Miami-Dade school leaders see issues with COVID-19, and with online learning
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Medical officials joined members of the Miami-Dade School Board on Monday to present data on COVID-19 positivity rates, hospitalization, mortality, morbidity and ICU bed usage. Carvalho also addressed some other issues the district is seeing with online learning. “As a result of online learning, there are many students who have simply disappeared from our rolls across the county. School board members also talked about vaccines and asked doctors whether school staff members should be prioritized in receiving vaccines once they are available — something that hasn’t yet been determined. Broward County’s school board is scheduled to meet Tuesday.
Miami-Dade School Board votes to start in-person learning Oct. 5 following state demand
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – During its first in-person meeting of the new school year, the Miami-Dade County School Board had two options: whether to stick to the plan they recently approved or follow the state education commissioner’s request to reopen schools on Oct. 5. #BREAKING: Miami-Dade @MDCPS votes to reopen physical #classroom starting Oct. 5, then staggered until Oct. 9. Throughout meeting, loss of #millions of $$ in #funding was repeatedly discussed and part of the reason for scrubbing their previous vote to start Oct. 14. “It’s very frustrating,” said Miami-Dade School Board Member Lubby Navarro. Staggered return for selected students begins on October 5. https://t.co/rSLYzzQKqT pic.twitter.com/gcL7cfSU37 — Miami-Dade Schools (@MDCPS) September 30, 2020Added Miami-Dade School Board Member Martin Karp: “We want to take everybody’s considerations into mind.