State officials in charge of distribution plan, criteria
Ellen Driscoll January 20, 2021
Cape High nurse Barb Cilento was one of more than 700 Phase 1a essential personnel to receive the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 5 at a Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles inspection lane. Vaccination of educators, classified as Phase 1b recipients, will likely begin in early February, state officials said. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Cape Henlopen School District Superintendent Bob Fulton said he expects educators to begin receiving the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in early February.
Fulton said he had hoped vaccinations would begin in mid-January; he originally thought school districts would develop their own plans, but said he recently learned that Delaware Department of Education and Delaware Division of Public Health will roll out the vaccination plan for state educators.
Delaware News Journal
After a pause in hybrid learning, students and teachers in the Appoquinimink School District returned to school on Monday at the urging of the governor.
The return to class in what the district is calling hybrid 2.0 includes the addition of webcams in all classrooms to improve the learning experience.
The cameras allow instructors to teach students in person and at home simultaneously and double the amount of live instruction for students. Previously teachers would have separate in-person and virtual lessons.
Now students are coming into the buildings two full days a week, with one asynchronous learning day and two virtual learning days.
Even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across Delaware, Gov. John Carney says schools have proven to be safe spaces for students and teachers.
Delaware News Journal
After a pause to hybrid learning, thousands of Delaware students and teachers will head back to hybrid school on Monday at the urging of the governor, with more to follow in the coming weeks.
Much like the weeks leading up to the start of school in September, whether or not it’s safe for students and staff to be in school buildings depends on whom you ask.
But unlike September, when most school districts started the year virtually, the presence of COVID-19 in Delaware has reached levels unseen even at the start of the pandemic in March.
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