Town Hall Meetings To Present Potential School Reopening Plans

Press release from Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District:

June 22, 2020

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education will hold a series of virtual town hall-style meetings in late June and early July to share with our school district community three potential models for reopening schools in the fall and to answer questions from parents and staff.

SMMUSD has developed three possible models for reopening based on health guidelines, parent and staff survey results, and our district’s available resources.

The virtual town hall meeting dates are:
• Santa Monica elementary school community members – June 30 at 6 p.m.
• Santa Monica secondary school community members – July 1 at 6 p.m.
• Malibu school community members – July 7 at 6 p.m.

During these virtual meetings, staff will present the results of the parent and staff surveys and walk through the rationale and details associated with the three potential models for reopening schools. Superintendent Dr. Ben Drati will share the three models in a letter in advance of the meetings.

As county departments of health release their implementation plans for schools to reopen in response to the California Department of Education’s health guidelines, school districts across the state are developing multiple reopening models as they consider how to best meet their community’s various needs, while complying with the health guidelines.

Additional details regarding the structure of the town hall meetings will be shared next week, including how to submit questions ahead of time.

The agendas for these three town hall meetings will be posted on the district’s website. The Zoom link for each meeting will be posted at the top of that date’s agenda.

This press release was produced by the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.