On behalf of the Board of Education, it has been our privilege to serve our students, their families, and the entire Alvord community this past school year. Congratulations to all of our seniors and all of our underclass students for successfully completing 2021-22.

Thanks to our families for your partnership and thank you to our teachers and support staff for guiding and supporting our students to the finish line. We look forward to seeing you at our graduation ceremonies and promotional events this week.

On behalf of the Board of Education, thank you to everyone for your contribution in support of our students and our schools this past school year. We take great pride in our students' success. We value our partnership with our families and our communities and recognize that our students' success is directly proportional to the strength of those relationships. We will continue to build them and nurture them.

In partnership,

Allan Mucerino

California has established an Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, authorized by Senate Bill 129 and Assembly Bill 130, as amended by AB 167. It is the intent of the Legislature that expanded learning programs are pupil-centered, results driven, include community partners, and complement, but do not replicate, learning activities in the regular school day and school year. Expanded learning will include before school, after school, summer, and intersession learning programs that focus on developing the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs and interests of pupils through hands-on, engaging learning experiences. Look for additional information and a parent survey in the coming weeks.

Data for the week ending Friday, May 20:

• 48 students (up from 40 the previous week)
• 19 staff members (up from 7 the previous week)

Contact Tracing:

• 657 identified (up from 460 the previous week)
• 29 placed in full quarantine (down from 32 the previous week)

Overall, as of May 20, including the first semester, we have had 3,395 students and 440 staff members report a positive test for COVID-19. Stay current with our case rate by regularly tracking our COVID-19 Data Dashboard and FAQ here. Cases recorded on the Dashboard are confirmed by Riverside County Public Health officials and remain on the Dashboard for 14 days.

During the week ending May 20, in Riverside County, there were 1,861 new cases (0.3% increase), equating to 14.1 cases per 100K (7-day average), 5 new deaths (0.1% increase), and a 8.3% test positivity (7-day rate), which is a 1.7% increase from 7-days prior. Since many people are now testing at home with antigen rapid tests, the positivity rate is estimated to be much higher since all cases are not reported. There are currently 80 COVID-19 hospitalized patients, 5 more patients hospitalized from prior day total (6.7% increase).

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's newly created Community Level COVID-19 rating system, the community level in Riverside County remains Low. The Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area.

This data is as of May 20, 2022, as reported on the State's tracking web site.