NO SCHOOL......

Sierra County Superintendent of Schools, James Berardi reported during the special Supervisors’ meeting March 31st he’d just received a letter from the State Superintendent stating that all California schools will be closed the remainder of the school year. He said the message the school district wanted to get out is; school is not over and would continue education through distance learning. Berardi stated he had meetings with teachers at all sites on Monday and they are doing their due diligence in getting things done. Teachers are creating independent study packets and Google classroom online work, and school buses will be dropping off work for students at bus stops. He hoped to find some normalcy for families and would do his best to serve all students. Berardi said he was going to be getting guidance about graduation and thinks it will be a do as you can for your kids, adding this is a moving target and he is in unchartered waters. He said revenue is usually generated by average daily attendance and the Governor has waived those rights and promised they will get paid no matter what. Berardi concluded by stating this is a learning curve and they are trying to stay, “One step ahead of it.”