Board and Community Update: Welcome Back to School! - 8/25/2021 Superintendent Janet Schulze, Ed.D - Pittsburg Unified School District
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Board and Community Update: Welcome Back to School! 8/25/2021 Superintendent Janet Schulze, Ed.D.
State Updates and how they apply for PUSD: Vaccination mandate
for employees
COVID-19 testing options in PUSD
Review of PUSD restrictions: Athletics, Band, Music
Virtual Independent Study Update
Agenda
Local Context: Pittsburg Case Rates, Vaccination Rates
PUSD cases
Contact Tracing and Notifications
Q&A
Governor Newsom Announced a New Order on August 11th
Order Requires all School Employees to be Vaccinated against
COVID-19 or submit to weekly test proving they are not positive
for COVID-19
State Updates Must be in compliance by October 15th
Timeline for PUSD: Employees submit proof of vaccination by
Friday, August 27th.
Weekly testing for non-vaccinated or non-response starts the
week of September 7th Districts are not required to offer COVID-19 Testing
PUSD is Offering No Cost COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic
scholars and staff with the company Agile Force (they provide the
staff)
Location at North Campus
Testing for Continuing to test scholars in Athletics; open for PUSD staff and
scholars
COVID-19 in We are not offering open Community Testing
PUSD PUSD in process of additional contract for once/week testing at
each school site (no cost) to assist with modified quarantine and
employee testing with company Predicine (they provide the staff)
State notified PUSD on August 10th: eligible for State-supported
testing; waiting for more informationCurrent Schedule: COVID-19 Testing for Asymptomatic Staff and Students
North Campus 351 School Street
Students or Staff who have symptoms or feel ill should test with their health care provider or a
Contra Costa County Health testing site https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/get-tested Outdoor masks (except PE when socially distanced, eating and
PUSD: drinking, athletics)
Continuing Limiting non-essential visitors: no volunteers
with more No in-person family events: back to school is virtual
restrictions PUSD will revisit at end of September and adjust based on case
rates
through Adjust based on any County Health or State mandates or guidance
September California Department of Public Health (CDPH) still has not
released the updated guidance for Athletics, Band, Music
Testing of athletes and guidance on crowds were tied to Tiered
Athletics, System; State ended the Tiered System in June
Band, Music: Continuing with: testing of athletes, limiting crowds at games
(under 50% capacity), requiring visitors to wear masks at outdoor
more games, limiting concessions (Band food truck, Straw Hat Pizza
restrictions food truck, Senior Class water)
This Friday’s Game (August 27th) will be broadcast on KOFY TV
through starting at 7:00PM and all Bay Area on-line sports networks
September platforms
We will livestream future games All families who applied by the July 28th deadline were accepted
into the PUSD Virtual Independent Study Program
PUSD hired 7 Virtual Independent Study Teachers
Families who applied after were placed on waitlist
Students with disabilities must have an IEP first to determine
placements
Virtual Waitlist Options include:
Wait for spot to open in PUSD, attend in-person
Independent Transfer to District with openings (dependent on space)
Study PUSD Option B: contracted IS with Edgenuity Teachers for
secondary and Stride Teachers for elementary
AB 130: PUSD Current Virtual IS enrollment numbers:
Elementary: 189
Secondary: 197 (73 Jr High; 124 High School)
Numbers are fluid: parents may request to return to in-person and
district must place within 5 days
Parents can request IS at any timeCases Over 14 Days Per 100k Population:
Contra Costa County and Pittsburg 10/27-08/25
1400
1319.9
1237.9
1200
1000 925.7 932.4
806 795.7
800
710.5
671.4 669.1
625.6
578.1 600.1
600 Aug 25th:
512.8 524.8
478.7 Contra
417.1
393.5 406.3 392.8 406.7 Costa
400 347.1 353.9 361.9
320.7 299.8 288.6
County:
256 278.5
236.5 213.9
406.7
192.5 187 201.4
200
170.9
156.7 150.5
150.7 143.9 157.4 Pittsburg:
93.4 110 126.5 113 117 125.1
90.6 101.4 88.4 80.5 66.3
125.1 125.1 112
524.8
76.7
50.3 69.3
0
Contra Costa PittsburgPercent 12 and Older Fully Vaccinated
90
80 75.5 77.1
73.4 73.9
70.1
70 64.5
62.9 62.6
60.8
58.8
60
53.2 53.8
47.2 48.9
50
43.9
40 37.6
35.3
33.5
29.6
30
21.5
20
10
0
April 13th April 27th May 4th May 11th May 25th June 15th July 13th July 27th August 11th August
25th
Contra Costa Pittsburg
Source: Contra Costa County Health Department
https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/get-vaccinatedPercent 12 and Older Partially Vaccinated
90
84
81.8
79.2 79.6
80 77
72.3 73 71.6
70.6 69.2
68.4
70 66.5
58.8 58.8
60 54.8
52
47.2 48.8
50 47
40 37
30
20
10
0
April 13th April 27th May 4th May 11th May 25th June 15th July 13th July 27th August 11th August
25th
Contra Costa Pittsburg
Source: Contra Costa County Health Department
https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/get-vaccinatedPUSD COVID-19 Cases Dashboard, August 24th Updated at least every Friday PUSD COVID-19 Cases Dashboard https://www.pittsburg.k12.ca.us/ Page/11914
Contact Tracing and Targeted Quarantine:
In PUSD, Contact tracing process is guided by Contra Costa Health;
California PUSD has contact tracing teams at each site and District Office
Department of
Quarantine Rules
Public Health Within 6 feet and 15 minutes remains
Guidance for Some changes to various scenarios; Ex:
At School Sites: Unvaccinated students for exposures when both
2021-2022 are wearing a mask
school year and 10 day quarantine
Modified: allowed to remain in class IF no symptoms and
County Health test twice weekly
Quarantine from extra-curricular (unless test negative after
Contact Tracing day 6)
Fully Vaccinated Students: do not need to quarantine unless
they have symptoms or develop symptoms during 14 days Contact tracing team at each school
Training
Point of contact with Contra Costa County Health
CDPH and Have to enter in data to County/State system
Contra Costa County Health released a Communication Playbook
Contra Costa for Schools on Monday, August 23rd
County Health Contra Costa County Health will start weekly virtual meetings with
contact tracing liaisons every Thursday at 1:00, starting August
Contact 26th
Tracing
Contact Tracing Example:
Rancho example: 10 positive student cases: 6 periods per day x 4-
6 close contacts in each period, plus out of class contacts…350-400
close contacts for notification and modified quarantine Notification to School Community of a Positive Case: Positive case
at the site, scholar not identified as a close contact: General
Reminder of Practices
Notification of Close Contact with a Positive Case (No Mask)
Notification of Modified Quarantine (Both wearing masks)
Notifications
PUSD posts minimum weekly updates of positive cases at each
site https://www.pittsburg.k12.ca.us/Page/11914PUSD COVID-19 Cases Dashboard, August 24th Updated at least every Friday PUSD COVID-19 Cases Dashboard https://www.pittsburg.k12.ca.us/ Page/11914
August 23rd: FDA fully approved the Pfizer Vaccine for 16 years and
older
Vaccination Clinic Thursday August 26th at PHS Middle Gym from
Vaccinations: 8:30-3:00 for anyone 12 and older
Best No Appointment Needed
Prevention Vaccination Clinic Friday, August 27th at Hillview for scholars and
staff only
In process of scheduling vaccination clinic at MLK Jr Junior and
Rancho JuniorQ &A
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