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Open enrollment deadline extended through September 25, 2021.  We are pleased to announce our partnership with Reliance Standard and are offering KEYTA members discounted Life and Critical Illness Insurance.  Members interested in our Supplemental and Dependent Life Insurance can choose from $10,000 to $500,000 in coverage including benefits for spouses and dependent children. Our Voluntary Critical […]

Governor Wolf announced today that effective September 7, students, teachers and staff in K-12 public and private schools will be required to wear masks when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. The order will not apply to student athletes while they’re playing. Even though less than a month ago Governor Wolf stated that he had no intention

Updated August 20, 2021 As you know, there is a vast amount of information concerning the impact of COVID-19 on our schools. The information is generated by many sources including the media, government, and science. Much of this information is very new and still developing, created by the changes and adjustments to laws and regulations

Earlier this week, The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention altered its masking recommendations citing concern over the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.  Their updated guidance states that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people should mask indoors in areas with significant community spread.  The CDC further suggested that all students, teachers, and staff

CDC Updated School Guidance Last Friday, July 9, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released updated guidance that stressed the need for students to return to the classroom this fall.  It also emphasized that communities continue to monitor COVID-19 outbreaks and utilize this information as a tool in guiding in-person instruction.  The CDC further recommends that

Happy 4th of July and thank you to all of those brave individuals who sacrificed for our freedom, then and now.  It has been three years since the Mark Janus U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, which freed public school employees from being forced to pay fair share union fees as a condition of employment.  Since that ruling,

Congratulations!  You did it!  You made it through the school year!  I don’t know how many times I commented to a friend or colleague that even after 40 years of teaching, I felt like a rookie teacher again this year. With my remote classes, face to face students and the hybrid groups, it was about

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) has asked us to share with members their summer remote teaching opportunity.  Johns Hopkins CTY is dedicated to identifying and developing the talents of academically advanced K-12 students. They provide students with fun, challenging courses; a community of engaged learners; and a strong foundation for future success in college and

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, March 19, lowered its social distancing guidelines in schools from 6 feet to 3 as long as students keep wearing masks. But 6 feet should be maintained between adults and students, in common areas and during activities such as singing or exercise. CDC’s updated operational strategy specifically