Montgomery Education Foundation and PLA Embark on Historic Journey in Montgomery Toward School Improvement
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MONTGOMERY, Ala., Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Montgomery Education Foundation(MEF) is ramping up efforts toward the public charter school conversion of Davis Elementary with the help of
Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA), one of the largest African-American led and operated school turnaround networks in the nation.
Davis Elementary will be converted into a public charter school this fall. The school will remain under
Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) and all students zoned for Davis will have guaranteed enrollment. Parents should expect to see enhanced curriculum, dedicated teachers, integrated technology, and a road map to improve student achievement. Transportation, food service and building custodians remain the same through MPS.The work will begin with Davis Elementary School next school year. Nixon Elementary
New LDOE program aims to support social, emotional success of students
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A new program developed by the Louisiana Department of Education will support the social and emotional needs of students across Louisiana.
In partnership with LSU, the Social-Emotional Learning and Academic Integration program, or SELA, will equip school and system leaders with skills to ensure students can understand their emotions, strengthen social behaviors, and improve academic achievement.
SELA will serve students in grades K-12 and is being developed to build upon the social-emotional learning (SEL) work of the LDOE in early childhood.
GOV. ERIC J. Holcomb was sworn into office during a small, private ceremony at the Indiana State Museum Monday. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Attorney General Todd Rokita were also sworn into office by the Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the event was closed to the public. The ceremony can be viewed on Gov. Holcomb’s YouTube at https://youtube.com/govholcomb
HOLCOMB HAS announced he will proceed with key state investment projects initially put on hold due to the financial impact of COVID-19.
The Governor directed the State Budget Agency to work with the appropriate agencies to proceed with the approximately $65 million Next Level Trails grant program and $110 million of deferred maintenance projects. The General Assembly approved these appropriations in the current 2019-2021 state budget.
The so-called Return to Learn schedule is the same the school used before a surge in Covid-19 casesand means PreK-3 and eligible Intensive Intervention students will begin attending class on campus in-person every school day (Plan A) beginning Monday, Feb. 1. Students in grades 4-12 will resume face-to-face learning under the hybrid (Plan B) model on Feb. 1. The schools will operate under these plans until further notice or new board action.
In December, the board discussed considering Plan A (fully in-person) for all elementary grades and Plan B (hybrid) for grades 6-12 in February. However, acknowledging that Plan A implementation would eliminate social distancing within classroom environments and on school buses for elementary students, district administrators recommended fully in-person for only grades K-3 at this time.