The following note was sent to PUSD families on March 25, 2020
School Site Facilities Closure and Student Dismissal Extended
The Alameda County Office of Education announced today that they are closing schools through May 1, 2020:
“Seven Bay Area county health officers, in collaboration with their county superintendents, have made a unified, regional decision to extend school closures and student dismissals from regular school attendance through May 1, 2020 to slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to the maximum extent. The safety and wellness of students, school personnel, and the community are the highest priorities of all schools and districts in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.”
You can read ACOE’s press release here.
The Piedmont Unified School District will comply with this directive and extend its school facilities closure and student dismissal through May 1, 2020.
There has been a question around if we’re required to add days at the end of the year to help meet the normal 180 instructional day requirement. According to the California Department of Education, the answer is no. We are NOT required and we will NOT add additional days to our instructional calendar for the 19-20 school year.
As we progress over the next several weeks, District leadership, in consultation with the Governor’s Office, Alameda County Public Health Department, Alameda County Office of Education, and the Piedmont Unified School District Board of Education, will determine if the school facilities closure and student dismissal will be extended past May 1, 2020.
For questions, please contact Randall Booker, PUSD Superintendent at rbooker@piedmont.k12.ca.us