Schools

Earlier this month, the Season B start date was pushed to  Feb. 1 based on indications from state health officials the season would not be allowed under COVID-related restrictions, but the Colorado High School Activities Association today announced it has received state variances to allow a January start.

New program that is partnership between SVVSD, Front Range Community College and area companies will launch in the fall.

Elementary students head back to schools on Jan. 6, with middle schoolers going back on Jan. 11 and high schoolers on Jan. 19

It’s inequitable, they say, to ask English learners, most of whom are students of color, to return to school buildings and sit for exams when the same might not be asked of their English-speaking peers.

A final decision will be made this evening, after school board members share their thoughts or modifications to the plan with Superintendent Don Haddad. A letter will be sent to parents Friday detailing what the spring semester will look like for their students.

Report is short on details about how the state will help schools overcome logistical challenges.

Reflecting a trend seen nationally during the pandemic, the biggest drops came in the early grades, with kindergarten enrollment declining more than 9%.

“We know … a lot of parents are probably keeping kindergartners out and will bring them back when they can have a more traditional school setting.”

“We, as educational leaders, need to provide our students with coping strategies and resilience in navigating their current world that has been turned upside down by decisions out of their control as a result of the negative impacts of COVID-19,” Colorado High School Activities Association Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green stated in a news release.

A blueprint, released Wednesday by Brown Univeristy researchers, lays out how millions of students could get access to small-group tutoring, a concept with a strong research backing.