On November 23, the Wolf Administration announced that Pre-K to 12 public schools in counties with heavy COVID-19 caseloads are going to need state certification if they plan to offer in-person instruction. Schools that have been in the substantial transmission level for at least two consecutive weeks are required to commit to safety measures to ensure the safety […]
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As Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, there has been more discussion regarding the need to return to full remote learning in certain areas of the state. Pennsylvania’s health secretary recently declared that there are no plans for a statewide shutdown of schools similar to last spring. However, several months ago the Departments of Health and
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Professional Development Extension ReminderKEYTA would like to remind members that Act 13 of 2020 gave educators an extra year to complete their five-year, Act 48 professional development requirements. The extra compliance year began on March 27, 2020. Publication of School Director Email AddressesThe PA Senate recently approved House Bill 703, which would require school districts and charter schools to
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With approximately two months of the new school year behind us, Pennsylvania schools are still dealing with the uncertainty of potential COVID-19 infections. Many schools are slowly phasing in a return to full, face-to-face instruction, while others are shutting down due to positive results and community spread. We have heard from many members that they
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Weeks after schools have opened for in-person instruction, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance for schools seeking to open for in-person learning using various community infection rates and school safety thresholds. The new guidance for school communities to consider when reopening or closing schools includes a five-tiered color-coded risk transition from green, the lowest risk
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No circumstances have so rapidly affected public education as the COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to gather information from our members reflecting on the 2019-20 school year and looking forward to the 2020-21 school year, KEYTA sent out a survey with questions about the effect of COVID-19 on school employees. We are grateful to our
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