As an unusual school year nears its end, the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) Board of Trustees met on Thursday, May 14 to discuss what school will look like in the fall. Substitute Salary Schedule The Board unanimously approved increases to their substitute teacher salary schedule. At a January meeting, the Board had … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom announced new modifications and guidelines for sectors to move deeper into Phase 2 of the State’s four-phase reopening plan. He also reiterated that counties, like Santa Clara County, are allowed to have stricter orders that do not allow for these modifications just yet. However, local businesses can take a peek at these … Read more
The State of California has announced the guidelines “low-risk” businesses need to follow to be able to open as early as tomorrow. These newest modifications to the stay at home order are part of the early steps in Stage 2 out of the four stages Governor Gavin Newsom described. In many areas of the state, … Read more
Specific businesses in some areas of California may be able to reopen as early as this week. Governor Newsom announced that on Thursday, May 7 he will share guidelines that will empower businesses to start making modifications and move towards opening their doors again. If businesses make certain modifications and demonstrate that they can follow … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that over 80 additional community testing sites would open across California. Locally, County of Santa Clara facilitated the opening of two community testing sites: one at James Lick High School in East San José and one at Christopher High School in Gilroy. The new testing sites will open this week. … Read more
The Bay Area will continue to shelter in place through May 31, as the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department pushes back lifting the order yet another time. In a press conference on Wednesday, April 29, Santa Clara County extended the shelter in place order with some changes. The new order goes into place … Read more
For months, only essential businesses have been allowed to operate, however, Governor Newsom says in weeks we could see modifications to the stay at home order for businesses, schools and childcare facilities. Newsom and Dr. Sonia Angell, Director of the California Department of Public Health, revealed four stages for reopening and said they would release … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified School District is starting to settle into their new normal. At the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, April 23, they demonstrated that they will continue to move forward in the ways they can. Essential Construction The Board unanimously adopted a resolution that designated the District’s public works projects as … Read more
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the first modification to the state’s stay at home order. Effective immediately, and in coordination with the states of Washington and Oregon, essential scheduled surgeries can now go ahead. Some examples of scheduled surgeries are procedures on tumors, heart surgeries, cancer-related operations, etc. — procedures that aren’t necessarily emergencies, but … Read more
Announcements from local governments, including Santa Clara County, the State of California, and our neighboring states, say they are developing plans to hopefully ease shelter in place orders and looking into ways to reopen the economies. Western States Pact On Monday, the Governors of California, Oregon and Washington jointly announced the Western States Pact, … Read more