Community Engagement

Please take advantage of the COVID-19 testing provided by the San Mateo County Health Department. Click on the title link above for more information and to sign up at one of the following locations to begin your regular weekly testing.

California Announces Changes to Masking for Students; County Announcement Pending

I sincerely hope this letter finds you healthy and enjoying the warm sunshine. Schools are in the midst of Kindness Week that featured fun activities at our all our TK-3 campuses. Congresswoman Jackie Spier invited students across the county to write messages to veterans in VA facilities and at Arundel Elementary, the Knights wrote Valentine letters to Vets and other local heroes.

This week has brought significantly better news on the Omicron front, especially in light of the unprecedented numbers of COVID-19 cases in our schools, childcare centers, and communities in January. As we anticipate the lifting of the indoor mask mandate for the general public by Governor Newsom, I can also confirm that many of our schools and early learning spaces continue to be impacted
daily by positive cases. As the State moves into its “endemic strategy,” for the general public, I urge patience from our San Mateo County community. Our school leaders and education workforce need YOUR help in making quality teaching and learning the top priority.

January 2022 may go down on record as one of the most challenging months during the most challenging two years, but we made it through. Hello February! We start this new month with case rates on the decline in schools, in the county, and across the region.