PHOENIX In November, Melissa Girmscheid hit a wall, and took out a calculator. After weeks of covering other teachers classes during her prep period, Gir.
Valley teachers talk vaccine, Light at the end of the tunnel
As more teachers received the COVID-19 vaccine, the path to normal in-person education is becoming clearer, despite lingering issues.
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As more teachers received the COVID-19 vaccine, the path to normal in-person education is becoming clearer, despite lingering issues.
Teaching first graders in a virtual setting is far from ideal for Echo Mountain Primary School teacher Sara Vesci. This is why she s calling her successful first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine a light at the end of the tunnel to normal teaching. We are dying to get back with our kids. I know personally, I cannot wait until things are back to normal, said Vesci, who received her first dose of the vaccine on Sunday. Now I feel a little more safe when we got back in person.
Peoria Unified School District discusses COVID-19 mitigation efforts
Meeting comes days after staged sickout over in-person learning.
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PEORIA, AZ â The Peoria Unified School District discussed ways to improve COVID-19 mitigation efforts during a special meeting on Wednesday. The hope is for students and teachers to feel safer. What can we do? That is what we continue to focus on, says Superintendent Jason Reynolds, Peoria Unified School District.
The governing board addressed several issues, including reducing class size. Currently, there are many classes with more than 35 students. Whether it s class size, whether it s the air purifier, whether it s the steps that we re taking with our custodial partnerships. anything that we can continue to do that makes the learning experience not only actually better but feel better, says Reynolds.