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Description
David Putney from the Santa Clara County Office of Education joins us to share information about school reopening plans.
Recorded September 14, 2020.
The City of Cupertino would like to express its thanks to the County of Santa Clara for the use of their video materials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We
will
be
discussing
reopening
plans
of
schools
here
in
the
county,
but
first
want
to
let
you
know
that,
prior
to
this
segment,
we
have
removed
our
face
coverings,
so
everyone,
including
our
american
sign
language
interpreters,
can
clearly
understand
the
information
that
we
will
be
sharing
this
morning,
david
thanks
for
being
here.
So
we
are
getting
a
lot
of
questions.
We've
been
getting
questions
for
months
even
before
you
know.
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The
waiver
process
was
established
to
help
support
schools
address
a
high
need
student
population,
students
with
disabilities,
english
language,
learners,
foster,
youth,
mckinney,
vento,
students
and
and
other
learners
that
need
additional
support.
The
waiver
processes
were
stu
where
schools
could
apply
for
the
process.
They
would
adhere
to
the
reopening
plan
that
has
specifics
on
how
to
prepare
and
respond
to
cove
at
19..
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They
would
then
be
assigned
a
liaison
that
would
help
them
go
through
their
plan
to
ensure
that
they
had
met
all
those
key
criteria
and
then
it
would
be
reviewed
by
public
health,
and
then
it
is
referred
to
the
state
of
california
for
additional
review
and
then,
when
it's
approved
it
comes
back
and
the
school
is
then
informed
and
the
waiver's
posted
on
the
approval
is
posted
on
the
santa
clara
county
cove
at
19
schools
page.
So
so
the
community
can
see
which
school
has
been
approved
for
the
waiver.
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Great
question
the
tier
system
has
allowed
us
to
be
more
clear
on
when
schools
are
able
to
reopen.
We
transition
from
the
watch
list
to
the
tier
system
so
now
that
we're
on
the
tier
system,
if
we
maintain
14
days
on
tier
2
status
or
better
tier
3
or
tier
3
and
tier
4,
then
we'd
be
eligible
to
reopen
schools.
The
first
day
would
be
the
23rd
this
next
week.
So
if
we
maintain
this
current
status,
then
schools,
k-12
tk-12,
would
be
eligible
to
reopen
in
the
county.
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Now
reopening
would
be
that
they'd
still
have
to
adhere
to
the
reopening
plan,
which
is
the
same
reopening
plan
that
the
waiver
schools,
the
waiver
process,
had
to
address
as
well.
So
it's
the
same
criteria.
The
difference
is,
is
that
the
county
is
is
in
a
better
response
to
covet
19
transmission,
which
allows
the
confidence
to
open
up
more
schools.
But
schools
would
be
expected
to
maintain
the
same
criteria
on
the
reopening
plan,
but
it
will
be
left.
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Great
the
the
cohort
is
similar
to
you.
You
might
hear
a
lot
of
people
talk
about
their
social
bubble.
If
you
will,
the
cohort
is
establishing
that
social
bubble
in
the
school
environment.
So
schools,
through
the
reopening
plan
in
the
elementary
middle
and
high
school,
are
encouraged
to
establish
a
small
cohort
where
that
group
of
students
would
stay
together
in
a
social,
distant
environment
to
do
their
in-person
instruction.
It
would
allow
the
school
to
support
instruction
while
maintaining
social
distancing
from
larger
groups
of
students,
so
the
students
could
be
in
a
school
setting.
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So
the
the
cohorting
is
essential
in
the
middle
in
the
high
school,
it
is
going
to
be
a
little
bit
more
challenging
because
students
tend
to
move
more
classes
and
do
other
activities,
so
in
that
environment
we're
working
with
schools
to
to
really
look
at
how
they
can
minimize
exposure
and
support
that
social
distancing
for
parents.
I
think
it's
important
to
understand
that
the
expectation
is
that
they
would
only
have
one
additional
cohort
outside
their
school
day.
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For
example,
their
cohort
during
the
school
and
then
one
after
school
programming,
so
students
would
have
maybe
only
two
cohorts.
Historically,
some
students
have
a
lot
of
activity
after
school
and
we
understand
the
importance
of
that.
But
right
now
the
social
distancing
and
the
cohorting
is
essential
to
prevent
the
transmission
of
covet
19.
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Well,
we
are
prepared
to
support
schools
in
that.
If
a
student
does
a
test
positive
and
the
school
would
be
informed
immediately,
hopefully
by
the
parent
and
or
public
health
department,
there
would
be
communication
with
public
health
department
and
working
under
their
guidance
to
ensure
that
their
protocols
are
followed.
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The
the
student
or
and
or
staff
member
would
be
informed
to
quarantine
and
follow
the
directive
of
isolation.
Students
that
would
be
identified
in
close
contact
within
that
environment
would
be
informed
and
they'd
be
expected
to
quarantine
and
follow
public
health.
Public
health
would
really
guide
the
work
with
that
level
of
exposure.
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After
that
period
of
time,
then
students
would
be
allowed
to
come
back
when
it
was
clear
by
public
health
of
students
to
come
back.
So
that's
that's
where
the
cohorting
becomes
really
important,
because
then
you
can
maintain
who
has
been
in
proximity
to
a
student
or
staff
member
that
has
active
covet
19.
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I
think
it's
very
important
to
ask
your
questions
and
and
express
yourself
to
ensure
that
you
understand
how
we're
working
together.
I
think
it's
wonderful
for
students
and
families
and
community
members
to
work
directly
with
their
schools,
their
local
education
agency,
because
you
know
your
school's
best.
Your
schools
know
your
children
best
and
you
want
to
work
together
to
resolve
your
questions
and
concerns.
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The
schools
are
having
a
lot
of
support
by
the
eoc.
Here
we
have
a
whole
school's
liaison
team,
helping
them
navigate
the
changes,
so
parents
and
family
members
and
community,
if
you
have
questions
and
concerns,
always
work
directly
with
your
school
if
you're
feeling
that
you're
not
getting
the
support
or
the
answers
and
there's
still
some
questions,
because
this
is
changing,
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
the
school's
liaison
team
here
at
the
county.
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It's
on
our
website
and
there's
a
portal
where
you
can
link
your
question
and
concern
we'll
be
working
directly
with
the
school
to
resolve
the
issue
because
really
most
times
it's
a
it's
a
misinformation
and
we
want
to
make
sure
the
right
information
gets
out.
We
want
to
support
students
and
families
in
the
community
to
be
safe
and
we
want
to
support
schools
to
inform
them
as
the
information
changes,
because
this
is
very
complex.
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D
Great
segue,
it
is
a
very
iterative
process,
meaning
it's
changing
as
the
science
continues
to
evolve
based
on
covid19
and
with
that
we're
looking
at
enhancing
our
reopening
plan
right
now.
Public
health
is
working
specifically
on
the
guidelines
for
reopening
schools
because
we're
right
on
that
next
level,
and
so
that
information
will
be
being
updated
very
soon.
The
information
is
updated
on
our
website
in
real
time
as
quickly
as
we
can
get
that
updated
once
it's
been
approved
and
reviewed
by
public
health.
So
again
you
just
want
to
keep
checking
back.
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My
pleasure,
thank
you
for
having
me
yes,
facebook
live
in
spanish
comes
up
at
11
o'clock
today.
We
also
have
facebook
live
in
vietnamese
on
thursdays
at
10
a.m.
Don't
forget,
you
can
get
a
flu
shot
this
weekend
at
the
fairgrounds
and
that
starts
at
9
00
a.m
until
4
p.m.
Again,
flu
shots
this
weekend
at
the
santa
clara
county,
fairgrounds
from
9
to
4
p.m.
We
want
to
do
our
best
to
eliminate
we're
dealing
with
covet.