Daily Update From SDCCS Admin
Day 2
Day 2 Updates
Our goal is to give you daily emails to keep you in the loop and provide as many resources as possible to families, there is a large list below.
News from Gavin Newsom is that our highly regulated testing windows will be extended. I know it is probably not something many of you are concerned with but it is something that greatly impacts our school.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to school via email if you have questions or needs. We do have a skeleton staff here at school but likely not for long. Email is the best way to communicate and do not forget to mark your student absent if they are too sick to attend school.
Sending you love and health from SDCCS.
Resources For SDCCS Families
During times like this it is so important to support one another. We have been working to build and find resources to support you and your students during our time away from each other.
Our Counseling team have created a web site to support the social emotional needs of families. It is filled with some amazing resources https://sites.google.com/sdccs.org/sdccs-counseling-department/home
Below I have listed some other resources in the county that might be helpful.
Wifi
Comcast is advertising as two months free wifi: https://www.internetessentials.com/covid19
Spectrum also offering free wifi: https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/charter-to-offer-free-access-to-spectrum-broadband-and-wifi-for-60-days-for-new-K12-and-college-student-households-and-more
Cox may have something similar, but you'd have to call: https://www.cox.com/residential/internet/connect2compete.html
Storage
U-haul has advertised free storage for students. The U-Haul offer is mentioned in several news articles. The U-Haul Twitter page said they may have additional moving discounts for students affected by the virus. Would need to call specific uhaul place to inquire.
Food
Neighborhood distribution is free food distribution though the San Diego Food Bank and still has operations open as of today: https://sandiegofoodbank.org/programs/neighborhood-distribution-program/
Escondido Food Resources for children: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17eZM2sb8nQaUUsdEVYA-yIOUwMHfu1IF/view
SDUSD meals for kids (added 3/14/2020 3:00pm) https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/mar/13/san-diego-unified-school-closure-plans-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR3mVACqxeNjUa4FP9CRI1U3cXoF8sZpTtzgjDRNK3A2bv4z49CK_4ITJ-8
Community Food Connection- Poway: http://thecommunityfoodconnection.weebly.com/
More food resources for families (updated ongoing): https://www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/comments/finjsu/resources_and_information_for_families/
Countywide map of food locations: https://feedingsandiego.org/need-help/food-distributions/
Unemployment and worker benefits: https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm
Learning activities to support kids learning from home:
Many educational websites are offering free subscriptions during school closures. The Facebook group Amazing Educational Resources gathered them into a public spreadsheet.: http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/
Scholastic is offering free online resources as well at: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html?promo_code=6294&eml=CM/smd/20200312//txtl/sm/ed
List of read alouds being offered via social media by children’s authors is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MrM7Ypu3uoEEwbyLQ6sxkx8d-sePrP2J64WQrb6dNfI/preview
And major children's publishers, including Penguin and HarperCollins, are planning daily read-alouds and activities: @penguinkids on instagram, and @harperkids on instagram
The streaming audio service Pinna is offering families and teachers two free months of access to their audio streaming service for kids ages 3-12. To activate, go to Pinna and use the promo code: PINNA4KIDS.
Don’t forget about MOVEMENT... Cosmic Kids Yoga has free yoga resources for young children. And Go Noodle features short videos to get kids moving.