Youth Activist Art Exhibit
Youth Online Art Show on February 22nd-28th
CLICK HERE to view the slideshow
Subject to operative law and regulations, the superintendent may suspend, modify, or adapt policies related to student attendance including the link between attendance and grades, chronic absence policies, and accommodations for students requiring special placements.
The “back to school” plan recommended by the superintendent and subject to the approval of the school committee shall contain protocols for serving students who are disciplined or suspended during the pandemic emergency.
Further, the superintendent shall provide in these “back to school” plans provisions for students who were disciplined or suspended or who may elect to remain at home under the provisions of the policies related to homeschooling, or who may elect remote learning in the interests of safety or health concerns.
Subject to law, regulation and standards established by the appropriate and legitimate regulatory body, the superintendent may propose changes to district protocols for participation in extracurricular activities, including sports, subject to the rules established by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.
In the case of a student or students testing positive for COVID-19, the local Department of Health will conduct contact tracing consistent with law and regulation and be consistent with standards to protect the privacy of students, their families, and other persons.
During the pandemic, the rights to privacy held by students and their families shall not be abridged by the public schools. Such rights extend to the confidentiality of student academic records, health data, economic status, and other such information as may be considered confidential by law.
Massachusetts law prohibits the recording of individuals without their permission. Similarly, students may not be recorded in classrooms by audio, visual, or remote means without the permission of parents or, if of age, by individual students. During periods of remote learning, the privacy of students participating in on-line classes shall not be violated by recording them without appropriate permissions.
Subject to the guidance from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the provisions of collective bargaining agreements, the superintendent may suspend or revise the school calendar with the approval of the school committee.
Subject to the guidance from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the provisions of collective bargaining agreements, the superintendent may suspend or amend requirements for time on learning for the duration of the COVID pandemic.
In order to maintain healthy, safe, and effective classrooms, the superintendent may suspend district policy on class size, subject to the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements where applicable.
The “back to school” plan shall provide for students who are temporarily homebound due to illness, quarantine, disability, or other reason related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The superintendent shall incorporate into the “back to school” plan protocols for modifying these plans, including addressing the needs of students who may require reversion from in-school to remote learning modalities because of the pandemic emergency.
Subject to current emergency declarations, the superintendent may propose suspension or modification to district policies regarding visitors to school buildings during the school day and after school hours.
Subject to current laws and regulations, the superintendent may suspend or modify policies related to the transportation of students by the school district. Legal requirements relating to IEP’s that contain transportation for students shall not be altered without the appropriate family consent. These modifications shall be consistent with the district “back to school” plan.
Youth Activist Art Exhibit
Youth Online Art Show on February 22nd-28th
CLICK HERE to view the slideshow
Wednesday, February 24th
6-7 pm
Click on the link below to join the event:
https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/99893013899
Congratulations to ARHS student, Helen Dalton, for being awarded the ‘Best in Category Award’ for Editorial Cartoon in MA by the Herb Block Foundation. The cartoon was completed as an assignment on Black Lives Matter for...
Congratulations to ARHS student, Helen Dalton, for being awarded the ‘Best in Category Award’ for Editorial Cartoon in MA by the Herb Block Foundation. The cartoon was completed as an assignment on Black Lives Matter for...
Congratulations to ARHS student, Helen Dalton, for being awarded the ‘Best in Category Award’ for Editorial Cartoon in MA by the Herb Block Foundation. The cartoon was completed as an assignment on Black Lives Matter for...
Congratulations to ARHS student, Helen Dalton, for being awarded the ‘Best in Category Award’ for Editorial Cartoon in MA by the Herb Block Foundation. The cartoon was completed as an assignment on Black Lives Matter for...