New Haven has worked out another contract change with bus company First Student, this time to pay them 85 percent of their usual rate when buses are idle due to Covid-related school closures. The district would pay the company 55 percent of the rate if drivers are furloughed.
The New Haven Public Schools Board of Education voted 5 – 2 for the new terms on Wednesday at a special meeting, with Darnell Goldson and Tamiko Jackson-McArthur opposed.
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Sep 16, 2020 11:46 am
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The youngest remote learners at the Boys & Girls Club hum to themselves as they seek to concentrate on their Chromebooks.
The 6‑year-olds were singing, older students were on their phones and fifth-graders were tossing a mini basketball. Amid all that, Da’quay Jeffries was able to concentrate —better than at home.
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Sep 15, 2020 2:30 pm
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Metropolitan Business Academy at 115 Water St.
The state fined New Haven Public Schools $14,200 following an inspection of Metropolitan Business Academy that found faulty fume hoods, a broken eyewash station, obstructed fire extinguishers, and improper storage of hazardous chemicals in several of the Water Street high school’s laboratory classrooms.
Qualina Cooper and sons Jayvyn and Dakarai. Jayvyn, who has autism, lasted only 10 minutes on remote classes.
New Haven schools will reopen as soon as next Monday for a maximum of 125 students with autism and other severe disabilities.
The New Haven Public Schools’ Board of Education meeting made that decision Monday evening in a 6 – 1 vote. Up to this point, New Haven had planned to start all in-person classes, including special education, after ten weeks of virtual classes.
As of Thursday, 87 percent of New Haven Public Schools students — 18,000 out of 20,597 — have logged onto their virtual classrooms, according to Superintendent Iline Tracey.
This is a higher rate than NHPS saw in the spring, Tracey said.
East Rock fifth-grader Amadi Towe: Computer not doing it.
While Qualina Cooper’s 11-year-old Dakarai dived into remote classes this fall, her 12-year-old Jayvyn struggled to understand why he needed to sit behind a computer screen.
Jayvyn has autism. He and other special needs students were among those who lost out the most when the Covid-19 pandemic began and schools buildings closed — and their parents worry they’re losing out again as remote learning resumes.
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Sep 11, 2020 11:18 am
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Dwayne Davila helps out students at First Calvary hub.
New Haven students whose school buildings have closed because of Covid-19 have started showing up in church — in order to get in-person adult help with their education.
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Sep 10, 2020 5:24 pm
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Hamden Superintendent Jody Goeler, Assistant Principal Scott Trauner, and Principal Nadine Gannon.
Stickers with arrows dot the hallways of Hamden High School, signs hang down from the ceiling at every corner with arrows and small yellow and green dragons in the corner, and classrooms are set up with desks six feet apart. Now, the building is just missing students.
Students who missed taking their SATs this spring will have a chance this fall — in person at area high schools.
This is the latest decision from the New Haven Public Schools Board of Education, which held an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
Aside from these testing opportunities, the Board of Education has closed school buildings to students out of safety concerns as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.
Lifeline operator Karleigh Webb: Trans people under siege.
The federal government may withhold key dollars for New Haven’s magnet school program if New Haven does not agree to ban transgender athletes from their chosen sports teams.
The New Haven Board of Education Wednesday night vowed to fight what it called strong-arm tactics, in court if necessary.
The room of students was quiet, with only the occasional swivel of a chair or clacking of a keyboard to break the silence.
School was in session in person at 4 Science Park — for public-school students whose official learning had gone remote.
It was the first day of a new learning hub “Safe Space” launched by Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT)’s to prevent students from falling behind during the pandemic.
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Sep 9, 2020 9:25 am
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Budget chief Gormany, ed board prez Rivera at announcment.
A newly published financial report shows that the city ended last fiscal year with a $1.9 million budget surplus, even as Covid-19 interrupted just about every aspect of city life starting last spring.
Superintendent Iline Tracey: Overall, a successful day.
Some students got accidentally booted out of their virtual classrooms. Some teachers struggled with weak internet connections. Some parents rushed from room to room providing “mom support” as kids learned to use new technology.
But overall, the first day of remote school appeared to go as well as could be expected — with teachers and school admins working with families to resolve the technological difficulties.
Hamden town officials and state legislators are calling on the state to provide $780,000 in additional pandemic-related school transportation funding to help cover the cost of new buses, bus monitors, and bus cleaning, as Hamden students prepare to return to school in person this month.
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Sep 3, 2020 3:48 pm
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Hillhouse’s Torae Wright, Keyandre Smith, Tyler Williams, Lee Granger, Mathew Gibbs, and Jquan Athis run a short scrimmage game during self-organized practice on Bowen Field.
Wilbur Cross football Coach John Acquavita had a senior student-athlete aiming to play college ball. Then came a pandemic.
High School in the Community students kicked off their first day of school by showing each other their favorite article of clothing — an activity designed to help the small, leadership and social justice-focused school start weeks of remote classes with the sense of community students are used to.
Parents line up to pick up Chromebooks at Augusta Lewis Troup School on Tuesday.
New Haven K‑12 students face an unusual first day of school on Thursday as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. Rather than showing up to school buildings, students have to log onto their first classes.
Here’s a quick guide for families unsure of what to do.
Aiden Palmer, 4, tries on his new backpack on Tuesday.
Preschooler Aiden Palmer wants to go back to school to see his friends.
Although his classes at Augusta Lewis Troup School will be remote this September and October, his teachers have plans to encourage the social connections he misses.
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Sep 2, 2020 8:43 am
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Julie Penn and her son Kaiden Cooper meet with teacher Gina Impronto.
Barnard School’s “Family Meet And Greet” on Tuesday.
Students, families, and staff of Barnard Magnet Elementary School went back to school Tuesday — not for in-person classes, but rather as part of a two-day, outdoor “Family Meet and Greet” to kick off the remote school year.
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Sep 1, 2020 4:30 pm
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Career High School student Joshuwa Papalotzi picks up a laptop from Ron Atkinson.
Joshuwa Papalotzi picked up a laptop, a charger, and words of encouragement from staff at Career High School, as the city and the public school system hustle to ensure that every student is well equipped for an all-online start to the school year.
City students have a new “safe space” to go to for academic support and socially-distanced socializing, thanks to the launch of a new pandemic-era education hub by the Science Park-based Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT).
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Sep 1, 2020 7:30 am
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Shaquan Whitfield with Joshua and Justin.
Diamond Tree (center) leads a hula hoop activity.
Shaquan Whitfield brought her children, Joshua and Justin Currie, to a neighborhood-spanning, back-to-school fair on the Farmington Canal Trail because she wanted to “show my kids there’s more positive than negative” in Newhallville.
