| | | | | | | | Board Action Request 20-0171
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| | | | | | | | Item Description: Support for Hennepin County involved youth during COVID-19 pandemic |
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| | | | | | | | Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners places a high priority on providing support and resources to Hennepin County involved youth negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to support their educational stability, health and well-being, and directs the county administrator to develop innovative methods to support these youth. |
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| | | | | | | | Background:
From our active and ongoing conversations with superintendents across Hennepin County as well as the MN Department of Education, we know that access to distance learning continues to be a concern for many youth, including those youth that are involved in county systems. While schools continue to work to secure devices for students, gaps in access to broadband connectivity remain. The ability to ensure uninterrupted educational stability for youth involved in county systems could include devices (chrome books or other), broadband connectivity, hotspots, and cell phones. Educational stability will be a challenge for youth involved in county systems not only as this school years concludes, but also over the summer and potentially next Fall. As we (county, families, education partners) learn how to do distance learning well, we can further leverage the distance learning strategies for children in out of home placement even after traditional school resumes, as youth will be able to access distance learning while awaiting coordination of transportation to school. | |
| | | | | | | | Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval | |
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