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Students and staff who show symptoms while at school will be able to get tested for the coronavirus. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
4:11 PM Dec 1, 2020 CST
Richardson ISD launches rapid COVID-19 testing program
The tests, which are performed using shallow nasal swabs, provide results within 15 minutes. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
9:47 AM Nov 3, 2020 CST
Richardson ISD to receive thousands of rapid COVID-19 tests from the state
The black line bisecting the Lakeview Downs community shows which residences will be zoned for McKinney ISD and which will be zoned for Princeton ISD. (Courtesy McKinney ISD)
Dallas - Fort Worth
10:48 PM Oct 27, 2020 CDT
McKinney ISD trustees approves minor boundary adjustment for new Princeton development
Richardson ISD will receive about $5.5 million from the Texas Education Agency following its decision to guarantee funding through the end of the semester regardless of enrollment. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Dallas - Fort Worth
10:44 AM Oct 6, 2020 CDT
Richardson ISD to receive about $5.5 million from the state despite downward trend in enrollment, attendance
Alexandria Marquez teaches first grade students from an empty classroom at Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet. (Courtesy Richardson ISD)
Dallas - Fort Worth
5:00 AM Sep 17, 2020 CDT
Richardson ISD students, staff work through the kinks of remote, in-person learning
McKinney ISD's COVID-19 dashboard details total student and staff lab-confirmed positive cases of the virus by school and building. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
4:54 PM Sep 2, 2020 CDT
McKinney ISD reports COVID-19 cases of students, staff on website
Richardson ISD campuses will open for face-to-face instruction Sept. 8. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
11:26 AM Aug 11, 2020 CDT
Richardson ISD sees fairly even split among families choosing in-person, virtual instruction
McKinney ISD parents can choose to do either on-campus instruction or online instruction for their students for the 2020-21 school year. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Dallas - Fort Worth
5:04 PM Jul 14, 2020 CDT
McKinney ISD asking parents to decide if their students will attend class virtually or in person this fall
Richardson ISD will resume online and in-person classes on August 19. (Courtesy Richardson ISD)
Dallas - Fort Worth
5:18 PM Jul 8, 2020 CDT
Students in Richardson ISD can attend school online or in-person this fall
McKinney ISD is exploring a hybrid model of in-person and virtual learning for the upcoming fall semester. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
8:05 PM Jun 24, 2020 CDT
McKinney ISD weighs 3 options for 2020-21 school year, awaits state’s direction
Richardson ISD will have online, in-person and hybrid options for students this fall. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
12:17 PM Jun 5, 2020 CDT
Richardson ISD announces online learning option for the fall semester
Superintendent Sara Bonser said Plano ISD is preparing for several hypothetical scenarios for a return to school in the fall. (Liesbeth Powers/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
7:12 PM May 21, 2020 CDT
Plano ISD preparing for 'best-case scenario' of full return in fall; remote learning still on table
Officials in Richardson ISD say they are still unsure about whether they will adjust the school year 2020-21 calendar based on recently released guidelines from the Texas Education Agency. (Courtesy Richardson ISD)
Dallas - Fort Worth
10:17 AM May 14, 2020 CDT
Richardson ISD says it is still weighing options for changes to the upcoming school year calendar
McKinney ISD received about $400,000 from the Texas Education Agency. The money will be used for a variety of safety and security upgrades. (Michelle Degard/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
5:53 PM May 5, 2020 CDT
McKinney ISD schools to receive nearly $400,000 in security enhancements
McKinney ISD voted to postpone its May 2 election on the process for recapture payments. (Ali Linan/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
9:51 PM Apr 28, 2020 CDT
McKinney ISD postpones special election until 2021
Plano ISD trustees heard from Randy McDowell on portions of the preliminary budget for the 2020-21 school year. (Screenshot via Plano ISD)
Dallas - Fort Worth
8:44 AM Apr 23, 2020 CDT
Plano ISD trustees hear preliminary budget details for 2020-21 school year
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Students and staff who show symptoms while at school will be able to get tested for the coronavirus. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
3:40 PM
Richardson ISD launches rapid COVID-19 testing program
Nearly 750 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Cy-Fair ISD from Sept. 8-Nov. 29. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
4:59 PM
Cy-Fair ISD reports 170 COVID-19 cases among students, staff Nov. 16-29
Frisco ISD is slated to spend roughly $822,000 on blue strobe lights to enhance security systems. (Elizabeth Ucles/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
3:19 PM
Frisco ISD to install blue strobe lights as security enhancement
Laura Colangelo
Houston
7:00 AM
Q&A: Laura Colangelo discusses challenges facing private schools during pandemic
With remote learning opportunities becoming increasingly prevalent, CCISD is reviewing its flexible learning options—such as Cyber Cafe and the Clear Connections program—and examining current TEA guidelines to determine if changes are needed to any of these programs and policies. (Jake Magee/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
5:00 AM
Clear Creek ISD updates: District adding new 2021-22 secondary courses, improving educational experiences
New guidance from the Texas Education Agency allows districts to require virtual learners who are failing classes or who have three or more unexcused absences to return to school in person. (Courtesy Canva)
Houston
5:24 PM
Clear Creek ISD imposes grades-based restrictions on virtual learning
With the biennial Texas Legislative Session set to begin Jan. 12, a number of bills have already been filed by state representatives and senators who cover the Cy-Fair area. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Houston
2:02 PM
See what bills have been filed so far by Cy-Fair-area state legislators
Schools now have the power to temporarily suspend on-campus instruction if “a significant number of the instructional staff at the campus is impacted due to a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak." (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
12:40 PM
Texas Education Agency authorizes schools to close doors for 14 days due to coronavirus-related staffing concerns
The Houston Federation of Teachers is asking the district to consider switching back to all-virtual learning after Thanksgiving. (Community Impact staff)
Houston
5:27 PM
Houston Federation of Teachers calls for return to all-virtual learning after Thanksgiving
Lewisville ISD's superintendent has asked the state to cancel the December STAAR exams, citing the difficulty of safely administering the tests. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
4:56 PM
'A serious risk': Citing health, Lewisville ISD superintendent asks state to cancel December STAAR tests