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Return Together Update
In-Person Instruction, Graduations, Vaccination Clinics, Memorial Day Closure
Dear Sacramento City Unified Families,
Please see the following updates on:
- Increased In-Person Instruction
- Get Vaccinated Events
- Class of 2021 Graduations
- Upcoming Freeway Closures
- Summer Learning Program
- Memorial Day Closure
Return Together Update
Updated physical distancing in classrooms
Hello Sacramento City Unified Families:
During our Return Together planning, we have been clear: it is our goal to get as many students as possible back to full time, in-person learning. However, with additional weeks before summer break, we know there are continued opportunities to serve our students now.
Our district has made every effort possible to get our students back in the classroom, including implementing strong health and safety protocols and providing access to vaccination and testing.
Return Together Update
More in-person instruction, Vaccines now available for ages 12+
Dear SCUSD Families:
Please read the below important updates about:
- Four days of in-person instruction for many elementary students starting Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Commitment to a full reopening in the Fall
- Pfizer Vaccine now available for ages 12 and up – more events upcoming
Return Together Update
Importance of Testing, Quarantines, LCAP Survey, Internet Challenges
Dear Sac City Unified Families:
We are pleased to share the following important updates below on:
- Importance of COVID-19 Testing, Even After Vaccines
- Quarantine Protocols When There’s a Positive Case on Campus
- LCAP Survey Reminder
- Internet Challenges and Status
Return Together Update
In-Person Learning, Vaccinations, LCAP Survey, Sac RT and Earth Day
Dear Sac City Unified Families:
Please see the following Return to Learn updates for April 23, 2021 on the following topics:
- Return to In-Person Learning
- Vaccination Clinics
- Ryde Free RT
- LCAP Survey and Listening Sessions
- Earth Day
Agreement Reached with SEIU 1021
Includes strong health and safety guidelines as agreed upon by other bargaining units
Hello SCUSD Families,
As we communicated last week, negotiations with our labor partner, the Service Employees International Union, had reached an impasse, leading to a mediation session on Monday with the guidance of two state appointed mediators.
Update on Negotiations and SEIU Strike Announcement
Hello SCUSD Families,
As you might have heard, one of our five labor partners, Service Employees International Union 1021 (SEIU 1021) announced on social media yesterday that they intend to strike on April 22 and 23, the first two days of our district’s secondary students’ return to campus.
As of now, SEIU has not formally informed the district that they intend to strike next week.
Return Together Update: Increased Testing and Vaccination Availability
Upcoming vaccination events this week at Burbank HS and Serna
Hello SCUSD Families and Students,
Our first week of in-person learning is in the books, and over the coming weeks we will begin to welcome additional cohorts and grade segments back to our campuses. We can’t say it enough – we are so excited to see our students!
Returning Together
A Message from Superintendent Jorge A. Aguilar
Hello SCUSD Families and Students,
We are so excited that after a year of distance learning, beginning tomorrow, many of our students will be back on our campuses once again. They were sorely missed. We know that this year has been tough for many and that in-person support is a necessary component to meeting our students’ academic social and emotional needs.
Welcome Back SCUSD
A Message from Superintendent Jorge A. Aguilar
Hello Sac City Unified Families and Students,
I hope you all had a wonderful and restful Spring Break. We are very excited to begin welcoming students and staff back to campuses in a phased-in approach with our first cohort of K-3 grade and K-6 Special Day Classes coming back this week beginning April 8. We have waited for this day for a long time and I cannot express enough how overjoyed I am to see our students and staff in-person again.
Return Together Update: Cohort Assignments, Spring Break, Vaccination Update
Hello Sac City Unified Families:
Please review this important update with information about:
- Upcoming Communications on Cohort Assignments
- Spring Break and Meal Distribution
- Vaccination Update – nearly 5,000 vaccinated!
Return Together Update: Sacramento County in the Red Tier, Agreement with SCTA, Return to Health, Return to Learn Updates
Dear Sac City Unified Families:
We are pleased to share the following important updates below on:
- Sacramento is in Red Tier – Great News for our Return Together
- Agreement with SCTA – New Return Date for Grades 7-12
- Return to Health Updates
- Testing
- Vaccination
- Return to Learn Updates
- Example Video of In-Person Learning
- Learning Model Decisions
Complete the Learning Options Form by March 17
Select In-Person or Distance Learning for Your Student
We are excited to announce that schools will reopen soon with strict measures in place to protect the health and safety of our students and staff.
We now need you to tell us how you want your student to participate when we return together.
Please complete our form at k12-schedule.com/sac-city to tell us whether your student will return in-person or continue in distance learning. Complete the form by March 17 at 11:59 P.M.
Tell Us How Your Student Will Return – In-Person or Distance Learning
Complete the Learning Options Form
Hello SCUSD Families,
As COVID-19 rates continue to decrease in our community and under the guidance of Sacramento County Public Health and the California Department of Public Health, we are looking forward to safely welcoming students back to optional in-person learning starting next month. Please view information about our district’s Health and Safety protocols at and our work to ensure a safe campus environment at our Reopening Dashboard.
Return Together Update: Board of Education Meeting on March 4
Hello Sacramento City Unified Families,
Tomorrow at our Board of Education meeting, our district staff will provide an important update on our District’s School Reopening plans. We encourage you to join us to learn more about the district’s detailed work which goes above and beyond local, state, and federal health requirements and will move us forward in our work to meet our students’ academic, social and emotional needs.
Return Together Update: Academic Models; Learning Options Form Coming Soon; MOU reached on Special Education Assessments
Dear Sac City Unified Families:
It has been nearly a year since our schools closed on March 13 and since that time we have been busily preparing our school campuses and staff to safely welcome students back to this changed environment.
Return Together Update: Academic Framework, Dashboard Updates, Current COVID-19 Status
Dear Sac City Unified Families:
We hope that you enjoyed the short, holiday week!
Today we are pleased to share with you new information on:
- Current COVID-19 Risk Levels
- Announcement of SCUSD’s Return to Learn Academic Framework to bring students back to campuses
- SCUSD/Dignity Health vaccination clinic
- Reopening Dashboard Updates
Return Together Update: COVID-19 Case Rates Improving, Vaccinations and Testing
Dear Sac City Unified Families:
We hope you had a wonderful week! Sac City Unified continues to partner with Sacramento County Public Health in mitigating the spread of COVID-19. We are pleased to share the following updates on how we are working to protect the health of our Sac City Unified community so we can Return Together to in-person learning as quickly as possible.
Return Together Update: COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing; Lincoln Holiday Observed
Dear Sac City Unified Families and Community:
The following is an update for Sac City Unified families and community about COVID-19 vaccination and testing.
Presenting the Sac City Reopening Dashboard
Last week, we surpassed a year since the first COVID-19 virus case was detected in the United States, and we are quickly approaching a year since we closed our school sites.
We know that a question at the top of the minds of our students, families, and staff is “When will we come back to campus?” This last year has been difficult, with uncertainties and fear, and adapting to distance learning, a challenge for our students and staff.