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State School Board waives 180 requirement and assessments for schools
Not much more to say than the title. The drumbeat of closure beats louder. Read the details here.
It’s time to start planning for Park City Schools to be “dismissed” for the rest of the year
On March 13, the Governor announced that all Utah schools would be “dismissed” for two weeks. That meant kids would stay at home and teachers would teach from within the schools — with parents’ help. Today the Park City School District announced that teachers would be teaching from home. Jeremy Ranch students were told to …
A teacher’s response to our article on PCSD teachers staying home during the current crisis
A few days ago, we wrote a story called Free the Park City Teachers. We advocated that teachers could use some time off. A Park City teacher tried to provide a comment but couldn’t. So, he or she emailed their thoughts. I appreciate the time taken to write this. It educated me and is very …
Park City School District did a good job of preparing for the Corona lockdown
My wife and I started preparing today for how we are going to teach our two elementary school kids over the next two four-to-eight weeks. One of the steps taken by teachers was sending home packets with at least a week’s worth of lessons. In addition, teachers provided login information to the district’s online resources, …
Free the Park City teachers
Schools out … for a while. Well, at least for kids. However, teachers still have to report for the next couple of weeks. From what I have heard, many teachers have already planned out the rest of the year. There is no more planning to do. If they go to school and no kids are …
Parkites should plan on four weeks off of school for Corona Virus
Today the state of Utah mandated that schools are closed for two weeks. The problem in Park City is that there are three weeks until Spring Break. A rational person would not take two weeks off of school, come back for one, and then go on break. My hope is schools are back in session …
Good job Park City Municipal on Covid-19
Looks like Park City Municipal is doing the right thing with the Corona Virus. For the next 60 days, Park City will provide a bonus amount to employees who are not eligible for paid leave. They say this will include people sick, people caring for elderly relatives, or people caring for kids. We have not …
Vail Fails on Covid Response
Earlier I wrote about Deer Valley’s 100% refund policy on trips with 24 hours notice due to the Corona Virus pandemic. That’s being human. Wouldn’t you expect the biggest ski operator in the world to do the same thing? Nope. Vail announced that you can cancel trips but they won’t refund your money. Instead, they …
Deer Valley is doing the right thing with Covid-19
I give Deer Valley a lot of crap these days. It’s not the same place as it used to be thanks to the Ikon Pass and Alterra. However, Ski School is still second to none. The chili is still good. The grooming is still great. Yet, I always wonder about the management. Bob Wheaton is …
Summit County’s response to 2nd Covid-19 patient leaves us in the dark
FYI, a second person in Summit County, under 60, has Covid-19. If by some luck of nature the Summit County Health Department knows you were at the same place as him/her you will be notified … Sure. Frankly, this is crap. Instead, they should be listing times and places where the individual ventured. Were you …
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