Thread by @juliemaclellan, Here's my little ICYMI list of #NewWest schools stories, for those interested [...]

Here's my little ICYMI list of #NewWest schools stories, for those interested in such things:

1. The skinny on alternatives to in-class instruction: https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/update-don-t-want-to-send-your-child-back-to-class-here-are-new-west-s-3-alternatives-1.24192790

UPDATE: Don't want to send your child back to class? Here are New West

NOTE: This story was updated at 6:42 p.m. Aug. 26 with new information. Parents who don’t want to send their children back to class in New West this September have three options on the table –. . .

https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/update-don-t-want-to-send-your-child-back-to-class-here-are-new-west-s-3-alternatives-1.24192790

2. What the district is doing to accommodate kids with diverse needs: https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/update-no-child-will-be-left-behind-during-covid-19-new-west-school-district-promises-1.24192830

UPDATE: No child will be left behind during COVID-19, New West school

NOTE: This story was updated at 6:53 p.m. on Aug. 26 with new information. Students who need extra supports from their local school this fall will still get them, even in the era of COVID-19.. . .

https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/update-no-child-will-be-left-behind-during-covid-19-new-west-school-district-promises-1.24192830

3. A closer look at course options and scheduling at NWSS: https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/update-will-you-get-the-courses-you-want-at-nwss-this-fall-probably-1.24192852

UPDATE: Will you get the courses you want at NWSS this fall? Probably

NOTE: This story was updated at 7 p.m. on Aug. 26 with a link to the New Westminster school district's back-to-school plan. New Westminster Secondary School students should be able to get most. . .

https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/update-will-you-get-the-courses-you-want-at-nwss-this-fall-probably-1.24192852

4. An overview of Monday's townhall meeting with parents: https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/update-nwss-quarter-system-expanded-online-learning-in-new-west-s-fall-school-plans-1.24191771

UPDATE: NWSS 'quarter' system, expanded online learning in New West's

NOTE: This story was updated at 6:55 p.m. Aug. 26 with some new information from the school district. A new “quarter” system at New Westminster Secondary School and expanded online learning . . .

https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/update-nwss-quarter-system-expanded-online-learning-in-new-west-s-fall-school-plans-1.24191771

5. Details about New Westminster's share of that provincial COVID-19 health and safety $$: https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/new-west-district-gets-488-000-to-help-keep-covid-19-at-bay-in-schools-1.24191763

New West district gets $488,000 to help keep COVID-19 at bay in school

Remember that $45.6 million the B.C. Ministry of Education announced for enhanced COVID-19 health and safety protocols in schools this September? New Westminster will see $488,210 of that. New . . .

https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/new-west-district-gets-488-000-to-help-keep-covid-19-at-bay-in-schools-1.24191763

And last but not least ...

6. The latest on the just-posted #NewWest back-to-school plan.

And now, my friends, it is wine o'clock. https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/new-west-school-district-posts-back-to-school-plans-1.24193093

New West school district posts back-to-school plans

The long-awaited New Westminster back-to-school plan is now available. The district’s detailed plan for the Phase 2 return to school has now been posted online. The plan seeks to address growing . . .

https://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/new-west-school-district-posts-back-to-school-plans-1.24193093

p.s. If you find any typos in those stories, please let me know. But wait till tomorrow, so I can finish my wine now, 'kay?

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