Ca mpusRe ope ni ng P l a n&Gui de l i ne s
Cont e nt s L owe rCa mpusS c he dul e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Uppe rCa mpusS c he dul e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 Af t e r S c hool Pr ogr a ms&S t ude ntL i f e . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 S i e r r aCa ny onAt hl e t i c s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 S i e r r aCa ny onAr t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 Cont a c tI nf or ma t i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
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DearSi er r aCany onSt udent s , P ar ent s , F ac ul t y , &St aff, TodayI wel c omey out ot hebegi nni ngoft he2 02 02 1s c hool y ear , ay eart hat ’ ss t ar t i ngi namos tunus ual wayaswe awai twor df r om s t at eandc ount yheal t haut hor i t i esona s af eopeni ngdat ef ors c hool s . I nongoi ngc onv er s at i onswi t h gov er nmentoffic i al s , I hav ebeenl edt obel i ev et her ei sa r eas onabl ec hanc et hatwec anbegi nonc ampuss c hool i ng onSept ember8. I nl i ghtoft hef ac tt hat7 0%ofourf ami l i es hav ec hos eni nper s onl ear ni ngf ort hei rc hi l dr en, i ti sour goal t obegi ns c hool ont hatdayandac c ommodat ey our c hoi c eofl ear ni ngs t y l ef ory ourc hi l dr en. Pl eas ek nowt her ei smuc hpos i t i v enewst os har e, andi nt he pagest hatf ol l ow, y ouwi l l s eet her es ul t soft hedi l i gent wor kofSC’ sf ac ul t yands t affdur i ngt hes ummermont hs . Theyhav ec r eat edopt i onsf ory ouandy ourc hi l dr ent hat wi l l al l ows af eoppor t uni t i est oengagei nav ar i et yof c el l entl ear ni ngenv i r onment s —s omet hi ngy ouhav e ex c omet oexpec tf r om aSi er r aCany oneduc at i on. Wehav e s par ednoexpens et oens ur et hatal l c hi l dr enhav es af e ac c es st oourc ompl et ec ur r i c ul um t aughtbyt he hi ghc al i berf ac ul t yoft heSc hool . AsI ’ v ement i oned, we hav ei nc r eas edourf ac ul t y t os t udentr at i oi nor dert o r educ ec l as ss i z e. Weal s ohav emades i gni fic ant i nv es t ment si ns af et yequi pment , t ec hnol ogy , andout door s hades t r uc t ur es . Al l oft hi shasbeendonet opr ov i det he
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He al t hPr omi s e E xc e l l e nc e
Wer e que s tt ha te v e r y onehol dt he ms e l v e st ot hehi ghe s t s t a nda r dsofe x c e l l e nc ei nma i nt a i ni ngt he i rhe a l t h, hy gi e ne , a nd pe r s ona l s a f e t y . Hows a f ewea r ei ndi v i dua l l ywi l l t r a ns l a t ei nt ot he s a f e s tc ommuni t yf ora l l .
I nt e gr i t y
Wer e l yont hei nt e gr i t yofe v e r yc ommuni t yme mbe rt obe hone s t , r e s pe c t f ul , a ndc ompa s s i ona t et owa r dt he i rf e l l owme mbe r s , a dhe r i ngt ot hes a f e t ys t a nda r dsr e c omme nde dbyS i e r r a Ca ny on, t heCDC, a nds t a t ea ndl oc a l he a l t ha ut hor i t i e s , whi l e onc a mpusa ndoff.
Communi t y
I nde p e nde nc e
Wer e s pe c te v e r ys t ude nt ’ sr i ghtt ot he i rgr owi ng i nde pe nde nc ei nor de rt obui l ds e l f e s t e e ma ndi nt e l l e c t ua l c ur i os i t y . Ast hi sl e v e l ofi nde pe nde nc egr ows , s odoe st he r e s pons i bi l i t yt ot hegr e a t e rc ommuni t yt of ol l owr ul e sa nd ma nda t e st ha ta ffe c tt hel a r ge rc ommuni t y .
Pe r s p e c t i ve
Al l a s pe c t soft hi st r a ns i t i ona l y e a rofl e a r ni ngwi l l r e qui r ee ffor t f r om e v e r y onei nt hec ommuni t yi nor de rt oma i nt a i ns a f e t y a ndhe a l t h. Wemus tk e e pourpe r s pe c t i v eoft hes i t ua t i onwe a r ea l l i n, k nowi ngt ha ta sourunde r s t a ndi ngoft hes c i e nc eof t hev i r usc ont i nue st oc ha nge , wemus tc ont i nuet oa da pt .
P e r s ona l r e l a t i ons hi ps —whe t he rv i r t ua l ori npe r s on—bui l dourc l os ec ommuni t y . I ti st her e s pons i bi l i t yofe v e r yi ndi v i dua l t oe ns ur e t ha tt he s er e l a t i ons hi psa r ema i nt a i ne di nas a f ea ndhe a l t hywa yi nor de rf ort hec ommuni t ya sawhol et ot hr i v e .
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T oe x pe r i e nc eaf ul l da y , ďŹ v e da y a we e ks c he dul e . T ol e a r nt hes a mec ur r i c ul um wi t ht hei de nt i c a l ma t e r i a l s . T opa r t i c i pa t ei nc l a s sdi s c us s i onsa nds c i e nc el a bs . T obe ne ďŹ tf r om di r e c ti ns t r uc t i onf r om oure x pe r tf a c ul t y . T ot r a ns i t i ons e a ml e s s l ywhe nwea l l r e t ur nt oc a mpus .
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S af e t yMe as ur e s Ca mpusE nt r y Ac c es st obot hc ampus eswi l l bel i mi t ed. P ar ent sandv i s i t or s wi l l ac c es sc ampusr emot el yorbyappoi nt mentonl y . Al l s t udent sandadul t swi l l ber equi r edt owearc l ot h f ac ec ov er i ngsatal l t i meswhi l eons c hool pr oper t yex c eptwhi l e eat i ng, dr i nk i ng, orc ar r y i ngoutot herac t i v i t i est hatpr ec l udet he us eoff ac ec ov er i ngs . Al l per s onsent er i ngc ampuswi l l hav et hei rt emper at ur ec hec ked. F ami l i eswi l l ber es pons i bl ef orc ompl et i ngadai l ydi gi t al heal t hs c r eeni ngv i at heHeal t hChec kApp, bef or ear r i v i ng onc ampus . Mul t i pl eent r yandexi tpoi nt swi l l beus edonbot hc ampus es .
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S af e t yMe as ur e s Cl a s s r oom Pr ot oc ol s
ME RV1 3ai rďŹ l t er shav ebeeni ns t al l edi nev er y c l as s r oom onbot hc ampus es . Cl as s r oom door sandwi ndowswi l l beopenf or v ent i l at i ononbot hc ampus es . Cl as ss i z eshav ebeenr educ edonbot hc ampus es t oa l l owa tl e a s ts i xf e e tofdi s t a nc ebe t we e na l l s t ude nt sa ndt e a c he r s . Phy s i c al l ydi s t anc eds eat i nganddi r ec t i onal s i gnage pos t edt opr omot es oc i al di s t anc et hr oughoutbot h c ampus es .
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S af e t yMe as ur e s S t ude nt&F a c i l i t i e sHy gi e ne Al l c l as s r oomswi l l hav ehands ani t i z erdi s pens er sl oc at edat eac hent r anc e, wi t hageappr opr i at er emi nder spos t ed. Handwas hi ngs t at i onswi l l bepl ac edt hr oughoutbot hc ampus es . Cl a s s r ooms , wi t ha ne mpha s i sonhi ght ouc hs ur f a c e s , onbot h c a mpus e swi l l bes a ni t i z e dt hr oughoutt heda ybyt e a c he r sa ndour ma i nt e na nc es t a . Al l l ear ni ngs pac esandl unc ht abl eswi l l bet hor oughl yc l eaned anddi s i nf ec t edeac hev eni ng.
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S af e t yMe as ur e s Out doorS pa c eUs a ge Wewi l l maxi mi z et heus eofourexpans i v e out doors pac es . Teac her sar eenc our agedt ous eout doors pac esf or t eac hi ngc l as s . Ont heL owerCampus , ev er ygr adel ev el wi l l ut i l i z e t hr eec l as s r oomsaswel l asdes i gnat edout door l ear ni ngs pac esf ori ns t r uc t i onaswel l ass nac kand l unc hper i ods . Ont heUpperCampus , t heL i br ar yandSt udent Uni onswi l l bec l os edf ordai l yus e. St udent swi l l enj oynew, phy s i c al l ydi s t anc edout doorl unc h ands t udyar eas .
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S af e t yMe as ur e s F oodS e r v i c e St udent smaybr i ngl unc hf r om homeorpur c has epr epac k aged meal s . Av ar i et yoft ogoopt i onswi l l beav ai l abl eonbot hc ampus es . Al l f oods er v i c eempl oy eeswi l l wearf ac ec ov er i ngsandf ol l ow heal t hands af et ypr ot oc ol s . F oodwi l l notbes er v edf r om c ommont r ay sbutwi l l be pr epac k agedi nadv anc e, unders ani t ar yc ondi t i ons . St agger edl unc hesper i odswi t hampl eout doors eat i ngt oal l owal l f oodt obec ons umedout s i deataphy s i c al di s t anc e.
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S af e t yMe as ur e s T r a ns por t a t i onGui de l i ne s
Bus eswi l l befil l edat40%c apac i t yt of ac i l i t at eones t udentpers eat . St udent sar er equi r edt owearf ac ec ov er i ngsdur i ngt hedur at i on oft het r i p. Al l wi ndowsoft hebuswi l l bedownf ort hedur at i onoft het r i p. P ar ent sar er equi r edt oc ompl et eapr es c r eeni ngoft hei rc hi l dr en, i nc l udi ngadi gi t al ques t i onnai r eandt emper at ur ec hec k , bef or e boar di ngt hebus . Chi l dr enwi t hat emper at ur eof1 00. 4orabov e ar enotper mi t t edt oboar dt hebus . St udent sar r i v i ngonc ampusbybuswi l l hav eas ec ondar y t emper at ur ec hec kuponar r i v al atSi er r aCany on. Busdr i v er sands t affar er equi r edt owearf ac ec ov er i ngsatal l t i mes . Bus esar ec l eanedbef or edepar t ur e, bot hi nt hemor ni ngand af t er noon. Par ent sar er equi r edt owearf ac ec ov er i ngswhenbr i ngi ngt hei r c hi l dr ent ot hebusf ordr opofforwhenpi c k i ngt hem up.
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S c he dul e s T hes c he dul er e fle c t sourc ommi t me ntt oa c a de mi ce x c e l l e nc e , r e s pons i v ei ns t r uc t i on, s oc i a l e mot i ona l de v e l opme nt , a ndr e l a t i ona l l e a r ni ngbe t we e npe e r sa ndt e a c he r s . E a c hgr a del e v e l wi l l ma x i mi z el e a r ni ngs pa c e st hr oughoutt he1 8a c r e c a mpust oa l l owf oras i gni fic a ntr e duc t i oni nc l a s ss i z e s , a l l owi ngf ora t l e a s ts i xf e e tofdi s t a nc ebe t we e nt e a c he r sa ndpe e r s . Cor ei ns t r uc t i ona nds pe c i a l i s tc l a s s e st hr oughoutt hewe e ke ns ur e s pr e di c t a bi l i t y , s uppor t , a ndc ohe s i on. T he r ewi l l bes i gni fic a ntpa s s i ngpe r i odsbe t we e nc l a s s e st oa l l ow t i mef oronl i nel e a r ne r st ot r a ns i t i onf r om oneZoom l e s s ont ot hene x t . Weha v epr i or i t i z e dpr ov i di ngopt i ma l l e a r ni nge nv i r onme nt sf orbot h l e a r ni ngopt i onswhi l ema i nt a i ni ngl e a r ni ngc ont i nui t y , c ons i s t e nc y , mome nt um, a ndr out i ne .
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S c he dul e s T hi sy e a r ’ ss c he dul ewi l l i nc l udea na ddi t i ona l c l a s spe r i odt oa l l owf ora s i gni ďŹ c a ntr e duc t i oni nc l a s ss i z e s . Wea s s i gnc l a s s e st oc l a s s r ooms ba s e dont henumbe rofi npe r s ons t ude nt ss ot ha twec a na l l owa t l e a s ts i xf e e tofdi s t a nc ebe t we e na l l s t ude nt sa ndt e a c he r s . T he r ewi l l bes t a gge r e ds t a r ta nde ndt i me sbe t we e ndi v i s i onsf or c l a s s e s , pa s s i ngpe r i ods , a ndl unc h, pr e v e nt i ngc onge s t i oni nwa l k wa y s a nda l l owi ngf ora ppr opr i a t es oc i a l di s t a nc i ng. T he r ewi l l bea1 0mi nut epa s s i ngpe r i odbe t we e nc l a s s e s . T he s e pa s s i ngpe r i odswi l l c r e a t eas t a gge r e ds c he dul ebe t we e nMi ddl eS c hool a ndUppe rS c hool . T hepa s s i ngpe r i oda l s oa l l owsa ddi t i ona l t i mef or onl i nel e a r ne r st ot r a ns i t i onf r om oneZoom s e s s i ont ot hene x t . S t ude nt swi l l s pe ndf r e epe r i odsout door si ns e v e r a l de s i gna t e dout door s pa c e ss upe r v i s e dbyf a c ul t y .
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E a r l ymor ni nga nda f t e r s c hool c a r ewi l l bepr ov i de df orourwor k i ng f a mi l i e s , f ol l owi ngt hes a mes a f e t ypr ot oc ol spr e s e ntdur i ngt he s c hool da y . Communi t ye v e nt sa nda s s e mbl i e swi l l bede l i v e r e dt hr oughphy s i c a l l y di s t a nc e da ndonl i nemoda l i t i e s . Af t e r s c hool e nr i c hme nt , c l ubs , a nds t ude nta c t i v i t i e swi l l be c onduc t e dt hr oughphy s i c a l l ydi s t a nc e da ndonl i nemoda l i t i e s .
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S t ude nt swi l l pa r t i c i pa t ei nv i r t ua l Communi t yT i mepr ogr a ms i nc l udi ngs t ude ntpe r f or ma nc e s , c l ubpr e s e nt a t i ons , a nd s pe c i a l s pe a k e r s . T e a c he r swi l l hol dv i r t ua l oďŹƒc ehour st oc onf e r e nc ewi t hs t ude nt s . T hi swi l l a l l ows t ude nt sona ndoc a mpust oa c c e s st he i rt e a c he r s t oa s kque s t i onsa ndr e c e i v ee x t r ahe l p. Col l e geCouns e l i ngwi l l c ont i nuet oc oor di na t eme e t i ngswi t hc ol l e ge a dmi s s i onsr e pr e s e nt a t i v e sonc a mpusa ndv i r t ua l l y .
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At hl e t i c s T heCa l i f or ni aI nt e r s c hol a s t i cF e de r a t i on( CI F ) ha sc onde ns e dt hef a l l , wi nt e r , a nds pr i ngs por t si nt o t wos e a s ons —f a l l a nds pr i ng. Di s t a nc el e a r ni ngs t ude nt sc a npa r t i c i pa t eona t hl e t i ct e a msonc a mpus . At hl e t i cc ondi t i oni ngwi l l c ont i nuef orUppe rS c hool t e a msunt i l t hef a l l s e a s onbe gi ns . L owe ra ndMi ddl eS c hool a t hl e t i c swi l l bede t e r mi ne dwhe nt hes t a t ea ndc ount ygui de l i ne sa r er e l e a s e d.
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Ar t si ns t r uc t i onwi l lc ont i nuef orbot honc amp us anddi s t anc el e ar ni ngs t ude nt s . Pe r f or mi ngAr t s
Ac t i ngc l a s s e s , da nc ei ns t r uc t i on, a ndmus i cl e a r ni ngwi l l c ont i nue bot honc a mpusa ndv i r t ua l l y .
Vi s ualAr t s
S t ude nt swi l l begi v e ni ndi v i dua l a r tk i t swi t hba s i cs uppl i e st ous e . Mor ea dv a nc e ds t ude nt swi l l ha v ea ddi t i ona l ma t e r i a l s .
Ar tc l a s spr oj e c t swi l l ut i l i z eonl i nega l l e r i e sf orc l a s s r oom c r i t i que . E v e nt sl i k et heF i l mF e s t i v a l wi l l c ont i nuei na na l t e r na t e f or ma t , mov i ngonl i nei fne c e s s a r y .
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