Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) on Wednesday recommended that Sonoma County school districts plan to continue distance learning through at least May 1. This guidance was based on consultation with the Sonoma County Health Officer and was made in consultation with the county superintendents in Napa, Marin, and Solano counties. These counties will also be advising schools to plan for in-person classes to be canceled through May 1.
According to a parent update, published by the Gravenstein Union School District on March 25, based on information from the Sonoma County Office of Education and the Sonoma County Health Department, “the consensus opinion of the 40 Sonoma County school district superintendents and from SCOE leadership is that the current suspension of in-person instruction should continue for all Sonoma County schools through May 1, with a goal of resuming in-person instruction on May 4.”
Previously, Sonoma County school districts had announced that they would suspend in person classes at least through the end of the Sonoma County Health Officer’s shelter in place order, which was set for April 7. Then Gov. Newsom called for individuals to stay at home state-wide and prohibited mass gatherings of more than 10 people indefinitely.
Following this order, and in consultation with the Sonoma County Health Officer, schools are preparing for the possibility of conducting distance learning through May 1. SCOE and school district leaders will reconvene mid-April to reassess and determine a date to resume in-person classes.
