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.
July 21, 2020 Regular Board Meeting. 7:00 p.m.
This meeting will be conducted via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/xdu-vhoa-vmn?authuser=0
Join by phone (US) +1 530-593-0222 PIN: 254 723 151#
A link to the pyramid begin discussued. https://5il.co/i7se
July 13, 2020 Special Board Meeting. 9:00 a.m.
This meeting will be conducted via Google Meet:
https://meet.google.com/mxv-ikhj-xqy?authuser=0
Join by phone
(US) +1 567-707-0200 PIN: 152 517 286#
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
Here is a public hearing notice for the July 21 board meeting: https://5il.co/i2rn
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
June 23, 2020 Board Meeting.
This meeting will be conducted via web conference.
https://meet.google.com/sxd-bnzb-cfi?authuser=0
Join by phone (US) +1 417-567-4296 PIN: 488 029 230#
June 16, 2020 Board Meeting.
This meeting will be conducted via web conference.
https://meet.google.com/xdu-vhoa-vmn?authuser=0
Join by phone +1 530-593-0222 PIN: 254 723 151#
Public Hearing Notice 6-23-2020
2020-2021 Budget and Reserve Funding Commitments
Public Hearing Notice
Public Hearing Notice 6-16-2020
Public Disclosure of Salary and Benefit Negotiations with Mount Shasta Elementary Teachers Association (MSETA)
https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/1_d1qomwa1
This link takes you to a 50-minute video that was produced through the Oregon Parenting Education Consortium that a parent shared with me and thought it might be of interest to our families. The video focuses on self-care strategies in the context of this virus and this uniquely stressful time in which we find ourselves.
The California Parent and Youth Helpline provides support and resource referrals to parent and youth during the current COVID-19 pandemic, 7-days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Call or text 1-855-4APARENT (855-427-2736) for services in English, Spanish and other languages. For more information, please visit: https://caparentyouthhelpline.org/
Here's a link to the video recording of last night's Google Meet Q & A with the superintendent: https://youtu.be/gyB0hmMbyWE