No. All families will have the option to keep their students in an online-only instructional environment for the remainder of the school year. No matter what families choose in their Program Selection Form in March, they can change their selection every two weeks by contacting their school site.

Yes. Families will be able to switch the instructional models their students are participating in every 2 weeks, by contacting their school.

Everyone on a school campus will be required to have a negative COVID test no earlier than one week before returning. Go to https://achieve.lausd.net/covidtestingappt for a list of available testing sites and to schedule a test.

Once students and staff have returned to school, they will all need to participate in the periodic COVID testing program at their school site.

Everyone will have to answer some basic health questions, similar to what we have to answer when entering public places like grocery stores and restaurants. Everyone will also get their temperature taken. The Daily Pass web tool helps make all these procedures easier to navigate.

Los Angeles Unified has worked with Microsoft to develop the Daily Pass web app to help speed the process. This online tool is a one-stop shop for staff and families where you can schedule COVID tests, view test results, answer the required daily health check questions, and more. You can watch a video about the Daily Pass here: https://achieve.lausd.net/dailypass.

Los Angeles Unified's health and safety protocols are above and beyond what is required by Departments of Public Health. We are committed to reopening schools as safely as possible. All schools have been sterilized, top to bottom, and are well-stocked with cleaning supplies and extra personal protective equipment (PPE). Air filters in the ventilation systems have been replaced with filters akin to N-95 masks, and classroom surfaces are cleaned nightly with electrostatic machines, which increase the effectiveness of the sanitization. Signs and markings have been installed at schools to promote social distancing. We will be conducting regular testing of all staff and students who are on our school sites.

Early education centers (EECs) and elementary schools will open in two phases. A small group of schools will open April 12th, and then all EECs and elementary schools will reopen April 19th.

If you or your child attends a middle or high school, schools will open the week of April 26th.

Be sure that your parent contact information is up to date in the Parent Portal, or call your school site for assistance if you have not been receiving their regular correspondence via telephone, text, or email.  

We are already offering in-person services for targeted groups of students, including childcare, one-on-one and small group instruction, services for students with special needs, and a return to athletic conditioning.

The Monday before a school returns to in-person instruction, all teachers will do a short welcome for them to review routines and protocols. For those students returning to campus, we are welcoming back the youngest grade levels at each school a day before other grades, so that students can get acclimated to the campus and learn the routines look on their campuses.

School sites will be sharing information about specific schedules starting the week of April 5. Teachers will also be sharing information through Schoology.

Initial cohorts will be finalized during the week of April 5. Be sure that your parent contact information is up to date in the Parent Portal, or call your school site for assistance if you have not been receiving their regular correspondence via telephone, text, or email.

Information about the 2021-2022 school year will be shared as soon as it is available.

What will people have to do to get on campus every day? Everyone on a school campus will be required to have a negative COVID test no earlier than one week before returning. Go to https://achieve.lausd.net/covidtestingappt for a list of available testing sites and to schedule a test.

Once students and staff have returned to school, they will all need to participate in the periodic COVID testing program at their school site.

Everyone will have to answer some basic health questions, similar to what we have to answer when entering public places like grocery stores and restaurants. Everyone will also get their temperature taken. The Daily Pass web tool helps make all these procedures easier to navigate.

All students and staff must take a COVID test within the week before they return to in-person school. The results of that test have to be on file with your school site, or via the Daily Pass. Los Angeles Unified has 44 testing sites that are available to families free of charge. Parents can call the Family Help Desk at 213-443-1300 for assistance scheduling a test, or they can visit here: https://achieve.lausd.net/covidtestingappt

Once school starts, students and staff will participate in periodic testing at their school site. The students will be given the test outside their classroom by a healthcare professional and quickly return to their learning. Parents will have to consent to that testing one time, and no further action is required.

Students who show up unaccompanied by a parent/adult will be taken to an area to wait while the parent picks them up. The principal or school staff will direct the parent and student to take a test at the nearest school-based testing site before entering the campus. Testing sites are available here: https://achieve.lausd.net/covidtestingappt. The testing program can get results in approximately 24 hours. Once they have their results, the student can generate a Daily Pass to enter their school site.

Principals have access to testing information for students and employees through a dashboard and will be able to monitor testing participation.

Once school has reopened and a student has been allowed on campus with a negative COVID test, future COVID tests will be available on campus, with parental permission.

A mobile testing unit will visit each campus. If a student or staff member misses their school's scheduled test day, they can test at one of the regular Los Angeles Unified testing locations using the Daily Pass.

No. Students who have difficulty with the nasal swab COVID test will be provided with alternative test. Currently this alternative test is a saliva test. Mobile testing teams at school sites will provide assistance and additional time to accommodate for a student to complete the testing process.

Any information shared with outside parties will be in full compliance with privacy laws and only with consent from any participant in the testing program. If someone in a student's cohort tests positive, that cohort will be notified immediaty that there was a positive case. The identity of the person who tested positive will not be made public to the cohort.

A public dashboard is being developed that reports all instances of positive cases at all schools and worksites. Parents will have access to their school's dashboard. If someone in a student's cohort tests positive, that cohort will be notified immediately that there was a positive case. The identity of the person who tested positive will not be made public to the cohort.

Infiniti Health will staff the mobile testing teams traveling to the school sites to administer the COVID tests to students and staff, relieving the school nurses to continue with their roles and responsibilities at the school site.

Information and tutorials on the Daily Pass can be found here: https://achieve.lausd.net/dailypass. It is important that parents use their Parent Portal login information to access the Daily Pass. Students 13 and older can complete the Daily Pass on their own.

Individuals without a device will be able to complete the Daily Health Check in-person. This is a verbal process of answering the Daily Health Check screening questions before entering a school or office.

Only students who are 13 years and older can obtain a Daily Pass on their own. Students 12 years or younger, whose parents do not have a Parent Portal account, will need to answer the Daily Health questions verbally at the entrance of their school site.

Families may call the Help Desk to receive support with setting up the Daily Pass. Families can call: (213) 443-1300 and employees can call: (213) 241-2700. The helpdesk is open 6 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday for any questions about Los Angeles Unified and the COVID pandemic.

In person elementary students will be in school from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can watch "A Day in the Life of a Second Grade Student" here: https://lausd.wistia.com/medias/6glc3kyoow

Los Angeles Unified and our principals are making every effort to ensure students remain with their teacher. There may be some occasions where this is not possible.

Cohort size will be determined by the number of students that can fit inside a classroom while still maintaining 6 feet of social distancing.

Due to the disinfection requirements of shared equipment between cohorts, the use of play structures and equipment is currently restricted. Students will still be able to play outside with their peers in socially distanced activities.

Yes. Students who qualify for transportation services will be provided with transportation, and buses will have additional staff to perform temperature checks and ensure distancing on the buses.

Students need to answer the Daily Health Check questions and have their temperatures taken before boarding the school bus. These buses will have fewer students.

Elementary students will be provided three meals at the conclusion of the cohort’s instructional day. Students will receive their meals as they exit their classes and can consume their meals at home or with their cohort.

Secondary students will be served food during the designated lunch period. Meals are to be eaten outside in which cohorting and social distancing guidelines are maintained.

All students are currently eligible to receive Grab & Go food.

Yes, students are permitted to bring food so long as the food is not shared and students are eating in a socially distanced manner.

Students and staff must wear a face mask at all times; therefore, water should also be consumed outside of class.

Students should bring District-assigned device (e.g. laptop or tablet) and their charger to school every day. There will be charging stations at each school, but students should charge their device every night.

Students will be allowed to keep their laptops over the summer so that may attend summer programs.

After summer programs are over, for those students who are culminating or leaving the school/district, laptops must be returned before the start of the next school year to the prior school.

If a teacher has a medically-recommended reasonable accommodation to remaining teaching from home, students on campus will have a substitute teacher in their classroom while the teacher is projected on Zoom for elementary students and during advisory for secondary students.

Every effort possible will be made to keep siblings in the same cohort/schedule.

Yes.

Elementary school students will be on campus 5 days a week for a full school day. They will receive in-person instruction with the same group of students either in the morning or the afternoon. Classrooms will be cleaned between sessions. When not receiving in-person instruction, students will complete coursework online and participate in supervised, independent work. On-site supervised care and enrichment activities will be available, and eligible students will receive three meals, similar to our current Grab & Go program.

Middle and high school students will be on campus 2-3 days a week with the same group of students in the same classroom. Students will continue to receive instruction online, and each student will receive noise-cancelling headphones. Students will participate in their advisory classes with their teacher for in-person community building and social-emotional learning. On-site childcare and enrichment activities will be available for middle school students during the days and times when they are not receiving direct instruction, and eligible students will receive three meals, similar to the current Grab & Go program.  
 
We recognize that it would be more beneficial for secondary students to be receiving in-person instruction on campus, but given the number of subjects and variety of teachers for these subjects, we decided that it isn’t safe for students to move around the campus in close proximity to one another at this point in time.
 
See detailed schedules for elementary, middle, and high schools for the remainder of this semester on page 4 of the Family Guide:
https://reopening.lausd.net/familyguide (English)
https://reopening.lausd.net/familyguide_spa (Spanish)

If a student tests positive for COVID, their parent or guardian will be notified via email and phone call immediately. The student will not be allowed to return to campus until they have completed an isolation period of 10 days and are cleared to return by the Community Engagement Team. Los Angeles Unified has an exposure management plan in accordance with guidelines from the LA County Department of Public Health.

Restrooms and high-touch surfaces will be disinfected hourly. Classrooms will be disinfected between cohorts of students and at the end of each day. Los Angeles Unified has doubled our custodial staff. These designated teams will be focused on disinfecting.

All schools have School Readiness Report Card where you can see the protocols that are in place already. All schools also have a COVID-19 School Compliance task force that will ensure those protocols are being followed. There will also be non-school based teams who will inspect sites to be sure all protocols are being followed.

Support staff will be available to students in isolation areas to offer assistance with independent work or online learning.

If a student is feeling unwell, then the student should see their health care provider. As always, communicate with the school site and teacher, if and when, the student will not be in attendance.

Every effort will be made to provide equitable school nurse time to all schools. In addition, we will fill in as much additional nursing time with our Licensed Vocational Nurses.

The school teams will continue to reinforce the importance of properly wearing a face mask and keeping socially distanced.  Signs and information will be shared and posted throughout campus.  All employees will also continue to communicate the importance of wearing a face mask in messages to families and the community.

Any family may contact their school directly to inform them of a decision regarding their return to campus.

If a student exhibits disability-related challenge news using PPE, an accommodation process will be used to support the student’s appropriate use of PPE.

Students who have difficulty with the nasal swab COVID test will be provided with alternative test. Currently this alternative test is a saliva test. Mobile testing teams at school sites will provide assistance and additional time to accommodate for a student to complete the testing process.

There may be times when closer proximity is necessitated. Employees engaged in activities which do not permit physical distancing (i.e., physical therapy or personal assistance to students), will be equipped with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

If a student participates in hybrid instruction and BII support is noted in their IEP, the BII will also attend in-person instruction with the student.

If a child has these supports noted in their IEP, they will receive these supports during hybrid in-person instruction.

The Special Education Division website has more information, including a detailed FAQ for families about the return to campus: https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/16729

Summer programming and the proposed extended school year will give students more time to complete unfinished learning from the previous school year, including social emotional learning and academic instruction.

The district's secondary grading policy has been adjusted to provide students an extra week at the 15-week and 20-week grading period to complete missing assignments in order to improve their grade. If students fail a course, they may take the course during the summer term. Up to 3 or 4 courses may be taken during the summer. There are additional opportunities for credit recovery during the school year.

To be determined. The California Department of Education has requested a waiver from the Smarter Balanced Assessments from the U.S. Department of Education. When a decision is granted, the state will be providing information to districts and schools.

Information on this topic is forthcoming and will be decided based on the latest available health and safety guidelines.

School sites are providing families multiple ways to access information about school site plans for reopening. Follow your school site social media sites, listen to and read all BlackBoard messages, participate in online school meetings, and contact your school by phone for direct assistance. Parents and guardians should also create a Parent Portal account to stay connected to their student’s academic progress and attendance. To register for an account, parents can contact their child’s school to receive a unique 4-digit PIN and the child’s district-issued ID number. The Parent Portal Resources website has tools to help you: https://parentportal.lausd.net.

You are welcome to contact the Los Angeles Unified Family Help Desk at 213-443-1300, and a representative will assist you and make a connection to the Community of School and school office for assistance.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to your school site, your Community of School team, or call our LA Unified Family Help Desk at 213-443-1300.

Yes. Families may contact their local principal or school site administrator to request services from school site providers and local community agencies. Also, families can call the Los Angeles Unified mental health hotline at 213-241-3840 for further support.

The District is committed to increasing access to mental health services and supporting our staff with information to incorporate social emotional learning into their lessons and advisor.

The District is utilizing an “all hands on deck” approach to supporting students with a successful transition back into the classroom.

The RoadMap for Social-Emotional Well-Being & Academic Success is a tool for parents, caregivers and educators filled with activities, information and resources building the capacity of each adult to support resilience, additional services when needed, and access to services when intensive support is necessary.

The Student Health and Human Services Hotline at 213-241-3840 is also available with virtual services and consultation for parents/caregivers and educators.

At this time, only school staff (including Beyond the Bell partners) and students are able to come onto campuses. We hope to open our campuses to our partners as soon as we feel it is safe to do so.

Our leasing office is working with the providers that have offered fee based child care in the past on school campuses. They might be able to operate with permission from the District, principals and if there is space for them on the campuses.

At the time of this publication, the hours of operation for the Student Supervision Programs at 8 am – 4 pm, Monday through Friday. These offerings will be incorporated into a student's full day schedule, and is only for those students who have indicated they wish to return to schools in person for the remainder of the year. Los Angeles Unified is not offering morning childcare options at this time.

TK-8 students will be able to participate in supervised care when not receiving direct, on-campus instruction. The group ratio will be maintained at 14:1 student adult ratio.

We will be working with the principals to establish the cohorts during the instructional hours as well as the Beyond the Bell time. According to the LA County Department of Public Health guidelines, students can be part of different  supervision cohorts than they would be during the instructional day. Once the cohorts are established, they will be stable cohorts and not change.

Sites will be supervised by Los Angeles Unified staff (Beyond the Bell) and Beyond the Bell partner agencies.

At this time, the vaccine is not mandatory for Los Angeles Unified employees; however, we strongly encourage all stakeholders to consider their options with regard to the vaccine.

This confidential information will not be available.

Currently, federal authorities have only approved the COVID-19 vaccines for people 16 and over.

To make an appointment through the county, residents with disabilities or without computer access can call 833-540-0473 between 8:00 am and 8:30 pm 7 days a week for assistance with appointments. You may also visit myturn.ca.gov.

On April 1, all Los Angeles County residents 50 and over became eligible for a vaccine. On April 15, everyone 16 and over is eligible.

More information is available at achieve.lausd.net/covidvaccine