Millbrae School Closure - Transition To Remote Learning

From the Millbrae School District:

March 12, 2020

Dear Millbrae Families,

I want to thank you for your support during this unprecedented time and share that we continue to work closely with our San Mateo County Office of Education and Health Department to monitor this evolving crisis which has now been identified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization_Coronavirus (COVID-19). As promised, we will continue to communicate with you frequently to keep you informed about the District’s actions and plans.

In collaboration with the county agencies, the Millbrae School District’s COVID-19 Response Team recommends and with the support of the Board of Trustees will be closing schools for all students beginning Monday March 16, 2020. Staff will use Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th to plan for Remote Learning instruction. Remote Learning instruction will begin on Wednesday, March 18th and will continue at least through Friday, March 27th and will then be re-evaluated. While it may not be possible to open on March 30, we want to hold out hope that health conditions are better by then. If the decision is made NOT to reopen on the 30th, then school will be closed through spring break (April 6 to10). We will advise families of school reopening by Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Our Educational Services Department has been planning for Remote Learning instruction and will need next Monday and Tuesday to support our administration and teachers to fine tune our plan of action and deliver to your students Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

As a district, we are confident that we can continue to offer a quality educational program for our students—even if it is different from our traditional approach. While it is not possible to match the typical learning conditions in our classrooms, our teachers and staff are dedicated to delivering an excellent program to our students. On Monday, our Administration Team will be designing our Remote Learning plan (to include student/parent expectations, protocols and communication) for students and families. Site leaders will also be communicating directly to parents at their schools.

Please know that we continue to work alongside both the San Mateo County Office of Education and and Health Department to monitor this evolving situation.

I thank you for your continued understanding and flexibility. Please be on the lookout for more information from your school principal and/or me and please continue to be patient with us as we figure this out.

In partnership,

Vahn Phayprasert
Superintendent

This press release was produced by the Millbrae School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.