger scheduling.
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Parents call for commitment, clearer path to full reopening of Santa Cruz County schools
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.
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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.