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Longmont High students ranked among top 10% in national program that teaches high school students the inner workings of the business world through a series of six courses that include hands-on projects.

The guidance, released Nov. 25, comes after district superintendents advocated for increased flexibility on who to send home when students or staff members test positive.

“The loss is less than expected. But there is still a situation where we see kids not doing as well in mathematics, for sure,” said Chris Minnich, the head of NWEA, a nonprofit testing organization that released an analysis of new data Tuesday. “My headline is: better than expected, but it’s still a challenge for the country.”

To harness the power of apprenticeships, the state labor department has partnered with the U.S. Department of Labor, state and local agencies and workforce organizations to create more than 200 registered apprenticeship programs across the state and engage over 6,000 apprentices, according to the website. One such local partner is St. Vrain Valley School District.

A weekday update of cases reported on the district's online dashboard, which now includes quarantine numbers by school.

State quarantine rules have been the price students, parents, and teachers paid to hold school in person. Now, as a growing number of school districts move to fully remote learning many superintendents are pointing to widespread quarantines and associated staffing shortages as key factors.

The task force will meet for the first time Wednesday. Gov. Jared Polis said it will work with parents, educators, school board members and public health officials to look at protocols and “examples of what works.”

Families can open enroll in the school of their choice online this year.

SVVSD served over a million meals since the beginning of the pandemic.

The rising number of positive COVID-19 cases makes daily school operations hard to maintain.