Daily Admin Update
Day 45
Good Morning Friends,
Sending you love this morning.
Yesterday Governor Gavin Newsom release a four phase plan to open up the economy. I have summarized the stages below. We are currently in the first stage. Some things that were notable is that he indicated moving into stage 2 is weeks away driven by data, a leveling out of cases, hospital capacity and availability of PPE. Phase three is months not weeks away.
- Stage 1: Improving testing and tracing, procuring personal protective equipment and ensuring hospital surge capacity.
- Stage 2: Opening, with adaptations, school and child care facilities and lower-risk workplaces like retail stores, manufacturers and offices. Park and trail restrictions will also be loosened.
- Stage 3: Opening higher-risk workplaces, like gyms, nail and hair salons, movie theaters, sports without live audiences and churches.
- Stage 4: End of the stay-at-home order; reopen highest-risk workplaces, like concerts, convention centers and live-audience sports.
One of the CoOp parents emailed me to let me know that larger text on the daily updates is available through the Smore link in the newsletter. All you have to do is click/press on the main body of the email for a moment and they will be taken to the page that offers the larger text and higher visibility options at the top. Thanks for the tip and if you have eyes like mine, it is greatly appreciated!
Video below is so one of the favorite things I have shared on my updates. MIND BLOWN, Dr. Dre meets Dr. Seuss!
I love and miss you all!
Sarah
ENROLLMENT DATA SHOW FEWER CHILDREN ATTENDING NON-CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Enrollment in K-12 public schools is down 1.2% from 6,235,520 in 2014–15 to 6,163,001 in the 2019-2020 school year. That’s according to new figures released by the California Department of Public Education last week.
“In these unprecedented times, these data can provide a clear look at all California students,” State Superintendent Tony Thurmond said in a press release. “It’s especially helpful in showing where students are struggling and additional resources are needed as we work to close the digital divide and provide assistance for schools having to utilize distance-learning models.”
Enrollment declines were broken down by race and ethnicity. The percentage of white students enrolled in K-12 declined from 24.6% to 22.4%. Among African American students, it decreased from 6.0% to 5.3%. The percentage of Latino students increased from 53.6% between 2014–15 to 54.9% in 2019–2020.
Enrollment in charter schools is also up from 8.7% to 11.0% of the public school population.
“Charter schools tend to have a smaller percentage of their enrollment who belong to disadvantaged student groups, such as English learners, foster youth, homeless youth, migrant students, students with disabilities, and socio-economically disadvantaged,” according to the CDE. “The difference is most pronounced for the English learner student group. In 2019–2020, 16.7 percent of charter school students are identified as English learners, while 22.9 percent of non-charter school students are similarly identified.”
Pottery in the time of Corona
San Diego Unified Wants Summer Instruction, But It Comes With Costs
Newsom on Tuesday outlined a four-phase plan to gradually reopen the state when hospitalization rates due to coronavirus begin to stabilize. Still, California remains focused now on obtaining more protective gear for essential workers and increasing testing and tracing of the virus.
In the next phase, likely just weeks away, parts of the economy such as retailers and manufacturers will begin operating again, possibly through curbside pickup at stores. Childcare and summer schools along with parks, trails and other outdoor spaces may also be allowed to reopen.
Unlike some other states that are already allowing hair and nail salons to operate, those would have to wait in California, Angell said. And concerts and sporting events are even further away, possibly not until there's a virus treatment.
It wasn't clear when restaurants may be able to reopen for dine-in services.
Aiming to slow the spread of the virus, Newsom issued a statewide stay-at-home order March 19, closing all but essential businesses. Health officials have said those efforts have helped flatten the curve of the outbreak in California but they have also caused massive unemployment and economic upheaval.
As the state considers reopening, Newsom is juggling a state with a split personality. Officials in some rural counties say they're ready to reopen while urban centers are wary.
On Monday, officials from six rural Northern California counties — Sutter, Yuba, Butte, Colusa, Tehama and Glenn — sent a letter asking the governor to allow them to implement “a careful and phased reopening of our local economies." The counties, with a population of about 500,000, have seen fewer than 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases and only a handful of deaths.
For now, Newsom said local governments can only adopt stricter, not looser, measures than the state's plan. Without addressing those six counties directly, he pushed back on those seeking to reopen more quickly, saying it can't be done without better tracking and tracing capabilities.
For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness and death.
- Associated Press