On this. Reporter good morning. Yeah, i cant help but look at this sign behind me and think about what the first day of school is supposed to look like here in these hallways filled with excitement and nerves. But of course no one will be here, everyone will be at home. Orinda, San Ramon Valley and la fayette all starting Distance Learning today, all those districts sending out messages about how this will be different but they plan to get through it together. School Officials Say they have worked hard on preparing Distance Learning and that it will be an improvement from what parents and Students Experience in the spring. They will mostly be in front of their computers receiving real time alter it em based especially b the age. Well be making sure that we have a balance so kids arent on a computer screen all day long. And the biggest thing is that it is looking at what developmentally is appropriate for a student. So well have less time on a computer with the young than we would a fif
Inperson learning when its county has been off the states monitoring list of 14 consecutive days. All other schools must begin with Distance Learning. Now, as for masks, this was interesting, all staff and students third grade and above Must Wear Masks and second and below are encouraged to wear masks and face shields. Staff must maintain 6 feet of distance between each other and school days must start with symptom checks and must be hand washing stations, sanitation or disinfection protocol, all this with quarantine protocols and there will be a requirement to test staff regularly and the Governor Also Emphasized that the state contact tracers will prioritize schools. Back to Distance Learning, there must be daily live interacton with teachers and other students assignments must be equivalent to inperson classes there must be adapted lessons for english language learners and special education. The state opening 5. 3 billion to prioritize equity. I need to take a breather after all of
Calistoga. Let me show you, again, were going to cross the street and talk to you about the houses. If you were with us last night at 11 00, this house here, as you see now, these homes are destroyed. We were broadcasting last night from this driveway, and we happened to pick up a vase, one of the few things we found still intact. Jim met me today. He owns this house. His daughterinlaw lives in the house. He saw that vase and came here this afternoon to pick up the vase and anything he could find. Only one memorabilia that we have here, and they wanted me to take this now, this vase right here. And this is all all they got left. So were going to give this back to them. And you know, every else, obviously, as you can see, isnt very intact. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to jim and his family. He has two family members who live on this street. Both of those homes, of those family members of his, have been destroyed. We have a team of reporters here and weather casters here as well.