by WFIS | Dec 23, 2024 | Agencies and Committees, Covid-19, Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News
This report comes from the Ruckelshaus Center team, which met with our school leaders to discuss the COVID-19 response and explore ways to assist students struggling with the aftermath of being out of school. This preliminary summary’s findings and...
by WFIS | Oct 15, 2024 | Agencies and Committees, Covid-19, Education News, WFIS News
The US Department of Education has announced that individual nonpublic schools, institutes of higher education, community-based organizations, and IDEA Part C providers are encouraged to partner with a district to order FREE COVID-19 tests on their behalf. Orders will...
by WFIS | Jun 3, 2024 | Covid-19, Education News, WFIS News
At this week’s K12 Leaders Zoom, WFIS hosted an interview by the William D. Ruckelshaus Center of private school leaders. This organization is interested in collaborating with private schools to find policy solutions. Many school leaders showed up to...
by WFIS | Oct 26, 2023 | Covid-19, Education News, Student Data
Children in child care centers don’t spread COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center, nor to their households, according to a new study. From futurity.org The findings suggest that recommendations to test symptomatic children for...
by WFIS | Sep 25, 2023 | Covid-19, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and are unsure what to do, please see the WA State Department of Health Decision Tree for guidance. Snohomish County Health created a handy symptoms comparison chart for schools and families to reference. Just because it says...
by WFIS | Sep 11, 2023 | Covid-19, Education News, L&I, WFIS News
L&I has emphasized the Employer’s responsibility for implementing policy and protocol to prevent further exposure of fellow employees but does not require notifying staff when a coworker has COVID. See...
