During a press briefing Saturday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that K-12 distance learning will continue through the end of the school year, and that a task force to reopen the state will be announced Monday.
Please take survey from Florida health
Please take the survey from Florida Health: https://www.strongerthanc19.com/success
Pinellas issues ‘Safer At Home’ order
Pinellas Issues ‘Safer At Home’ Order During Coronavirus Crisis
The Pinellas County Commission has extended its countywide state of emergency and issued a “Safer at Home” order to residents.
Commissioner Seeks Waiver
Dear Education Stakeholders,
The Florida Department of Education has submitted a waiver request to the U.S. Department of Education to seek relief from federal assessment and accountability requirements as a result of school closures from COVID-19. One of the assurances of the waiver request is to provide public notice and the opportunity for public comment. If you have any comments on Florida’s waiver request, please email them to ESSA@fldoe.org.
Sincerely,
FDOE ESSA Team
Student Portal – ICONedu.org
ICONedu.org is a portal for Instructional Continuity for NEWCorp’s network of schools. Schools will reopen in a distance learning environment on Monday, March 23, 2020. Faculty training will be provided the week of the 18th. The Duval School district will begin on March 23, 2020. The Alachua School District and the Pinellas School District will not fully return in the Digital Learning Environment until March 30, 2020.
Student’s in all of the schools served by NEWCorp have always had the ability to work from home, but will need to adjust to full-time work from home with virtual support from teachers.
From US D.O.E.
Supplemental Fact Sheet 3.21.2020
To be clear: ensuring compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), † Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act should not prevent any school from offering educational programs through distance instruction.
Resource for schools
Virtual in Out Board is helping NEWCorp staff manage movements and stay connected throughout the day during the COVID-19 crisis. We are able to communicate who is “In” and “Out” and post status updates like “stepping out, be back in an hour.” We are also able to share this board in kiosk mode “view only” with our stakeholders. The cost is not prohibitive for non-profit organizations and the set up is painless. It is user-friendly.
