Return to School Update - August 7
Return to School Update - August 7
Fairfax County Health Department
Aug 7
New Cases: 157
Total Cases: 16,385
Confirmed: 16,014
Probable: 371
(Health District includes Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and towns within the county)
Total Hospitalized: 1,947
Total Deaths: 543
Virginia’s New App Warns if You’ve Been Exposed to Someone With COVID
COVID-19 Testing Information in Fairfax
Fairfax County Health Department COVID-19 Data Dashboard
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/covid19/case-information
Instruction
High school student teaches fellow students financial literacy amid coronavirus pandemic
Fauci cautiously supports sending kids back to school
Media
From Lee to Lewis: Springfield high school honors late civil-rights leader
FCPS Food Distribution
|
Day |
Date |
Total |
|
Monday |
7/20/2020 |
14,690 |
|
Tuesday |
7/21/2020 |
15,551 |
|
Wednesday |
7/22/2020 |
15,399 |
|
Thursday |
7/23/2020 |
16,428 |
|
Friday |
7/24/2020 |
17,688 |
|
Monday |
7/27/2020 |
15,148 |
|
Tuesday |
7/28/2020 |
15,655 |
|
Wednesday |
7/29/2020 |
15,400 |
|
Thursday |
7/30/2020 |
16,653 |
|
Friday |
7/31/2020 |
16,159 |
|
Monday |
8/03/2020 |
15,699 |
|
Tuesday |
8/04/2020 |
13,497 |
|
Wednesday |
8/05/2020 |
15,892 |
|
Thursday |
8/06/2020 |
16,190 |
|
Friday |
8/07/2020 |
17,726 |
Total Meals Served Since March 14: 2,086,265 (through Aug. 7)
Resources
Parent Resource Center
Survive and Thrive with Virtual Learning: Practical Strategies to Make At-Home Learning Work for You
Are you worried about managing your child’s virtual schooling this year? Do you hate becoming the “school police” when your child won’t focus? Do you have to balance your child’s schooling with your own remote workload? We hear you, and we’re here to help.
You’ll learn how to avoid parent-child conflict around academics with practical tips for:
- Establishing routines and expectations that really work
- Creating ideal spaces for virtual learning
- Keeping kids focused while learning online
- Minimizing distractions from video games and other screens
- Getting your own work done at the same time (Yes, it’s possible!)
Don’t tackle this unusual year without a plan. Instead, join us and feel more prepared and confident for the year ahead, with a toolbox full of practical strategies that actually work. We can’t wait to see you there!
Presented by Ann Dolin, M.Ed., educational consultant and award-winning author. Ann is the President and Director of Educational Connections, Inc.
Friday September 11, 2020, 10-11:30 a.m.
How will accreditation be determined for the 2021-2022 school year?
With the approval of the Secretary of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction has waived accreditation for each public school for the 2021-2022 school year based on data from 2020-2021. The accreditation label assigned to each public school for 2021-2022 will be "accreditation waived."
The accreditation waiver recognizes that indicators based on data from 2020-2021 may not be an accurate reflection of school quality or improvement. Additionally, schools and divisions are unable to change the public health conditions that impact decision making on instructional modalities as well as data and measurement for school quality indicators, particularly as it relates to student outcomes.
While this waiver is meant to provide some relief to school divisions due to unprecedented and challenging circumstances, this is not a waiver of some of the other related, broader measures of school accountability and quality.
Can FCPS staff members tutor during distance learning?
FCPS Regulation 4705 allows tutoring by employees with certain conditions and guidelines. It explains that FCPS employees may tutor or provide private instruction to FCPS students but may not, under any circumstances, tutor or instruct their own students for private compensation. This limitation applies regardless of whether the tutoring or private instruction occurs on FCPS property or elsewhere. Individuals providing private tutoring or instruction for pay do so as independent contractors, not FCPS employees, and must notify parents of that fact. Additionally, instructors may only receive compensation for tutoring or private instruction that occurs outside of contract hours, regardless of where the tutoring occurs.
Return to School FAQs
https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/return-school-questions-and-answers
***Next Update Aug. 10****