Here is the link to Wednesday night's COVID-19 study session with the school board. Everyone is welcome to attend in a more free-form conversational setting. meet.google.com/gbh-pvzw-xxg
Immunizations: Thank you to those that have completed their immunizations! For those that still need to get their immunizations... school starts in 7 days!!! The Mercy Mt. Shasta Clinic is open for walk-ins. Thank you in advance.
August 19, 2020 - COVID-19 Study Session Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/gbh-pvzw-xxg Join by phone (US) +1 225-614-2708 PIN: 346 462 398#
Here is a link to a summary of the responses we received on our late-summer survey. There were 174 responses; thank you to all of you who shared your opinion with us. https://5il.co/jk10
Please mark your calendars now to join us in one week on Wednesday evening, August 19, at 6:30 for a special study session school board meeting that will focus on the impact COVID-19 will have on student learning in our district. A focus of the meeting will be getting input for our Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan. We have posted a link to the blank template of that plan in the Live Feed post preceding this one on each school's web page. Because of the special format of Wednesday's meeting, members of the public will be able to engage in a conversation with board members and staff as we plan on how to move forward. Please reach out to your school's principal if you have any questions in this area; we are all hard at work preparing for a smooth start to the school year.
Here is a link to the blank template of our Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan. This document must be completed and approved by the school board before September 30, 2020. There will be a special study session board meeting on Wednesday, August 19, at 6:30 for the public to provide input into the creation of this document. https://5il.co/jj48
Adult & Child Immunization Clinic Schedule
Immunization Clinics
COVID-19 Testing Sites
IMMUNIZATIONS: Please make sure your immunizations are current. You cannot start school without them, even with distance learning. Call the office with any questions. Thank you for your understanding!
Here is a link to the public notice regarding the proposed adoption of a developer fee justification study and an increase in the statutory school facility fee on new residential and commercial/industrial developments. https://5il.co/isoj
Now more than ever, we want to know how best to support one another in working together to ensure this is a successful year for everyone. Parent feedback is vital in this process. The link below takes you to a parent/caregiver survey that has questions that were provided by our parent leadership team members as well as staff to give us information to guide our efforts as we plan the startup for this school year. We really appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey. Next week, this survery will be available in hard-copy form and translation services will be available.
https://forms.gle/m24AQ2c4oN8AQGTdA
At last night's board meeting, the board voted to approve the 4-step reopening plan that we posted here recently and also to start in Step 2 as long as the state or local public health officials don't move all schools in the county to full distance learning. While we all want to be back with students in-person as soon as possible, the board's action puts safety at the very center of our efforts. The link to the recording of the board meeting can be found here: https://www.mountshastausd.com/o/mount-shasta-union-school-district/page/school-board-meeting-recordings--2
If you'd like to attend tomorrow night's board meeting where the board considers the reopening plan, the link to the meeting is here: https://meet.google.com/xdu-vhoa-vmn
The school board will consider adopting the final draft of our four-step reopening plan at Tuesday night's board meeting. The meeting starts at 7:00 tomorrow (July 21). The final draft is here for you to view: https://5il.co/ify5
We have been working tirelessly since July 6 on our plans for coming back to school in August. The superintendent has met on multiple occasions with staff members, union leaders, parent leaders elected to the schools' site councils (in addition to those who volunteered to be part of the conversation), and once with the school board. Today, the governor made some significant announcements about reopening schools that we are taking into consideration. The superintendent will present a one-page phased opening matrix to the board for approval this coming Tuesday evening, July 21, at the board meeting starting at 7:00 p.m. You can expect to begin seeing regular updates through these channels as the August 24 start date approaches. We hope you are staying well, and we will keep sending out updates as they arise.
A link to the pyramid begin discussued. https://5il.co/i7se
Click this link for COVID-19-related job opportunities within Siskiyou County: https://5il.co/i6h7
Click this link for a flyer regarding supportive services for which you may qualify: https://5il.co/i6h6
P-EBT benefit is for students that would usually receive free or reduced price meals. Mount Shasta Farmers’ Market (Mondays, 3:30-6:00 pm on E.Castle street in downtown Mt. Shasta) offers Market Match where you can use these funds. The deadline to apply for P-EBT is July 15, and you can apply here: https://ca.p-ebt.org/en/info. Here is the flyer for the farmers' market: https://5il.co/hmyw