THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it.

 Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it.

THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS 

Dad Gone Wild 

Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it.

A TALE OF TWO RE-OPENINGS

by TC Weber / 20h

“What was difficult was the travel, which, on arrival, is forgotten.” ― Louise Gluck As fall Break for MNPS comes to a close, I can’t help but be struck by the irony of the Tennessee Titans struggling to return to the football field due to COVID as MNPS will be simultaneously returning kids to class. If you haven’t been paying attention, it’s going on nearly two weeks since any football has been

OCT 07

WILL BETSY DEVOS AND THE USDOE ALLOW THE SCHWINIGANS TO CONTINUE UNABATED?

by TC Weber / 2d

“Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.” ― George Eliot, Adam Bede The hits from 2020 keep right on coming. Last week it was the legendary St. Lous Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson. This week, it’s guitar hero Eddie Van Halen. Any of you who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s can attest to the power of Van Halen and what it felt like the first time you heard those ferocious guitar licks

OCT 05

A NEVER ENDING STREAM OF CONFUSION

by TC Weber / 4d

“The good news for the Washington Federals is they do not have a quarterback controversy. The bad news is they do not have a quarterback.” ― Jeff Pearlman, Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL On Friday, after I first flipped through the recently released CREDO study focusing on learning loss, I fully intended to spend the weekend reading through it and painstakingly

OCT 02

HARD PLUS INCONVENIENT DOES NOT EQUAL INEFFECTIVE

by TC Weber / 7d

“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” ― William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace Am I the 

 Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it.

SSPI THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

California Department of Education

SSPI THURMOND

STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Disaster CalFresh Outreach Materials

15h

The California Department of Education (CDE) is assisting the California Department of Social Services, (CDSS) to share information about Disaster CalFresh food benefit services.

Extension of COVID-19 Meal Service Waivers

15h

The USDA has extended twelve nationwide COVID-19 waivers. These waivers extend existing flexibilities through June 30, 2021.

SBE October 2020 Information Memoranda

21h

Background information and updates on issues of interest to the State Board Members.

OCT 08

Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) Meeting Agenda October 21, 2020

1d

Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda.

OCT 06

Providing Safe Physical Activity During COVID-19

3d

CDE NSD is pleased to share two resources that child care providers can use to learn more about providing a safe environment for physical activity for young children during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

2021 Census Bureau Data for Area Eligibility

3d

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has announced that the 2021 Child and Adult Care Food Program, Seamless Summer Option, and Summer Food Service Program participant Area Eligibility data are now available.

SBE Screening Committee Public Meeting Notice for October 16, 2020

3d

The purpose of this meeting is to interview candidates for the 2021-2022 Student Member position for the State Board of Education.

OCT 05

USDA Summer Meal Claiming Flexibility

4d

In accordance with USDA Policy Memorandum SP 25-2020, CACFP 14-2020, SFSP 14-2020, SNP sponsors which have been approved to participate in the SSO or the SFSP may retroactively claim meals under SSO/SFSP rather than through SNP.

CNP Operational Guidance FAQs

4d

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) for child nutrition programs (CNP) for the start of school year 2020–21.

September 22, 2020 Tuesday at 2 Webinar

4d

The CDE NSD hosted the tenth Tuesday @ 2: School Nutrition Town Hall webinar on September 22, 2020 for school food service operators, chief business officials, and community partners.

OCT 02

Second Round of Ethnic Studies Virtual Series

7d

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces and Creation of Online Resources for Teachers in Distance Learning

California Department of Education