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The town halls will take place beginning at 7 p.m. on the following dates:
– Wednesday, Aug. 12;
– Thursday, Aug. 13 (in Spanish);
– Wednesday, Aug. 19.
All are welcome. You do not need to provide your name or sign a register as a condition of attendance.
Email the district at
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“COVID-19 continues to spread in California, and to help slow transmission we must focus on basic public health guidelines to protect our families, our communities, and our students from the virus,” said Dr. Sonia Angell, State Public Health officer and director of the California Department of Public Health. “Today’s guidance ensures that critical public health measures are in place to reduce risk in a number of educational and youth settings.”
Youth sports
The guidance for youth sports establishes a consistent set of rules that apply to all youth sports programs – including school-based, club, and recreational programs.
Outdoor and indoor sporting events, assemblies, and other activities that require close contact or that would promote congregating, such as tournaments and competitions, are not permitted at this time.
Youth sports and physical education are permitted only when physical distancing of at least 6 feet and a stable cohort of participants, such as a class, can be maintained. Activities should take place outside to the maximum extent possible.
The youth sports guidance is available here.
Waiver process for elementary schools to resume in-person instruction
On July 17, 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that schools in counties that have been on the County Data Monitoring list within the prior 14 days, are only allowed to conduct distance learning and that there would be a waiver process that could allow some elementary schools in those counties to conduct in-person learning if they could meet stringent health requirements.
State health officials noted recent scientific data showing that young children were far less likely to shed and transmit the virus.
On Monday, the California Department of Public Health is releasing that waiver process. A district superintendent, private school principal or head of school, or executive director of a charter school may apply for a waiver from the local health officer to open an elementary school for in-person instruction in a county on the monitoring list.
This waiver is applicable only for grades TK-6, even if the grade configuration at the school includes additional grades. The application for a waiver must include an attestation that the applicant consulted with parent, labor, and community organizations at each school site for which an application is being submitted.
The application must also include confirmation that the elementary school reopening plans have been published on the website of the local educational agency (or private school).
Reopening plans must address, at a minimum, plans for cleaning and disinfection, cohorting, movement within school, face coverings and protective equipment, health screenings, healthy hygiene practices, contact tracing, physical distancing, staff training and family education, testing, communication plans and triggers for switching to distance learning.
Upon receipt of a waiver application, the local health officer should review and consider the following:
– Available scientific evidence regarding COVID-related risks in schools serving elementary-age students, along with the health-related risks for children who are not provided in-person instruction.
– Whether elementary in-person instruction can be provided in small, stable cohorts.
– Local health guidance, safety plans, availability of appropriate PPE, and availability of public health and school resources for COVID-19 investigation and response.
– Local epidemiological data.
– Local conditions or data contributing to inclusion on the County Data Monitoring list.
– Availability of testing resources.
– The extent to which the applicant has consulted with staff, labor organizations, community, and parent organizations.
Following review, the local health officer should consult with CDPH regarding the determination whether to grant or deny the waiver application. Local health officers may conditionally grant an application with limits on the number of elementary schools allowed to re-open or allow re-opening in phases to monitor for any impact on the community.
More information on the waiver process is available on the CDPH website.
In addition, the Department released a set of FAQs related to K-12 schools and youth sports.
California will continue to update and issue guidance based on the best available public health data, and the best practices currently employed. More information about the state's COVID-19 guidance is on the California Department of Public Health's Guidance web page.
More information about reopening California and what individuals can do to prevent the spread of COVID-19, visit Coronavirus (COVID-19) in California.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Chapter of California Women for Agriculture, or CWA, is pleased to announce its 2020 scholarship recipients for 2020-2021 academic year.
Three students have been selected; each student having been awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
Abbey Brown is a Middletown High School graduate and plans to attend Cal Poly and major in their Animal Science program. She expressed her passion for agriculture and feeding the world in sustainable ways.
Brown has spent more than 200 hours giving back to her community on top of a rigorous school schedule, participation in sports and working a part-time job.
Robert Chavez is a graduate of Kelseyville High School. Chavez has spent his summers working on local ranches and vineyards and plans to attend a four-year university with the ultimate goal of a masters in viticulture and enology.
He said in his application, “I love learning, working hard and getting dirty.” Chavez is active in many extracurricular activities and is described as a “terrific leader” by his science teacher.
Rebecca Harper is a second-year recipient of our scholarship award and is a student at Oklahoma State University. She is studying animal science with a livestock production option.
Harper wishes to return to Lake County once completing her education and own her own production swine facility, in addition to pursuing a career as a feed company representative. She worked in our local farm bureau office this past summer and was described as an “invaluable asset.”
Lake County California Women for Agriculture is an all-volunteer grassroots agricultural support organization, committed to maintaining a healthy and vibrant agricultural industry.
CWA members believe California agriculture needs to be protected for our future generations by educating consumers, policymakers and our membership. They provide the information, skills and network so our volunteers can make a difference at the local, state and federal levels.
The founding principle is to ensure and maintain a “seat at the table” for all of California’s farmers and ranchers. CWA has a strong commitment to education and agricultural awareness
Each spring the Lake County California Women for Agriculture offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors and college or vocational students whose educational emphasis is related to agriculture. Since 2013, the chapter has awarded nearly $38,000 in scholarships to local students.
For more information about Lake County CWA and its scholarship program go to http://www.lakecountycwa.org .
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The move follows a vote by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges granting the campus its initial accreditation at the Commission’s June meeting.
“We are proud to welcome Madera Community College to the family of California community colleges,” said Tom Epstein, President of the Board of Governors. “We congratulate the dedicated faculty and district leadership for providing this underserved area of the Central Valley with expanded learning opportunities to help more students achieve their educational goals.”
Madera Community College has an enrollment of approximately 5,600 students and is the fourth college in the State Center Community College District.
It opened on its current, 114-acre site donated by local landowners in 1996 and comprises an administrative building, an Academic Village Complex with 50,000-square feet of classroom and laboratory space, a sports and fitness complex and advanced manufacturing center.
“This accomplishment is something that our community has been waiting for a long time and much needed.” said campus President Angel Reyna. “It has been a collective and collaborative effort, and I look forward to the continued work to better serve our students as a college. As a new college we want to be an institution that is student and community centered, and provides equitable outcomes for each of our students, and to that end we commit towards transforming ourselves into an anti-racist institution while producing the future workforce our community needs.”
Madera Community College’s goal is to provide a “welcoming, clear and engaging campus environment through a Guided Pathways approach for all students resulting in the fulfillment of the College’s mission, vision and values.”
Guided Pathways is a highly structured approach with a set of clear course-taking patterns to promote better enrollment decisions based on a student’s interests.
The California Community Colleges Vision for Success identifies Guided Pathways as the primary vehicle for achieving six key goals to improve student outcomes and promote equity and economic mobility in the California Community Colleges system.
Projections indicate Madera Community College’s service area will be among the fastest-growing population centers in the Central Valley. More than 80 percent of its students are from historically underrepresented populations and the campus has been recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation, composed of 73 districts and 116 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.