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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: State health department posts new guidance for schools, childcare |
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OCDE continues to track the latest developments related to the COVID-19 respiratory illness while working closely with partner agencies including the Orange County Health Care Agency and local school districts.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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The tall ship Pilgrim’s bell tolls one last time in Dana Point Harbor |
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The Pilgrim’s bell tolled eight last times on Saturday, June 6, in a final ceremony for the beloved ship – for decades an icon of the Dana Point Harbor, but now just salvaged pieces. In naval tradition, a ship’s bell signals the changing watch; in this case ringing the tall ship’s bronze bell precisely at noon marked the end of the watch for the Pilgrim, which sank at its dock next to the Ocean Institute in March.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/06/07/the-tall-ship-pilgrims-bell-tolls-one-last-time-in-dana-point-harbor/ |
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CAPISTRANO DISPATCH
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PHOTOS: Class of 2020 Drive-Through Parade |
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The usual graduation ceremonies for senior students have been thrown into disarray for the Class of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the community turned to something different for recognition. A drive-through parade was held in downtown San Juan Capistrano on Thursday, June 4, to celebrate the students—many from San Juan Hills High School—who haven’t gotten to walk across the graduation stage. Students waved from cars while onlookers cheered and held signs from the sidewalk.
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/photos-class-of-2020-drive-through-parade/ |
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CUSD Summer Lunch Program to Begin June 15 |
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Capistrano Unified School District’s (CUSD) annual Summer Lunch Program begins Monday, June 15, and runs through Friday, July 31, according to a press release from CUSD. It will provide meals to local children ages 18 and under.
Meal pick-up will be held at three school sites: San Juan Elementary (31642 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano); Las Palmas Elementary (1101 Calle Puente, San Clemente); and Marco Forster Middle School (25601 Camino Del Avion, San Juan Capistrano).
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https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/cusd-summer-lunch-program-to-begin-june-15/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Temperature checks, masks for teachers: California releases stringent school reopening rules |
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When California’s more than 6 million K-12 students return in a few months, they will face a starkly different learning environment. Students should have their temperatures taken every morning, with no-touch thermometers. Teachers should wear face masks or shields. Desks should be spaced 6 feet apart, separated by partitions or staggered to avoid face-to-face contact.
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https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Temperature-checks-masks-for-teachers-15321004.php?t=596e340f9a |
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EDSOURCE
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Complex health considerations make reopening California’s schools a challenge |
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Schools are facing a complicated array of health considerations as they decide whether and how to reopen this fall. On one end, groups of pediatricians have recently urged districts to open schools to meet the important needs of children, as it relates to their socialization, nutrition, physical activity and mental health.
At the other end are parents who fear their children — particularly those who are medically vulnerable — will become ill or contract the coronavirus and sicken other family members. |
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https://edsource.org/2020/complex-health-considerations-make-reopening-californias-schools-a-challenge/633214 |
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Summer school may be another pandemic victim in some districts |
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Summer school – long a staple of K-12 education – may be in shorter supply this year. Despite the limitations of distance learning, only 61 of 100 districts across the country queried in a recent survey have so far said they plan to offer summer school to help bridge the education gap. The survey, conducted by the Center for Reinventing Public Education, covered 50 states plus Washington, D.C. and included 30 of the nation’s largest school districts. In California, eight of nine districts reviewed will offer some summer school options, including Fresno Unified, Long Beach Unified, Los Angeles Unified, Oakland Unified, San Francisco Unified, San Diego Unified, Santa Ana Unified and Stockton Unified. |
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https://edsource.org/2020/summer-school-may-be-another-pandemic-victim-in-some-districts/633232 |
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California schools chief launches campaign against racial bias |
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The California Department of Education is launching the California Implicit Bias Training Initiative, a campaign to train department employees and create guidance for school districts in an effort to end systematic racism in schools, said Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond during a virtual press conference Thursday.
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https://edsource.org/2020/california-schools-chief-launches-campaign-against-racial-bias/633134 |
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DAILY BREEZE
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Whenever schools reopen, they are likely to do it with a shortage of nurses and other support staff |
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Despite expectations that campus health professionals play a key role in reopening, many schools simply don’t have one. Districts have long operated with a dearth of full-time school nurses and counselors. It’s a shortage that could come to a head when students, their families and staff need a medical professional most. L.A. Unified employed a total of 469 nurses in the 2019-20 academic year, and has either signed contracts or anticipates hiring 40 additional ones for the next year. That means more than 65% of nurses were part-time, working at several schools each week.
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https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/06/07/whenever-schools-reopen-they-are-likely-to-do-it-with-a-shortage-of-nurses-and-other-support-staff/ |
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CALmatters
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“Mutually repugnant:” Gov. Newsom and lawmakers pursue budget compromise |
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ven with the process controlled entirely by Democrats, a certain degree of tension is wired into the annual ritual of crafting a state budget in Sacramento. The spending plan, after all, is a powerful opportunity for the governor and each house of the Legislature to demonstrate their priorities in caring for 40 million Californians. Despite lots of common ground on the upcoming budget, some key disagreements have surfaced as legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom hammer out a final deal in advance of a June 15 deadline.
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https://calmatters.org/politics/california-legislature/2020/06/calipainful-california-budget-compromise/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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California school districts could forgo attendance, standardized tests during coronavirus pandemic |
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In a conversation with Bay Area school leaders, the state’s top educator said Thursday that plans are underway to extend school districts’ current flexibility to stop taking attendance or to drop standardized tests during the coronavirus pandemic. California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said two proposals are making their way through the Legislature “in the coming days and weeks” to “give districts the flexibility they need but also give them stable funding they need to carry out” a modified form of school that students will face in the coming year.
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https://www.montereyherald.com/2020/06/05/california-school-districts-could-forego-attendance-standardized-tests-during-coronavirus-pandemic/ |
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