Health Notice - UPDATE 7/20/2020 | Kehillah Jewish High School

Health Notice – UPDATE 7/20/2020

Erin Bennett

Dear Kehillah,

As you may know, the news from Governor Newsom’s office on Friday mandates that Santa Clara County be off of the watch list for 14 consecutive days before Kehillah is allowed to open our school building to any students. The one exception to this mandate is elementary schools that may request a waiver to open, with all precautions put in place.

If you haven’t seen it:

News from Office of Governor, July 17, 2020

Questions & Answers

Q: What does that mean for Kehillah?

A: In our messaging last Thursday, we said we are concurrently preparing for a hybrid plan and for 100% remote teaching & learning. This hasn’t changed although Friday’s directive suggests it is likely that we will open the year 100% remote.

If we are on the watch list on August 10, we will make the decision to begin the year remotely to allow our faculty adequate time and a direction to prepare.

If we later go off the watch list, after fourteen consecutive days below the threshold, we will communicate our plan to move to the hybrid schedule in the next feasible week.

Q: What about using our outdoor space during the time we are mandated to remain 100% remote?

A: Great Question!

We are communicating closely with our peer California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) as many of us have this question about using our outdoor space for community-building activities. We do not have a definitive answer yet but I will let you know as soon as we do.

If we receive guidance that using outdoor space for community building is possible, we will have strict guidelines:

All sessions will be completely optional
Zooming-in possibility for those students who cannot or do not want to come on campus
Small cohort groups – fewer than 12 students per group
Physical distancing greater than 6ft.
Masks required
No food
Community-building focus, not classes

Q: Should I still come to the Town Hall?

A: YES! We’ll explain the planning for the hybrid model in more detail and provide any updates we have about the potential to use outdoor space.

We will continue to communicate regularly with you and look forward to seeing you at a upcoming Town Hall.

Warm regards,

Daisy

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