COVID-19 Updates: February 9th
- Tue, Feb 9 2021
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New Guidance, Resources, and Webinars:
- From February through May, Superintendent Hoffman will be convening 8 small roundtable discussions with educators from across the state. Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis and will be asked to rank their meeting choice when they register. Please share the sign-up form with any interested educators in your life!
- CCSSO shared several studies and reports on COVID-19 and schools:
- Bridging the Covid Divide: How States Can Measure Student Achievement Growth in the Absence of 2020 Test Scores
- Early Insights and Recommendations for Implementing a Covid-19 Antigen Testing Program in K-12 Schools: Lessons Learned from Six Pilot Sites
- COVID-19 Testing in K-12 Schools Insights from Early Adopters
Reopening of Schools:
- As of February 5th, thirteen LEAs had current waivers for providing on-site support services. A complete list of the LEAs with accepted waivers is on the COVID page under On-site Services Waiver Request.
- The School Learning Model Tracker was updated to reflect the month of February: https://www.azed.gov/covid-19/learning-model-tracker.
In the Media:
After her “State of Education” address this week, Superintendent Hoffman spoke to multiple news outlets about her calls for stable, on-going school funding, continued mitigation to contain the spread of COVID-19, and the remarkable innovation of our schools to continue supporting students and families in the face of the pandemic.
