Kentfield School District News

Dear Kentfield School Community,

In collaboration with our Kentfield Teachers Association (KTA), I am pleased to announce we have an agreeable date to begin phasing in Hybrid instruction once final walkthroughs of both school sites occur this week.

At this time, we are planning for all staff medically able to report to their respective school sites on Monday, November 9, 2020 to provide Distance Learning and get acclimated with all COVID-19 safety protocols and procedures. On Thursday, November 12, 2020 KSD will phase in Hybrid Instruction at both school sites for Kindergarten through 8th grades. Each in-person cohort will participate in school based instruction for up to four days prior to the Thanksgiving break. During this period of time, students will get oriented with the COVID-19 protocols, which includes but is not limited to daily health checks, physical distancing expectations, hygiene practices and classroom procedures. School principals will be in touch via Parent Square regarding cohort assignments for Hybrid implementation. Once all information is received finalized cohort information will be shared with families.

As we venture into this next phase of instructional programming, we recognize the short turnaround and families may need more time to adjust to this new schedule. Please know we will be as flexible as possible as we begin to provide school based instruction. As COVID-19 continues to shift and our teaching and learning evolves, we are committed to using state and local public health guidance to inform and guide our planning in the best interest of staff and students.

Please join me on Thursday, November 5 at 5:30 p.m. for Community Office hours related to public health guidance and KSD’s transition to Hybrid Instruction.

Take good care,

Superintendent Signature



Raquel Rose
Superintendent
rrose@kentfieldschools.org

Hybrid Instruction Transition Timeline

November 4, 2020

  • KSD-KTA Final Site Walk-Through (Bacich)

November 5, 2020

  • KSD-KTA Final Site Walk-Through (Kent)
  • KSD Community Office Hours, 5:30 p.m.
  • Community Update via Parent Square

November 6, 2020

  • KSD and KTA Negotiators Meet and Confer

November 10, 2020

  • KSD Board of Trustee Meeting, 6 p.m.

November 11, 2020

  • Veteran’s Holiday – No School

November 12-17, 2020

  • Cohort A - School Based Instruction

November 18, 2020

  • All Distance Learning

November 19-24, 2020

  • Cohort B - School Based Instruction

Upcoming Events

*For security, Zoom links and passwords for events are not posted on the District website, and are sent through ParentSquare.

Daily: Virtual Crossing Guard with Ms. Stephens, 7:55-8:30 a.m., Zoom

Monday, November 2-11, 2020: KSPTA Book Fair

Monday, November 2, 2020

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Thursday, November 5, 2020

  • Community Office Hours, 5:30 p.m.
    • Topic: public health guidance and KSD’s transition to Hybrid Instruction

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

November 11, 2020

  • Veteran’s Holiday – No School

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Monday, November 16, 2020

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

  • Trimester 1 ends

November 25-27, 2020: Thanksgiving Holiday


District Announcements

Distance Learning and Transition to In-Person Instruction Planning

As we prepare for a transition to Hybrid Instruction please submit questions you may have related to Safety Protocols and Procedures KSD has put in place to keep our children and staff as safe as possible in a COVID-19 environment! Questions may be submitted HERE for review.

COVID-19 Update

Marin Health and Human Services website – Marin Recovers provides access to a breadth of resources to help the community stay up to date with the status of COVID-19 in our county. The website offers access to local case rate through the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Surveillance Update website that provides summary data, daily trends, demographics, other measures of COVID-19 Impacts and the State Blueprint Tiered system.


Book Donation to support Virtual Author’s Visit

Would you like to help spread the message of acceptance? Bacich students will have the opportunity to attend a school wide webinar on Dec. 3, 2020 with the author Michael Tyler. Students will create bookmarks to be delivered along with the donated books to underfunded schools in our community and the bay area.

Please consider donating a copy of Michael Tyler’s picture book: The Skin You Live In

Thank you for your help and support!

The Bacich Social Justice Team


School Board & District Committees