Coronavirus Information for The Preuss School Community

THE PREUSS SCHOOL RE-OPENING, 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR

FROM: Dr. Helen V. Griffith, Executive Director
Aug. 3, 2021

Dear Parents and Guardians:

WELCOME to the 2021-22 school year! This will be our transitional year to on campus learning and we are excited to greet your scholars on the first day of instruction, Monday, August 9th. As we open the school this year with in-person learning, please review the following policies and procedures that will guide our safe return. Many of the changes that affect our campus this year such as transportation, our school schedule, and the safety protocols were dictated to us as a result of the effects of the pandemic. This letter will outline the changes in transportation, our school schedule, and the COVID safety protocols.

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

The following COVID protocols have been passed down to us from the Office of the President of the University of California. These policies are designed to manage the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus on all campuses within the University of California system. Since our school is a part of the system, as we are housed and chartered by UC San Diego, these same policies apply to The Preuss School UC San Diego.

Masking

Regardless of vaccination status, the current policy at UC San Diego requires that everyone must wear a mask indoors. This includes all indoor settings including public transportation and school buses, (including any UC vehicle transporting employees or students from different households).

For outdoor settings, face coverings will not be required for fully vaccinated individuals except in crowded environments (300 people or more) such as sporting events, concerts and fairs.

All campus members and visitors should have a mask with them at all times while on campus. If a campus community member or visitor does not have a face covering while on campus, they will be provided with one. University guidance will continue to evolve as Federal, State and County guidance is modified in response to the current health environment.

Screening

All faculty, staff and students who report in person to a UC San Diego site must continue to complete the daily screening tool. This summer we launched our COVID screener for scholars. Therefore, our Preuss students will need to complete the Scholar symptom screener every day prior to the start of the school day. The results are sent to the Preuss School Nurse, Marie Doherty for further review. If your child does not pass the screener and is showing signs of illness, please keep your child at home and contact the school office to report their absence and speak with Nurse Marie for next steps. The Preuss faculty and staff will continue to complete the daily Faculty and staff symptom tracker.

Testing

Faculty, staff and students can take a COVID test on the Preuss campus that will be overseen by Nurse Marie. The schedule for testing will be determined based upon guidance from the UC San Diego COVID management team. Once this is established, Nurse Marie will publish the schedule and expectations for COVID testing.

Vaccination

For the safety and well-being of the entire university community, the University of California has issued a COVID vaccination policy that will require, with few exceptions, that all students, faculty and staff be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus before they will be allowed on campus, in a facility or office. Individuals will be required to show proof of vaccination, and UC locations are preparing for how they will record vaccination status. For more information on the policies, please see the Vaccination requirement for UC employees and the Vaccination requirement for students.

Though the UC policy goes into effect September 1, 2021, in order to protect the Preuss community, we strongly recommend faculty and staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to entering the Preuss campus on August 9th. The onsite COVID vaccination station is open in the Price Center ballroom next to COVID testing in the Price Center. No appointment is needed and there are appointments currently available all day, every weekday. Further, we are trying to schedule a vaccination clinic on the Preuss campus in the near future. We will post additional information as it becomes available.

TRANSPORTATION

Due to the effects of the pandemic, all transportation providers are experiencing a shortage of drivers, equipment, and the new law mandating all California schools start after 8:30am. Up until May of this year, we had no transportation providers for our scholars. Recently, the San Diego Unified School District agreed to offer the Preuss School a bus quote only if we could change our schedule from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Therefore, during this transition year only, the San Diego Unified Transportation Department will provide busing at a cost to our school of $1.9 million dollars. We are currently in the planning stages of developing self-sustaining transportation for the 2022-23 school year and beyond. We will have additional parent meetings to involve your voice in our planning efforts. This week, the busing schedule will be sent for your scholar(s). Ms. Patty Villanueva has continued to work with SD Unified as our onsite Transportation Lead to ensure that we have a great year.

SCHOOL SCHEDULE

Beginning August 9, 2021 our school day schedule will start at 10:00am and end at 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. There will be no late busses and all activities will happen between the hours of 10:00am to 5:00pm. At the end of each school day, we have integrated protected time for tutoring, homework help, credit recovery, extracurricular activities, mentoring, and clubs, etc. It is the plan to return to the 8:55am to 4:00pm school day for the 2022-23 school year.

MEALS

To support the new school schedule, we have arranged a morning Nutrition Snack upon arrival to school each day. Lunch will be served midday, as usual, and we have added a dinner meal at the end of the day for all scholars. We recognize that proper nutrition fuels the brain and maximizes its ability to expand learning opportunities.

SATURDAY ENRICHMENT ACADEMY

The Saturday Academy will be held during this school year. The dates have been included on the School Calendar link in this message. It is the hope that your scholar will take advantage of the opportunity for additional support with our qualified faculty and tutors. The first day of Saturday Academy is August 21st.

ATHLETICS

We will return to participate in athletics this year according to the most recent CDE and CIF guidelines. Sports teams will practice and participate in games according to the established schedules. More information will be published by our Athletic Director, Coach Fulchiron.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

We have attached our school calendar and hope you save the date for our Back-to-School Night on Thursday, September 16, 2021.

Together, we will achieve great things in this new and extraordinary school year!

Much love and respect!

Dr. Helen V. Griffith

Executive Director

Return to Learn Plan update as of June 14, 2021

PHASE 1 REOPENING PLAN UPDATE

FROM: Dr. Helen V. Griffith, Executive Director

Lea este mensaje en Español. 

January 21, 2021

We have learned a lot since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and caused us to radically change the way we teach here at The Preuss School UC San Diego. Not least among the lessons has been a deeper appreciation for the advantages to bringing scholars and teachers together for in-person instruction.

That said, we were ready to implement Phase 1 of a plan starting January 22 that would return grade levels to campus for 1 day of instruction. In view of the worsening pandemic, however, and directives from the State Department of Education and the County Office of Education, I have determined that the best interests of The Preuss School community require that we delay implementation of the plan for now, and continue to teach scholars remotely at least through February 2021.

The Preuss School Reopening Plan

In December 2020, Governor Newsom released for California schools, a proposal to launch a reopening plan for grades TK-2* in February, 2021. This plan includes the following four major components:

• State Funding for schools in addition to the funds previously provided
• Safety and Mitigation
  1. Testing - Bi-weekly testing in Yellow/Orange counties; Weekly testing in Red/Purple counties
  2. PPE - Distribution, and mandatory masking for all staff and students
  3. Contact Tracing - Onboarding schools in the School Portal for Outbreak Tracking (SPOT) system
  4. Vaccinations - Spring 2021 target to prioritize vaccinations for school staff
• Oversight and Assistance from state and county agencies, and
• Transparency and Accountability through the establishment of a dashboard designed to monitor progress statewide for all schools.

*To date, we are awaiting the state’s proposed plan to reopen schools for grades 3 and up.

Our faculty and staff, under the leadership of our administrators, have designed what we believe will be a safe Phase 1 reopening plan that best supports the instruction, culture, and the structures that help to realize the mission and vision of The Preuss School. In short, Phase 1 provided for bringing scholars back onto campus one day a week (Fridays) and one grade-level at a time (that is, all sixth graders one Friday, all ninth graders the next Friday, and so on).

Input for our Phase 1 reopening plan has continued to include all stakeholder groups in order to arrive at the best decision possible. We have continued to follow local, state and federal pronouncements; considered the decisions of other Southern California school districts; and conferred with education professionals, public health experts, the Preuss School’s teaching staff, and parents of Preuss scholars. We have also involved the leadership of the Preuss Board of Directors (and, in particular, the Finance Committee of the Board) in understanding the challenges and implications of various options available to us.

Further, we remain in consultation with UC San Diego partners Robert T. "Chip" Schooley, M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health), Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS (Professor and Founding Dean, School of Public Health), Natasha Martin, DPhil (Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health), Robert Neuhard (Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives) and his team, and most recently, the UC San Diego COVID Monitoring Team.

Decision to Remain in Full Remote Learning and Delay January Phase 1 Reopening

Notwithstanding our confidence that our reopening plan can and will, under the right circumstances, be a safe and effective way to bring scholars back to campus, I believe the following factors tip the balance in favor of delaying our Phase 1 reopening originally set to commence on January 22, 2021:

• The current worsening COVID-19 case count in San Diego County (particularly serious in the communities where most of our scholars live);
• The fact that San Diego county has been placed in the Purple tier;
• Mandates from the State of California, Department of Education (CDE) prohibiting new schools from opening in counties that are in the Purple tier;
• The CDE’s proposed plan to re-open schools, grades TK-2 is suggested to occur in
  February, 2021;
• Concerns about repeated and sustained on campus exposure to potentially infectious persons; and
• My desire, and my team’s, to commit to an educational model that we know we can sustain through the end of the Spring semester.

We take very seriously our role in leading an academic community that prides itself on being a model for others to follow with measurable results. We will continue to dedicate significant time and effort to constantly evaluate the implications of this decision and will work to make it possible to bring students back to campus, as soon as it is deemed safe to do so.

With these considerations in mind, our timeline has been adjusted as follows:

• January 4, 2021: Return from Holiday break & continue Remote Instruction
• January 4-29, 2021: Monitor State Briefings and Reopening Mandates, and UC San Diego and SDUSD Instructional Reopening Plans
• February 15-19, 2021: Update The Preuss School Reopening Plan
• March 5, 2021: Launch Phase 1 Reopening Plan if circumstances and then-current governmental restrictions permit

Community COVID Testing Sites

Numerous testing sites are available across the county for those who need to be tested for COVID-19. Please click on the PDF below to see locations, dates and times for walk-in and drive-through testing n the community.

• Community COVID Testing Locations

Community Food Distribution

There are numerous locations throughout San Diego County offering free meals to families and children during the pandemic.

San Diego Unified School District

San Diego Unified Food and Nutrition Services is conducting a drive-through and walk-up distribution of daily prepared meals, free of charge, on Monday through Friday from Noon to 2 p.m. Meals are provided for any child age 18 or younger.

• Meal pick-up locations (English)
• Meal pick-up locations (Spanish)

San Diego Food Bank

Emergency food packages are available at 80 different locations across San Diego County each month. In addition, fresh produce can be accessed through the Neighborhood Food Distribution Program. And emergency supplies such as diapers for families with infants and toddlers are also available. To learn more visit the San Diego Food Bank website.

Feeding San Diego

Feeding San Diego offers a mobile pantry that travels throughout San Diego County to reach areas with limited access to transportation. Text “food” or “comida” to 877-877 to find the nearest site, or call 211 to talk to a resource specialist. All emergency food distribution sites are updated here daily.

Find additional COVID-19 Food Resources here.

FALL 2020 REOPENING PLAN FOR THE PREUSS SCHOOL UC SAN DIEGO

FROM: Dr. Helen V. Griffith, Executive Director & Dr. Matthew Steitz, Principal

July 16, 2020

We hope this memo finds each of you well, safe, and enjoying the summer months. After countless hours of consultation with all stakeholder groups, and in view of the continuing rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, our leadership team has determined that the best interests of the entire Preuss School community requires that we plan to teach scholars remotely in an on-line teaching model for the Fall Semester of 2020. We firmly believe that it is unsafe to bring our Learning Community on campus and have elected to offer distance instruction instead. It is our plan to return to the campus as soon as the local, state, and UC medical officials advise that it is safe.

Our decision took into account feedback from more than 500 Preuss families, our faculty and staff, The Preuss School Board of Directors, EVC Elizabeth Simmons, and the team from the Office of Operational Strategic Initiatives at UC San Diego (also lead for the logistics of the Return to Learn Program).

Further, we were able to gain up-to-date, expert medical recommendations and advice from Dr. Robert "Chip" Schooley, M.D. (Professor, UC San Diego Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health), Dr. Cheryl Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS (UC San Diego Professor and Founding Dean of the School of Public Health), and Dr. Natasha Martin, DPhil (Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health). It is with this information and feedback that we feel confident in our decision.

This past month, we have been in collaboration with our community partner, The Elementary Institute of Science (EIS) (centrally located at the corner of Market Street and Euclid Avenue, across from the Malcolm X Public Library), in order to negotiate the use of their facility to offer optional in-person Science Labs, tutoring sessions, and UP Advisory meetings. During these optional sessions we will continue to practice all safety precautions that include face masking, small group sessions, extra cleaning, and physical distancing. Faculty can choose to meet at their discretion utilizing the space at the Elementary Institute of Science in order to offer some in-person instruction and extra academic support. In the coming days, it is the goal of our team to continue planning and designing an exemplary remote instructional program that will result in measurable and successful outcomes for our entire Learning Community.

It is our plan to host a series of meetings designed to discuss more of the specifics relative to our Remote Instructional Plan via Zoom sessions. We will send notices once the dates are set.

We appreciate your partnership during this critical time of balancing the health and safety needs alongside a strong, remote instructional model that will be designed to meet the needs of every learner.

The Preuss Promise lives…

PLAN DE REAPERTURA DE OTOÑO 2020 PARA LA ESCUELA PREUSS UC SAN DIEGO

Dra. Helen V. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva y Dr. Matthew Steitz, Director

16 de julio de 2020

Esperamos que este memorándum los encuentre bien, seguros y disfrutando de los meses de verano. Después de innumerables horas de consulta con todos los grupos de partes interesadas, y en vista del continuo aumento de la pandemia de COVID-19, nuestro equipo de liderazgo ha determinado que los mejores intereses de toda la comunidad de la Escuela Preuss requieren que planeemos enseñar a los alumnos de forma remota en un modelo de enseñanza en línea para el Semestre de Otoño de 2020. Creemos firmemente que no es seguro traer nuestra Comunidad de Aprendizaje al campus y hemos optado por ofrecer instrucción a distancia. Es nuestro plan regresar al campus tan pronto como los funcionarios médicos locales, estatales y de la UC indiquen que es seguro.

Nuestra decisión tomó en cuenta los comentarios de más de 500 familias de Preuss, nuestra facultad y el personal, la Junta Directiva de la Escuela Preuss, EVC Elizabeth Simmons y el equipo de la Oficina de Iniciativas Estratégicas Operativas en UC San Diego (también lideran la logística del Programa Regresar a Aprender). Además, pudimos obtener recomendaciones y consejos médicos expertos y actualizados del Dr. Robert "Chip" Schooley, MD (Profesor, Medicina de UC San Diego en la División de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Salud Pública Global), Dra. Cheryl Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS (Profesora de UC San Diego y Decano Fundador de la Escuela de Salud Pública), y la Dra. Natasha Martin, DPhil (Profesora Asociada, División de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Salud Pública Global). Es con esta información y comentarios que nos sentimos seguros en nuestra decisión.

El mes pasado, hemos estado en colaboración con nuestro socio comunitario, The Elementary Institute of Science (EIS) (centralmente ubicado en la esquina de Market Street y Euclid Avenue, frente a la Biblioteca Pública Malcolm X), para negociar el uso de sus instalaciones para ofrecer Laboratorios de Ciencias, sesiones de tutoría y reuniones de asesoramiento UP opcionales en persona. Durante estas sesiones opcionales, continuaremos practicando todas las precauciones de seguridad que incluyen enmascaramiento facial, sesiones de grupos pequeños, limpieza adicional y distanciamiento físico. La facultad puede optar por reunirse a su discreción utilizando el espacio en el Elementary Institute of Science para ofrecer algo de instrucción en persona y apoyo académico adicional. En los próximos días el objetivo de nuestro equipo es continuar planeando y diseñando un programa ejemplar de instrucción remota que dará como resultado resultados medibles y exitosos para toda nuestra Comunidad de Aprendizaje.

Es nuestro plan organizar una serie de reuniones diseñadas para discutir más detalles específicos de nuestro Plan de Instrucción Remota a través de sesiones de Zoom. Le enviaremos avisos una vez que las fechas estén establecidas.

Apreciamos su colaboración durante este momento crítico de equilibrar las necesidades de salud y seguridad junto con un modelo de instrucción fuerte y remoto que estará diseñado para satisfacer las necesidades de cada alumno.

La Promesa Preuss vive ...

Message from Dr. Griffith, Executive Director - Grading Policy

May 11, 2020

In alignment with the California Department of Education and the San Diego Unified School District’s emergency grading policy guidelines, the following policy has been developed for The Preuss School UC San Diego.  This policy will be in effect for the Spring Semester of 2020 due to the school’s transition to Distance Learning in light of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The policy was developed in collaboration with Preuss administration, faculty, staff, and the Board of Directors.  The policy is intended to support continued teaching and learning in the midst of the transition to Distance Learning. 

Students will earn the letter grades according to the scale:           A          B          C          D          NM (No Mark)

Grade Point Averages

The Spring 2020 semester GPA will count toward the cumulative GPA.

Do No Harm provisions: 

1. Grades can only improve from the March 6 Progress Report Grade.
2. The NM (No Mark) grade will not be factored into the GPA.

No Mark Grade (NM):

1. In the extreme case where a scholar has not mastered enough content to pass the course, the grade of NM (No Mark) can be assigned. 
2. Courses that are assigned a No Mark (NM) will be considered No Pass and No Credit. 
3. All scholars who receive a No Mark (NM) in a course will be evaluated by the School Counselors to determine if the course needs to be repeated prior to graduation.

Citizenship Grades

1. Citizenship grades will be assigned to denote the engagement and participation during Distance Learning. 

Comments

1. Comments will be assigned as appropriate to encourage engagement and participation during Distance Learning. 

Mensaje de la Dra. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva - Política de Calificaciones

12 de Mayo de 2020

En alineación con el Departamento de Educación de California y las pautas de política de calificación de emergencia del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego, la siguiente política ha sido desarrollada para The Preuss School UC San Diego. Esta política entrará en vigencia durante el semestre de primavera de 2020 debido a la transición de la escuela al aprendizaje a distancia a la luz de nuestra respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19. La política fue desarrollada en colaboración con la administración, facultad, personal y la Junta Directiva de Preuss. La política tiene como objetivo apoyar la enseñanza y el aprendizaje continuos en medio de la transición al Aprendizaje a Distancia.

Los estudiantes obtendrán las calificaciones de letras de acuerdo con la escala: A B C D NM (sin marca)

Promedios de Calificaciones

El GPA del semestre de primavera de 2020 contará para el GPA acumulativo.

No dañar las Calificaciones:

1. Las calificaciones solo pueden mejorar a partir de la calificación del informe de progreso del 6 de marzo.
2. La calificación NM (sin marca) no se incluirá en el GPA.

La Calificación sin Marca (NM):

1. En el caso extremo en el que un estudiante no ha dominado suficiente contenido para aprobar el curso, se puede asignar la calificación de NM (sin marca).
2. Los cursos a los que se les asigna un No Mark (NM) se considerarán Sin Calificacion de Aprobacion y Sin Credito.
3. Los consejeros escolares evaluarán a todos los alumnos que reciban un No Mark (NM) en un curso para determinar si el curso debe repetirse antes de graduarse.

Grados de Ciudadanía

1. Se asignarán calificaciones de ciudadanía para denotar el compromiso y la participación durante el aprendizaje a distancia.

Comentarios

1. Los comentarios se asignarán según corresponda para alentar/fomentar el compromiso y la participación durante el Aprendizaje a Distancia.

Message from Dr. Griffith, Executive Director - Virtual Graduation Ceremony

DATE: May  6, 2020
 

Mensaje de la Dra. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva - Ceremonia de Graduación Virtual

FECHA: 6 de mayo de 2020

PARA: La Familia de Estudiantes de la Escuela Preuss UC San Diego

DE: Dra. Helen V. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva

RE: CEREMONIA DE INICIO - JUNIO DE 2020

La Ceremonia de Graduación es la ceremonia más importante del año para cualquier escuela secundaria porque es uno de los eventos más importantes de la vida de una persona. Cuando los graduados caminan por un escenario frente a sus familia y amigos, compañeros y profesores para aceptar sus diplomas de secundaria, marca la culminación de años de preparación, esfuerzo y dedicación. Es un día que todos esperan: estudiantes, padres, profesores y administradores. Este reconocimiento tradicional de logros marca el final de una etapa de la vida y anuncia el comienzo de una nueva.

Esperabamos sinceramente poder continuar nuestra tradición más celebrada en persona al final del año académico, pero desafortunadamente, eso no es posible debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. Estos años la graduación requiere una solución innovadora que equilibre el reconocimiento del logro con las preocupaciones por la salud pública y la seguridad.

Por lo tanto, en alineación con los graduados de los programas de Licenciatura y Postgrado de UC San Diego, La Escuela Preuss también reconocerá nuestra Clase de graduación de 2020 con una ceremonia virtual. Nuestra celebración originalmente se llevará a cabo en línea, lo que permitirá una audiencia virtual más amplia de todos los que deseen iniciar sesión.
 

Update from Dr. Griffith, Executive Director - April 6, 2020

Hello to all Preuss Families:

I trust you are well and taking extra care to remain safe and healthy.  We have you in our positive thoughts and well wishes. This week as we end Spring Break today, Monday, April 6 we will continue with remote and distance learning in order to follow the shelter in place orders to slow the spread of COVID-19.   Our scholars will continue working on the assignments given on their last day on campus (Friday, March 13) and any new assignments that have been uploaded to our website, or their teachers' Google Classroom, Edmodo, or another web-based platform. 

We recognized through our Tech Survey and messages from parents that some of our scholars needed support accessing the online curriculum.   Thank you for contacting us.  As a follow up, Mr. Ted Kim will be sending additional information to assist those families during this semester.  For any families who are having difficulties with the school desktop computer or laptop computer sent home, please contact Mr. Ted Kim at:   TKim@preuss.ucsd.edu.  

UPDATED SCHEDULE:

Below you will find our updated schedule that will be followed until our return to campus learning. This schedule facilitates off-site learning and helps create a structure that allows for all faculty to have uninterrupted access to their students by class.  It allows for self-paced work and learning time, 1:1 time with faculty via Zoom, tutoring, additional support from the Special Education staff, and Specialized English Language Development.   Please review with your child as follows:

Monday, April 6                     Faculty will begin emailing scholars their weekly assignment(s) or send via Google Classroom or Edmodo

Tuesday, April 7                      Faculty will continue sending the assignment(s) for this week.

Wednesday, April 8                 Daily email check-ins sent to scholars from faculty to update on progress

Thursday, April 9                     Daily email check-ins from faculty...

Friday, April 10                        Daily email check-ins from faculty…

During this week, our Tech Team will be troubleshooting for issues with connectivity, hardware access, and working to provide instructions for navigating the online resources.  

REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULE:

Beginning Monday, April 13, the Remote Learning schedule will be in effect.  Please review the specifics below.

Monday, April 13       A Day - Begin the Remote Learning Schedule as follows:

*Faculty and/or Staff Only

Each week we will continue to send updates on the progress of Remote Learning as we make adjustments necessary to meet the needs of our Learning Community.  Please continue to stay in touch with your child’s teachers, counselor, and any member of the administrative team.   Thank you in advance for your patience, support and partnership as we work through this challenge together.  Our resolve is strong and we are united in our efforts to make this a successful school year in light of our unique challenges.

Actualización de la Dra. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva - 6 de abril de 2020

Hola a todas las Familias de Preuss:

Confío en que esté bien y tenga especial cuidado para mantenerse seguro y saludable. Le tenemos en nuestros pensamientos positivos y buenos deseos. Esta semana, cuando finalicemos las vacaciones de primavera hoy, lunes 6 de abril, continuaremos con el aprendizaje remotamente y a distancia para seguir las instrucciones de quedarse en casa para frenar la propagación de COVID-19. Nuestros estudiantes continuarán trabajando en las tareas asignadas en su último día en el campus (viernes 13 de marzo) y en cualquier tarea nueva que se haya subida en nuestro sitio web, o en el Google Classroom de sus maestros(as), Edmodo u otra plataforma basada en la web.

 A través de nuestra Encuesta Técnica y los mensajes de los padres, reconocimos que algunos de nuestros estudiantes necesitaban apoyo para tener acceso al plan de estudios en línea. Gracias por contactarnos. Como seguimiento, el Sr. Ted Kim enviará información adicional para ayudar a esas familias durante este semestre. Para cualquier familia que tenga dificultades con la computadora de escritorio de la escuela o la computadora portátil que se envía a casa, comuníquese con el Sr. Ted Kim a: TKim@preuss.ucsd.edu .

 HORARIO ACTUALIZADO:

A continuación encontrará nuestro horario actualizado que se seguirá hasta nuestro regreso al aprendizaje en la escuela. Este horario facilita el aprendizaje fuera del sitio y ayuda a crear una estructura que permite que todos los profesores tengan acceso ininterrumpido a sus estudiantes por clase. Permite el trabajo a su propio ritmo y el tiempo de aprendizaje, 1: 1 con la facultad a través de Zoom, tutoría, apoyo adicional del personal de Educación Especial y Desarrollo del Idioma Inglés Especializado. Por favor revise con su hijo lo siguiente:

 Lunes 6 de abril             La facultad comenzará a enviar por correo electrónico a los estudiantes   sus tareas semanales o                                               las enviará a través de Google Classroom o Edmodo

Martes, 7 de abril             La facultad continuará enviando las tareas para esta semana

Miércoles 8 de abril          Registro diario por correo electrónico de la facultad a los estudiantes para estar informarmados sobre el progreso

Jueves, 9 de abril             Registro diario por correo electrónico de la facultad ...

Viernes 10 de abril           Registro diario por correo electrónico de la facultad ...

 Durante esta semana, nuestro equipo técnico solucionará problemas de conectividad, acceso a la computadora/laptop y trabajará para proporcionar instrucciones para navegar los recursos en línea.

 HORARIO DE APRENDIZAJE A DISTANCIA:

A partir del lunes 13 de abril, el horario de Aprendizaje Remoto estará vigente. Por favor revise los detalles a continuación.

Lunes 13 de abril             Día A - Comience el Horario de Aprendizaje Remoto de la siguiente manera:

* Facultad y/o Personal únicamente

Cada semana continuaremos enviando actualizaciones sobre el progreso del aprendizaje remoto a medida que hagamos los ajustes necesarios para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestra comunidad de aprendizaje. Continúe manteniéndose en contacto con los maestros y la consejera de su hijo(a) y cualquier miembro del equipo administrativo. Gracias de antemano por su paciencia, apoyo y colaboración mientras trabajamos juntos en este desafío. Nuestra determinación es fuerte y estamos unidos en nuestros esfuerzos para hacer de este un año escolar exitoso a la luz de nuestros desafíos únicos.

Update from Dr. Griffith, Executive Director - March 25, 2020                                     

To our Preuss Scholars and Families:

Thank you for your support and the move to Remote Learning as we have aligned with the plans statewide to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. I hope you and your family have remained safe and well during this time. I am writing to share the plans for the remainder of the school year. We are thankful that your scholars have engaged in the online lessons and the hard copy lessons that were assigned to them beginning March 16 through March 27. We appreciate your support in making sure that teaching and learning has continued.

Therefore, in light of the heightened COVID-19 cases throughout the county, I am reaching out to share our plans for the remainder of the school year. I am pleased that our plan will allow all students to successfully complete the current academic year, offsite-- or in the event that public health officials approve, we will return to in-classroom instruction. We are following the standard set on the main campus of UC San Diego which will  implement online instruction throughout the Spring Quarter of this year.  As it stands, we plan to employ distance learning and online instruction through June 17, 2020 unless otherwise advised by our San Diego County Public Health Officials.

Immediately after spring break, on April 6, The Preuss School UC San Diego will continue to offer online instruction at home as well as increase the level of engagement and interaction with all of our highly skilled faculty.  Our Faculty will continue to work remotely with our scholars as other colleagues join them in offering the online instruction to their students via Google Classroom.  In order to fully implement the online learning, we need to ensure all scholars have access to a computer and a reliable internet connection.   For this reason we need all parents to contact Dr. Jacquie Azize-Brewer if your child does not have access to a computer and/or access to the internet at home.  Please email her immediately and provide your best contact phone number at: preussvolunteer@ucsd.edu.  Once you email her,  Dr. Azize-Brewer, will contact you and set an appointment for you to pick up a computer from The Preuss School to ensure your child has access to online learning for the remainder of this semester. Please reach out immediately.

We have developed a modified daily A/B schedule, Monday through Friday where your scholars will have access to their teachers during the school day. The schedule has been designed to allow for instructional time with faculty, online tutoring, online group study sessions, and individual learning time. We will still facilitate grading of assignments, feedback from instructors, AP instruction and assessments, tutoring, mentoring, online exams, and possibly online gatherings of school clubs as we move later in the school year. This proposed schedule will phase in after Spring break (April 6) and will be fully implemented once all of our scholars have received a computer and we have assisted in securing online access. The detailed schedule, once finalized will be published on our website and emailed to parents and scholars on April 6. Until then, please continue with the online assignments posted on our website and those listed in Google Classroom where applicable.

Here is the proposed schedule for the remainder of the year:

    
Teaching and learning will continue remotely, meaning students will need to access the website or their Google Classroom for the remainder of this semester at www.preuss.ucsd.edu.  We will work with all families to ensure you have internet access and a device, therefore please contact us immediately.  

We will continue to place assignments and updates on our webpage under the COVID-19 link and will continue to send updates via Parent Square. Please closely monitor your email and text messages so you can remain aware of any changes to our status.  You can expect to receive our Remote Instruction Schedule prior to April 6 which will also outline our expectations for distance teaching and learning. Further, counseling support for our scholars will remain available from members of the Wellness Team which includes:  School Counselors, Family Specialists, and our School Psychologist.  For more information, please click here.
  
As a reminder, if you or your child has respiratory symptoms and fever of >100 F / >37.8 C (lowered from 100.4 F), you should contact your health care professional. It is important to note: during this time scholars should stay home and not frequent malls, restaurants, or other public places as the school closure is being mandated in an effort to slow and stop the spread of the virus in San Diego County.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE UNTIL THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS LIFTED ALL WARNINGS.

San Diego Unified Food Services will continue to provide free Breakfast and Lunch during the time of school shut down. All locations are posted at www.sandi.net.  Our Administrative Team will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as necessary. If you have questions about these topics, please email your child’s teacher or questions@preuss.ucsd.edu.

Please Be Well,
Dr. Helen V. Griffith
Executive Director
The Preuss School UC San Diego

Actualización de la Dra. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva - 25 de marzo de 2020

                                       
A nuestros Estudiantes y Familias de Preuss:

Gracias por su apoyo y el paso al Aprendizaje Remoto, ya que nos hemos alineado con los planes en todo el estado para frenar la propagación del virus COVID-19. Espero que usted y su familia hayan permanecido sanos y salvos durante este tiempo. Le escribo para compartir los planes para el resto del año escolar. Estamos agradecidos de que sus alumnos hayan participado en las lecciones en línea y en las lecciones impresas que se les asignaron desde el 16 de marzo hasta el 27 de marzo. Agradecemos su apoyo para garantizar que la enseñanza y el aprendizaje hayan continuado.

Por lo tanto, a la luz del aumento de casos de COVID-19 en todo el condado, me comunico para compartir nuestros planes para el resto del año escolar. Me complace que nuestro plan permitirá a todos los estudiantes completar con éxito el año académico actual, fuera del sitio (campus), o en caso de que los funcionarios de salud pública lo aprueben, volveremos a la instrucción en el aula. Estamos siguiendo el estándar establecido en el campus principal de UC San Diego que implementará instrucción en línea durante el Trimestre de Primavera de este año. Tal como están las cosas, planeamos emplear la educación a distancia y la instrucción en línea hasta el 17 de junio de 2020, a menos que nuestros funcionarios de Salud Pública del Condado de San Diego nos indiquen lo contrario.

Inmediatamente después de las vacaciones de primavera, el 6 de abril, The Preuss School UC San Diego continuará ofreciendo instrucción en línea en el hogar y aumentará el nivel de compromiso e interacción con todos nuestros profesores altamente calificados. Nuestra facultad continuará trabajando de forma remota con nuestros académicos/estudiantes a medida que otros colegas se unan a ellos para ofrecer la instrucción en línea a sus estudiantes a través de Google Classroom. Para implementar completamente el aprendizaje en línea, debemos asegurarnos de que todos los académicos/estudiantes tengan acceso a una computadora y una conexión a Internet confiable. Por esta razón, necesitamos que todos los padres se comuniquen con la Dra. Jacquie Azize-Brewer si su hijo(a) no tiene acceso a una computadora y / o acceso a Internet en el hogar. Envíele un correo electrónico de inmediato y proporcione su mejor número de teléfono de contacto a: preussvolunteer@ucsd.edu. Una vez que le envíe un correo electrónico, la Dr. Azize-Brewer, se comunicará con usted y le programará una cita para que recoja una computadora de The Preuss School para asegurarse de que su hijo(a) tenga acceso al aprendizaje en línea durante el resto de este semestre. Por favor, comuníquese de inmediato.

Hemos desarrollado un horario A / B diario modificado, de lunes a viernes, donde sus alumnos tendrán acceso a sus maestros durante el día escolar. El horario ha sido diseñado para permitir tiempo de instrucción con la facultad, tutoría en línea, sesiones de estudio en grupo en línea y tiempo de aprendizaje individual. Todavía facilitaremos la calificación de las tareas, los comentarios de los instructores, la instrucción y las evaluaciones AP, la tutoría, la comunicación con los mentores, los exámenes en línea y posiblemente las reuniones en línea de los clubes escolares a medida que avanzamos en el año escolar. Este horario propuesto se implementará gradualmente después de las vacaciones de primavera (6 de abril) y se implementará completamente una vez que todos nuestros estudiantes hayan recibido una computadora y hayamos ayudado a asegurar el acceso en línea. El horario detallado, una vez finalizado, se publicará en nuestro sitio web y se enviará por correo electrónico a los padres y estudiantes el 6 de abril. Hasta entonces, continúe con las tareas en línea publicadas en nuestro sitio web y las enumeradas en Google Classroom cuando corresponda.

Aquí está el calendario propuesto para el resto del año:

    
La enseñanza y el aprendizaje continuarán de forma remota, lo que significa que los estudiantes deberán acceder al sitio web o a su Google Classroom durante el resto de este semestre en www.preuss.ucsd.edu . Trabajaremos con todas las familias para garantizar que tenga acceso a Internet y un dispositivo/aparato, por lo tanto, contáctenos de inmediato.

Continuaremos colocando tareas y actualizaciones en nuestra página web bajo el enlace COVID-19 y continuaremos enviando actualizaciones a través de Parent Square. Siga de cerca su correo electrónico y mensajes de texto para que pueda estar al tanto de cualquier cambio en nuestro estado. Puede esperar recibir nuestro Programa de Instrucción Remota antes del 6 de abril, que también describirá nuestras expectativas para la enseñanza y el apredizaje a distancia. Además, el apoyo de asesoramiento para nuestros alumnos permanecerá disponible por parte de los miembros del Equipo de Bienestar que incluye: Consejeros, Especialistas en Familia y nuestra Psicóloga Escolar. Para mas información, haga clic en el siguiente enlace,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q3ci_BxGx-_Zp64a5SIB_UNo_cVlwZ-o/view

Como recordatorio, si usted o su hijo(a) tienen síntomas respiratorios y fiebre de> 100 F /> 37.8 C (bajó de 100.4 F), debe comunicarse con su profesional de la salud. Es importante tener en cuenta: durante este tiempo, los estudiantes deben quedarse en casa y no frecuentar centros comerciales, restaurantes u otros lugares públicos, ya que el cierre de la escuela es obligatorio en un esfuerzo por frenar y detener la propagación del virus en el condado de San Diego.

POR FAVOR MANTENGA A SU HIJO(A) EN CASA LO MÁS POSIBLE HASTA QUE EL DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD DEL CONDADO HAYA REMOVIDO TODAS LAS ADVERTENCIAS.

Los Servicios de Alimentos Unificados de San Diego continuarán brindando desayuno y almuerzo gratis durante el horario de cierre de la escuela. Todas las ubicaciones están publicadas en www.sandi.net . Nuestro equipo administrativo continuará monitoreando la situación y proporcionará actualizaciones según sea necesario. Si tiene preguntas sobre estos temas, envíe un correo electrónico al maestro(a) de su hijo(a) o questions@preuss.ucsd.edu .

Por favor estén bien,
Dr. Helen V. Griffith
Directora Ejecutiva
La Escuela Preuss UC San Diego

Update from Dr. Griffith, Executive Director - March 17, 2020

Actualización de la Dra. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva - 17 de marzo de 2020

Community Food Distribution Areas:  

The Preuss School UC San Diego

Actualización de la Dra. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva - 16 de marzo de 2020

La Escuela Preuss UC San Diego

March 13, 2020: To Our Preuss Scholars and Families:

As we continue to closely monitor the 2019 novel coronavirus (now named COVID-19) situation, we are aligning with the directives of the San Diego Unified School District, the County Health Department, and the Chancellor of UC San Diego to take actions to slow the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, The Preuss School will move to remote learning effective, Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 27, and scholars will not be on campus. Here is the specific schedule below:

• Remote learning begins Monday, March 16
• Remote learning ends Friday, March 27
• Spring Break begins Monday, March 30
• Spring Break ends Friday, April 3
• Return to school Monday, April 6

Teaching and learning will continue remotely, meaning students must complete assignments from home and not come to campus. If students fail to complete the work, they will be in jeopardy of failing classes.  Therefore, we strongly urge our scholars to take full advantage of the learning and complete all assignments. Today, all scholars will be given the assignment packages and that same work will be accessible from the Preuss website at www.preuss.ucsd.edu under the Campus Life link to Remote Learning Plans. Some teachers have the ability to send assignments via Google Classroom and those links will be posted on our website under the Remote Learning Plans link.  For assistance with assignments, teachers will be available to scholars during the school day via email or Google Classroom.  All assignments must be completed before they return to school on Monday, April 6, 2020.

We will place regular updates on our webpage under the COVID-19 link and will continue to send updates via Parent Square.  Please closely monitor your email and text messages so you can remain aware of any changes to our status.                            

As a reminder, if you or your child has respiratory symptoms and fever of >100 F / >37.8 C (lowered from 100.4 F), you should contact your health care professional.  It is important to note:  during this time scholars should stay home and not frequent malls, restaurants, or other public places as the school closure is being mandated in an effort to slow and stop the spread of the virus in San Diego County.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE UNTIL THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS LIFTED ALL WARNINGS.

San Diego Unified Food Services will set up at various community locations and serve free Breakfast and Lunch during the time of school shut down. We will post the locations, serving times and dates on the website as they become available.

Our Administrative Team will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as necessary. If you have questions about these topics, please email your child’s teacher or questions@preuss.ucsd.edu.

Actualización de la Dra. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva - 13 de marzo de 2020

A Nuestros Estudiantes y Familias de Preuss:

 A medida que seguimos monitoreando de cerca la situación del nuevo coronavirus de 2019 (ahora llamado COVID-19), nos estamos alineando con las directivas del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego, el Departamento de Salud del Condado y el Canciller de UC San Diego para tomar medidas para frenar la propagación de COVID-19. Por lo tanto, The Preuss School se trasladará al Aprendizaje Remoto a partir del lunes 16 de marzo hasta el viernes 27 de marzo y los estudiantes no estarán en el campus. Aquí está el horario específico a continuación:

La enseñanza y el aprendizaje continuarán de forma remota, lo que significa que los estudiantes deben completar las tareas desde casa y no venir al campus. Si los estudiantes no completan el trabajo, estarán en peligro de reprobar las clases. Por lo tanto, instamos fuertemente a nuestros alumnos a aprovechar al máximo el aprendizaje y completar todas las tareas. Hoy, todos los estudiantes recibirán los paquetes de tareas y se podrá acceder a ese mismo trabajo desde el sitio web de Preuss en www.preuss.ucsd.edu bajo el enlace Campus Life a los Planes de Aprendizaje Remoto. Algunos maestros tienen la capacidad de enviar tareas a través de Google Classroom y esos enlaces se publicarán en nuestro sitio web en el enlace Planes de Aprendizaje Remoto. Para asistencia con las tareas, los maestros estarán disponibles para los estudiantes durante el día escolar por correo electrónico o Google Classroom. Todas las tareas deben completarse antes de que regresen a la escuela el lunes 6 de abril de 2020.

 Colocaremos actualizaciones periódicas en nuestra página web bajo el enlace COVID-19 y continuaremos enviando actualizaciones a través de Parent Square. Revise frecuentemente su correo electrónico y mensajes de texto para que pueda estar al tanto de cualquier cambio en nuestro estado.

Como recordatorio, si usted o su hijo(a) tienen síntomas respiratorios y fiebre de> 100 F /> 37.8 C (bajó de 100.4 F), debe comunicarse con su profesional de la salud. Es importante tener en cuenta: durante este tiempo los estudiantes deben quedarse en casa y no frecuentar centros comerciales, restaurantes u otros lugares públicos, ya que el cierre de la escuela es obligatorio para frenar y detener la propagación del virus en el condado de San Diego.

POR FAVOR MANTENGA A SU HIJO(A) EN CASA LO MÁS POSIBLE HASTA QUE EL DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD DEL CONDADO HAYA LEVANTADO TODAS LAS ADVERTENCIAS.

Los Servicios de Alimentos del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego se establecerán en varios lugares de la comunidad y servirán desayuno y almuerzo gratis durante el horario de cierre de la escuela. Publicaremos las ubicaciones, los horarios y las fechas en el sitio web a medida que estén disponibles.

Nuestro Equipo Administrativo continuará monitoreando la situación y proporcionará actualizaciones según sea necesario. Si tiene preguntas sobre estos temas, envíe un correo electrónico al maestro de su hijo(a) o questions@preuss.ucsd.edu. 

La Escuela Preuss UC San Diego

March 10, 2020: Letter from Dr. Griffith

Hello Parents and Guardians:

We are taking the following extra protocols at The Preuss School to help minimize the spread of germs and bacteria and manage all issues related to COVID-19. 

1. The custodians have been instructed to disinfect door handles, desk, and chair tops on a daily basis.
2. We have given every classroom anti-bacterial wipes to use daily, along with their scholars, to wipe down surfaces after each class. 
3. Extra boxes of facial tissue have been distributed to every classroom so scholars can sneeze and cough into the tissue at all times. 
4. We are keeping the hand sanitizing stations full that are placed around the school. This includes having extra hand sanitizer in each classroom. 
5. The school nurse is making classroom presentations to our scholars on how to maintain good hygiene at all times in order to minimize getting sick and the spread of illness. 
6.  The school nurse is screening our scholars who come to her office using the Center for Disease Control (CDC) protocols which look for a fever greater than 100 degrees along with cold and flu-like symptoms. 
7. We are a part of the University’s Emergency Operations Center Team and following the campus-wide directions to manage the issues related to COVID-19. 
8. We are making instructional packages by grade and course in the event of a mandatory school shut down. The County Public Health Department  and/or the UC San Diego Chancellor are responsible for making the final decision on school closure. 

Please feel free to reach out to our office if you have additional questions. 
We will keep all families updated with the latest details. 

Best Always, 
Dr. Helen V. Griffith
Executive Director
The Preuss School UC San Diego

Actualización de la Dra. Griffith, Directora Ejecutiva - 10 de marzo de 2020

Mensaje del Dr. Griffith sobre COVID-19                                                   

Hola Padres y Tutores:

Estamos tomando los siguientes protocolos adicionales en The Preuss School para ayudar a minimizar la propagación de gérmenes y bacterias y manejar todos los problemas relacionados con COVID-19.

1. Los conserjes han recibido instrucciones de desinfectar las manijas de las puertas, el escritorio y las sillas a diario.
2. Le hemos dado a cada salón toallitas antibacterianas para usar diariamente, junto con sus alumnos, para limpiar las superficies después de cada clase.
3. Se han distribuido cajas adicionales de pañuelos faciales en cada aula para que los estudiantes puedan estornudar y toser en el pañuelo en todo momento.
4. Mantenemos las estaciones de desinfección de manos llenas que se colocan alrededor de la escuela. Esto incluye tener desinfectante de manos adicional en cada salón de clases.
5. La enfermera de la escuela está haciendo presentaciones en el aula a nuestros estudiantes sobre cómo mantener una buena higiene en todo momento para minimizar la enfermedad y la propagación de la enfermedad.
6. La enfermera de la escuela está evaluando a nuestros estudiantes que acuden a su oficina utilizando los protocolos del Centro para el Control de Enfermedades (CDC) que buscan fiebre mayor de 100 grados junto con síntomas de resfriado y gripe.
7. Somos parte del Equipo del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia de la Universidad y seguimos las instrucciones de todo el campus para gestionar los problemas relacionados con COVID-19.
8. Estamos haciendo paquetes de instrucción por grado y curso en caso de cierre obligatorio de la escuela. El Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado y / o el Canciller de UC San Diego son responsables de tomar la decisión final sobre el cierre de la escuela.

No dude en comunicarse con nuestra oficina si tiene preguntas adicionales.

Mantendremos a todas las familias actualizadas con los últimos detalles.