Schools Continue Phased Approach to In-Person Services

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The Long Beach Unified School District will offer most of its instruction online through Jan. 28, but schools also have begun a careful and gradual process of phasing some students back into school buildings.

The school district began the fall semester by providing preschool and childcare services at various locations. More recent efforts have focused on students who have special needs, beginning with various assessments and therapies.

The eventual next phase of bringing students back will include more in-person instruction for students who have special needs, followed by a plan to begin bringing back young learners.

Health data in Los Angeles County will guide the pace at which 菠菜网lol正规平台 is able to return students to school buildings. When L.A. County moves into the less restrictive red tier, the pace of students’ return to school can increase. Until then, 菠菜网lol正规平台 can only return students to in-person instruction via a narrowly defined waiver process, and the school district continues to explore this option. 

Staff continue to analyze data from the in-person services that are currently provided in 菠菜网lol正规平台 schools. Since the start of the school year, 菠菜网lol正规平台 has been providing childcare and preschool to about 1,600 students at Head Start, Kids Club and Child Development Center locations. In the last two weeks, the school district has had to shut down an entire school site (Dooley) and call for students from a preschool classroom at the Grant Child Development Center to quarantine at home due to potential COVID exposure. In light of such recent developments here, and in the spirit of continued transparency, the school district is developing a COVID dashboard that will soon be available on the district website. 

Meanwhile schools remain operational in many ways. Office staff are there to support enrollment and attendance, to help families with technology needs, and to be a connection to resources in the community. Counselors are working and accessible to students and families as a resource during this difficult time.

The month of October also has been a time of continued learning and adjusting for teachers, who took time to learn new skills through school district training. This training included topics such as the best use of instructional time, effective use of Zoom, homework in a distance learning environment, and more tools for supporting students’ social emotional learning and needs. 

The school district will continue to make instructional adjustments based upon feedback from students, families and staff.