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[KUAC] Teachers, Staff & Principals' Associations Question School Reopening | December 21, 2020
The associations that represent Fairbanks-area teachers, principals and support staff released a statement Friday opposing the opening of schools in January. The Board of Education for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District voted a week ago to give students the option to return to in-person learning for the second semester.
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[KUAC] FNSBSD Students Back in Classrooms in January | December 15, 2020
Students in Fairbanks will be allowed to return to classroom buildings in January. By a narrow 4-3 vote, the Fairbanks North Star Borough school board last night passed a motion to return students to school buildings after a two-week prep and quarantine period.
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[News-Miner] Full opening of Fairbanks schools on Jan. 19 to be considered | December 10, 2020
Several school board members pressed for expanding school building access as education leaders met virtually Tuesday to discuss plans for 2021. Under one scenario, schools would open to in-person classes to all who wish to attend five days a week starting Jan. 19.
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[Webcenter 11] Fairbanks School Board debates phase-in options at work session | December 9, 2020
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District School Board held a video conference work session Tuesday night to discuss the options of phasing in students to attend schools in the operational red zone. To determine the best and most equitable course of action the board consulted three doctors, Dr. Elizabeth Ohlsen, Dr. Michelle Nace, and Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink. The doctors provided their professional input as to weather or not it would be safe for the board to implement a phase-in plan for students.
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[KUAC] "Full Return" to School Won't Comply w/ Safety Guidelines | December 8, 2020
The School Board in Fairbanks will be working on plans to fully return children to school next month at a worksession tonight (Tuesday). No votes will be taken, and the board may choose not to implement plans that do not conform to CDC guidelines or the state’s “Smart Start” pandemic
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[KUAC] School Board Grapples with COVID and Re-entry| December 3, 2020
With three weeks left until Winter Break, schools in Fairbanks are looking to next semester. At its meeting Tuesday, the school board for Fairbanks North Star Borough School District heard plans for getting more kids physically into classrooms, even while the area is in the COVID “Red” zone. But the board could not agree, and will take up the discussion again next Tuesday night.
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[News-Miner] Board of Education to discuss whether to bring more students to schools in 2021| December 1, 2020
The school board is voting today on new plans aimed at bringing more students into schools after winter break even as the coronavirus continues to spread in Alaska. If approved, all students in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District would have a new school schedule, direct instruction would be reduced to four days a week for K-8 and computers would remain the primary platform for learning.
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