Thursday Update 05/08/20
From everything we are hearing, we assume school will reopen in the Fall, but with class size restrictions which will require us to reduce the number of students we have on-campus every day. This means we will likely go to some form of blended-learning model, where kids will come to school 1-2 times a week and will complete the rest of their work through Distance Learning.
The state just removed our restrictions, so we are now able to issue work permits. Ask your counselor or principal for assistance.
Hi Sara! Before we open Del Sol H.S. we will conduct a community process of drawing the boundaries for the school. During that process, we will determine which addresses/neighborhoods will attend Del Sol H.S. Once that is completed, if your address is not part of the Del Sol boundary, your parents may apply for a intra-district transfer for specific, unique programs that Del Sol offers that your home school does not offer.
OUHSD will not be asking our students to repeat the school year, since ¾ of the year was completed before the pandemic. We understand there will be learning deficits, and will do everything possible to give students the opportunity to catch-up when we return.
Please email your school counselor or principal to request a work permit
Your principals are in the process of developing a schedule for drive-thru textbook return. This will be the same process for textbook check-out for summer school.
OUHSD is now issuing work permits. Please contact your counselor or principal.
I encourage you to reach out to our ACHS Principal, Matt LaBelle, who will assist you with your efforts to honor our Scorpion seniors.
As you know, many teachers are quickly adapting to the pedagogical differences of Distance Learning, and with any new model, teachers are on a wide continuum of learning themselves. Please be patient as our dedicated educators grapple with the unprecedented demands of Distance Learning- especially for those who are new to our digital platform.
Our teachers are working very hard to meet the demands of Distance Learning. Part of the learning curve is how to fairly grade students who have extenuating familial demands due to the crisis. Over 100 of our teachers are participating in our Learning Redesign Coalition to try to determine how to best proceed with measured accountability and a healthy dose of empathy- not an easy task for a system that was built around quantitative measures. We are trying to think outside the box for these challenging times.
Our board of trustees are in the process of considering a ‘Pass/Credit/Incomplete’ system of grading for the spring semester. There are many variable with which we must grapple, but rest assured that the CSU and UC guidelines will weigh heavily into our decision.
Possibly… though, we believe that when the order is lifted, there will be restrictions to the number of people permitted to gather.
I understand your concern. I understand both sides of the debate. The reverse argument is that giving letter grades unfairly punishes students whose dire family situation requires them to work full-time during the pandemic due to loss of jobs and wages, by giving a GPA advantage to students who do not have those same demands. Just a thought…..
We are working with teachers to scale back their finals.
No, all of our schools are planning on distributing caps and gowns so that we may hold drive by graduation ceremonies and parades, where seniors will be able to take pictures receiving a diploma in their caps and gowns one at a time.
Our Vals and Sals will be celebrated through our Class of 2020 videos, through various site celebrations and also virtually at our June 6 remote board meeting. Your principals have plans that they will be sharing in the upcoming weeks.
We are leaving every option open, though we are hearing that even when we open again, we will have restrictions on the number of people permitted to gather in one place.
Your principal will let you know the distribution schedule when they arrive.
Yes, for grade improvement only.
We are using online registration this year. You should be contacted by a high school counselor to enroll. If you have not, please email the high school principal right away.
I understand your concern, however, you must continue to complete distance learning assignment to ensure you pass and graduate.
In the system we are proposing, ‘Pass’ would be 70%, ‘Credit’ would be 60-69% and ‘Incomplete’ would be 59% or below.
Yes, your principals will send you a distribution schedule when they arrive.
Contact your counselor or principal by email.
We are utilizing an online enrollment process called OLE. If you have any questions, please contact clara.galvez@oxnardunion.org. Ms. Galvez is in charge of our OLE program.
Our teachers are working very hard to meet the demands of Distance Learning. Part of the learning curve is how to fairly grade students who have extenuating familial demands due to the crisis. Over 100 of our teachers are participating in our Learning Redesign Coalition to try to determine how to best proceed with measured accountability and a healthy dose of empathy- not an easy task for a system that was built around quantitative measures. We are trying to think outside the box for these challenging times.
Yes, they will be distributed when caps and gowns are distributed, or soon after. Your principal will send out information.
Please email your son’s counselor to check on his progress toward graduation.
You can take the sign off the spikes and affix it to a window with tape.
We are planning for reopening school according to our regular schedule, which would be Wednesday, August 26th. However, from everything we are hearing, we assume school will reopen in the Fall, but with space-sharing restrictions which will require us to reduce the number of students we have on-campus every day. This means we will likely go to some form of blended-learning model, where kids will come to school 1-2 days a week and will complete the rest of their work through Distance Learning.
We are leaving all options opened.
We are planning for reopening school according to our regular schedule, which would be Wednesday, August 26th . Our summer school will continue as planned, with some adjustments to provide all classes through Distance Learning.
Please see the answer above
Our board of trustees are in the process of considering a ‘Pass/Credit/Incomplete’ system of grading for the spring semester. There are many variables with which we must grapple but rest assured that the CSU and UC guidelines will weigh heavily into our decision. We are working with teachers to scale back their finals.
Unfortunately, we cannot sell the new Chromebooks which were distributed to our students non-1:1 schools (ACHS, OHS, PHS, RMHS) for Distance Learning. The 1:1 schools (CIHS, HHS, FHS, CHS) are allowing seniors to purchase our older, surplused (4-5 year old) Chromebook models for $5.
We have checked with multiple out-of-state colleges and universities, and all of them have flexible transcript policies for incoming freshmen related to the pandemic. We encourage you to go the university website and check their COVID-19 policies. They are all very similar. For the most part, they are accepting whatever grading system is approved by the high school district for all acceptances and scholarships, or utilizing 7th semester GPA’s- which were transcripted before the pandemic.
Our lawn signs just arrived to our warehouse and are in the process of being distributed to sites for pickup. Keep your eyes open for an email from your principal.
Our board of trustees are in the process of considering a ‘Pass/Credit/Incomplete’ system of grading for the spring semester and have requested we bring the resolution back for a second reading before approval. I apologize for the delay…there are many variables with which we must grapple but rest assured that the CSU and UC guidelines will weigh heavily into our decision.
Thursday Update 04/23/20
That will be determined by the Grading Coalition and will then go for board approval on April 29th. You will receive the final grading policy immediately following that.
Each site is currently working on a social-distancing schedule for textbook return, which will be published in early May. You will receive a schedule from your Principals on social media and through Parent Square.
That will be determined by the Grading Coalition and will then go for board approval on April 29th. You will receive the final grading policy immediately following that.
Each site will announce the refund schedule in the upcoming weeks.
Unfortunately, the waiting list for Grad Night is over a year, so to reschedule (if and when the parks open) would mean it would not take place until 1-2 years from now.
It is our absolute hope that things will be back to normal, however, at this point, we cannot be certain about any future social distancing or public gathering restrictions. The College Board is planning on administering the SAT again in the fall.
Teachers have been asked to take attendance based on students checking in, completing assignments, attending office hours etc. We have collected a list of students who have not checked in and are tracking them down through personal phone calls.
Yes, you will be refunded if you have already purchased a ticket. Your principal will be sending information about refunds and how they will be delivered in the upcoming weeks.
When schools are opened, the ASB Bookkeeper accepts the payments and schedules the fittings. I recommend you email your principal to discuss.
The district is purchasing lawn signs for our seniors. Since we have 10 high schools and nearly 4,000 seniors, the purchasing and production time takes a bit longer than other districts in Ventura county. They are coming…
The district has always maintained the position that prom and graduation ceremonies may be rescheduled for a later date when the social gathering restrictions have been lifted.
Please email me at penelope.deleon@oxnardunion.org and I will follow-up with my district registrar.
I predict that when we are permitted to hold gatherings again, we will have restrictions on the number of people permitted within a designated space. Only time will tell…
4 year perfect attendance is celebrated during Senior Awards Night. This year, that will be done through a virtual senior recognition each site is developing as we speak.
Please send me your email, and I will have the district tech reach out to you for assistance.
Please email me at penelope.deleon@oxnardunion.org so I can send you a complete list.
I wish I could say ‘yes’ with certainty. At this point, we all hope we will reopen, but the reality is that we may reopen with social distancing requirements. As soon as we know, we will inform our families.
We are not permitted to issue new work permits during the shelter in place order. We have, however, been permitted to renew existing work permits. We hope this restriction will soon be lifted.
Hi Sara! Please email me at penelope.deleon@oxnardunion.org so I can contact you.
Thursday Update 04/09/20
We have not yet determined our distance learning grading system for the 2nd We are convening a Grading Guiding Coalition of teachers and administrators to thoroughly consider every possible option the week we return from break and will decide during that meeting. As soon as we have our policy, we will post it for parents and students.
We have encouraged teachers to assign points for student work for grade improvement purposes only. So, our hope is our students, particularly those with D’s or F’s will use this opportunity to make sure they are passing every class with a C or better.
This week, teachers are in the process of reaching out to all students who have not checked-in to class. If you have not heard from your teacher, please call your principal and make sure the school has the correct contact information for you. Also, if you are unable to get online because you either 1) have not received a device or hotspot; or 2) your hotspot is not working, please immediately contact your principal to get on the distribution list.
Upon return from Spring break, we will convene an ASB Committee of students and advisors (by Google Meets of course) to discuss all possible options for senior, end-of-year activities, including Graduation and Prom. We will let everyone know once we have a plan. I want student input first.
- We continue to remain open to all possibilities regarding possible summer graduation ceremonies. Everything will be dependent upon when the ‘shelter in place’ order is lifted and when we get the go ahead to hold large gatherings. They may lift the shelter in place order but limit us to 10 people per gathering. There is much to be seen in the upcoming weeks.
- Should we be unable to hold proms, we would refund the tickets for the schools that have already sold tickets or accepted deposits. We have schools which had not yet begun the ticket sale process.
- That is a great idea. We will definitely consider it when our ASB Students and Advisors have their Google Meeting to discuss graduation and other end-of year senior activities.
We can definitely consider grade type choice as an option, as we have not yet determined our distance learning grading system for the 2nd We are convening a Grading Guiding Coalition of teachers and administrators (through Google Meets) to thoroughly consider every possible option the week we return from break and will decide during that meeting. As soon as we have our policy, we will post it for parents and students.
Upon return from Spring break, we will convene an ASB Committee of students and advisors (by Google Meets of course) to discuss all possible options for senior, end-of-year activities, including Graduation and Prom. We will let everyone know once we have a plan. I want student input first.
