Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Stay at Home Education

What is Stay at Home Education?

Stay at Home (SAH) Education is an of education method offered by schools as an alternative to on site education due to the government mandated regulations issued to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19 that were implemented in the Spring of 2020.  Stay at Home Education is based on the concept of instruction being delivered to the student's place of stay, or residence, primarily by way of digital dissemination of information.


Stay at Home Education Regulations

  • Stay at Home Education is student based.
  • Stay at Home Education is regulated by the school and district implementing it.
  • Stay at Home Education must meet State Standards for academic and subject instruction.
  • Stay at Home Education requires that students be fully engaged as they would be if instruction were taking place in the classroom with teachers, school support staff, and classmates.
  • Stay at Home Education requires that a compromise in principle be reached between the parents/guardians of the students and school leadership with regards to efficiency, security and privacy of such method of education.


Assessment of Stay at Home Education

Stay at Home Education should be assessed utilizing formative assessment in order to ensure education standards are being met or exceeded by all students, collect data on student performance, and allow time to implement preventive measures for students not meeting such standards as required at grade level.


Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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Monday, September 28, 2020

September 2020

 

September has arrived recognizing the labor that educators do day in and day out regardless of whether it is a school day, holiday, or Labor Day.

This could not be more true as teachers, administrators, and school staff have come together to create the best possible distance learning protocol to serve the students they care so much about.

It has not been the best of circumstances under which to begin a school year, but all stakeholders in education are doing their best to adapt to new rules and regulations.

New challenges emerge almost on a daily basis regarding connectivity, access to technology, privacy, and high quality education that meets or exceeds state standards, all while also addressing the social issues currently taking place.

September also reminds us to acknowledge the contributions made by Latin American / Hispanic communities. Gracias!


Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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