Dear Santa Clara County Community,
The Santa Clara County educational community is eager to know if Santa Clara County children and youth can return to in-person instruction in the Fall. A variety of logistical and public health considerations must be addressed in order to ensure that a return to in person instruction is done as safely as possible. We are working diligently toward that goal. The Santa Clara County Office of Education, school district superintendents, and our educational partners from across our county have been hard at work reviewing and assessing the most up-to-date guidance from the Santa Clara County and California Departments of Public Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and the California Department of Education.
We will continue to monitor state level guidance for alignment. Our local implementation will necessarily adhere to the local public health officer orders as they are most responsive to our local health conditions. We continue to monitor the evolving situation with COVID-19 and assess the conditions that must be addressed as we make plans to resume school in the Fall with the modifications necessary to prioritize student and staff safety concerns.
The Santa Clara County Office of Education, local public school districts, and the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health are working in close partnership to develop deliberative and responsible guidance for local schools as they plan for the opening of school with the appropriate mixture of in-person and distance learning that prioritizes student safety while also considering the learning needs of students and the needs of parents and our broader community.
Opening school campuses to in-person instruction will require intensive collaboration and support. A robust system of COVID-19 testing and contact tracing will need to be in place. And, a clear set of public health protocols regarding how to respond to any occurrence of the virus will be essential.
We are all eager to have answers so that families across the county can make plans. We anticipate having countywide planning guidance ready for release soon. An announcement with an update of how schools may open in the fall will be made by Wednesday, July 1st. Updates will be shared regularly over the summer.
Countywide guidance will be posted on the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s COVID-19 Learning Resources Portal at www.sccoe.org. Public Health Updates can be found on the Santa Clara County COVID-19 website at https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/home.aspx.
While there remain many questions that need to be answered, we are working on a daily basis to better understand this evolving and unprecedented situation and to consult with the best minds in public health across our county and state. The health, safety and wellness of our youth remains our top priority.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D.
County Superintendent of Schools
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Dr. Hilaria Bauer Superintendent
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
Dr. Shelly Viramontez Superintendent
Campbell Union SD
Chris D. Funk Superintendent
East Side Union High School District
Polly Bove
Superintendent
Fremont Union High School District
Lisa Fraser
Superintendent
Loma Prieta Joint Union School District
Dr. Michael Grove Superintendent
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
Cheryl Jordan Superintendent
Milpitas Unified School District
Mariann Engle Superintendent
Mount Pleasant Elementary School District
José Manzo Superintendent
Oak Grove School District
Nancy Albarrán Superintendent
San José Unified School District
Dr. Benjamin Picard Superintendent
Sunnyvale School District
Dr. Roxane Fuentes Superintendent
Berryessa Union School District
Dr. Robert Bravo Superintendent
Campbell Union High School District
Dr. Emy Flores Superintendent
Evergreen School District
Dr. Deborah A. Flores Superintendent
Gilroy Unified School District
Jeffrey Baier Superintendent
Los Altos School District
Edith Mourtos Superintendent
Luther Burbank School District
Dr. Mary Kay Going Superintendent
Moreland School District
Dr. Ayindé Rudolph Superintendent Mountain View Whisman School District
Dr. Wendy Gudalewicz Superintendent
Orchard School District
Dr. Stella Kemp Superintendent
Santa Clara Unified School District
Denise Coleman Superintendent
Union School District
Dr. Carrie Andrews Superintendent
Cambrian School District
Dr. Craig Baker Superintendent
Cupertino Union School District
Juan Cruz
Superintendent
Franklin-McKinley School District
Dr. Sean Joyce Superintendent
Lakeside Joint School District
Paul Johnson Superintendent
Los Gatos Union School District
Alyssa Lynch Superintendent Metropolitan Education District
Steve Betando Superintendent
Morgan Hill Unified School District
Dr. Nellie Meyer Superintendent
Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District
Dr. Donald Austin Superintendent
Palo Alto Unified School District
Dr. Kenneth Geisick Superintendent
Saratoga Union School District
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3 de junio de 2020
Estimados representantes de la comunidad de Santa Clara:
La comunidad educativa del condado de Santa Clara está ansiosa de saber si los niños y jóvenes del condado de Santa Clara regresarán a tomar clases presenciales en el otoño. Hay una variedad de consideraciones logísticas y de salud pública que debemos abordar para garantizar que las clases presenciales se hagan de la manera más segura posible. Estamos trabajando diligentemente para lograr ese objetivo. Santa Clara County Office of Education, los superintendentes de cada uno de los distritos escolares y nuestros asociados en el sistema educativo de todo el condado han trabajado arduamente para revisar y evaluar las directrices de última hora provenientes del Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Santa Clara, de los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades y del Departamento de Educación de California. Continuaremos supervisando las directrices estatales para actuar de conformidad con las guías establecidas. Nuestra implementación de dichas directrices a nivel local necesariamente se adherirá a las órdenes de los funcionarios locales de salud pública, ya que representan mejor nuestras condiciones de salud pública a nivel local.
Continuamos monitoreando la evolución de la situación con COVID-19 y a medida que hacemos planes para reanudar las clases en el otoño, haremos las modificaciones necesarias para priorizar la seguridad de los estudiantes y del personal, y estaremos valorando las condiciones que deberán tenerse en cuenta.
Santa Clara Office of Education, los distritos escolares locales y el Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Santa Clara están trabajando en estrecha colaboración para desarrollar directrices con deliberación y responsabilidad para las escuelas locales mientras planean su apertura, teniendo en cuenta la combinación adecuada de educación presencial y educación a distancia y cuya prioridad estará centrada en la seguridad de los estudiantes. Al mismo tiempo tendrá en cuenta las necesidades de aprendizaje de los estudiantes, las necesidades de los padres de familia, y las de nuestra comunidad en general.
Abrir los recintos escolares a la educación presencial requerirá de colaboración y apoyo exhaustivo. Será necesario contar con un sólido sistema de examénes de COVID-19 y rastreo de con quienes se ha estado en contacto. Será esencial contar con un conjunto claro de protocolos de salud pública con respecto a cómo responder a cualquier acontecer del virus.
Todos estamos ansiosos de tener las respuestas que las familias de todo el condado necesitan para que así puedan hacer planes. A nivel del condado, anticipamos tener una guía de planificación lista para su lanzamiento pronto. El miércoles 1 de julio se hará un anuncio con una actualización sobre la reapertura de las escuelas en el otoño. Durante el verano estaremos brindando actualizaciones con regularidad.
La guia de planificacion a nivel del condado se publicará en el portal de Santa Clara County Office of Education COVID-19 www.sccoe.org. La versión actualizada de parte de salud pública se puede encontrar en el sitio web del condado de Santa Clara: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/home.aspx.
Si bien quedan muchas preguntas que deben responderse, estamos trabajando a diario para comprender mejor esta situación en evolución y sin precedentes, y para consultar con las mentes más brillantes en salud pública de nuestro condado y del estado. La salud, seguridad, y bienestar de nuestra juventud, sigue siendo nuestra prioridad principal.
Atentamente,
Superintendente escolar del condado
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Dr. Hilaria Bauer Superintendente
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
Dr. Shelly Viramontez Superintendente
Campbell Union SD
Chris D. Funk Superintendente
East Side Union High School District
Polly Bove
Superintendente
Fremont Union High School District
Lisa Fraser
Superintendente
Loma Prieta Joint Union School District
Dr. Michael Grove Superintendente
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
Cheryl Jordan Superintendente
Milpitas Unified School District
Mariann Engle Superintendente
Mount Pleasant Elementary School District
José Manzo Superintendente
Oak Grove School District
Nancy Albarrán Superintendente
San José Unified School District
Dr. Benjamin Picard Superintendente
Sunnyvale School District
Dr. Roxane Fuentes Superintendente
Berryessa Union School District
Dr. Robert Bravo Superintendente
Campbell Union High School District
Dr. Emy Flores Superintendente
Evergreen School District
Dr. Deborah A. Flores Superintendente
Gilroy Unified School District
Jeffrey Baier Superintendente
Los Altos School District
Edith Mourtos Superintendente
Luther Burbank School District
Dr. Mary Kay Going Superintendente
Moreland School District
Dr. Ayindé Rudolph Superintendente
Mountain View Whisman School District
Dr. Wendy Gudalewicz Superintendente
Orchard School District
Dr. Stella Kemp Superintendente
Santa Clara Unified School District
Denise Coleman Superintendente
Union School District
Dr. Carrie Andrews Superintendente
Cambrian School District
Dr. Craig Baker Superintendente
Cupertino Union School District
Juan Cruz
Superintendente
Franklin-McKinley School District
Dr. Sean Joyce Superintendente
Lakeside Joint School District
Paul Johnson Superintendente
Los Gatos Union School District
Alyssa Lynch Superintendente
Metropolitan Education District
Steve Betando Superintendente
Morgan Hill Unified School District
Dr. Nellie Meyer Superintendente
Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District
Dr. Donald Austin Superintendente
Palo Alto Unified School District
Dr. Kenneth Geisick Superintendente
Saratoga Union School District