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OCDE NEWSROOM
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COVID-19 update: With infections rising, OC could fall back into the purple tier |
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Mirroring national trends, Orange County is now seeing an increase in the number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, and health officials are warning that we could fall back into the state’s most restrictive “purple tier” before Thanksgiving. While that’s definitely cause for concern — and increased vigilance — it may not impact your local school. Here’s why. State guidelines say that if a county falls back into the purple tier from a less restrictive tier, schools that have already resumed in-person instruction can, in fact, stay open with the necessary precautions. But campuses that have not yet reopened for on-site instruction would have to continue with distance learning until the numbers improve.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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Sous chef from Anaheim announced as one of OC’s top classified employees |
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A sous chef from the Anaheim Union High School District has been named one of six 2020 California Classified School Employees of the Year. Phillip Burns, who has spent the last seven years in Anaheim’s Food Services division, earned top honors among the state’s classified workers in the Child Nutrition category, state officials announced Friday.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/sous-chef-from-anaheim-announced-as-one-of-ocs-top-classified-employees/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Orange County’s Samueli Academy to open dorms for foster youth |
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The Samueli Academy in Santa Ana soon will open Orange County’s first on-site campus dorms for foster youth, offering students who lack stable housing a place to stay during the week. The new three-story building will house two college-style suites on each floor. Each suite will include four bedrooms – with two students per bedroom – along with a living room, kitchen and study area.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/13/orange-countys-samueli-academy-to-open-dorms-for-foster-youth/ |
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Wait continues for new guidance on high school competition as state warns against travel for youth sports |
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The head of California’s Health and Human Services Agency didn’t offer any new guidance for high school and youth sports competition being allowed to resume in the state, but he did deliver a message Friday, Nov. 13, for athletes and families traveling out of state for games. California joined forces with Washington and Oregon on Friday to urge against travel and to recommend visitors or those returning home from travel outside these states to self-quarantine for 14 days to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/13/wait-continues-for-new-guidance-on-high-school-competition-as-state-warns-against-travel-for-youth-sports/ |
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DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES
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LAUSD reaches agreement with administrators group on hybrid learning |
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The Los Angeles Unified School District and Associated Administrators of Los Angeles have reached an agreement regarding how to bring students and staff back to campus for in-person instruction, one of several agreements the district has been negotiating with its employee groups. Although district officials have said they hope to see a general reopening of schools in January if possible, no plans have been firmed up, as the district continues to negotiate with the teachers union and other employee groups, and as they continue to monitor the current spike in coronavirus cases.
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https://www.dailynews.com/2020/11/13/lausd-reaches-agreement-with-administrators-group-on-hybrid-learning/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Placer school district closes for two weeks amid COVID-19 spike |
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Placer Union High School District announced it will return students back to distance learning for two weeks as COVID-19 cases spike in the region. In a letter to families, the district - which serves high school students at six campuses - said it will pause in-person classes from Nov 16 through Nov. 24 “to do our part to stabilize our community COVID-19 trends.”
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article247176896.html |
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PRESS-ENTERPRISE
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With COVID-19 surging, schools nationwide suspend in-person education |
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Boston, Detroit, Indianapolis and Philadelphia are among those that are closing classrooms or abandoning plans to offer in-person classes later in the school year, and New York City may be next.
Such decisions are complicated by a host of conflicting concerns — namely, safety versus the potential educational and economic damage from schooling children at home, in front of computers, under their parents’ supervision.
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https://www.pe.com/2020/11/13/with-covid-19-surging-schools-suspend-in-person-education/ |
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN
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San Bernardino school district could set date to resume some in-person learning |
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San Bernardino school board members could set a target date for optional in-person learning Tuesday, Nov. 17, under the condition that letting students back on campus in a limited capacity at that time is deemed safe by county and state health officials.
The district, which has emphasized that it is prioritizing safety for students and staff during the coronavirus pandemic, presently has all students enrolled in online instruction. It has not applied for waivers to bring elementary students back to campus while San Bernardino County remains in the highest-risk tier for virus spread.
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https://www.sbsun.com/2020/11/13/san-bernardino-school-district-could-set-date-to-resume-some-in-person-learning/ |
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BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
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Horace Mann Elementary becomes first school in Kern to close again because of COVID-19 |
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Horace Mann Elementary School, a Bakersfield City School District campus on the city's east side, has been shut down because of multiple COVID-19 cases, according to district officials. The individuals who tested positive on campus were all staff members who did not interact with students, according to deputy superintendent Mark Luque.
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https://www.bakersfield.com/news/article_a9d8cf44-2606-11eb-8bb4-bf73f28bacce.html |
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KQED
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SF Disaster Workers to Inspect Schools Before January Reopening |
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This week San Francisco announced it would reopen schools in January, but there's a lot of work to do before that can happen, city officials said. Twenty disaster service workers are helping the district assess school buildings to make sure they’re ready to open safely. That includes checking every classroom for proper ventilation and making sure every sink for handwashing is available. Although the district has a target date of January 25th of next year to open classrooms to the city’s youngest and most vulnerable students, they still need to inspect 65 buildings.
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https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11847599/sf-disaster-workers-to-inspect-schools-before-january-reopening |
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