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Meeting Date:
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1/29/2021 - 7:30 AM
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Category:
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Action Items
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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6.3 BUSINESS: Approval of the Perris Union High School District COVID-19 Safety Plan (no fiscal impact)
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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On December 30, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a Safe Schools for All Plan to encourage local educational agencies (LEAs) to resume in-person instruction by providing incentive grants. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released corresponding guidance on January 14, 2021.
To qualify for this funding, the District must meet certain requirements, one of which is to submit a COVID-19 Safety Plan (CSP) to the County Office of Education by February 1, 2021. The CSP consists of two parts: (1) the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Program (CPP) and (2) the COVID-19 School Guidance Checklist. The CSP takes into account guidance and regulations provided by CDPH, the Riverside County Public Health (RCPH) Department and Cal/OSHA, and may be adjusted as conditions and/or guidance changes. Additionally, the District was required to submit ratified agreements with the applicable collective bargaining units that support implementation of the CSP.
The Safe Schools for All Plan and CDPH guidance provide a framework to implement in-person instruction following specific criteria for schools serving grades TK-6, and for specialized cohorts across all grade spans, including students with disabilities, foster and homeless youth, and students who are unable to participate in Distance Learning. While guidance from CDPH does not allow for schools in grades 7-12 to reopen while Riverside County is in the purple tier, targeted in-person instruction may be offered pursuant to Cohorting Guidance that was provided to LEAs on September 4, 2020. As such, the Perris Union High School District will offer specialized cohort in-person instruction based upon the following criteria and in conjunction with this COVID-19 Safety Plan (CSP):
1. Specialized cohorts that began in November 2020 (pilot cohorts) will remain in full Distance Learning until the Regional Stay Home Order is lifted. Once lifted, these cohorts will begin in-person within two weeks.
2. When the adjusted case rate falls below 50 per 100,000 people per day, up to 25% of specialized cohorts required under the Safe Schools for All Plan would begin within one month, as practicable.
3. When the adjusted case rate falls below 25 per 100,000 people per day, all specialized cohorts as required Safe Schools for All Plan would begin within one month.
4. The District may also consider other at-risk students for specialized cohorts in addition to those required to be included by the Safe Schools for All Plan.
5. Students qualifying for specialized cohorts will not be required to participate in-person if they prefer to continue with full Distance Learning.
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Funding:
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No fiscal impact.
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Perris Union High School District COVID-19 Safety Plan.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Candace Reines - Deputy Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. Moved, Member David Nelissen seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Perris Union High School District COVID-19 Safety Plan.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Elizabeth Vallejo | Yes | | Dr. Jose Luis Araux | Yes | | Dr. Randall Freeman | Yes | | Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. | Yes | | David Nelissen | Yes | |
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