10 Things LEUSD Families Should Know About Returning to Campus
MARCH 3, 2021.
FEBRUARY 26, 2021. In January 2021, the California Public Health Department updated guidance for returning students to school campuses, which required District staff to update the draft school Reopening Plan. On February 26, 2021, the District submitted the state-mandated documents for approval to reopen the TK-6 grade.
Below is the state-mandated document, submitted to the Riverside University County Health and California Department of Public Health.
COVID-19 Daily Health Screen Flyer (English)
COVID-19 Daily Screening Flyer (Spanish)
ParentSquare Flyer (English)
ParentSquare Flyer (Spanish)
Reopening Updates 2020
DECEMBER 17, 2020. A conditional school reopening plan was approve by the Board of Trustees during their regular meeting. School for all grade levels will resume under a Distance Learning model on January 12, 2021 with the following conditions:
The district's goal of moving into phase two cohort/hybrid instruction when Riverside County is in the red tier and it is safe for our students and staff to return remains unchanged.
DECEMBER 6, 2020. The Governor announced a new stay at home health order last Thursday, which became effective Saturday, December 5th, with additional triggers based upon ICU capacity below 15% that went into effect in our Southern California Region at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 6. The Regional Stay at Home Order doesn't alter existing state and public health guidance for schools and education, though certain restrictions may result in more employees and teachers working from home while the Order remains in effect for at least another three weeks, or until ICU capacity returns to better than 15%. Communicating with the District Office or staff is best using email, though our switchboard is covered during business days. The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is on December 17, 2020. Please watch for additional communications via ParentSquare, district and school web sites, and our social media channels to learn more about our school reopening plans and status after Winter Recess, which begins December 21, 2020 through January 11, 2021 (January 11 is a teacher/non-student work day).
DECEMBER 5, 2020. Following a news release from CIF about the removal of State and Regional Championships from the Season 1 Calendar, last week the district notified student athletes that athletic conditioning and workouts would be suspended effective Saturday, December 5, because of worsening pandemic conditions while Riverside County remains in the state's most restrictive COVID-19 risk tier, purple. The district will reassess conditions after January 4, 2021.
NOVEMBER 30, 2020. LEUSD has extended existing school and workplace occupancy limits through Friday, December 11 to limit the risk of COVID-19 spread through our workplace environment. We will reassess conditions next on December 14. At two upcoming Board of Trustee meetings on December 3 at 9:00 a.m., and on December 17 at 6:00 p.m., we will provide a public update on pandemic school reopening plans for second semester of the 2020-2021 school year. These virtual Board meetings are accessible by preregistering for the Webinar link. Visit our home page under the Calendar heading for links when they become available.
NOVEMBER 13, 2020. School Waiver Process Suspended. Riverside University Health System (RUHS) informed school partners that application for new school waivers are officially suspended as of 11/13/2020. Officials stated that until the county's adjusted case rate is consistently below the maximum level of 14, waivers cannot be submitted for state concurrence. Case prevalence data and positivity rates continue to trend upward. (Schools with existing waivers that have not yet opened will still be allowed to open under the waiver terms).
NOVEMBER 9, 2020. Riverside County remains in the state's most restrictive risk tier for COVID-19: purple. To avoid the risk of coronavirus transmission in the workplace, LEUSD recently implemented a limit on workplace occupancy effective November 9 through November 30. As a result, the previously announced plan to start a small group cohort program for special education services in early November must be postponed. We are reassessing conditions regularly, so we can provide an update on or by November 30, 2020.
OCTOBER 23, 2020. Special Education students with Moderate / Moderate-Severe disabilities may be allowed to return to school campuses in small group cohorts beginning in early November 2020. LEUSD is in negotiations regarding start dates...View the full news release: English Spanish
Draft Reopening Plan October 2020
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