UPDATE TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY April 5, 2021 SCHOOL REOPENING CALENDAR Elementary Schools and Early Education Centers

APRIL APRIL Teachers return to campus 12 19

APRIL APRIL Kindergarten and Grade 1 students return 13 20

APRIL APRIL 14 21 Grade 2 and 3 students return

APRIL APRIL Grade 4 and 5/6 students return 15 22 SCHOOL REOPENING CALENDAR Middle and High Schools

APRIL Teachers return to campus 26

APRIL Grade 6 and 9 students return (Cohort 1) 27

APRIL 28 Grade 6 and 9 students return (Cohort 2)

APRIL 29 Grade 7-8 and 10-12 students return (Cohort 1)

APRIL Grade 7-8 and 10-12 students return (Cohort 2) 30 Step 1 Fill out the family survey to indicate your preference – online or in person – for your child ______Step 2 Arrange for your child to get a baseline COVID test the week prior to returning to school

Step 3 Practice using the Daily Pass which helps schedule COVID tests and complete the Daily Health Check LA UNIFIED LEADS THE NATION IN CREATING SAFE SCHOOL CAMPUSES

Retrofit 80 million square feet of school buildings to make sure the air is properly filtered

Reconfigure classrooms and facilities to maintain social distance

Provide masks and personal protective equipment at schools

Clean and sanitize every room in every school

Operate a school-based COVID-19 testing and contact tracing program

Provide vaccinations for the school community LATEST RESULTS OF FAMILY SURVEY

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In Person If All Participation Preference for Remaining In Survey In Person Choose Online Elementary School 77%_____ 49%_____ 38%______Middle School 69%_____ 35%_____ 24%______High School 64%_____ 25%_____ 16%______LA UNIFIED PLANS TO OPEN 25 SCHOOL-BASED VACCINATION CENTERS

Belmont High School Carson High School Diego Rivera Learning Complex Elizabeth Learning Center Fremont High School Gage Middle School Garfield High School Gompers Middle School Hawkins High School High School Jefferson High School Jordan High School Lincoln High School MACES Maclay High School Monroe High School Plasencia Elementary School RFK Community Schools Roosevelt High School Santee Education Center South East High School Washington Preparatory High School FAMILY VACCINATION CENTERS IN SOUTH AND EAST

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School-based vaccination center to help families with schoolchildren in Huntington Park

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T O L • • S T R U E D T N NATION-LEADING RESPONSE TO COVID-19 E E NT C S AT THE

Safety Net • 120 million meals to children and adults • 26 million items of much-needed supplies

Learning Needs • Computers and internet access for 500,000 students of Students

COVID-19 • Most comprehensive school-based program in the nation Testing and • 600,000 staff members, students and their families tested Contact Tracing

Daily Pass • Helps students, families and staff with daily health check and access to COVID tests and vaccinations

Vaccinations for • Seven school sites and Hollywood Park School Staff

Vaccinations for • 25 school sites School Families $39 MILLION RAISED

Text the word NEED to 76278 or visit LAStudentsMostInNeed.org to donate A MARSHALL PLAN FOR SCHOOLS

It’s time to treat the dire situation facing public school students “ with the same federal mobilization we have come to expect for other national emergencies, such as floods, wildfires and hurricanes. A major, coordinated nationwide effort — imagine a Marshall Plan for schools — is needed to return children to public schools quickly in the safest way possible.

AUSTIN BEUTNER RICHARD CARRANZA JANICE JACKSON ” Superintendent, Chancellor, New York City Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Unified Department of Education Chicago Public Schools UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SY 2018-19 SY 2021-22 State $14,118______87% $16,665___ 77% Federal 2,110___ 13% 4,967___ 23% $16,228___ $21,633___

Per Pupil Spending THE PATH TO RECOVERY

Create the Safest • Additional custodial staff Possible School • Adequate cleaning supplies Environment • Upgraded air filtration systems • Reconfigured facilities • COVID testing for students and staff • Vaccinations for staff and school families

Address Learning Gaps • Additional reading and math teachers • Extra staff for tutoring and small-group instruction • State-of-the-art technology and tools • Extended school year • Additional teachers to reduce class sizes in middle and high schools

Support for Student • Additional mental health counselors to provide direct support to Mental Health students Help for Special • More direct services for students with learning differences Education Students and disabilities • Updated Individualized Education Programs COVID IMPACT ON EDUCATION High School Graduates Enrolling in Two-Year Colleges

Community Class of 2019 Class of 2020 Change Rate of Change Gardena 38%______40%______1%_____ 3%______Fairfax 36%______37%______0%_____ 1%______West LA 43%______43%______0%_____ 0%______Northridge/Reseda 37%______35%______-2%_____ -5%______Reseda 37%______34%______-3%_____ -9%______Castle Heights 44%______40%______-3%_____ -8%______Downtown 31%______27%______-4%_____ -12%______Venice 43%______39%______-4%_____ -10%______Eagle Rock / Highland Park 41%______37%______-5%_____ -11%______Wilmington 33%______28%______-5%_____ -15%______Sun Valley 36%______31%______-5%_____ -15%______Sunland / Tujunga 48%______41%______-7%_____ -14%______Glassell Park / Los Feliz 37%______30%______-7%_____ -18%______Woodland Hills 51%______44%______-7%_____ -14%______Granada Hills / Northridge 47%______40%______-7%_____ -16%______MacArthur Park 33%______26%______-7%_____ -22%______South Central (West) 35%______28%______-7%_____ -21%______North Hollywood / Valley Village 36______%______29%______-8%_____ -21%______East LA 34%______26%______-8%_____ -23%______Hollywood 42%______35%______-8%_____ -18%______Household San Fernando / Sylmar 31%______23%______-9%_____ -28%______Income Level Harbor City / Lomita 46%______38%______-9%_____ -19%______$75,000+ South Gate 38%______29%______-9%_____ -23%______San Pedro 45%______35%______-10%_____ -22%______$60,000-75,000 North Hills / Panorama City 33%______22%______-11%_____ -32%______Florence-Firestone / Watts 34%______23%______-11%_____ -32%______$45,000-60,000 / Valley Glen 47%______36%______-11%_____ -24%______South Central (East) 32%______21%______-11%_____ -35%______Below $45,000 Carson 44%______32%______-12%_____ -27%______Lincoln Heights / El Sereno 40%______28%______-12%_____ -30%______Huntington Park / Vernon 36%______24%______-13%_____ -35%______Bell / Cudahy / Maywood 43%______30%______-13%_____ -30%______Westmont / West Adams 40%______27%______-13%_____ -34%______South Mid-City 37%______24%______-13%_____ -36%______Vermont Square 38%______25%______-14%_____ -35%______Boyle Heights 37%______23%______-14%_____ -37%______Koreatown / Mid-City 38%______23%______-14%_____ -38%______Canoga Park / Chatsworth 42%______27%______-15%_____ -36%______South LA / Watts 37%______22%______-15%_____ -41%______LA Mid-City 46%______30%______-16%_____ -35%______Panorama City 40%______22%______-18%_____ -45%______Baldwin Hills / Leimert Park 39%______19%______-19%_____ -50%______Westchester 54%______26%______-29%_____ -53%______COVID IMPACT IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES

The number of high school graduates who immediately went “ on to college in fall 2020 declined 6.8% compared with the previous year, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The drop was more stark at high-poverty high schools, where the number of graduates enrolling in college fell 11.4%, compared with a drop of 2.9% at low-poverty high schools. TIME Magazine ” March 31, 2021 STAY CONNECTED

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