Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Template (2020–21) The instructions for completing the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan is available at https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lc/documents/lrngcntntyatndncpln-instructions.docx. Local Educational Agency (LEA) Name Contact Name and Title Email and Phone Sweetwater Union High School District Dr. Ana Maria Alvarez
[email protected] Assistant Superintendent (619) 691-5546 General Information [A description of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the LEA and its community.] Set in southern San Diego County, Sweetwater Union High School District spans from the border with Mexico up the Pacific coast to National City and East to the Otay Mountain foothills. As the largest secondary school district in California, we serve our communities, parents, students, and staffs with excellence in teaching and support for our very diverse population of over 38,000 middle and high school students and over 10,000 adult school attendees. Our 2018-19 student enrollment was 39,086. 59% of our students qualify as low income and 19% are identified as English Learners, 63% of our EL students are Long Term English Learners and 615 of our students are Foster Youth or Homeless Youth. The Sweetwater district has felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as has any other school district in California and beyond. Students, families, and staff have been deeply impacted by the pandemic and these tolls have been demonstrated in the physical, emotional, and academic health of of our students and staff. In San Diego County, we are unique in that the zip codes in the Sweetwater district represented 5 of the 6 highest case rates of COVID-19 infections in the County, which has led to increased anxiety and acute sensitivity to inform our decision making process.