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Holyoke School Receiver Alberto Vazquez Matos remains on leave; status unknown
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
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HOLYOKE State education officials remain mum Thursday on School Receiver Alberto Vazquez Matos’ ongoing leave of absence or employment status.
Vazquez Matos took leave following a Feb. 8 School Committee meeting, where he stated he had COVID-19. He did not say if he still had the virus or recovered.
At the time, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education would not comment on why Vazquez Matos was on leave, a continuing trend.
An email seeking a direct comment from Vazquez Matos went unanswered.
Vazquez Matos’ tenure as receiver of the Holyoke Public Schools began July 1. He previously served in the Hartford, Connecticut Public Schools.
Salem schools have used COVID pool testing for months
While other communities have yet to jump on board, Salem is ahead of the game
Leigh Blander Wicked Local
Salem schools have been using COVID-19 pool testing since Thanksgiving and are now taking advantage of the free state program.
“It’s another layer of protection,” said Chelsea Banks, the Salem schools’ chief of opportunity and response who is overseeing COVID testing for the district. “Our feeling is that anything we can do, we are trying to do.”
In January, Salem tested 1,850 staff, students, and families. The results broke down like this:
After almost a year of remote learning, some Chicopee students start in-person classes Monday
Updated Feb 20, 2021;
CHICOPEE City students, many of whom have not been in a school in nearly a year, will return to some in-person learning Monday under a system that will mix classes at schools with remote lessons.
The School Committee voted last week to change to a hybrid model after the idea was recommended by a task force of educators, parents and students and then sent to a separate implementation committee of administrators, School Committee members and the executive committee of the Chicopee Education Association.
Although some educators aired concerns about returning to the classroom before vaccines are widely available, this week the members of the Chicopee Education Association approved the change with 79% who cast ballots voting in favor. The decision allows the change to take place at the start of the second half of the school year, Superintendent Lynn A. Clark said.
Uhuru Gives Magoha Strong Team to Implement CBC Changes
President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) speaks to Education CS George Magoha.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has moved to provide a powerful team of technocrats to assist Education CS George Magoha to oversee the implementation of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
The Head of State announced a reshuffle in government on Wednesday, 17 February which saw Julius Jwan appointed as Principal Secretary of the State Department of Early Learning and Basic Education.
His role is fundamental in rolling out the new 2-6-3-3-3 education system, having played a critical role in the design and formulation of the new syllabus.