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NOTE: City councils and school boards have closed their meeting spaces to the public to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Public participation is possible by phone links to the meetings, livestreaming meetings and/or emailing comments. Visit each agency’s website for details, usually found under “Meetings” or “Agendas.”
CITY COUNCILS
CARLSBAD
The Carlsbad City Council is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday for a presentation on regional COVID-19 vaccination coordination. The council will consider using the Biotech and Beyond building as a regional point of distribution for vaccination and testing programs coordinated by emergency services agencies. The council will hear a presentation on the city’s Clean Energy Alliance power supply product offerings.
CARLSBAD
The Carlsbad City Council met Tuesday and gave final approval, 4-1, to its hotel employee recall rights ordinance. Reports were presented on the city’s 2019-20 annual financial audit results and on upcoming municipal service reviews by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) of the city of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Municipal Water District. Marissa Steketee was appointed to the Parks & Recreation Commission.
DEL MAR
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The Del Mar City Council met in closed session Monday to discuss litigation. In open session, the council discussed its 6th Cycle Housing Element and the penalties involved for not fulfilling its obligations, which could include reduced state funding, increased legal costs and financial penalties, and less local control over development. Planning Department staff also answered questions submitted by the community about various housing sites and alternatives.
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Escondido high schools will offer two different options for online learning next semester, as well as a blended version that may involve in-person classes later in the semester, according to an updated reopening plan the school board considered Tuesday.
Currently, all classes in the Escondido Union High School District are conducted virtually, either through an independent learning program, in which students progress at their own pace through online classes, or through direct instruction and Zoom sessions, using the learning platform Canvas.
Classes will remain in virtual learning through the first grading period in spring, but may return to campus later in the spring, depending on the county’s COVID-19 status. Small groups of students are already studying in person through learning pods, self-contained cohorts that do virtual classes on campus with support from teachers.
Encinitas
Amid the chaos and uncertainty of the pandemic, a handful of students are finding a sliver of normal school life through learning pods, small groups that attend school on campus together, getting extra support for the challenges that COVID-19 has thrown their way.
The students identified for learning pods include some of the most vulnerable: special education students who need in-person services and may not tolerate long hours on computers; English learners, who require support to learn in two languages; and students whose grades have dropped during virtual learning. Others lack a suitable study environment at home, or face social or emotional issues worsened by the pandemic, and really need time with classmates and teachers.
NOTE:
City councils and school boards have closed their meeting spaces to the public to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Public participation is possible by phone links to the meetings, livestreaming meetings and/or emailing comments. Visit each agency’s website for details, usually found under “Meetings” or “Agendas.”
CITY COUNCILS
CARLSBAD
The Carlsbad City Council will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday for final approval of its hotel employee recall rights ordinance. Reports will be presented on the city’s 2019-20 annual financial audit results and on upcoming municipal service reviews by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) of the city of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Municipal Water District.