COVID K-12 Archives

Main Street School in Soquel will be getting back to in-person soon learning under plans announced Friday.

A shot in the arm for school return: Districts united on ‘March-April’ elementary plan thanks to vaccination

by Lookout Santa Cruz Staff and with Nick Ibarra February 12, 2021December 17, 2023

A program to vaccinate teachers and support staff is moving ahead full steam, enabling the return of some 17,000 elementary students starting next month.

Many private schools resumed in-person learning in the fall. Will the same happen at public schools in March?

Health & Wellness

Elementary students could return to Santa Cruz schools in March as vaccination tide begins to turn

by Nick Ibarra February 10, 2021December 17, 2023

With two more vaccination clinics set for this weekend, Santa Cruz school officials believe the path is being paved for a return to some in-person learning by mid-March.

Health & Wellness

Key step toward a campus return: Kindergarten teacher vaccinations set table for more formal school plan

by Nick Ibarra and Patrick Riley February 9, 2021December 17, 2023

LOOKOUT EXCLUSIVE: Moves to get the educators and staff that oversee Santa Cruz County’s youngest students vaccinated may set in motion a game plan for the return of in-person learning.

Alik Laddon helps his first grade student Caden Andino with his backpack as he arrives at Alta Vista Elementary School

Health & Wellness

Possible legislative deal over teacher vaccines could bring elementary students back to class statewide

by Howard Blume, Taryn Luna and John Myers February 9, 2021December 17, 2023

With the school year rapidly slipping away, the issue of vaccines for teachers is at the center of negotiations between Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers.

Vaccine Watch

As mass-vaccination site launches at Levi’s Stadium, Newsom decries lack of supply

by Lila Seidman February 9, 2021

A large-scale vaccination site opened Tuesday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, with a goal of inoculating 15,000 people daily.

Alameda County health workers prepare syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a distribution clinic at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Health & Wellness

A look at teacher vaccination around the state: Much is being determined by location, luck

by Ricardo Cano February 9, 2021December 17, 2023

Vaccinating teachers has become a central sticking point in talks between districts and unions for returning students in person. Limited vaccine supply and a rapidly approaching end of the school year could threaten some reopening plans.

A child learns in person at a Santa Cruz Montessori school.

Health & Wellness

Schools walk the tightrope between ideal safety and the reality of COVID

by Laura Ungar and Samantha Young / KFF Health News February 8, 2021December 17, 2023

New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…

Students at Gateway School wear masks as they work on their computers.

Health & Wellness

Vaccine showdown: Schools here can apply to re-open, but in-person classes unlikely until teachers get doses

by Mallory Pickett, Patrick Riley and Mark Conley February 5, 2021December 17, 2023

In a remarkable display of unity, teachers’ unions from eight of the county’s 10 public school districts joined forces in a letter to county Health Officer Gail Newel on Friday, asking her to reconsider her stance on letting at least some teachers get the COVID-19 vaccine now.