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DAILY UPDATE #145 -- 10/19/2020
- NEW ITEMS
- COVID-19 TESTING AVAILABLE FOR ALL SDUSD EMPLOYEES – IF YOU ARE REPORTING TO A SCHOOL SITE/WORK SITE, PLEASE CONSIDER TESTING
Any employee of SDUSD can receive a COVID test at the four sites listed below. If any employee is reporting to a school/work site, they are encouraged to take advantage of testing to help ensure everyone is safe and healthy. There is no cost for this testing. The testing is available for all SDUSD employees. It is suggested that employees who are reporting to a work site be tested every two weeks. AASD encourages our AASD members who are reporting to a work site to take advantage of the testing program.
Metro Region School Personnel Testing Site Harold J. Ballard Parent Center (2375 Congress St., San Diego, CA 92110) Operates Tuesday-Saturday from 11:30 am to 7 pm
East County School Personnel Testing Site Mollison Complex (301 N. Mollison Ave., El Cajon, CA 92021) Operates Monday-Friday from 10:30 am to 6 pm
North County School Personnel Testing Site Del Mar Fairgrounds (2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014) Use the Fire Entrance at the Fairgrounds. Operates Monday-Friday from 10:30 am to 6 pm
South County School Personnel Testing Site, 650 L St., Chula Vista, CA 91911. Operates Monday-Friday from 10:30 am to 6 pm
- Q and A (Monday, October 19, 2020)
Q: Do all staff have to be Covid-19 tested and negative prior to returning to the site? The staff letter indicates "highly recommend" testing staff. If so, how can this be done prior to Phase One on October 13th? Please be specific and use clear decisive language, must, shall, so it is clear!
A: Testing is not mandatory but is highly suggested for health and safety. The County has convenient testing facilities located near your home or school. Some are designated for school personnel only https://www.sdcoe.net/news/Pages/School-Employee-Only-COVID-Testing-Sites-Announced.aspx. Of these, the main San Diego Unified facility is located at the Ballard Center in Old Town. For convenience, any school staff member can also go to any one of the County’s other testing facilities https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/testing.html. For a list of those sites and their hours of operation, see this County map, https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Nearby/index.html?appid=f3e3c0f175fd4ee782b781833d7bb0fb or call 211 for information.
Q: Friday, my BSS told me that the local POS told him that phase 2 and phase 3 will not involve elementary schools. Why is the POS getting information about the phases before the principals?
A: (Answer provided by AASD) The information you have received is not accurate. The district is bargaining phase two and subsequent phases with SDEA at this time. There is no information to be shared publicly at this time about phase 2 or any subsequent phase. The information you received is inaccurate and is likely a rumor that appears to be running through the custodial workforce.
- DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was sent to principals on October 16:
- FOOD SERVICES: FOOD BOXES AT SELECT CURBSIDE GRAB N’ GO MEAL LOCATIONS
- Next week’s Extra Food Box Schedule 10.12-10.16 from Feeding San Diego, the San Diego Food Bank and the USDA that contains shelf-stable grocery items, or fresh produce, or a mix of both.
- Please share this information with your school families. Boxes are limited in quantity and families are encouraged to arrive early.
- CAASPP AND ELPAC
- ANNUAL OTBS WORKLOAD MEMO
- Please read this letter from Labor Relations Department regarding Classified Staff OTBS Workload
- This information will be sent to all OTBS members, classified Managers and Non-Reps.
- INITIAL ELPAC ASSESSMENT IMPORTANT REMINDER
- The initial ELPAC is a required assessment that must be completed for all ELs.
- For questions regarding Initial ELPAC contact:
- 504 COORDINATOR DESIGNEE
- Based on State 504/ADA CDE Guidelines, all school sites need to designate a 504 coordinator.
- 504 Coordinators can be any certificated staff at the discretion of the site administrator.
- If not done so already, please identify your site’s designated 504 coordinator and send completed form with 504 designee information to Marco Beltran mbeltran@sandi.net by November 6, 2020.
- PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
- As you are planning and supporting teachers as they prepare for Parent Teacher Conferences, please read this DOCUMENT for guidance on the instructional days during the week of conferences and the guidance for the two weeks prior to grade reporting.
- MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING UPDATE REMINDER
- Please remind ALL, staff both Certificated and Classified, of the Mandated Reporter Training requirement in Safe Schools.
- All employees will continue to receive emails that they need to complete the training.
- HR will send site/department leaders the information for their employees.
- ELEMENTARY UPDATES
- Phase One Attendance
- We want to thank you for all of your efforts in launching Phase One. We have received great images of our students learning on our campuses.
- We would like to track our student attendance and monitor our successes in implementing Phase One.
- At this time, we are unable to use PowerSchool to track Phase One On-Site Appointment Based Services.
- Please identify a staff member to record the number of students served at your site each day using this link Elementary Based Appointment Based Attendance
- We kindly ask that you complete this information starting with Tuesday, October 13th.
- SECONDARY UPDATES
- Student Poster Contest
- Our Student Poster Contest is now open. Please share this FLYER with your students.
- San Diego Unified students grades 9 through 12 are invited to design and submit a poster to spread awareness about suspected child abuse and harassment.
- Entries are due by Nov. 20. The winner will be announced at a future board meeting.
- OTHER NEWS
Surge in COVID-19 Outbreaks Signals Drop in Public Precautions (SD Union Tribune, October 18)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2020-10-18/surge-in-covid-19-outbreaks-signals-drop-in-public-precautions
SDUSD asks Governor Newsome for 10,000 daily COVID tests (SD Union Tribune, October 18)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-10-16/san-diego-unified-asks-gov-newsom-for-10-000-daily-covid-tests
Experiences With Remote Kindergarten Show Equity Divide (KBPS October 19)
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/oct/19/remote-kindergarten-equity-divide/
Nearly 2/3 of State’s Parents Are Uncomfortable With In-Person Classes: Poll (NBC Bay Area, October 19)
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/nearly-two-thirds-of-states-parents-uncomfortable-with-in-person-classes-poll/2381559/
How some CA districts deal with students absent from the virtual classroom (EdSource, October 16)
https://edsource.org/2020/how-some-california-school-districts-deal-with-absent-students/641504
- REMINDERS
- AASD/DISTRICT "HOTLINE" INFORMATION
The hotline established with the District is available to AASD unit members and other management who are charged with enforcing the health and safety policies and procedures. Call the hotline when you need immediate assistance when conflicts arise, clarification is needed, or decisions must be made regarding health and safety matters.
This hotline is for ALL AASD represented members, both classified and certificated. The hotline phone number is (619) 981-0760. The hotline is available on all District workdays, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In the rare event that a message must be left, all calls will be returned promptly, within the same day.
- SPECIAL GRATITUDE
If an AASD member has a department or individual that deserves special recognition during this time of crisis, please use the link below for reporting issues/questions/concerns/gratitude to show your gratitude for the department or individual. AASD will publish that special thanks in our next Daily Update.
- AASD OFFICE CLOSURE
AASD will be sending out a Daily Update, Monday-Friday, throughout the return to instruction/school reopening period. The Weekly Update will continue as usual on Thursdays with the typical news and information for AASD members. The AASD Office continues to remain closed. AASD staff are working remotely and can be reached via the contact information at the end of this Update.
AASD has created a Google Form for AASD Members to report issues, questions or concerns regarding work-related issues, COVID-19, return to instruction and school reopening. AASD will provide answers to issues, questions or concerns submitted as answers become available. You may also share your gratitude for another AASD member, district personnel, etc., via the same link.
The link to share issues/questions/concerns/gratitude is:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVSsqBQSHboCdgqbnpaucUY--DHKjosG8MAmRuCxawzB4blg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Please do not share this link outside of AASD membership (classified and certificated management/supervisors). The link will be active until this crisis is over.
NOTE: All previous AASD Daily Updates and Weekly Updates are located on the AASD Website www.aasdcs.org if you need to refer back to them for information.
- DISTRICT WEBSITE
For your convenience, the District has created a list of Frequently Asked Questions. To access that list, click the link https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/covid19/staff-info
- AASD CONTACT INFORMATION
Executive Director, Donis Coronel -- donis@aasdcs.org 619-813-8792
Office Manager, Linda Crout-Hamel -- linda@aasdcs.org 619-861-2701
Office Clerk, Jim Costello -- jim@aasdcs.org
Please keep informed via the District’s website www.sandi.net, Daily Updates from AASD and via the AASD Website www.aasdcs.org.
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