The Governor's guidance is consistent with LBUSD's policy announced July 14 by incoming Superintendent Dr. Jill Baker. Following today's announcement by Governor Newsom, LBUSD spokesperson Chris Eftychiou issued the following statement:

Our announcement earlier this week that we are postponing in-person instruction until at least Oct. 5 is in line with the governor’s approach.

We’re carefully reviewing the latest guidance from the state to determine next steps.

We’ll continue to work closely with our partners at the local and regional levels, as well as with our teachers’ association and other employee groups, to bring back as many students as we can at the right time, keeping health and safety as our top priorities.

We’re still planning for multiple contingencies down the road. Those plans include in-person learning, online learning, and some combination of the two.

Our first day of school for the fall semester is Sept. 1. In the meantime we’ll communicate updates through various means, including the school district’s website at lbschools.net, individual school websites, email, text, phone messages and social media. The best place for updates is lbschools.net/coronavirus

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The full text of the Governor's guidance can be viwed here.

zThe "guidance" doesn't state that it's mandatory but it refers to local health conditions and orders that are. It also indicates it applies to non-sectarian private schools as well as public/government run schools

As previously reported by LBREPORT.com, LB's elected policy-setting Board of Education wll discuss reopening plans in a special meeting scheduled for on Monday morning July 20.

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The Special Meeting is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon and will be a virtual teleconference meeting online live. (LBUSD's HQ is closed.) To view the procedures for the meeting, click Board of Education Teleconference Notice

LBUSD routinely holds morning/midday meetings during the year; it calls them "workshops"; they're basically briefings by staff for LBUSD boardmembers (and the public)...but they are legally agendized LBUSD board meetings (just not the "prime time" evening Boad meetings.)

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On Monday morning's Special Meeting agenda (following a closed session on the job performance of the Superintendent), the Board will meet in open session with public testimony on agenda items scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. Previously emailed testimony is read aloud.. The two Special Meeting agenda items are:

10:15 a.m. OPENING OF SCHOOL UPDATE

Staff will provide an update on the active preparation taking place for the opening of the 2020-2021 school year. This will include a review of engagement processes, instructional models and the role and selection of a learning management system."

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At 11:00 a.m., the Board is scheduled to take a break until 11:15 a.m. when the Board reconvenes to discuss the "Budget Engagement Process": "Staff will provide a budget update and provide a framework for gathering community input on budget priorities."

As of dawn July 17, there are no written materials accompanying either the item (which may or may not change before the meeting.)

The agenda includes the following "Teleconference Notice":

TELECONFERENCE NOTICE

In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-25-20(11) Board Members may participate and vote remotely by telephone. Members of the public may observe board meetings in real time simulcast by selecting the Video & Multimedia icon at lbschools.net. Members of the public may make comments in the meeting by following the instructions listed in the Board of Education Teleconference Notice found via the homepage at lbschools.net.

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As previously reported by LBREPORT.com, on July 8 incoming Superintendent Dr. Jill Baker announced LBUSD would pursue a hybrid position, allowing parental/guardian input on their preference (on campus activities or online only.) But on July 14, one day after CA's two largest school districts (LA Unified & San Diego) announced online only instruction to start., Dr. Baker announced LBUSD would begin the school year online only, at least until Oct. 5.

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