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Board of Trustees discuss reopening plans, a teacher stipend and academic support at meeting on Feb. 25

March 25, 2021 • No Comments

The UPA Board of Trustees met on Feb. 25 to discuss reopening plans, renew the budget, approve a one-time teacher stipend and share new ways staff are supporting students academically. Reopening As of Feb. 23, Santa Clara’s adjusted case rate, which is measured in the amount of cases per 100,000 people, was a 6.7 and the health equity quartile, which measures rates of COVID-19 in under-resourced...

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