Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week! We know that Hernando teachers are working harder than ever to ensure learning continues during this time of Social Distancing and school closures. Here’s one way you can acknowledge and celebrate our educators:
Wear #REDforED on Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Florida Education Association is currently conducting a parent survey and poll to get input on how schools should reopen and how distance learning is working. Parents (non-school employees) of public school students are invited to respond.
Here is the link: http://feaweb.org/covid19/parentsurvey/
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, NOW WHAT?
Earlier this month Governor Edwards announced that schools would remain closed through the end of the school year. The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has provided some guidelines for local school districts, but for the most part administrators, teachers, and school employees have had to make it work in an impossible situation.
OFNHP has elected new leadership for a two-year term. Thank you to every candidate who stepped up and every member who voted. Our Election Committee worked very hard this year to conduct this election fairly in times of pandemic. Please join us in sending a note of gratitude to committee members at elections@ofnhp.org.
As COVID-19 spreads, the American Federation of Teachers believes that there will be significant closings of state, county and local operations and is calling on all public employee leaders and members to prepare for it. The AFT is working constantly to help our members and the people they serve navigate this virus, and buffer against the economic impacts.
Click on the link to access AFT Resources
While Alabama’s 722,000 students won’t return to k-12 classrooms this spring, some teachers will be returning to school as early as April 6.
As officials form their plans for distance learning, due to the state department of education by Friday, teachers are learning whether they're required to return to school buildings to do their work.
https://www.al.com/news/2020/04/alabama-schools-to-reopen-with-teachers-but-no-students.html
With budget concerns looming, placing state employees on the chopping block to mitigate budget shortfalls, would seem like a logical solution for some decision-makers that are less than forward-thinking.
