A personal message from EH&A Founder and President Eric Hall We are in our 6th week of sheltering in place, and the 5th consecutive week of schools closed, due to the pandemic (really? Wow!). I continue to offer you my support and my thoughts on the impacts of the pandemic on our colleagues and clients….
Monthly Archives: April 2020
No San Diego Unified student will receive a grade lower than what they were earning before the COVID-19 school closures. Teachers can decide how to teach their students online. They also can set their own daily schedules and won’t have to work more than four hours a day. These are some key points in a…
By Michael Burke from EdSource April 9, 2020 Agreement allows teachers to create their own schedules and doesn’t require them to use live video. Los Angeles teachers will be able to create their own work schedules and won’t be required to teach classes using live video platforms as part of a tentative agreement reached late…
Much has changed since Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20. Accordingly, Brown Act and Bagley-Keene Act requirements have been further loosened by subsequent Executive Order N-29-20, issued on March 17, 2020, which no longer requires that a physical location be made available for members of the public to observe the meeting and offer public comment….
The pot of invested money used to pay for hundreds of thousands of California public employee pensions has shrunk by $69 billion as coronavirus has squeezed global markets. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s fund balance stood about $335 billion Thursday, down from a record high of $404 billion one month ago, according to CalPERS…
The coronavirus pandemic already has wiped out tens of thousands of jobs in California. And that’s just the first act. Even after the “stay at home” orders are eased and life starts getting back to normal, COVID-19 will likely inflict a second wave of economic misery on the state. This second shock would come when…
The construction market in the United States ended 2019 in a precarious position. The disruption of the American economy in Q1 2020 may usher in a period of significant decline. This report from the Cumming Construction Management, Inc. sheds expert light on the subject that has affected us all so greatly. The strength of the…
Vista Unified’s Virtual School- working for everyone
April 8, 2020
The Vista Virtual School learning environment launched on Monday, April 6th. Click here for a video where you will hear from Vista Unified teachers, principals, staff, and school board members. They will share about the preparation taking place for the Vista Virtual School, the technology and tools available to students across the district, social/emotional supports…
Where does your surplus go?
April 8, 2020
Hopefully, not the landfill. Taxpayers don’t like seeing usable furnishings thrown away, but what do you do with the thousands of pieces of legacy furniture replaced during bond refurbishment projects? Its resale value is almost zero and district warehouses can’t accommodate such high volumes. The only sustainable alternative is charitable donation. That’s where IRN comes…
It’s the dawning of a new day in the job market
April 8, 2020
As 2020 kicked off, the U.S. job market was the strongest in 50 years, and the economy had seen a record 113-month streak of job creation. Across industries, demand for talent was booming. Then, nearly overnight, our world—and the job market with it—suddenly and wrenchingly changed. Click here for the full article…