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.
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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.
Alachua County
Due to COVID-19, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that students will not return to school until at least April 15.
Obviously this will have a huge impact on students, families, staff and the entire community. The Florida Department of Education will be providing more guidance over the next few days regarding graduation and other critical issues. As soon as we have more information, we will certainly let you know.
We expect to begin providing for ‘instructional continuity’ for our students soon after Spring Break. We will notify you when we have those plans in place.
In the meantime, please know that ACPS will do all it can to support students, families and staff during this very, very challenging time.