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Home My WebLink About03.27.20 Email from Jerry Hight, BCOE & Casey Hatcher - FW_ Schools Update RE COVID From:Hatcher, Casey To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra; McCracken, Shari;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug Subject:FW: Schools Update Date:Friday, March 27, 2020 10:55:57 AM Attachments:image001.png Good morning – Please see the agency update from BCOE below. Casey EOC, Liaison Casey Hatcher Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T:530.552.3336 | M: 530.518.3508 Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Pinterest From: Jerry Hight <jhight@bcoe.org> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 10:47 AM To: Hatcher, Casey <CHatcher@buttecounty.net> Cc: McCracken, Shari <SMcCracken@buttecounty.net> Subject: Schools Update ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening .. attachments, clicking on links, or replying. Good morning— Hoping this finds you well on a sun-filled day. I’ll stand ready for any follow-up on what I’ve penned below. Lots of moving parts and ball-juggling, as I’m most certain there is on your end. Be well and stay healthy. Jerry/BCOE Schools Task Force Update—March 27, 2020 Butte County Office of Education Office of the Superintendent of Schools Schools & Students: th All area schools are closed to in-person instruction through April 17. Schools are following pre-pandemic schedules for Spring Break and school resumption. All school resumption th efforts prior to the April 17 date will occur online, or via a pre-determined and broadcasted method. “Schools are closed—but learning never stops”….. All schools and staff are involved in measures targeted at building the student and teacher connection, facilitating continued learning, and growing school community, despite the constraints of a digital-only world. All statewide testing has been paused, as we’re awaiting guidelines from the California Department of Education on student evaluation and matriculation process in the days ahead. BCOE readily acknowledges the heightened level of student and family angst experienced by the absence of clear direction. We ask for patience and trust in knowing that we’re advocating for what is best for Butte County students with our state partners. BCOE has created a one-stop-shop of resources, guidance, and tools for teachers on how to quickly move into online instruction. Demand for these tutorials has been overwhelming as area teachers are given priority over the throng of out-of-area requests for assistance that have out-stripped our ability to serve. In response, BCOE has developed a library of recorded versions of these highly personalized hands-on trainings. Food & Nutrition: We are providing meals to nearly 5,800 Butte County kids each day. Locations throughout the County have been established and staffed, as breakfast and lunch is provided via the “grab and go” methodology popularized by the fast-food industry. Just under 12,000 meals a day are prepared and delivered in coordination with school district nutrition personnel, as well as local agency and vendor partners aiming to serve those food insecure. BCOE has operationalized the “No Kid Hungry” food truck with great success, as it’s currently stationed in Thermalito and has served as the food-prep center for over a thousand meals a day. This mobile kitchen need was identified in the aftermath of the Camp Fire and has only recently been christened for action—just in time. Meal provision programming has closely adhered to articulated state and federal guidelines. We foresee however, needed deviation from single meal delivery practices, as redundant school staff to family physical touches, as well as the exorbitant travel costs assumed by the involved families, add to an exacting physical toll currently experienced by our Team. Simply put, we need to be able to deliver meals for multiple days on a single family visit, rather than a meal at a time. We understand the logic behind the rulemaking, but will point to the unique nature of this crisis and the compelling need it has created. BCOE has created an online map of food delivery locations for students under the age of 18, regardless of school affiliation. This resource can be found on the BCOE Facebook page located here: https://www.facebook.com/ButteCountyOfficeOfEducation/ Childcare: The Early Learning & Children’s Services Team has been actively engaged with area childcare partners in assessing current and future needs. This partnership has produced an inventory of providers open and closed, a head count of children currently served, as well as clarity on current capacity. Several emergency childcare programs have been evaluated. “Pop-up” models in Marin County and elsewhere have been reviewed and assessed for replication locally. Protocols, prioritizations, age divisions, and cohort-restricted approaches are under consideration as this effort is both critical and dynamic in its action. The ELCS Team developed and performed, in two days, a sixty-question survey of child-care provider material needs that was requested by our state and federal partners. Our reach found nearly all in the ecosystem as the forecasted need for diapers, wipes, sanitizer, as well as the mechanisms for delivery were delineated and reported on. Much like their brethren serving the K-12 teaching community, the ELCS Team has developed a collection of tools and resources for early childhood educators that can be accessed online through the BCOE portal. Practitioners can access age-specific curriculum and a compendium of best-practices and approaches in child development. Mental Health: The Mental Health team has developed a flyer on suicide prevention resources available to students and families, with distribution aimed throughout the school community. There is acute concern for the mental health of area students, particularly those who’ve suffered immeasurably already during the Camp Fire. A heightened level of attention is being placed on continued contact and connection between teachers and students in this already compromised cohort of students. 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