MPUSD Sample Communication to Parents About Standards-Based Grading Pilot
This webpage offers parents at MPUSD’s Seaside Middle School information on new mastery grading policies.
April 29, 2021
Archives: Craft Data
Universal Wi-Fi Access
Thirty-nine percent of families in Ector County Independent School District had no internet access or cell phone internet access. To provide universal access, the district provided families with MiFi devices and connected with local cable services as well as SpaceX to bring satellite Wi-Fi access to ALL those who needed it.
April 29, 2021
Piloting Mastery-Based Grading
In response to the high failure rates seen during the pandemic, Monterey Peninsula shifted its grading system to be more focused on standards mastery.
April 29, 2021
Ector County Home Connectivity: Baseline Assessment
This report created by Thru-Ed for Ector County Independent School District is part of a project to explore what options are available to improve broadband access to the residents of Ector County. This baseline report provides a snapshot of the state of home connectivity in Ector County in June 2020.
April 29, 2021
Ector Home Connectivity: US & Texas Landscape
This report created by Thru-Ed for Ector County Independent School District was part of a project to explore what options were available to improve broadband access to the residents of Ector County. This report illustrates national case studies and established a common vocabulary around home connectivity.
April 29, 2021
Ector County-SpaceX Partnership Announcement
Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri joins other community partners to announce the district’s partnership with SpaceX to provide internet through satellites for rural households.
April 29, 2021
Partnership with SpaceX
Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri shares how the district forged the first school district partnership with SpaceX to provide internet via satellite for district families in rural areas that previously had no internet options or prohibitively costly options.
April 29, 2021
Accelerating Universal Wi-Fi Access in Ector County
Thirty-nine percent of families in Ector County did not have access to the internet at the start of the pandemic with many in this rural county not having any options. Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri shares how the pandemic accelerated making Wi-Fi universally available.
April 29, 2021
Equity-Focused Attendance Phase-In
In order to prioritize in-person instruction for students with the greatest needs, Ector County Independent School District phased in students for in-person instruction through a seven-phase approach starting first for those without internet access.
April 29, 2021
Ector County SY 20-21 Attendance Phases
Ector County Independent School District brought students back for learning in phases based on needs. This website shows the different phases, which student groups were part of each phase, and when each phase returned for in-person instruction.
April 29, 2021