Dear Charter Families,
I hope your week has gone well. I know we have all appreciated the cooler weather this week! As you may know, we held a lockdown drill yesterday and everything went very smoothly. The teachers shared that they felt it was a very worthwhile experience and many students asked a lot of good questions. We will have one more lockdown drill in the spring.
Tomorrow the Nature Academy students will be going on their annual “The Bike Hike”. Finally, Spirit Day is planned for October 6th. The theme is “The 80s” so plan accordingly. It should be a lot of fun!
As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Lynn Chappell and Sandi Reimer, Interim Charter Administrators
Parent Resources:
Free online live tutoring is now available. Students can now have 24-hour access to various resources, including live 1:1 tutors. This is a fantastic resource for our students and families. Here is the link to check it out:
https://www.brainfuse.com/highed/helpNow.asp?a_id=6BE9380D&ss=&r=
GENERAL COVID NOTIFICATION:
2022-2023 COVID-19
GENERAL NOTIFICATION
DURING ELEVATED STATUS
Dear Parent/Guardian:
This notice is to inform you that Santa Cruz County is in an elevated status as it relates to COVID-19. While in this elevated status, we will not be providing individual exposure notifications. Please know there is currently a high potential to be exposed to someone with COVID-19 (both in and out of school) and we encourage ALL students to follow the actions below to protect one another:
- CDPH strongly recommends students to wear a mask while in indoor settings to protect themselves and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. High-quality masks with a good fit and filtration provide the best protection.
- If you develop symptoms of COVID-19, stay home, email your school site's Health Office and get tested. You may pick up home test kits from any school site or the District Office. In addition, students can be tested at one of our Inspire testing locations.
- If you test positive for COVID-19, isolate at home and notify your students' school site Health Office right away. This general notification will be sent each week the County remains in an elevated status for COVID-19. Note that infections diagnosed in students and school staff are not necessarily the result of exposure at school, and when safety protocols are followed in schools, COVID-19 transmission remains more likely to occur outside of school settings.
Thank you for considering this important information. We consider the health and well-being of our community a priority. Additional information can be found at 2022-2023 SLVUSD Students: General Protocol for Symptoms and Positive Test Results.
Health Office Contact Information
BCE – [email protected]
SLVE – [email protected]
SLVMS – [email protected]
SLVHS – [email protected]
Charter - [email protected]
Ludlow – Please Contact Teacher
Sincerely,
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District
Covid Safety: Schools will again be following the guidance and direction of County Public Health and the County Office of Education.
There is no requirement regarding vaccination at school for students or staff. However, adult volunteers working with students must be vaccinated for COVID. This only applies to someone working with or around students in a voluntary capacity. This applies to adults volunteering in a classroom, a field trip, a sporting event, or a school activity where students are present. This does not apply to adults coming as a parent or family member to a meeting with staff, as part of a parent booster club meeting, or as a spectator at an event.
- We will continue to have masks and sanitizer available in each classroom.
-Classrooms will be cleaned when students have been in them before the next school day.
For further information, please refer to Chris Schiermeyer’s District Update #1
Student Nutrition Services: FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
- All SLVUSD students are eligible to receive a free breakfast and lunch through the cafeteria.
- Complete the Free/Reduced Lunch Application at https://family.titank12.com/
- Although a meal application is not necessary to receive free meals during the 2022-2023 school year, households are encouraged to complete a meal application to ensure that your school receives accurate funding. As well, your child’s eligibility for free or reduced lunch could qualify you for additional outside services or benefits including Free/Reduced Bus passes, student fee waivers, P-EBT, discounted utilities, and more.
- Meals will be served from our Multi-use Room in the central area of the campus.
- Breakfast will be available in the mornings from 8:00-8:30
- Lunch will be served as followed:
- Mondays: 11:45-12:15
- Tuesdays, Thursdays and a few Mondays 12:10 - 12:40
- Wednesdays: 12:00-12:30
- Fridays: 11:50-12:20
- CRHS students can order lunch and they can pick it up from the Charter multi-use room.
- More details are coming from our Student Nutrition department. SLV Student Nutrition Services.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteer opportunities are available at all school sites. Parent volunteers are especially important for the Charter programs. The registration process for volunteers is as follows:
Ø New Volunteer: You will be required to pick up and fill out the volunteer paperwork from your school site and obtain a signature from the school site administrator. Once complete, please bring your signed paperwork to the Human Resources Office. You will be required to provide verification of a full COVID-19 vaccination and a current TB result. Also, all new volunteers will be required to be fingerprinted.
Ø Returning Volunteer: You will be required to provide verification of a full COVID-19 vaccination and current TB results. This documentation can be provided to your child's school site. The school site will forward proof of vaccination and current TB results to the Human Resources Office. You may also bring the proof of COVID-19 vaccination documentation and current TB results directly to the Human Resources Office.
PLEASE NOTE: The Human Resources Office hours will accept volunteer registrations on Tuesdays from 7:00-11:00 am and Thursdays from 12:30-3:30 pm. The Human Resources Office is located at 325 Marion Avenue, Ben Lomond, CA 95005.
Dates to Remember: (Please refer to your program’s newsletter for greater detail regarding dates and details specific to your program’s Field Trips and class events.)
- Friday, October 14: No School-Teacher Professional Development day
- Friday, November 11: District Holiday
- Monday, November 21- Friday, November 25: Thanksgiving Break
- Friday, December 2: All Charter Craft Fair
- Friday, December 23, 2022-Friday, January 6, 2023: Winter Break
- Monday, January 9, 2023: No School-Teacher Professional Development day