March 16, 2021

Good Afternoon Families,

Earlier this afternoon, San Mateo County was assigned to the Orange Tier effective tomorrow, Wednesday, March 17th.  As such, our District will transition to offering both a distance learning and hybrid model of instruction for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year, beginning on Monday, March 22. Our phased in approach will be as follows: students in preschool and grades TK-2, Kinder - grade 5 Special Day Class (SDC), and Ralston grade 6 will return to campus on Monday, March 22; students in grades 3-5, grades 6-8 (Nesbit & Sandpiper), and grades 7-8 (Ralston) will return when we return from Spring Break on Monday, April 5.
Tonight our systems will begin finalizing model and teacher assignments.  This update will take place overnight.  If you have not received confirmation of your child’s placement by tomorrow morning at 10:00 am, please complete this form (the form link will not be open until tomorrow at 10:00).

We are pleased to share that over the past week and a half the District has expanded opportunities to include 265 more students in the hybrid model.  92% received their selected model, 85% of students requesting hybrid were accommodated.  Additionally, we’ve secured and confirmed 100 additional on campus learning pod spaces for our families.  We will continue to explore additional on campus options and continue to fill spaces as they become available.  

Whether your child will attend in person or via distance learning, we are proud of the sound instructional practices that are incorporated into both instructional models.  We’ve developed a list of frequently asked questions that we will continue to update. Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to your principal.

Sincerely,
Dan Deguara
Superintendent
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