Schools to get huge infusion of aid from rescue plan. Why they re still worried
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Castle Island Bilingual Montessori school student Mia Finlan, 5, glues tissue paper to her lantern in the art studio on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The American Rescue Plan, set to pass Congress March 9, 2021, will means billions for schools. But they re still worried it could mean less support in the years to come. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Mary Taylor, right, helps her son, Aarmani, 4, who attends Delaware Community School, on a computer donated by the Albany Fund for Education on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at their home in Albany, N.Y. The Albany School District is facing a four-month delay on its order of Chromebook computers for students. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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On Tuesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released his budget plan. Actually, two budget plans one built on billions of dollars in long-sought federal aid, and one that plans for cuts if the aid doesn’t come through. A day later, President Joe Biden took the oath of office. Watching the week’s developments closely was Robert Schneider, Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association. He spoke with WAMC’s Ian Pickus about how districts are planning without knowing where the state budget due April 1 will wind up.
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Utica schools began the year with remote-only learning, but with plans to move fairly quickly into a hybrid learning plan, a change that still hasn’t taken place.
“The biggest issue we are facing,” said Steven Falchi, administrative director of curriculum and instruction K-12, in an email, “is the rise in the number of teachers and staff who are impacted by quarantine and isolation due to the virus. Being able to teach remotely has helped with this significant challenge as teachers have been able to provide consistent instruction to their students from home.”
It’s right that school districts make these decisions based on their own circumstances, according to the New York State School Boards Association.