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The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) announced and held the first meeting of the AZ Ready for School Task Force as part of its Arizona Ready for School Campaign that will kick off this summer.
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent Kathy Hoffman briefing the media on school closures in early 2020.
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman is publicly asking Gov. Doug Ducey to order Arizona s schools into a two-week period of distance learning.
In a post on social media Saturday, Hoffman points out the state health department recommends virtual learning when COVID-19 case numbers, positivity rates and COVID-related hospital visits reach heightened levels. The latest data shows substantial spread in all 15 of Arizona s counties.
A spokesman for the governor said Ducey wouldn’t issue the order because how schools open is a local decision.
During its Monday meeting, the Arizona State Board of Education passed a resolution in support of adjusting the state s School Accountability System due to challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic.
The system looks at students’ year-to-year academic growth and proficiency in various subjects that are measured through statewide testing. It then assigns schools A through F letter grades.
Last school year, the state canceled standardized testing for students due to the COVID-19 pandemic and did not issues new grades for schools. But during its Monday meeting, the Arizona State Board of Education passed a resolution in support of resuming testing for all students this spring to collect critical assessment data, and appropriately report achievement data, but recommends no letter grades be issued for the 2020-2021 school year.