Dear GMS Community,
Happy Thursday to you. This is your weekly communication about our reopening plans. We are not quite ready to announce our reopening date, but we do have some updates to share.
Last week Santa Clara County Public Health published new reopening guidelines for K-12 schools. In addition, they’ve created a detailed guide for parents that outlines the county’s overall thinking around reopening, as well as their specific requirements and recommendations for schools.
Multiple staff at GMS are hard at work implementing those requirements and developing the underlying process that will ensure that our reopening will be as safe as possible. You are encouraged to familiarize yourself with “A Parents’ Guide to the Reopening of Santa Clara County K-12 Schools,” which is available in English, Spanish, and other languages as well.
As is true for our state and local health officials, we strongly urge your child and family members to get flu shots this year. Since there is often a lead time for getting shots, it would be wise to schedule flu shots soon. The particular benefit of a flu shot this year is that by reducing flu transmission, it will be easier to spot and isolate cases of COVID-19 and reduce the burden on our medical system.
Building Modification Updates
Outside classrooms in the form of tents were erected this week. With 6 tents on campus, cohorts will be able to spend a significant amount of time outside. GMS-made outdoor sinks were also installed this week.
