The Sonoma County Office of Education has announced that all school playgrounds and fields are closed until further notice. Please shelter in place.
TOWN HALL TONIGHT
August 5th, 2020
6:00-7:45 pm via Zoom (link below)
August 5th, 2020
6:00-7:45 pm via Zoom (link below)
6:00 Welcome and Meeting Norms - Kalen Wood/Ron Liskey
6:10 Poem by Amanda Gorman - Jehanne Hale
6:15 Distance Learning Planning Update - Kalen
Survey Summary - Deidra Warner
6:40 How Teachers Have Prepared for Distance Learning This Summer - Heather Colby-Sereano
6:45 Parent Group Update - Robert Curtis
6:50 Break out Groups/Norms - Robert Curtis
What are the top 2-3 needs you have that you'd like our faculty to know in order to be successful in distance learning? Are there strategies you've tried or heard about that you want to share?
7:15 Share out - Group Communicators
7:35 Appreciations and Closing - Kalen
Topic: SunRidge Town Hall
Time: Aug 5, 2020 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84233076922
Meeting ID: 842 3307 6922
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kDOwiMEEO
6:10 Poem by Amanda Gorman - Jehanne Hale
6:15 Distance Learning Planning Update - Kalen
Survey Summary - Deidra Warner
6:40 How Teachers Have Prepared for Distance Learning This Summer - Heather Colby-Sereano
6:45 Parent Group Update - Robert Curtis
6:50 Break out Groups/Norms - Robert Curtis
What are the top 2-3 needs you have that you'd like our faculty to know in order to be successful in distance learning? Are there strategies you've tried or heard about that you want to share?
7:15 Share out - Group Communicators
7:35 Appreciations and Closing - Kalen
Topic: SunRidge Town Hall
Time: Aug 5, 2020 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84233076922
Meeting ID: 842 3307 6922
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kDOwiMEEO
Twin Hills School District/SunRidge Reopening Update
7/24/20
Dear SunRidge school community,
You may have heard that Governor Gavin Newsom provided new state guidance for schools. This guidance impacts our school district’s plans for the fall. This letter provides an update on what we know about school reopening based on this guidance. Also, this letter will outline the next steps that we will be taking to prepare for a safe and successful school year. As we near the beginning of the school year, Twin Hills will provide regular updates. Thank you for your ongoing patience and understanding during these challenging and quickly changing times. Together, we will provide our children with the best education possible!
Sincerely,
Dr. Barbara Bickford
Kalen Wood
New State Guidelines
Beginning in Distance Learning
The governor announced on July 17th that any district whose schools are in a county that is on the state “watch/monitoring” list will not be able to open for in-person learning until they are off that list for 14 days. We know that Sonoma county will be on that list until at least Aug. 2. That means the earliest that we or any Sonoma County district could open for in-person instruction would be August 14, but there are strict guidelines to overcome in order to do this. For SunRidge we will begin classes in distance learning on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Distance Learning will continue through October 16, 2020 with reevaluation in mid-September.
Our Next Steps
Rigorous and Accountable
The state set guidelines for rigorous, accountable distance learning. You will receive information with a schedule for your child/ren outlining when they will have in person teaching with other students and when they may work on assignments. There will be also be in person online check ins and tutorials as needed with teachers or instructional assistants. The daily schedules and teacher contact will be tailored to primary, intermediate, and middle school levels. Principals and directors are beginning to work with teachers on these schedules.
Attendance, Grading, and Accountability
The state mandate includes daily attendance and follow-up if a student misses three or more days in a week; feedback and grading of student work; and report cards. This distance learning experience will be very different from last spring when we were figuring out how to do this. We have more experience and guidance now.
Return to Hybrid Model
When we are able to hold classes on campus, it will most likely be a combination of in school and distance learning instruction. Parents and staff will have at minimum, two weeks’ notice of a pending change. Principals and directors will send, with plenty of notice, your sibling attendance days and times.
Masks
The governor provided new statewide mask requirements for schools (once in-person learning resumes). These include:
Age Face Covering Requirement
Under 2 years No
2 years - 2nd grade Strongly encouraged. Face shield can be worn instead of mask
(We will work with teachers on the best management of masks and shields for our younger students with the safety and comfort of all at the forefront)
Third grade and above Yes, unless exempt according to CDPH guidelines
1. All staff must wear face coverings unless exempt.
2. Schools are being required to exclude students from campus if they are not exempt and refuse to wear a mask provided by the school. If you do not feel comfortable sending your child to school in a mask, please contact to discuss distance learning options for your child.
3. Children can remove their masks for meals, naps, and outdoor recreation.
Learn More
● Following are links to the new guidance documents for schools:
○ COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Learning Framework for K-12 Schools in California, 2020-2021 School Year
Industry Guidance for Schools & School-based Programs
| press_release_04-01-20_-_eng.pdf |
Enrollment Events:
Application Information
Our Open Application has ended as of March 6, 2020
Applications submitted after this date will not be included in our initial lottery but will be held in the event of a second lottery.
Applications submitted after this date will not be included in our initial lottery but will be held in the event of a second lottery.
Enrollment in a charter school is a choice made by parents to participate in the alternative educational approach offered by that charter school. For this reason, it is essential that interested parents become knowledgeable about our approach to education so they can make an informed decision about whether it matches what they want for their child.
Following the open application period, a lottery will be held for each class that has more applicants than available spaces, resulting in a lottery list showing order of enrollment for available spaces. All applicants will be notified by mail the week of March 30th, 2020 with their number on the lottery list.
Those not offered spaces immediately following the lottery will remain on the waiting list and be notified in order if additional spaces open up either before the school year begins or during the school year.
Waiting lists remain in effect for only the year of application.
Note: To be eligible, a child must be a resident of California at the time of application.
Following the open application period, a lottery will be held for each class that has more applicants than available spaces, resulting in a lottery list showing order of enrollment for available spaces. All applicants will be notified by mail the week of March 30th, 2020 with their number on the lottery list.
Those not offered spaces immediately following the lottery will remain on the waiting list and be notified in order if additional spaces open up either before the school year begins or during the school year.
Waiting lists remain in effect for only the year of application.
Note: To be eligible, a child must be a resident of California at the time of application.
Click here to apply for classroom-based program
Click here to apply for HomeSchool program
Click here for Enrollment Policies and Procedures
Click here to apply for HomeSchool program
Click here for Enrollment Policies and Procedures
Nurturing, Imaginative, From the Heart….
SunRidge is a charter school located in beautiful west Sonoma County, serving over 275 students in kindergarten through 8th grade. We use a Waldorf curriculum and methods to meet children’s needs holistically and at their developmental level.
In our one- and two-year kindergartens, handwork, crafts, baking, gardening, storytelling, puppetry, rhythmic movement, music, nature walks and lots of outdoor play time lay a healthy foundation for each child’s physical, social and academic development.
In the grades, academic subjects are presented artistically, imaginatively, and kinesthetically to engage children emotionally and physically as well as intellectually. Visual, expressive, and practical arts are an integral part of the school day, including painting, drawing, speech and drama, handwork, woodwork, gardening, cooking, singing, instrumental music, and movement.
Enriching field trips, including overnights starting in 4th grade, provide children with real-world learning experiences in areas that complement the curriculum of their grade.
SunRidge is committed to prepare our graduates for success in both public and private high schools without “teaching to the test” or overburdening students’ home lives with too much homework. We believe the best preparation for high school and life is when students learn how to think, problem solve, be creative, and strive to understand and care about the complexity and beauty of human cultures and the natural world.
In our one- and two-year kindergartens, handwork, crafts, baking, gardening, storytelling, puppetry, rhythmic movement, music, nature walks and lots of outdoor play time lay a healthy foundation for each child’s physical, social and academic development.
In the grades, academic subjects are presented artistically, imaginatively, and kinesthetically to engage children emotionally and physically as well as intellectually. Visual, expressive, and practical arts are an integral part of the school day, including painting, drawing, speech and drama, handwork, woodwork, gardening, cooking, singing, instrumental music, and movement.
Enriching field trips, including overnights starting in 4th grade, provide children with real-world learning experiences in areas that complement the curriculum of their grade.
SunRidge is committed to prepare our graduates for success in both public and private high schools without “teaching to the test” or overburdening students’ home lives with too much homework. We believe the best preparation for high school and life is when students learn how to think, problem solve, be creative, and strive to understand and care about the complexity and beauty of human cultures and the natural world.
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