PHS Reopening Plan for Learning, Health and Safety

Introduction
On Friday, July 17, Governor Newsom announced clear mandates for how and when California schools can physically reopen. Schools can reopen if the county they are located in is removed from the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list for 14 consecutive days. At this time, San Diego County has been placed on the state monitoring list due to rising cases since early July. As such, the San Diego County Department of Public Health’s latest public health order does not allow for the physical reopening of schools.
 
Poway Unified School District (PUSD) continues to monitor local public health conditions to ensure our reopening plans are in alignment with county, state, and federal guidelines and recommendations. This plan ensures PUSD is on track to reopen our schools for in-person learning as soon as possible pending health orders.
 
The following plan:

• Complies with the measures described in the COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School-Based Programs issued by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
• Incorporates where feasible the guidelines provided in Stronger Together: A Guidebook for the Safe Reopening of California’s Public Schools issued by the California Department of Education (CDE)
• Will be completed and posted, detailing the actions the school is taking to comply with the CDPH Industry Guidance measures after considering the CDE Guidelines 

  New Student Enrollment

2020-21 New Student Enrollment:

 Due to the emergency school closures, Poway Unified School District has updated the new student enrollment process for the 2020-2021 school year. While schools are closed, the enrollment process will be completed electronically. Click here enrollment: PUSD New Student Enrollment.   

District Reopening Information

NEW: Please view the PUSD School Reopening Guidebook by clicking here or on the image in the left margin.  NUEVO: Vea la Guía de reapertura de escuelas de PUSD haciendo clic aquí o en la imagen en el margen izquierdo.

Family Commitment Form Period

From Sunday, July 26 through Friday, July 31, PUSD families are being asked to choose one of the Learning Model options outlined below for each of your children. We want you to select the option that works best for your family’s and student’s needs. Your selection will allow us to ensure we are placing your children in a learning environment that provides the most comfortable and successful opportunity for them. Here is the Family Commitment Form. You must fill out one separate form for every child in your household. If you do not make a selection by Friday, July 31 at 11:59pm, your child will be automatically placed in the on campus option. READ MORE HERE 

School Closure and COVID-19 Updates: Check out the May 14th Message. 

 VISIT PUSD CORONAVIRUS UPDATES PAGE  Schools and district offices will be closed until further notice to help slow the spread of COVID-19. There is important information regarding the end of the school year, including our decision not to physically reopen before June 11^th, feedback on distance learning, graduation and promotion plans, and summer learning and childcare opportunities.

  SENIOR PORTRAITS

Poway High School has a new senior portrait photographer!  PUSD has contracted with Keane Studios to create all senior portraits for the class of 2021, and only portraits taken by Keane will appear in next year’s yearbooks.  Students will receive an email from Keane describing their three-session categories. You’ll be able to select the session you prefer and your own date and time at keaneseniors.com.  Please plan to have your portrait taken this summer before the start of the school year.  Click for more information.

  PUSD 2020-2021 CONTINUING STUDENT REGISTRATION

Online continuing registration for current Poway Unified School District students will reopen on June 1, 2020, at 8 a.m. for those families that missed the original deadline.