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Parents to school board: Please let students return
[News-Miner] Dozens of parents filled the Fairbanks school board’s email inbox last week asking for public schools to open to students. The board also heard from the teachers’ union. The Fairbanks Education Association outlined three conditions for opening schools: scientific and medical consensus that the COVID-19 outbreak in the Fairbanks North Star Borough is contained; detailed school safety plans approved by union leaders; and sufficient time to prepare for teaching in-person classes, according to an Aug. 29 letter to the school board signed by union President Sandi Ryan.
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District News & Notes | September 18, 2020
Hello School District Family, At their September 15 regular meeting, the Board of Education passed a motion to begin in-person school for elementary and K-8 students on October 5, 2020. The Board also passed a motion to begin in-person school for middle schools on October 19, which is the start of the second quarter.
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School Board Action Report | September 15, 2020
The School Board Regular Meeting began on Tuesday, September 15 at 6:00pm via Teleconference.
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District News & Notes | September 3, 2020
Hello School District Family, On Wednesday, September 2nd, the Board of Education voted to “provide in-school learning supports for students identified by Student Support Services and Special Education according to the phase-in plans developed by those departments.” Special Education Student Education teams are convening to review individual student education plans (IEP) and identify the extent to which individual students with disabilities may require more access to in-person learning opportunities than their peers. The nature or severity of disability for some of our special education students may make it uniquely difficult for them to fully benefit from these remote educational opportunities and address their overall learning and developmental needs.
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School Board Action Report | September 1, 2020
The School Board Regular Meeting began on Tuesday, September 1 at 6:00pm via Teleconference. The meeting recessed at 12:16 am and reconvened on Wednesday, September 2 at 7:00 pm. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 pm
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Media Release: School Board Moves to Teleconference Only | September 1, 2020
School Board Moves to Teleconference Only
