Opinion: The pandemic exposed weak spots in our educational system. Here’s how we can fix it. In March, when schools suddenly closed and in many cases didn’t get up and running online for four to six weeks, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond asked schools to implement “hold harmless” policies. These policies included freezing grades to what they were before the stay at home order in March and/or implementing pass/no pass grading.
REIMAGINING SCHOOLS - Reconnecting with humanity to create equity When COVID-19 came knocking on our doors, it upended the world, forcing us to rethink teaching and learning in a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. COVID-19 forced schools into using 1:1 devices and adopting greater technologies to simply reach students. Many schools had to shut their doors to in-person learning and found themselves acutely unprepared for the crisis.
Delay in Scholar Return to Campus Scholars will not return to campus on January 25th. Please continue reading for more details.
As School Resumes, Students Bring Racial Justice Push to the Classroom School officials at e3 Civic High are now training teachers for new curriculum in history and English classes after students from the school’s associated student body pushed for more inclusive representation following George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
e3 Moving to Virtual (Online) Instruction e3 Civic High's campus will be closed and we will be moving to virtual instruction starting on Monday, March 16th. Click for Read Full Story for detailed information.
School districts scramble to switch to online learning Some districts and in schools have already been conducting daily, mandatory classes for all their students since last week.E3 Civic High, an independent charter high school in downtown San Diego, announced Friday March 13 that it would close its school site and it began official online learning the following Monday.Students are logging onto online school every day at set times between 8:30 a.m. and 3:20 p.m., said Cheryl Ward, CEO of E3 Civic High.
From the arts front lines: Choral teacher Cheryl Slavik looking for ways to ‘keep them singing’ Cheryl Slavik, a public school choral teacher and private piano teacher, Slavik is the choir director at e3 Civic High — a charter school located in the downtown San Diego library — and also teaches music at Torrey Pines Elementary School. She now conducts her vocal classes online, using Zoom and Google Hangouts.
