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AdvertisementGuidance change could make move to online learning harder for Iowa schoolsHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTHEIR ABSENTEE RATES. (áááLIVEááá) (áááCHRISááá) OF COURSE ABSENTEE RATES ARE ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS IN THE GUIDELINES FOR DISTRICTS MOVING FROM CAMPUSES -- TO ALL- VIRTUAL. THE STATE'S TEACHERS UNION HAS LARGELY NOT BEEN A FAN OF THOSE METRICS...AND THEY'RE NOT FANS OF THIS CHANGE. (áááPKGááá) THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS CHANGED ITS GUIDANCE ON STUDENT ABSENTEEISM RATES -- A KEY COMPONENT IN HOW THE STATE CONSIDERS DISTRICT REQUESTS TO MOVE ONLINE. &lt;8:48 WE HAVE SOME DOS AND DONT'S WHEN IT COMES TO COUNTING THIS 10 PCT 8;54&gt; THAT 10 PERCENT ABSENTEEISM RATE -- IN TANDEM WITH A 15 PERCENT COVID-19 POSITIVITY RATE -- IS ONE SET OF STATISTICS THE STATE CONSIDERS FOR WAIVER REQUESTS. THE áCHANGE -- FIRST DISCOVERED BY LEFT- LEANING POLITICAL NEWS SITE IOWA STARTING LINE -- IS IN HOW IT áCALCULATES THAT 10 PERCENT RATE AN AUGUST 14TH STATE DOCUMENT SAID STUDENTS QUARANTINED BECAUSE OF áEXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS, BUT NOT áSICK, áSHOULD BE COUNTED. BUT IN A SEPTEMBER THIRD MEETING, THE D- O-E áNOW SAYS THEY áSHOULDN'T BE INCLUDED.. THE IOWA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HAS FREQUENTLY CRITICIZED THE STATE'S "RETURN TO LEARN" METRICS. THE TEACHERS UNION IS FRUSTRATED WITH THE STATE CHANGING GUIDANCE -- YET AGAIN. &lt;45 EDUCATORS ACROSS THE STATE ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE CONTINUED MOVING TARGETS. 49 AND MADE-UP METRICS FROM THE STATE. 52&gt; IT BELIEVES NOT COUNTING QUARANTINED STUDENTS DOESN'T GIVE AN ACCURATE PICTURE. &lt;1:36 THERE'S A REASON STUDENTS ARE IN QUARANTINE 1:40&gt; THE D-O-E SENT ME A STATEMENT TUESDAY EVENING.  IN PART, IT SAID IT BELIEVES ABSENTEEISM DUE TO ILLNESS DOESN'T APPLY TO HEALTHY STUDENTS LEARNING REMOTELY.  THE UNION ARGUES STATE METRICS AREN'T IN LINE WITH EXPERTS -- AND IT CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR LOCAL CONTROL. &lt;5:02 LET LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS DECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 5:06&gt; (áááLIVEááá) (áááCHRISááá THE STATE ALSO NOTED THAT IT áHASá GRANTED WAIVERS TO SCHOOLS THAT áHAVEN'T MET THE 10-PERCENT THRESHOLD PARENTS IN MANY IOWA DISTRICTS STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SWITCH THEIR CHILDREN TO FULLY-ONLINE LEARNING IF THEY WISAdvertisementGuidance change could make move to online learning harder for Iowa schoolsNew guidance from the Iowa Department of Education could make it harder for school districts to switch to online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The Iowa Department of Education no longer wants schools to include students quarantined for possible COVID-19 exposure in absenteeism rates.Left-leaning political news site Iowa Starting Line discovered the shift in guidance from the education department.State guidance says schools can request a waiver for online learning when districts report 10% absenteeism combined with a 15% COVID-19 positivity in the county.A state document dated Aug. 14 said students quarantined because of exposure to the virus, but who are not sick, should be included in the district’s absenteeism rate.As of a Sep. 3 meeting, the Iowa Department of Education guidelines say students quarantined due to possible COVID-19 exposure should not be counted toward the absenteeism total.The Iowa State Education Association, or ISEA, has frequently criticized the state's "Return to Learn" metrics.The teachers union is frustrated with yet another change to state guidance.“Educators across the state are frustrated with the continued moving targets and made-up metrics from the state,” ISEA Field Manager Coy Marquardt said.It believes not counting quarantined students doesn't give an accurate picture. “There's a reason students are in quarantine,” Marquardt said.The Department of Education sent a statement to KCCI that said it believes absenteeism due to illness does not apply to healthy students learning remotely.The union argues that state metrics do not align line with health experts. Marquardt said the ISEA continues to push for local control.“Let local school districts decide what's best for their local communities,” Marquardt said.The Iowa Department of Education is changing guidance on student absenteeism rates -- a key component in how the state considers district requests to move online.The department noted that it granted waivers to some schools that did not meet the 10% absenteeism threshold and that other factors impact what schools can switch to online learning.Parents in many Iowa districts still have the ability to switch their children to fully online learning if they wish.New guidance from the Iowa Department of Education could make it harder for school districts to switch to online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The Iowa Department of Education no longer wants schools to include students quarantined for possible COVID-19 exposure in absenteeism rates.AdvertisementLeft-leaning political news site from the education department.State guidance says schools can request a waiver for online learning when districts report 10% absenteeism combined with a 15% COVID-19 positivity in the county.A state document dated Aug. 14 said students quarantined because of exposure to the virus, but who are not sick, should be included in the district’s absenteeism rate.As of a Sep. 3 meeting, the Iowa Department of Education guidelines say students quarantined due to possible COVID-19 exposure should not be counted toward the absenteeism total.The Iowa State Education Association, or ISEA, has frequently criticized the state's "Return to Learn" metrics.The teachers union is frustrated with yet another change to state guidance.“Educators across the state are frustrated with the continued moving targets and made-up metrics from the state,” ISEA Field Manager Coy Marquardt said.It believes not counting quarantined students doesn't give an accurate picture. “There's a reason students are in quarantine,” Marquardt said.The Department of Education sent a statement to KCCI that said it believes absenteeism due to illness does not apply to healthy students learning remotely.The union argues that state metrics do not align line with health experts. Marquardt said the ISEA continues to push for local control.“Let local school districts decide what's best for their local communities,” Marquardt said.The Iowa Department of Education is changing guidance on student absenteeism rates -- a key component in how the state considers district requests to move online.The department noted that it granted waivers to some schools that did not meet the 10% absenteeism threshold and that other factors impact what schools can switch to online learning.Parents in many Iowa districts still have the ability to switch their children to fully online learning if they wish.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementGuidance change could make move to online learning harder for Iowa schoolsHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTHEIR ABSENTEE RATES. (áááLIVEááá) (áááCHRISááá) OF COURSE ABSENTEE RATES ARE ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS IN THE GUIDELINES FOR DISTRICTS MOVING FROM CAMPUSES -- TO ALL- VIRTUAL. THE STATE'S TEACHERS UNION HAS LARGELY NOT BEEN A FAN OF THOSE METRICS...AND THEY'RE NOT FANS OF THIS CHANGE. (áááPKGááá) THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS CHANGED ITS GUIDANCE ON STUDENT ABSENTEEISM RATES -- A KEY COMPONENT IN HOW THE STATE CONSIDERS DISTRICT REQUESTS TO MOVE ONLINE. &lt;8:48 WE...

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