Board and CommunityUpdate: Welcome Backto School!8/25/2021

Superintendent Janet Schulze, Ed.D.

Agenda

State Updates and how they apply for PUSD: Vaccination mandate for employees

COVID-19 testing options in PUSD

Review of PUSD restrictions: Athletics, Band, Music

Virtual Independent Study Update

Local Context: Pittsburg Case Rates, Vaccination Rates

PUSD cases

Contact Tracing and Notifications

Q & A

State Updates

Governor Newsom Announced a New Order on August 11th

Order Requires all School Employees to be Vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly test proving they are not positive for COVID-19

Must be in compliance by October 15th

Timeline for PUSD: Employees submit proof of vaccination by Friday, August 27th.

Weekly testing for non-vaccinated or non-response starts the week of September 7th

Testing for COVID-19 in PUSD

Districts are not required to offer COVID-19 Testing

PUSD is Offering No Cost COVID-19 testing for asymptomaticscholars and staff with the company Agile Force (they provide the staff)

Location at North Campus

Continuing to test scholars in Athletics; open for PUSD staff and scholars

We are not offering open Community Testing

PUSD in process of additional contract for once/week testing at each school site (no cost) to assist with modified quarantine and employee testing with company Predicine (they provide the staff)

State notified PUSD on August 10th: eligible for State-supported testing; waiting for more information

Current Schedule: COVID-19 Testing for Asymptomatic Staff and StudentsNorth Campus 351 School Street

Students or Staff who have symptoms or feel ill should test with their health care provider or a Contra Costa County Health testing site https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/get-tested

PUSD: Continuing with more restrictions through September

Outdoor masks (except PE when socially distanced, eating and drinking, athletics)

Limiting non-essential visitors: no volunteers

No in-person family events: back to school is virtual

PUSD will revisit at end of September and adjust based on case rates

Adjust based on any County Health or State mandates or guidance

Athletics, Band, Music: more restrictions through September

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) still has not released the updated guidance for Athletics, Band, Music

Testing of athletes and guidance on crowds were tied to Tiered System; State ended the Tiered System in June

Continuing with: testing of athletes, limiting crowds at games (under 50% capacity), requiring visitors to wear masks at outdoor games, limiting concessions (Band food truck, Straw Hat Pizza food truck, Senior Class water)

This Friday’s Game (August 27th) will be broadcast on KOFY TV starting at 7:00PM and all Bay Area on-line sports networks platforms

We will livestream future games

Virtual Independent StudyAB 130: PUSD

All families who applied by the July 28th deadline were accepted into the PUSD Virtual Independent Study Program

PUSD hired 7 Virtual Independent Study Teachers

Families who applied after were placed on waitlist

Students with disabilities must have an IEP first to determine placements

Waitlist Options include: Wait for spot to open in PUSD, attend in-person

Transfer to District with openings (dependent on space)

PUSD Option B: contracted IS with Edgenuity Teachers for secondary and Stride Teachers for elementary

Current Virtual IS enrollment numbers: Elementary: 189

Secondary: 197 (73 Jr High; 124 High School)

Numbers are fluid: parents may request to return to in-person and district must place within 5 days

Parents can request IS at any time

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Source: Contra Costa County Health Department https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/get-vaccinated

PUSDCOVID-19 CasesDashboard, August 24th

Updated at least every Friday

PUSD COVID-19 Cases Dashboardhttps://www.pittsburg.k12.ca.us/Page/11914

California Department of Public Health Guidance for 2021-2022 school year and County Health Contact Tracing

Contact Tracing and Targeted Quarantine:

In PUSD, Contact tracing process is guided by Contra Costa Health; PUSD has contact tracing teams at each site and District Office

Quarantine Rules Within 6 feet and 15 minutes remains

Some changes to various scenarios; Ex:

At School Sites: Unvaccinated students for exposures when both are wearing a mask

10 day quarantine

Modified: allowed to remain in class IF no symptoms and test twice weekly

Quarantine from extra-curricular (unless test negative after day 6)

Fully Vaccinated Students: do not need to quarantine unless they have symptoms or develop symptoms during 14 days

CDPH and Contra Costa County Health Contact Tracing

Contact tracing team at each school

Training

Point of contact with Contra Costa County Health

Have to enter in data to County/State system

Contra Costa County Health released a Communication Playbook for Schools on Monday, August 23rd

Contra Costa County Health will start weekly virtual meetings with contact tracing liaisons every Thursday at 1:00, starting August 26th

Contact Tracing Example:

Rancho example: 10 positive student cases: 6 periods per day x 4-6 close contacts in each period, plus out of class contacts…350-400 close contacts for notification and modified quarantine

Notifications

Notification to School Community of a Positive Case: Positive case at the site, scholar not identified as a close contact: General Reminder of Practices

Notification of Close Contact with a Positive Case (No Mask)

Notification of Modified Quarantine (Both wearing masks)

PUSD posts minimum weekly updates of positive cases at each site https://www.pittsburg.k12.ca.us/Page/11914

PUSDCOVID-19 CasesDashboard, August 24th

Updated at least every Friday

PUSD COVID-19 Cases Dashboardhttps://www.pittsburg.k12.ca.us/Page/11914

Vaccinations: Best Prevention

August 23rd: FDA fully approved the Pfizer Vaccine for 16 years and older

Vaccination Clinic Thursday August 26th at PHS Middle Gym from 8:30-3:00 for anyone 12 and older

No Appointment Needed

Vaccination Clinic Friday, August 27th at Hillview for scholars and staff only

In process of scheduling vaccination clinic at MLK Jr Junior and Rancho Junior

Q & A