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City Council and Board of Education Joint Meeting Scheduled for Monday

School District to present reopening plans

Published on Monday, March 1, 2021 | 5:00 am
 

[UPDATED] In a special meeting Monday, the Pasadena Board of Education and the City Council will view a presentation prepared on the reopening of local schools.

The meeting begins at 3 p.m. and can be viewed at pasadenamedia.org.

The Board of Education discussed a timeline to reopen schools at its meeting on Feb. 25.

Some medical experts now say it is safe for students to return to in-person learning because younger students don’t contribute greatly to the spread of the virus.

But teachers can become infected and spread the virus. Teachers across the nation have expressed concerns about returning to classrooms without vaccinations and proper safety protocols in place.

Gov. Gavin Newsom did not prioritize teachers during the rollout of the  COVID-19 vaccines. 

As of Monday, teachers and other essential workers, such as food service workers and law enforcement officials, are eligible for shots and more vaccine doses will be put aside for teachers. On March 15, everyone 16 and over with a serious underlying health condition will become eligible.

The school district plans to conduct a survey to determine how many parents favor in-person learning or staying with distance learning.

After the survey is completed, the district will determine a start date for in-person learning for pre-k to second-grade and third- to fifth-grade students.

The district will slowly implement plans to put students back into classrooms.

Three weeks before schools reopen, there will be three days of synchronous instruction to prepare classrooms for social distancing requirements.

Two weeks before schools reopen, the district will begin  acclimating back to the classroom while distance learning continues. 

A series of orientation sessions will be held with students and parents to prepare for in-person instruction one week before schools reopen.

The county’s COVID-19 case rate last week fell below 25 per every 100,000 residents, which allows public schools to begin the reopening process.

The county must reach a case rate of seven cases per every 100,000 residents for high school students to return to in-person learning. 

Health officials have been warning of a difficult month ahead in terms of access to vaccines, with the already jammed appointment system expected to get even more crowded.

School district officials are scheduled to meet with members of United Teachers of Pasadena on Wednesday to continue negotiations on conditions to reopen schools.

The district will reconfigure classrooms to maintain social distance, and install air purifiers, filters and plexiglass in classrooms. Every room in every school will be cleaned and disinfected. A school-based COVID-19 testing and contact tracing program will also be created.

The district will offer COVID-19 vaccines to employees as a service. The vaccine is not required for reopening.

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