At Fort Worth ISD, teachers and students are preparing to get back to school – online.

Watch Superintendent Scribner’s special video message to learn what students, families, and teachers are being asked to do this week before the launch of Learning at Home in April.

Video: https://youtu.be/VYtNApMv-Mg

 

 

FORT WORTH ISD BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT VIRTUAL MEETING

Information on how to connect and be heard 

On Tuesday, March 31, 2020 the Fort Worth ISD Board of Education will convene in a virtual (online) meeting, starting at 5:30 p.m. This meeting format is necessitated by the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County orders to avoid large crowds and to maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 emergency.

Citizens who just wish to watch the meeting can choose from either Spectrum (Charter) Channel 192 or the Fort Worth ISD EDTV channel on YouTube (search for YouTube FWISD EDTV).

Anyone wishing to address the Board during the Public Comment section of the meeting must sign up in advance by calling 469-223-5985. Callers can do so until 5:30 p.m. the day of the meeting. Specific details on how to connect with the Board will be provided during the sign-up process. 

The general public is asked not to use the meeting connection information posted at the beginning of the agenda. This information is for Board members and District staff only. All others who wish to view the meeting are asked to join only through the YouTube or Spectrum options.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following message is from the City of Fort Worth.

A new partnership between MedStar and Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) will send specially-trained MedStar personnel into the homes of residents who are being monitored for COVID-19, to complete a medical assessment and collect the sample needed for TCPH to conduct additional testing.

TCPH will provide MedStar with the test kits and a list of people who may require in-home testing.

TCPH will retain the responsibility of notifying the resident the results of the test.

The goal of the program is to prevent people who are under investigation for the COVID-19 virus from having to travel in public for further evaluation, unless they are seriously ill and in need of medical attention.

MedStar is providing this service at no cost to TCPH.

The Fort Worth ISD Board of Education will meet virtually, Tuesday, March 31. 

View the agenda.

Starting on Monday, March 30, all Fort Worth ISD “meals to go” sites will serve at the same time of noon to 1:30 p.m. 

There are a total of 18 different locations across the District providing a daily lunch and morning breakfast for any child between the ages of 1 and 18 years. 

A map showing the locations of all feeding locations can be found on the District website.

The District began with eight locations and quickly expanded to ten and then 18 locations in order to replace those meals children received each day at school.

Locations and hours are:

 

Morningside Elementary School

2601 Evans St., Fort Worth

 

Springdale Elementary School

3207 Hollis St., Fort Worth

 

Manuel Jara Elementary School

2100 Lincoln Ave., Fort Worth

 

Western Hills Elementary School

2805 Laredo Drive, Fort Worth

 

Hubbard Heights Elementary School

1333 W. Spurgeon St., Fort Worth

 

Paul L. Dunbar High School

5700 Ramey Ave., Fort Worth

 

Eastern Hills High School

5701 Shelton St., Fort Worth

  

Clifford Davis Elementary School

4300 Campus Drive, Fort Worth

 

De Zavala Elementary School

1419 College Ave., Fort Worth

 

Como Montessori School

4001 Littlepage St., Fort Worth

 

Polytechnic High School

1300 Conner Ave., Fort Worth

 

Dolores Huerta Elementary School

3309 Long Ave., Fort Worth

 

Southwest High School

4100 Altamesa Blvd., Fort Worth

 

Atwood McDonald Elementary School

1850 Barron Lane, Fort Worth

 

Harlean Beal Elementary School

5615 Forest Hill Drive, Forest Hill

 

Burton Hill Elementary School

519 Burton Hill Road, Fort Worth

 

Meacham Middle School

3600 Weber St. , Fort Worth

 

Luella Merrett Elementary School

7325 Kermit Ave., Fort Worth

The Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) is working with local partner organizations and Fort Worth ISD to provide boxes of food to families this Saturday, March 28, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at five mobile pantry sites.

TAFB and its partner agencies will distribute 25-pound boxes of non-perishable food to families at the following mobile pantry sites:

• Leadership Academy of Como Elementary, sponsored by TAFB partner Como Lions Heart, 4000 Horne St., Fort Worth, 76107
• Leadership Academy at Maude Logan Elementary, sponsored by TAFB partner Stop Six, 2300 Dillard St., Fort Worth, 76105
•  A.M. Pate Elementary, sponsored by TAFB partner Southside Church of Christ, 3800 Anglin Drive, Fort Worth, 76119
• Carroll Peak Elementary, sponsored by TAFB partner Greater True Light, 1201 E. Jefferson Ave., Fort Worth, 76104
•  D. McRae Elementary, sponsored by TAFB partner Community Food Bank, 3316 Avenue N., Fort Worth, 76105

Volunteers are with TAFB partner agencies and will take all necessary safety precautions and employ social distancing during food distribution. Food boxes will be provided to families on a first come, first served basis. TAFB hopes to continue this effort with more food distribution mobile pantry sites on future Saturdays.

All school-based health centers operated by the JPS Health Network are closed effective today, Friday, March 27, 2020 due to the COVID-19 virus. This includes all school-based centers operated within the Fort Worth ISD.

The accompanying announcement (see pdf) lists important information on where families can still find health care at other JPS health centers.

Additional information can be found at www.jpshealth.org.

“Closed until we can safely bring students back:” Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent P. Scribner has issued a special video report in English and Spanish to update parents and students on the cancellation of all on-campus classes.

High school students join Dr. Scribner in the video – virtually – to help get the “stay home” message to their classmates.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj-oOlttGF4&feature=youtu.be

 

 

 

 

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following message is from the Fort Worth Police Department.

The Fort Worth Police Department has received numerous and false claims across our social media platforms indicating Fort Worth police officers are enforcing “stay-at-home” check points by pulling drivers over and asking for work documentation, etc.

These claims are NOT accurate. The department is not and will not enforce these types of traffic stops. If an officer makes a traffic stop, it will be for an observed traffic violation or for investigation of another criminal offense.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following message is from the City of Fort Worth.

The City Council on Thursday unanimously voted to extend an emergency stay-at-home declaration for the City of Fort Worth through April 7 to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

These restrictions remain in place:

• Individuals are to stay at home. However, individuals may leave their residences for essential travel, essential activities or to provide or perform essential governmental functions or to operate essential businesses. This includes traveling to work at an essential business, traveling for the health of yourself or another person, leaving to get food and supplies or getting outside to exercise.
• To the extent individuals are using shared or outdoor spaces, they must maintain social distancing of at least six feet from any other person. This does not require a household or living unit to social distance when at home.
• Essential businesses such as grocery stores, pharmacies and other establishments that sell household goods will remain open but must enforce social distancing. A list of essential and non-essential businesses is below. (For specific information about businesses, call 817-392-8478 or email Covid19@FortWorthTexas.gov.
• In-house dining at restaurants is prohibited. Restaurants with or without drive-in or drive-through services; drive-in restaurants; drive-through restaurants; liquor stores; and microbreweries, micro-distilleries or wineries may only provide takeout, delivery or drive-in or drive-through services, as allowed by law.
• All businesses operating within the City of Fort Worth, except essential businesses, are required to close to the public
• Businesses that are closed to the public may continue operations consisting exclusively of the following, as long as social distancing of a least six feet is maintained between all employees and contractors during the activities:
• Performing activities at their own residences (i.e., working from home);
• Operations necessary to process payroll, maintain security, upkeep, and maintenance of premises, equipment or inventory, including but not limited to the care and maintenance of livestock or animals;
• IT or other operations that facilitate employees working from home;
• Facilitate online or call-in sales performed by employees in a store or facility closed to the public;
• In-store repair services performed by employees in a store or facility closed to the public.
• All public or private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit are prohibited. This does not prohibit the gathering of members of a household or living unit.
• All elective medical procedures are prohibited.
• If someone in a household has tested positive for COVID-19, the household is ordered to isolate at home.
• Nursing homes, retirement, and long-term care facilities are to prohibit non-essential visitors from accessing their facilities unless to provide critical assistance or for end-of-life visitation.
• All in-person worship services remain prohibited, with the exception of worship support staff to facilitate online services.