Des Moines Register
To be first in line to get vaccinations from their school district, staff in the Iowa City Community School District must be 50 or older and spend at least half the day at a school building.
In the Ames Community School District, teachers with medical conditions went to the front of the line.
In the Waukee Community School District, it s first come, first served.
School employees have been eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Iowa since Feb. 1, when Phase 1B began in Iowa. But who gets the first doses of the scarce and sought-after vaccine and why they get to be first differs from place to place.
“As far as 2021-22, at least some part of that school year is likely still going to be pandemic response-related on the assumption that children won’t have access to the vaccine, or at least many won’t,” said Superintendent Brian Woods, of Northside Independent School District, among the largest districts in Texas.
That could mean a more teacher-friendly version of the mix of in-person and remote learning happening now, one that doesn t require teachers to simultaneously instruct two groups. That could be accomplished either by splitting staffing or rearranging schedules, he said, adding longer term may see an all-remote option for students who have moved on permanently from traditional school.
DMPS families must decide between in-person, online learning by today Share Updated: 9:59 AM CST Feb 5, 2021 Share Updated: 9:59 AM CST Feb 5, 2021
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Show Transcript STICK WITH THE ALL ONLINE MODEL. I THINK THIS IS THE BEST OPTION ANOTHER PARENT IS HAPPY TO SEE 100% IN CLASS LEARNING BECAUSE ONLINE WAS NOT GETTING IT DONE FOR HIS DAUGHTER. HE WAS REALLY STRUGGLING JUST IN MINOR HAS A KINDERGARTNER AND A SIXTH GRADER. HE SAYS IT HURT TO WATCH HIS SIXTH GRADE DAUGHTER STRUGGLE WITH ONLINE LEARNING SO MINOR MADE THE ULTIMATE DECISION KEEPING HIS SON INTO ONE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT MOVING OUT OF THE DISTRICT AND INTO ONE WHERE HIS DAUGHTER IS IN CLASS 100% OF THE TIME. SHE’S BACK TO STRAIGHT A’S NEW FRIENDS. HER ATTITUDE IS COMPLETELY 180 DEGREES FROM WHAT IT WAS. HAPPIER WHEN IT’S A STRONG IS ALL FOR THE 100% ONLINE LEARNING BECAUSE HER HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HAS THRIVED IT HAS WORKED FANTASTIC FOR HER GET HER ASSIGNMENTS DONE PARENTS HAV
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law on Friday a bill that takes away some local control of school boards and superintendents to decide what learning models are