SCHOOLS REPORT: Redondo’s Birney Elementary honored for social-emotional practices in pandemic

by Garth MeyerBirney Elementary School received a California Pivotal Practice Award last week for its attention to students’ social-emotional well-being during the pandemic.The honor, announced April 26, replaced the California Distinguished Schools Program for one year - to celebrate schools which operated an innovative practice in 2020-21, while much of their teaching was remote.Schools were selected in four target areas: student engagement, technology distribution, nutrition ser