Thursday Flyer 1.28.2021 COVID-19 Update Based on the feedback I received over the last week, I recognize that my COVID-19 update last week caused some uncertainty and consternation - for that, I apologize, as that was not my intent. The Governor’s “Reopen Schools” plan has caused a lot of confusion amongst educational leaders (myself included), and we are still trying to figure out what applies and what doesn’t. Since he has tied funding to this plan, it’s going to require

Thursday Flyer 1.21.2021 COVID-19 Update Several changes since last week’s update. Vaccinations: At the end of last week, the Governor announced that anyone 65 and older would now have priority for vaccination. Since Placer County has more than 80,000 residents over the age of 65, this will significantly change their distribution schedule (now ‘guessing’ public school staff will be eligible for vaccinations around April, and students ‘sometime this summer’). New state guidan

Thursday Flyer 1.14.2021 NO SCHOOL MONDAY, 1/18/21 (M.L.K. Jr. Holiday) COVID-19 Update We received an update yesterday from the County that vaccinations should be available to school staff by February 1st. Their current guess for vaccination availability for students is late spring. Additionally, heads up: At some point within the next 72 hours or so, the Governor is supposed to be releasing completely new COVID guidelines for public schools. Having seen rough drafts of t

Thursday Flyer 1.7.2021 WELCOME BACK! COVID-19 Update At least in terms of school operations, there's not much new to report. During the break, the Governor did tie youth sports (and pretty much all extra-curricular activities) to the state’s ‘color’ system - this means, unfortunately, we won’t be doing any of these activities any time soon. At this point, I anticipate us staying in our existing 'hybrid' schedule through at least January. As we’ve previously stated, relati