Sequoia Union High School District

• 480 James Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062
• 650.369.1411

Spring 2021 Reopen Plan

Return to In-person Instruction Plan

• All students will be invited back to the classroom in April. 
• Families will receive an opt-in form to return to in-person instruction or choose to remain in 100% distance learning. 
• No changes to student schedules.
• Teachers will be in their classrooms while delivering instruction.
• Beginning the week of April 5, 2021, 25% of students will return to school in the in-person instruction/concurrent instructional model.
• The student body at each campus will be divided into four groups (A, B, C, and D).  
• The return to campus will be as follows: 
  • On April 5 & 6 Group A will be invited to attend class on campus.  
  • On April 8 & 9 Group B will be invited to attend class on campus.  
  • On April 12 & 13 Group C will be invited to attend class on campus. 
  • On April 15 & 16 Group D will be invited to attend class on campus
  • After the first two weeks of piloting with a 25% of the student body, schools will combine the four Groups into Groups up to 50% capacity. Example (A+B and C+D).  
  • Starting on April 19 or when we are in the “Orange” tier whichever is later, up to half of the student body will be invited to be on campus at any time: Example Group A+B will attend Mondays and Tuesdays, and group C+D on Thursdays and Fridays. The number of students invited to campus is based on the capacity of the classroom and social distancing requirement of six feet. 
• Wednesdays will continue to be asynchronous days.
• Once schools open in the in-person/concurrent instructional model, schools will stay in that model unless there is a tier regression to “Purple” or outbreak at one or more school sites that require school(s) to return to 100% distance learning.

• Students must wear face coverings at all times while on campus.
• Social distancing must be maintained at all times.
• Students shall wash their hands or use hand sanitizer upon entering a school facility and buildings.
• Before arrival to campus, students must complete a daily health screening form. 

Opt-in Form

Special Education Action Plan

Mental Health Update

Athletics

• Face coverings to be worn by coaches, support staff, observers, and by participants during practice, conditioning, and during competition
• Maintain at least six feet of distance between sport participants and all observers
• Observers are limited to two adult family or household members in addition to any siblings per participating athlete as long as indoor and outdoor capacity limits can be maintained
• Observers may clap, but should avoid yelling, singing, or other behaviors that are known to cause further spread of the COVID-19 virus

Superintendent Office Hours

Board Presentations

School Readiness Dashboard 

• Completed 16 of the 25 line items
• 6 of the 9 outstanding items are near completion
• Significant progress has been made of the 3 remaining outstanding items

Reopen Plan

Vaccine Update

Board Presentations

• Quality and Rigorous Instruction: We are analyzing students’ grades and the additional support needed for equitable and accessible instruction.
• Effective Simultaneous In-Person and Virtual Instruction: We are creating mock-up classrooms to demonstrate this model.
• Modification of Teaching Environment: We are collaborating with teachers on how to best support students and this new academic experience.

• Student Capacity per Site: We are building a new scheduling model, based on both health protocols and staff input, to determine the appropriate student capacity at each school.
• Classroom Capacity: We have determined that, with social distancing requirements, our classrooms can hold an average of 10-12 students.
• Modifying Entrances, Egresses, and Movement Patterns: We are currently testing new patterns with our existing smaller cohort in anticipation of a larger scale-up.

• Physical Distancing: All sites have been audited to determine capacity, and social distancing decals and signage have been placed throughout our campuses and office.
• Student/Staff Health Screening and Testing: All sites currently have a daily screening protocol for all students and staff, and we are finalizing a testing protocol for employees.
• Contact Tracing: We are currently testing tracing protocols with our existing smaller cohort, however our experience so far has indicated that there is significant staff time required to execute the protocol properly and hence school sites may require additional resources to do this at scale.

• Staff/Family Education on Enforcement: We are currently testing enforcement protocols and health and safety education with our existing smaller cohort in academic, athletic, extracurricular, and other settings.
• Triggers for Transition back to Distance Learning: We will be following the Pandemic Recovery Framework from the San Mateo County Office of Education that outlines certain actions, up to and including a site shutdown, if the level of confirmed cases reaches certain rates within a school community.