April 7, 2021

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SDUSD- 11/09/20

FULL PRESS RELEASE

San Diego Unified, UC San Diego Reach Deal on COVID-19 Testing for Students, Staff

SAN DIEGO -- Students and school employees throughout San Diego Unified will receive regular COVID-19 tests with rapid results under a proposed agreement with UC San Diego Health. The testing program is the result of months of collaboration among the district, the San Diego Education Association, and UC San Diego in an effort to keep schools safe as in-person instruction is expanded gradually and in phases.

The San Diego Unified Board of Education is meeting tonight to authorize an initial $5 million investment in the testing plan, which includes a joint laboratory services testing agreement with UC San Diego Medical Center. Following approval, the county’s largest school district and UC San Diego Health will select several campuses where testing will begin. Eventually, the program could be expanded to include all 100,000 students within the district and its more than 10,000 staff members.

From the beginning of the pandemic, UC San Diego Health has provided expansive and growing COVID-19 testing services to patients, university faculty, students and staff and to external organizations and communities. UC San Diego Health’s Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine can process thousands of COVID-19 tests per day, covering multiple types of testing. Results are typically returned within 24 hours. This capacity continues to grow.

“This testing program is an essential part of our plan to continue teaching students in the middle of global pandemic,” Superintendent Cindy Marten said. “The science is clear. We can prevent 90 percent of disease spread at schools simply by putting in place a robust testing program like the one we are announcing today.”

Under the testing plan with UC San Diego Health, all employees and students would have access to PCR testing every two weeks on San Diego Unified campuses. Testing frequency would be adapted over time and based on virus and transmission rates, among other parameters. No decision has been reached on whether the testing would be mandatory, as district leaders say they want to assess voluntary compliance rates once implementation begins.

“Testing is the cornerstone of any plan to reopen our schools,” Pradeep K. Khosla, UC San Diego Chancellor said. “This important MOU agreement is part of a more comprehensive reopening strategy being developed by San Diego Unified with consultation from UC San Diego. Our faculty, researchers and clinicians continue to offer our planning expertise, best practices, and successful experience in reopening a large campus. We are pleased to share our growing knowledge with our community.”

San Diego Unified has been in close collaboration with UC San Diego since it jointly established strict health and safety guidelines for reopening schools with a panel of its top scientific experts in August. Scientists from UCSD have worked closely with district leaders to protect students and staff from the airborne transmission of COVID-19 disease.

“We were all encouraged by news this week of a potential vaccine,” Board President John Lee Evans said. “But even if a vaccine should become available, we are talking about months and months before it would actually reach all our students and staff. That is why this testing agreement is essential to our continued ability to operate safely.”

San Diego Unified has advocated for a statewide testing program. Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Superintendent Marten, and San Diego Education Association President Kisha Borden sent a letter urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to focus on COVID-19 testing in schools on Oct. 16. That correspondence came on the heels of a letter to the governor from big city mayors, representing the 13 largest cities in the state -- and 11 million residents -- calling for more resources to be devoted to COVID-19 testing in schools.

San Diego Unified has been preparing for the safe reopening of schools for months with the purchase of $45 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) and other safety upgrades, including air filters, desk shields and hand sanitizing stations. The district has received some 200,000 masks in child and adult sizes from the state, along with 14,000 bottles of hand sanitizer.

“Quick, accurate testing is fundamental to any successful effort to reopen, whether it is schools or businesses, and to eventually returning to a sense of normalcy,” said Patty Maysent, CEO, UC San Diego Health. “Our physicians and scientists have been working on this challenge since the first days of the pandemic. They have built rigorous models, systems and programs based on science, evidence and best practices. We are pleased to be a part of efforts to get children back into classrooms, safely.”

San Diego Unified elementary school teachers returned to campus to provide appointment-based, in-person instruction for students with the greatest needs on Oct. 13 under Phase 1 of reopening.

"To a teacher, the only thing more important than being back in her classroom with her students is her commitment to keep those students safe. This new testing plan is an important step towards keeping our students, families, staff and community safe,” Borden said. “For that reason, we are proud to be here today to support this crucial announcement. This is what our educators have been waiting for. Teachers, counselors, nurses and other SDEA members are eager to get back into the classroom as soon as it is safe to do so, and the key to that return rests with this testing plan.”

Board Vice President Richard Barrera expressed the hope the San Diego Unified - UC San Diego testing plan could be a model for other districts around the state to implement.

“This agreement represents the best of San Diego, where we understand the importance of coming together to tackle big problems,” Barrera said. “This collaboration between a world-class research school like UC San Diego and a world-class public school system, San Diego Unified, shows what is possible when we all focus on what is best for students.”

Language Academy Choice Application for the 21-22 School Year:

Language Academy Virtual Tour:

• View and Explore our school in this LINK

• Virtual School Tour for Prospective Families

  • Topic: Lang. Acad. Virtual Tour

  • Time: Nov 6, 2020 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

  • Join Zoom Meeting

  • https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/84963009462

  • Meeting ID: 849 6300 9462

  • Dial by your location

  • +1 669 219 2599 US (San Jose)

  • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

Hard to imagine, but the Choice Application window is open for the 21-22 school year. Language Academy Families, do you have a younger sibling who will be starting Kindergarten in the 2021-22 school year? Do you have friends or family members who are interested in our school and learning French or Spanish? The Choice Application window is now open! Choice Applications are being accepted now - November 16, 2020 for the 2021-22 school year. Applications will continue to be accepted after November 16th, but with less priority than applications submitted on time.

Choice Enrollment- link to application.

• Clarification: students already enrolled in our K-7th grade program do not need to reapply.

Please join us for a school virtual tour this Friday at 4 pm to learn more about our language immersion programs. We will be available to answer any questions you may have. Please share this information with friends and family who are interested in applying for Kindergarten through 8th grades.

Thank you, The Language Academy Team

Solicitud de aplicaciones para Language Academy en el año escolar 21-22:

• Gira virtual de la Language Academy:

• Vea y explore nuestra escuela en este ENLACE

  • Visita virtual a la escuela para posibles familias

  • Tema: Lang. Acad. Tour virtual

  • Hora: 6 de noviembre de 2020 04:00 p.m. hora del Pacífico (EE. UU. Y Canadá)

  • Unirse a la reunión de Zoom

  • https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/84963009462

  • ID de reunión: 849 6300 9462

  • Marque por su ubicación

  • +1669219 2599 EE. UU. (San José)

  • +1669900 6833 EE. UU. (San José)

Es difícil de imaginar, pero la ventana de solicitud de elección está abierta para el año escolar 21-22. Familias de Language Academy, ¿tienen un hermano menor que comenzará Kinder en el año escolar 2021-22? ¿Tiene amigos o familiares que estén interesados ​​en nuestra escuela y aprender francés o español? ¡La ventana de la aplicación Choice ya está abierta! Las solicitudes de elección se aceptan ahora y hasta el 16 de noviembre de 2020 para el año escolar 2021-22. Las solicitudes continuarán siendo aceptadas después del 16 de noviembre, pero con menos prioridad que las solicitudes enviadas a tiempo.

Inscripción de elección.- Enlace para aplicación.

• Aclaración: los estudiantes que ya están inscritos en nuestro programa de grados K-7 no necesitan volver a presentar una solicitud.

Únase a nosotros para una visita virtual a la escuela este viernes a las 4 pm para obtener más información sobre nuestros programas de inmersión lingüística. Estaremos disponibles para responder a cualquier pregunta que pueda tener. Comparta esta información con amigos y familiares que estén interesados en los grados de kinder a octavo.

Gracias, El equipo de Language Academy

Phase 2 Update/Press Release:

This week it was announced by the Board of Education that in person classes for Phase 2 would commence in January for Elementary students and Middle school students.

• Elementary students: some would be on an AM and others would be on a PM schedule. Mon-Thurs. with Friday as a make-up/catch up day.

• Middle School students: some would be on an A schedule (Mon. and Wed. all day) and others would be on a B schedule (Tues. and Thurs. all day) with Friday as a make-up/catch up day.

**As soon as details are made available they will be shared with you, our community.

We did not get an update on District Plans for Phase 1 expansion which will include our Middle School students. Please find press release communication by clicking on this LINK. Questions can be directed to our school email: languageacademy@sandi.net .

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Actualización de la fase 2/Comunicación de prensa:

Esta semana, la Mesa Directiva de Educación anunció que las clases en persona para la Fase 2 comenzarán en enero para los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria.

• Estudiantes de primaria: algunos estarían en horario de mañana y otros en horario de tarde. Lunes a jueves. con el viernes como día de recuperación / recuperación.

• Estudiantes de secundaria: algunos estarían en un horario A (lunes y miércoles todo el día) y otros estarían en un horario B (martes y jueves todo el día) con el viernes como día de recuperación / recuperación.

** Tan pronto como los detalles estén disponibles, se compartirán con usted, nuestra comunidad.

No obtuvimos una actualización sobre los planes del distrito para la expansión de la Fase 1, que incluirá a nuestros estudiantes de secundaria. Encuentre la comunicación del comunicado de prensa haciendo clic en este ENLACE. Las preguntas se pueden dirigir al correo electrónico de nuestra escuela: languageacademy@sandi.net .

Hello students and parents,

Below you'll find a list of some websites that offer FREE TUTORING and Homework help to student and families.

1) https://www.sdcl.org/refdb2.html

The San Diego Public Libraries, offer kids (K-12) year-round access to free reading mentoring and homework tutoring. Volunteer San Diego leads the team of volunteer tutors and mentors, who range from older high school and college students, fulfilling community service needs, to corporate teams lending a hand, to retirees who just enjoy it.

2) https://www.brainfuse.com/highEd/liveTutoring.asp

Brain Fuse is a site with a variety of resources. They have free live tutoring, a writing lab, a language lab, a skills building guide, and so much more.

3) http://www.neighborhoodhouse.org/nha-programs/community-services/homework-center/#sthash.XTsTBXau.dpbs

The Neighborhood House offers Homework help and many other services and resources.