Yard Duty Supervisors not only give our teachers and administrators a well-deserved lunch break. They are an important part of keeping our elementary and middle school students safe and supervised as they also take a break from studies, get outside, and have fun with friends.
Let the Children Play. Join Our Yard Duty Team!
Please use the following links to access the Yard/Noon Duty Assistant posting for each school site: 
Share a thought or Rate thoughts from others.
We are seeking input from families and staff.
California legislators have approved additional one-time funds to support student learning acceleration in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on in-person instruction for this school year.
We would like your thoughts about priorities for these funds via the online ThoughtExchange platform. An important part of the conversation is going back periodically to see and rate thoughts from others. It’s easy to do from your mobile device or desktop computer.
Now through May 7th, please return periodically to see any new ideas and give them a “star” rating indicating how much you agree with the idea.
We are excited to be able to return to full-week, in-person instruction for most of our students on May 3rd. We have been planning for this since the fall, and we are ready.
We are confident in our staff and student safety protocols, and publish any positive cases on our dashboard. All Campbell Union School District employees have had the opportunity to be fully vaccinated, they receive COVID-19 tests regularly, and we have worked with our community partners to increase testing and vaccine access to our whole community. As we continue our commitment to safely provide as much in-person instruction as possible, we know that having more of our families tested and vaccinated creates confidence for all.
COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Opportunities in our District
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Where to Get More Information
Changes to public health restrictions will allow our schools to increase in-person instructional time starting Monday, May 3rd, according to an update from Superintendent Viramontez at the April 1 Governing Board meeting. Please see the attached slides from the Board presentation for details.
For more information:
Watch the Superintendent's Backyard Briefing.
See the slides from the Board presentation.
Visit our COVID-19 Resources Web page.
NOTE: There will be a meeting on April 14th for the "not ready" families who indicated that their students may be ready to return to campus after Spring Break. The district will email a link to that virtual meeting on April 12th.
We are so pleased that our legislators have approved additional one-time funds to support student learning acceleration in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenge of providing in-person instruction for this school year. Those of you who have been in the district, are familiar with our use of ThoughtExchange to gather large scale community input. We are seeking thoughts and ideas from our staff and families about what the district might do to accelerate student learning going forward.
Please be part of this conversation and decision making process. It’s easy to do from your mobile device or desktop computer.
Enter your thoughts about accelerating student learning and rate those from others. Then - and this is important - return periodically to see any new ideas and give them a “star” rating indicating how much you agree with the idea.
The Conversation About Accelerating Student Learning will be open through May 7. We will then review the top thoughts for developing the plan that must be submitted by June 1, 2021. Thank you in advance for your thoughts, ideas and participation.
With most of our students back on campus for in-person hybrid instruction, we are seeing the return of some familiar and enjoyable school happenings. Mask-wearing students and teachers line up, greet each other happily, chat as they walk to class. They may be socially distanced, but the learning, idea sharing, and playing during recess and physical education classes bring a welcome feeling of normalcy back to school. 
Now that our schools will increase in-person instructional time on Monday, May 3, families may be wondering what other school-related opportunities will be available. Here’s a quick run-down.
Beyond the School Day
Next School Year
This was an exciting week for several reasons, not least of which was beginning to bring students back to campus for some in-person instruction.
It was such a delight to see the joy from the students and staff at finally seeing each other in 3D. One parent shared with her son’s kindergarten teacher that she was like a Disney princess; the students had only seen her on screen and were so excited to finally meet her in person.
Our middle school sixth graders also came to campus for in-person instruction and the chance to see friends in real life. We look forward to next week as we bring more grade levels back to campus.
More welcome news arrived this past weekend when it was announced that distancing between students in the classroom can be reduced from 6 feet to 3 feet. The updated California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidance says: “maintaining a minimum of 3 feet between student chairs is strongly recommended.” There is still a requirement to maintain 6 feet of distance between students when they are eating, and staff still need to have their desks 6 feet from students’ desks. This change means we can begin planning for how we can have more on-campus instruction for our students. All CDPH health and safety precautions, such as wearing face coverings, social distancing and hand washing, will remain.
On March 24, our county moved into the Orange Tier, providing more evidence that our positive COVID-19 cases are trending positively. In a meeting with Santa Clara County Public Health officials on Tuesday, I learned that our current adjusted case count is 2.8 per 100,000.
Vaccinations are increasing and, I am pleased to announce that, by the end of next week, all of our staff will have had the opportunity to have both doses of the vaccine.
The natural question now: what’s next?
We said that we would wait until we had fully implemented Phase 2 of our reopening plan before moving to a new phase. We will have completed that gradual phase-in on April 16.
We have heard from many in our community that the hybrid schedule is challenging to families and staff. Over these next couple of weeks, we will be working with our school leaders and our reopening committee to determine a timeline to transition to the next phase. We will ensure that we have all of the logistics to support increased instructional time on campus for our students and, as promised, we will provide at least 14 days’ notice before transitioning to a new phase.
Starting Monday, March 22nd, when the first students return to the classroom for Phase 2 of our reopening, there will be a few modifications to the no-charge meals from our Child Nutrition Department staff. (Parents and guardians were sent a detailed notice by email on Wed., March 17th.)
Here is a brief overview of the free meal distribution plan that starts March 22nd:
NOTE: Meal service will be closed during Spring Break, April 5-9. We will provide a 5-day meal pick-up on Friday, April 2nd, at designated locations.
Please see the letter (English and Spanish) from Child Nutrition for details.
I am happy to report that our county is officially in the less-restrictive Red (Substantial) Tier.
County Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Cody, announced yesterday that the county has met the agreed-upon metric to move us to Phase 2 of our School Reopening Plan. Starting March 22nd, we will begin bringing cohorts of students back to school for in-person instruction. We will begin with elementary students in grades Tk-2nd and middle school 6th graders and expand from there, as indicated in our reopening plan.*
We’re excited, and we’re ready!
After months of planning, preparing, advocating, adjusting to changes in official guidelines and mandates, we can finally begin our planned return to in-person learning. From the beginning, our plan and State law have been focused on safely returning students to campus for learning, socializing, and growing.
Ready or Not?
I do recognize that some families whose students are enrolled in the Phase-in (a.k.a. Hybrid) model are not yet ready for their students to come back to campus even part time.
We are developing provision for these students, despite its many challenges. Schools sent a notice last week telling parents how to let us know if they are “not ready” to return in Phase 2 by submitting a form. The deadline to respond with the form is 12 noon on Fri., March 5th. If you have not seen the notice, please check your email, including the spam folder, for the information.
Our system, with its staffing and resource constraints, is not designed to accommodate a mid-year “re-enrollment” option that educating this third group of students would require. We need to know the numbers of students to expect, so we can determine how to provide instruction to those who are yet not ready to return to campus for their in-person instruction schedule.
The instruction provided for this “not ready” group will be compliant with the instructional requirements of Senate Bill 98.
Bringing as many students to in-person learning as is safely possible is the intent of the legislators and has been our focus from the beginning. We will do so while being consistent with our stakeholder agreements.
We are excited about finally having the opportunity to implement Phase 2 of our plan.
* Your child’s school has sent detailed information to you. If you wish to review any of the information, please refer to your school’s website for specific dates and schedules. Also, visit our COVID-19 resources web page to view district and school reopening plans.