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Dear WSD Parents and Guardians, I hope this message finds you and your loved ones healthy as we approach Thanksgiving Break. Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Orange County has been placed back on the Purple Tier (most restrictive tier) because of an increase in COVID-19 transmission. The California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy outlines a four-tiered, color-coded system to show the status of COVID-19 infections and restrictions in a county.

Dear WSD Parents and Guardians, We had a successful phased-in approach to bringing all of our elementary students who elected to return to an in-person hybrid model these last two weeks. Many thanks goes to our staff, administrators, students and parents for making this day safe yet welcoming for all of our students. Please follow the attached link below for information about the status of our current district wide hybrid virtual placement numbers and COVID Dashboard.

Dear WSD parents and guardians, Thank you for completing our WSD Family Commitment Form. Our results indicate that at every school site, very large percentages of our families wish to return to an in-person Hybrid Model while others wish to remain in the all virtual learning instructional model. Since COVID-19 cases are declining in Orange County, we are allowed to offer an in-person Hybrid Model at this time as long as we adhere to all health and safety guidelines from the state and local health agencies. Therefore, we will be able to offer both virtual and hybrid models to meet families’ needs. We have been working tirelessly for the past several months preparing for this day to come, where we can offer an in-person learning option for our students.

Dear WSD families, Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! This is a friendly reminder that the first day of school is Wednesday, September 2nd and as you are aware, due to COVID-19 circumstances, we are beginning the school year in a 100% virtual learning instructional model. Please know that this time around, we have a robust virtual learning program where teachers and students will engage in increased daily live instruction. Students will also participate in engaging virtual learning programs that will evaluate your child’s learning in all subject matters. This program will not be like what you’ve experienced back in March when we went into emergency distance learning mode.

Dear WSD staff and families, I hope you are enjoying your summer break! I want to commend everyone for their flexibility, adaptability and understanding during this unexpected global health crisis. Even though we are facing many uncertainties and challenges, WSD is committed to keeping the health and safety of our students, staff and families as of the utmost importance.