On social media on late Monday afternoon, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, reacting to the surge in COVID 19 in the Grand Canyon State, posted: “I am in support of the following actions: ✅ a statewide mask mandate ✅ quarantine and testing requirements for seasonal residents ✅ a limit on social gatherings ✅ a … Read more
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman wrote a letter on August 3, 2020, to Grand Canyon State Residents expressing her view that, due to the still high numbers of COVID 19 cases across the state, in-person instruction should not commence on August 17, 2020. In the letter, Superintendent Hoffman relayed: “I want to make … Read more
At the Governor’s weekly press briefing regarding the Coronavirus, he and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman jointly revealed their plan for moving forward with the 2020/21 school year. Please click below to access details of the plan memorialized in the Governor’s Executive Order. eo_2020-51_arizona_open_for_learning (1) While acknowledging that “teaching and learning will happen … Read more
It is official. Children and educators will not be attending school in person for the rest of the school year. In a joint statement released by Governor Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Instruction Kathy Hoffman, they wrote: “In alignment with yesterday’s updated federal guidance, today we are announcing the extension of school closures through the … Read more
In a great example of putting children over politics, Governor Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman appeared together on a joint video (please click here to watch) and announced that, due to the spread of the Coronavirus, the two-week closure of Arizona’s K-12 schools from March 16, 2020, to March 27, 2020. … Read more