July 13, 2020

View this email in your browser July 13, 2020 Tampa Bay Times Do Florida school buildings have to be open in August? School reopenings are discussed in two counties this week Florida Board of Education to meet in east Hillsborough this week Area schools weather the coronavirus with federal payroll protection funds Re-Opening / Re-Closing Difficult to achieve’: Alberto Carvalho talks school reopening amid spiking outbreak - FL Politics DeVos slammed for meetings with conservatives while school reopening debate rages - Politico What are Schools' Contingency Plans for Cases on Campus? - BayNews9 School is Weeks Away. What Are Your Options? - BayNews9 What Parents Can Expect When Schools Reopen in the Fall - BayNews9 Duval County superintendent previews new school reopening plan to Meninak Club - News4Jax A group of parents and educators are calling out Governor Ron DeSantis. - News4Jax As Coronavirus Surges, LAUSD Will Not Reopen Campuses For Start Of Next School Year - LAist School Board chair: Where’s Palm Beach County’s school reopening plan? - PB Post FL nears 300,000 mark for COVID-19 cases; ‘Social distancing may be difficult to achieve’ in some schools - FL Phoenix National organizations urge safe school reopenings, knocking “one-size-fits-all” approach - FL Phoenix ‘Cost-benefit analysis’ favors schools reopening, claims Marco Rubio - FL Politics Sarasota Military Academy to launch COVID-19 detection - Herald-Tribune Teacher Pay Teacher pay in Volusia unlikely to hit $47,500 Florida target. Here’s why. - News-Journal 10 News Free clothing boutique set to open despite COVID-19 challenges Scholarship Five years in, Gardiner Scholarship Program still growing - FL Politics COVID-19 Two weeks then gone? Not even close, say doctors about lingering effects of COVID-19 - PB Post Government Updates Link to all State and Local Orders FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) Re-Opening - DOE Executive Order Executive Order Slides Pasco County Pasco Citizens’ Academy Accepting Fall Program Applications - An immersive look at how local government works, apply online by August 10 Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces 35 Deaths Related to COVID-19 Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) EO 20-166 - Extending EO 20-52 declaring a state of emergency for the entire state due to COVID-19; and, Extending EO 20-139, implementing Phase 2 of my Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery. FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) COVID-19 Data - Daily Report - July 13 Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2020 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

July 10-12, 2020

View this email in your browser Weekend Update July 10-12, 2020 Tampa Bay Times The latest, that we know of, about school reopening plans in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando Counties It could cost billions to get key Tampa Bay roads ready for future severe weather, study says Trump undercuts health experts — again — in schools debate Pinellas details its school reopening plan: masks, buses, nurses and more Area schools weather the coronavirus with federal payroll protection funds State high school task force suggests delaying start of fall sports Returning to school no easy choice for parents, students or teachers A consultant will look at the Hillsborough school finances Pasco parents pick in-person classes as deadline passes Gov. Ron DeSantis doubles down on schools reopening full time in August Re-Opening / Re-Closing ‘Difficult to achieve’: Alberto Carvalho talks school reopening amid spiking outbreak - FL Politics Florida Pediatricians Urging Caution In Reopening Schools - WUSF No, that Clay County schools coronavirus waiver isn’t for students - Time-Union Parents, teachers question plan to reopen schools - FL Politics If Walmart is open, schools should be, too, DeSantis says - Politico FL U.S. Labor Secretary Scalia backs-up Gov. DeSantis, says schools are “essential service” - FL Politics Blake Dowling: Back to school - FL Politics County-by-county: School choice deadlines & where districts stand on face masks - News4Jax Volusia released three options for reopening schools, then deleted them - NewsJournal Mitigation State sending $138 million to health departments - NSF Suncoast News Pasco County adds another 127 COVID-19 cases Pasco school district sticking with its plans Bay News 9 Doctors Say: Virus Spread, Not Politics, Should Guide Schools What Parents Can Expect When Schools Reopen in the Fall Concerns Grow About Teachers Being at Risk of Getting COVID-19 2nd Largest Teachers Union: $116.5B More Needed to Safely Reopen Educators and Students Prepare for School Amid Uncertainty COVID-19 Record-shattering 15K new COVID-19 cases in Florida - FL Politics COVID-19 cases in juvenile system escalate - NSF St. Johns County commissioner fights for life against coronavirus - FL Politics COVID Politics Teachers union calls for federal funds to safely open schools, targets Marco Rubio - FL Politics New poll finds Florida voters anxious about COVID-19, leaning against Donald Trump - FL Politics Trump's campaign to open schools provokes mounting backlash even from GOP - Politico DeSantis seizes power — selectively — as he confronts crisis - Politico Medical group cited by Donald Trump denounces school funding threat - AP Odds and Ends Jaguars limit stadium attendance to 25% for the upcoming NFL season due to COVID-19 - FL Politics Government Updates Link to all State and Local Orders FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) Re-Opening - DOE Executive Order Executive Order Slides Pasco County Pasco Citizens’ Academy Accepting Fall Program Applications - An immersive look at how local government works, apply online by August 10 Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces 45 Deaths Related to COVID-19 Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) EO 20-166 - Extending EO 20-52 declaring a state of emergency for the entire state due to COVID-19; and, Extending EO 20-139, implementing Phase 2 of my Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery. FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) COVID-19 Data - Daily Report - July 12 Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2020 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

July 9, 2020

View this email in your browser July 9, 2020 Tampa Bay Times ‘Disgusting.' What Hillsborough school officials said about the latest financial setback Pinellas teachers’ union leader: Don’t rush to open schools Re-Opening / Re-Closing Gov. Ron DeSantis says he would have ‘zero concern’ sending his own kids back to school - FL Politics CDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools - News4Jax For many Pasco parents, decision over fall school plan seems too soon - FOX13 Trump, Florida Leaders Urge School Reopening. Local Superintendents Say It's Not Likely - WLRN Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices - AP PBC school campuses will remain closed to students, board members decide - PB Post Florida mandate to reopen schools comes with funding and flexibility, superintendents say - PNJ Mike Pence says CDC changing school reopening guidelines after Trump called them 'tough and expensive' - USA Today Marco Rubio won’t support a second shutdown of Florida - FL Politics 2021 Session Incoming Senate President looks at COVID-19 options - NSF Budget Joe Henderson: Same old story for Hillsborough School Board - FL Politics Youth Mental Health Survey: One in five female students in Duval County have attempted suicide - FL Politics Bay News 9 Wiregrass Ranch High Senior Kicks His Way to One of the Top Spots in the Country COVID-19 Florida adds record 120 coronavirus deaths, 411 hospitalizations on Thursday - TBT Miami-Dade County posts massive 26% positivity rate as officials hire additional COVID-19 contact tracers - FL Politics HCA hospitals in Pasco, Hernando to delay some surgeries, procedures to free up COVID beds - Suncoast News Economy Layoffs stuck at high level as 1.3 million seek jobless aid - AP 2020 Election Mail ballots headed to homes across Florida for August primary - TBT Odds and Ends Librarian comes up with genius way to deliver books to students stuck at home - News4Jax Supreme Court says Congress can’t get Donald Trump’s financial records, for now - AP Government Updates Link to all State and Local Orders FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) Re-Opening - DOE Executive Order Executive Order Slides Pasco County Pasco Citizens’ Academy Accepting Fall Program Applications - An immersive look at how local government works, apply online by August 10 Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces 120 Deaths Related to COVID-19 Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) EO 20-166 - Extending EO 20-52 declaring a state of emergency for the entire state due to COVID-19; and, Extending EO 20-139, implementing Phase 2 of my Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery. FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) COVID-19 Data - Daily Report - July 9 Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2020 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

July 8, 2020

View this email in your browser July 8, 2020 Tampa Bay Times Pasco students not ‘locked in’ to school reopening choices Florida adds nearly 10,000 coronavirus cases as total deaths approach 4,000 ‘Disgusting.' What Hillsborough school officials said about the latest financial setback Hillsborough school district in financial straits, again Will Florida cancel school tests again in 2021? Re-Opening / Re-Closing School reopening plans due in 3 weeks - NSF Despite state order, Miami-Dade will not reopen schools until county enters Phase 2 - Miami Herald Florida Prepares for the Reopening of Schools Amid Pandemic Concerns - BayNews9 South Florida students won’t be required to return to classrooms - SenSentinel School Districts Adjusting after State Mandate - News4Jax Order to fully reopen schools throws St. Johns County School leaders for a loop - Times-Union How will the Florida Education order to reopen schools affect Duval? - Times-Union ‘It is just way too much’: Parents, teachers concerned as Florida order requires schools to reopen next month Can DeSantis force Fla. schools to reopen in a pandemic? Some school leaders doubt it. - PB Post Polk school leaders react to reopening order amid rapidly rising virus cases in county - Lakeland Ledger President Trump says he will pressure states to reopen schools in fall - AP Trump threatens to cut federal funds from schools that don't reopen - Politico DeVos blasts school districts that hesitate at reopening - Politico More parents consider homeschooling amid pandemic, education company says - News4Jax Duval schools left scrambling to adjust after state mandate - News4Jax The schools situation is a complete crisis. And completely unfixable - CNN Donald Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall - AP Donald Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don’t reopen - FL Politics Budget Joe Henderson: Same old story for Hillsborough School Board - FL Politics Marion school officials preparing for possible state funding cuts in the fall - StarBanner States Sue Education Department Over Allocation Of Pandemic Funds To Schools - WLRN Bay News 9 UF, New College of Florida Working on New Collaboration for STEM Students Florida Phoenix Can our children survive toxic chemicals, climate change, assault weapons, COVID-19, and idiots? Gov. DeSantis extends COVID emergency as caseload expands; sees youth defiance of contact tracing New federal rule jeopardizes international students’ ability to study in the United States COVID-19 Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez says Department of Health ‘bureaucracy’ impeding virus fight - FL Politics Economy Florida has paid out more than $9 billion in unemployment benefits - FL Politics Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefits - AP Odds and Ends Former Florida Gov. Wayne Mixson dies at 98 - FL Politics The ultimate drive-in is coming to Raymond James Stadium's parking lot - 10News Government Updates Link to all State and Local Orders FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) Re-Opening - DOE Executive Order Executive Order Slides Pasco County Pasco Citizens’ Academy Accepting Fall Program Applications - An immersive look at how local government works, apply online by August 10 Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces 48 Deaths Related to COVID-19 Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) EO 20-166 - Extending EO 20-52 declaring a state of emergency for the entire state due to COVID-19; and, Extending EO 20-139, implementing Phase 2 of my Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery. FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) COVID-19 Data - Daily Report - July 8 Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2020 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

July 7, 2020

View this email in your browser July 7, 2020 Governors Office EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 20-166 - Extending EO-52 declaring a state of emergency for the entire state due to COVID-19; and, Extending EO-139, implementing Phase 2 of my Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery. Pasco County Pasco Citizens’ Academy Accepting Fall Program Applications - An immersive look at how local government works, apply online by August 10 Tampa Bay Times Two Pasco principals headed to new posts Hillsborough schools to require masks for students, staff Florida schools ordered to reopen in August, if conditions allow Six things we’ve learned about the coronavirus since March Re-Opening / Re-Closing Some Schools Forced to Rethink Opening Plans Following State Order - BayNews9 Trump Pledges To 'Pressure' Governors To Reopen Schools Despite Health Concerns - WUSF Teacher's Union Leaders Want More Guidance From State On Reopening Schools - WUSF Hillsborough County Schools To Require Masks For Fall Semester - WUSF ‘This is life or death’: Education union head voices grave concerns over school reopenings - FL Politics White House pressures schools to reopen in fall, says students can return ‘quite safely’ - WaPol Infectious disease expert says schooling is a 'lose-lose situation' - 10News Florida schools ordered to reopen in August - NSF Hospitals approaching capacity as Miami closes restaurants - AP Graduation At Spectrum Field, Pinellas high school seniors walk the stage in an 'abbreviated' ceremony - FOX13 COVID-19 Sarasota school principal documents 'scary' 9-day COVID-19 hospitalization on social media - FOX13 COVID-19 Politics Florida to be under virus emergency during Republican National Convention - FL Politics ED Source We must reimagine public education — here’s how Economy Florida adds 100K new unemployment applications - FL Politics Consumer confidence buoyed in June, despite coronavirus resurgence - FL Politics Government Updates Link to all State and Local Orders FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) Re-Opening - DOE Executive Order Executive Order Slides Governor's Office Governor Ron DeSantis Signs the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Budget Details Veto List Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces 63 Deaths Related to COVID-19 Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) COVID-19 Data - Daily Report - July 7 Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2020 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences