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- Written by: Governor’s Office
A critical part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s SMARTER Plan, the state has maintained the operational readiness and resource stockpiles to quickly distribute tests to help minimize the spread of COVID-19.
Click here for b-roll of the state’s distribution of COVID-19 tests for school students and staff.
“California is focused on keeping schools open and students safe, and we’re not letting our guard down,” said Gov. Newsom. “We know that COVID-19 is still present in our communities, but the SMARTER Plan is how we keep people safe and continue moving the state forward.”
In addition to these tests, the state has made personal protective equipment, or PPE, available for any school that needs it — already having distributed over 40.6 million KN95s, N95s, and surgical masks to schools since the return from winter break.
Throughout the pandemic, the state distributed over 1 billion PPE units to schools, including items such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizers, and more.
California has become a national leader in preventing school closures and keeping students in the classroom.
As the New York Times highlighted in mid-October, California did “remarkably well limiting outbreaks,” accounting for 1% of the nation’s school closures despite educating 12% of the nation’s students. By the start of winter break, the state improved that rate to 0.3% of the nation’s school closures.
To help facilitate the deployment and administration of these tests, the California Department of Public Health has distributed materials to schools to further highlight this testing program, such as social media images and messaging.
That messaging includes the SMARTER Plan’s core pillars and preparedness metrics focus on lifesaving public health measures and strategies the state has successfully used to slow the spread and protect Californians.
Recognizing that each variant brings with it unique characteristics relative to the specific conditions in our neighborhoods and communities, the plan preserves needed flexibility and ensures the state has the resources and capabilities in place to tackle the COVID-19 challenges that lie ahead.
The SMARTER Plan maintains the state’s focus on targeted investments and outreach to tackle COVID-19 health disparities in disproportionately impacted communities.
The plan features a new COVID-19 Assessment and Action Unit to monitor data and front line conditions in real-time. It also builds upon a robust, regionally-based wastewater surveillance and genome sequencing network to have early and rapid insights into the changing nature of the virus and early identification of variants.
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- Written by: Lakeport Unified School District
Lakeport Unified School District has hosted a Reach Higher Day event for many years, originally called Career and College Day and is an event focusing on the preparedness of post secondary, college and career readiness and California college and career educational standards.
This year’s main event is scheduled for March 30, however, AVID, career and college readiness and awareness activities are scheduled to occur the week of March 28 to April 1.
The team is excited to be able to offer this opportunity to our students yet again this school year.
As in previous years, they invite community members and local business owners to share information about their chosen career pathway, explaining the steps that led them to this career choice along with educational experiences that supported their successful career and/or business ownership.
This opportunity is opened to all fields and professions, military branches and Clear Lake High School alumni.
Organizers have hosted this event in a variety of modes due to COVID-19 restrictions and were able to offer a virtual event last March.
For this year’s event, each school site has slightly different preparations, however, the focus remains for the district to provide this opportunity to all grade levels.
Students will be provided opportunities with prerecorded, live virtual, and live in-person presentations by a variety of community members.
It is the district’s intention and passion to inspire young people to “reach higher” than they’ve ever believed possible.
It is never too early to expose children to college and career opportunities. You never know what might interest and inspire their drive to stay motivated in their learning and success.
The team working to make this event a success for students includes Lakeport Unified School District counseling staff, Jodie Smart-Maize and Juan Simental from Clear Lake High School, Michele Himenes from Terrace Middle School, Krystal Patrick from Lakeport Elementary School, district counselor Michael Keys, along with district behavior specialist Rojon Brown, district AVID instructional coach Elisa Prather and Nicole Wells, the director of special education and health services.
Should any business owner or community partner wish to be involved with this event, please contact Nicole Wells at
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- Written by: Central Methodist University
Nearly 1,000 students across all campuses and online learning met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester.
Vanessa Lynette Hughes, of Clearlake Oaks, Calif., was among those meeting the requirements for recognition.
Since its founding in 1854, CMU has evolved into a university that confers master's, bachelor's and associate's degrees through programming on its main campus in Fayette, Mo., and through extension sites and online.
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- Written by: Southern New Hampshire University
Ana Rodriguez and Rylie Morrison received recognition for their academic excellence in the fall semester.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 are named to the dean's list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits.
Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit institution with an 89-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults.
Now serving more than 160,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Recognized as the "Most Innovative" regional university by U.S. News & World Report and one of the fastest-growing universities in the country, SNHU is committed to expanding access to high quality, affordable pathways that meet the needs of each learner.