Lietz Elementary students will be back to in-person school on Monday, February 22, 2021.
The plan developed with Orinda s employee unions includes plexiglass partitions, masks, hand-washing, distancing, improved ventilation and cleaning in every classroom.
There is also weekly COVID-19 testing for staff and teachers. It took many meetings. I believe it was over 30 meetings, said Dr. Carolyn Seaton PhD, Superintendent of the Orinda Union School District. We do have a supportive parent community, but this was not about money. We actually got a lot less money from the state and federal government than many other districts, and have had to use some additional money that might ve gone to instructional supplies.
All 10 of the elementary schools in the district reopened.
Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students returned to Newhall Elementary School in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 66 students returning to campus. First and second graders are heading back to the classroom on Wednesday. On March 3, third through sixth graders will be allowed back at school. We re so grateful that we re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel finally, said Jacke Tapia, principal of Newhall Elementary.
The district s superintendent said teachers, administrators and parents began meeting weekly last spring to prepare for school reopenings. We were ready to launch in January, and all these targets kept shifting and shifting. That s been the greatest challenge, said Superintendent Jeff Pelzel.
All 10 of the elementary schools in the district reopened.
Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students returned to Newhall Elementary School in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 66 students returning to campus. First and second graders are heading back to the classroom on Wednesday. On March 3, third through sixth graders will be allowed back at school. We re so grateful that we re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel finally, said Jacke Tapia, principal of Newhall Elementary.
The district s superintendent said teachers, administrators and parents began meeting weekly last spring to prepare for school reopenings. We were ready to launch in January, and all these targets kept shifting and shifting. That s been the greatest challenge, said Superintendent Jeff Pelzel.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) A group of 30 UCSF medical professionals has published an open letter, calling for California schools to be reopened by February 1.
Dr. Jeanne Noble, the Director of COVID response and Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCSF, is the lead author. We don t have much time. Our kids have been out of school for a long time and they are suffering, Noble told ABC7 News.
Her main argument points to data showing distance learning has led to mental health issues, especially to teenagers. We need to realize that closing schools has real measurable impact. It s not just, we can do this to help COVID numbers. It s harming kids.