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David Putney with the Santa Clara Office of Education joins us to discuss details and answer some of your questions regarding schools reopening in Santa Clara County
Recorded September 28, 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.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus.
B
So
everyone,
including
the
american
sign
language
interpreters,
can
clearly
understand
the
information
and
probably
communicate
that
we
will
be
sharing
this
morning,
david
thanks
for
being
here,
you're
back
so
soon.
Well,
my
pleasure,
you
know
things
are
constantly
changing
with
covet
here.
So
you
know
it's
great
that
schools
are,
you
know
reopening
for
in-person
instruction
and
you
know:
we've
been
receiving
receiving
a
lot
of
telephone
calls,
as
well
as
questions
coming
in
via
messenger
regarding
temperature
checks
and
what
the
process
is
for
schools
what
they
should
be
doing.
C
Great
question:
thank
you
larry.
You
know
we
originally
started
with
temperature
checks
early
on
when
we
were
learning
about
covid
and
we
felt
that
that
was
the
most
effective
early
on
the
health
department.
Public
health
department
has
clarified
that
the
use
of
temperature
checks
is
not
as
effective
and
as
necessary
in
the
school
setting.
So
what
we've
developed
now
is
more
clear
guidelines
on
what
is
is
accepted
at
the
schools,
and
it's
really
about
the
screen.
C
The
personal
screening
that
the
faculty
does
before
school,
the
parents
and
the
children
before
they
come
to
school,
and
it's
clearly
outlined
if
they
have
symptoms
of
a
fever.
A
fever
over
100
point
zero,
four
temperature.
If
they
have
any
additional
symptoms
and
there's
a
screening,
each
school
is
providing
that
screening
sheet
to
students
and
to
parents
and
also
to
staff.
So
they
can
do
that
self-reporting
before
they
come
in
it's
more
effective
and
it
also
helps
empower.
I
think
everyone
to
be
part
of
the
solution
with
covet
covenant.
Team.
C
Exactly-
and
I
think
you
know
the
the
more
effective
things
that
the
schools
are
really
doing
is
really
developing
the
use
of
the
face
coverings.
I
know
we're
not
wearing
the
face
coverings
right
now
because
of
the
the
reasons
you
stated,
but
the
face
covering
is
the
most
effective
thing
that
everyone
can
do
to
prevent
covet
19..
The
other
thing
schools
are
doing.
A
fantastic
job
about
is
also
helping,
ensure
that
people
understand
the
hand
washing
and
the
hygiene
that's
really
necessary
to
prevent
that.
C
So
you're
not
touching
your
eyes,
you're,
not
touching
your
nose,
you're,
washing
your
hands
regularly
long
enough
to
really
could
decrease
any
potential
infection.
Schools
are
going
through
their
regular
cleaning,
consistent
protocols
to
make
sure
that
surfaces
are
clean.
High,
touched
areas
such
as
door
handles
table,
tops
work.
Spaces
is
cleaned
on
a
regular
basis,
and
you
know
around
here
at
the
eoc
we're
cleaning
our
own
workspace
every
day
at
the
beginning
and
also
at
the
end
of
the
day.
C
So
I
see
this
as
a
chance
for
everyone
to
take
more
ownership
in
keeping
their
environments.
Clean
and
schools
are
really
helping
that
and
they're.
Also,
looking
at
the
food
distribution
when
they
do
provide
food
to
make
sure
again,
it's
very
clean,
it's
cleaned
on
the
front
end
and
provided
using
personal
protective
equipment
regularly.
B
Yeah
another
thing
that
we're
doing
here
that
everyone
should
be
doing
we're
getting
tested
on
a
regular
basis.
Yes,
we
are
okay,
so
the
cohort
question
continues
to
come
up.
Can
you
explain
what
a
stable
cohort
is
and
what
it
means
for
schools?
Is
it
different,
based
on
elementary
junior
high
high
school,
great.
C
The
cohort
is
really
established
to
keep
that
social
bubble
around
the
individuals
at
the
school
setting,
so
the
elementary
level.
It's
really
expected
that
the
students
would
be
in
their
small
classroom
environment
they'd,
be
maintaining
their
six
feet
social
distancing
and
that
one
cohort
would
be
how
they
would
have
their
school
in-person
instruction.
C
But
then
they
come
back
in
the
school
setting
and
they're
in
that
one
stable
cohort,
the
middle
and
the
high
school
as
schools
reopen,
becomes
a
little
bit
more
difficult
because
historically,
students
have
gone
between
classes
and
multiple
classes,
so
we're
working
with
schools
to
try
to
minimize
that
and
to
look
at
how
they
can
prevent
a
lot
of
cross-crossing
of
students.
So
again,
less
changes
in
the
school
day
is
the
best.
C
C
You
know
that's
a
great
question,
especially
at
the
high
school
students
have
so
many
activities
in
choir
and
band
the
activities
that
that
are
creating
the
aerosol,
the
wind
instruments.
You
know
the
trumpets
or
the
the
trombones
or
the
choir
singing
that
can
create
a
lot
of
aerosol,
which
we've
found
through
science
as
that's,
where
covet
potentially
can
be
transmitted.
So
the
guidelines
are
not
allowing
those
types
of
activities
to
occur
right
now
in
the
school
setting.
C
I
know
some
schools
have
explored
having
marching
band
outside
with
a
six
feet:
social
distancing,
it's
a
great
example.
Some
have
been
wanting
to
do
drama
productions.
I
think
that's
something.
We
need
to
continue
to
support
schools
on
on
working
that
through
as
long
as
they're,
not
singing
and
creating
the
aerosol
as
long
as
they're
social,
distancing
and
hopefully
outside
would
be
the
best
case
scenario
to
allow
that.
B
C
Question
the
the
the
evolution
we
continue
to
improve
our
messaging
and
improve
the
science
explanation
as
we
go
forward.
When
questions
come
up,
I
encour
we
encourage
that
the
families
you
know
work
directly
with
their
schools
to
ask
the
question:
they
know
the
school.
They
know
the
staff,
the
staff
know
them.
The
staff
know
their
children.
C
If
there's
again
information
that
we
know
we'll
report
that
out,
if
sometimes
those
questions
we
don't
know,
the
answer
we'll
bring
it
back
to
public
health
department
and
they'll
help
clarify
that
for
us,
public
health
is
doing
a
fantastic
job
of
making
the
science
understandable
and
making
the
practice
informing
the
practice.
So
we
improve
our
practice
together.
B
C
You
know
larry
that
question.
I
think,
we'll
have
to
address
that
over
the
course
of
the
the
coming
weeks
and
we'll
follow
public
health
departments
directives.
I
anticipate
that
the
protocols
that
we've
established
will
continue
because
they
make
sense.
They're,
based
on
science,
face
coverings,
proper
hygiene,
cleaning,
social
distancing,
stable
cohorts.
I
would
anticipate
that
those
practices
are
what's
helping
us
stay
in
tier
two
and
helping
us
move
towards
tier
three.
I'd
anticipate
that
those
common
practices
will
continue
because
they're
working
and
they
make
sense.
B
C
Absolutely
here
in
california,
we
have
local
control
the
way
the
constitution
has
addressed.
The
responsibilities
of
public
education
and
private
education
is
its
local
control,
so
local
school
districts
are
governed
by
their
local
districts
and
their
local
elected
officers.
Private
schools
have
their
own
governance
board
and
charter.
Schools
are
also
governed
through
their
chartering
district.
C
Each
of
those
local
education
agencies,
as
we
call
them
often
lea,
is
having
to
make
the
decisions
on
what's
best
for
their
community
with
their
colleagues
with
their
collective
employment
groups
and
to
see
how
they
can
respond.
So
when
students
and
families
are
curious
on
where
their
school
is,
we
encourage
you
to
reach
out
to
the
school
and
ask
them
directly.
C
Some
schools
are
able
to
move
faster
through
that
process
due
to
their
size,
and
some
districts
are
working
through
some
additional
requirements
that
they
need
to
work
through
to
provide
a
safe
and
consistent
school
environment.
So
it's
not
that
all
schools
are
open.
It's
all
individualized,
based
on
the
different
school
community,.
B
C
Oh
great,
that's
very
kind
to
you.
I've
been
in
public
education
for
about
25
years
as
a
classroom
teacher
as
a
special
education
teacher,
as
well
as
a
school
site,
administrator,
administrating,
alternative
schools,
independent
study
schools,
traditional
comprehensive
high
schools
and
also
currently
at
the
county
office
of
education,
currently
working
in
the
direction
of
our
county
superintendent.
C
Yeah
my
first
teaching
assignment
and
you
stayed
at
it
for
so
many
years.
Well,
you
know
working
with
children
and
families
is
so
important.
Education
is,
is
the
path
of
of
all
of
us
becoming
the
best
that
we
can
be,
and
I
just
feel
really
inspired
every
day
to
support
schools
and
and
staff
and
kids
to
be
their
best
and
education
just
keep
improving.
You
keep
learning,
and
this
is
a
perfect
example
of
learning.
By
doing
and
following
the
guidelines
of
our
public
health
department,
to
ensure
that
everyone's
safe.
B
All
right
david,
thank
you
for
being
here,
we'll
have
you
back
when
the
information
changes
which
that
could
be
in
a
few
days?
Thank
you.
So
much
all
right.
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Today
limit
your
outdoor
activities.
It's
also
going
to
be
very
warm
this
week,
so
you
want
to
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stay
inside
and
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