It s a little like back-to-school deja vu.
A year after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus remains a factor in how school districts start another academic year.
Much like the summer of 2020, administrators are spending this summer waiting out governor s office directives as well as COVID-19 infection rates and vaccine data before releasing solid plans for how students will experience the 2021-2022 school year.
Parents are once again hungry for details despite wait-and-see school district philosophies.
This summer, however, we do know a few things for sure: Gov. Phil Murphy wants kids back in classrooms full time in September, and it s up to school districts to decide if unmasking kids is right in their schools.
FRHSD board puts $197.7M budget in place for 2021-22 academic year
The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has adopted a $197.7 million budget that will fund the operation of the district for the 2021-22 school year.
District administrators said the budget will be supported by the collection of $143.2 million in taxes from residential and commercial property owners in the district’s eight sending municipalities: Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell, Manalapan and Marlboro.
The district operates high schools in Colts Neck, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell, Manalapan and Marlboro.
According to budget documents, the district’s enrollment decreased from 10,571 students in October 2019 to 10,376 students in October 2020. The estimated enrollment for October 2021 is 10,276 students.
How will Gloucester County schools split $41M in federal relief?
Gloucester County public school districts can expect more than
$41 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to get students back in buildings and on track academically after more than a year of learning disruptions.
Funding is part of the
$1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act signed by President Joe Biden in early March. A
$112 billion chunk of the COVID-19 rescue plan is earmarked for American K-12 schools.
New Jersey s Department of Education will receive
$2.765 billion to allocate to school districts.
Paulsboro will receive the highest amount of funding –
$5.4 million – under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund in the ARP Act. The funding formula is based on Title 1 No Child Left Behind standing and other factors.
20% of N.J. school districts now offering full-time in-person instruction
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Nicole Parham teaches her kindergarten class remotely from her home in Trenton. Parham is at Irving School in Highland Park. Wednesday, September 16, 2020.
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The number of fully in-person districts continues to climb as schools return following coronavirus closures, but it remains unclear how many students are voluntarily choosing to learn virtually.
As of April 12, 496 districts were hybrid, 118 remote, and 161 were fully in-person, the third week in a row the number of in-person districts increased. Thirty-two districts have different educational formats for different schools.
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