22/23 Information

According to the most recent guidance by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH): "Effective March 1, 2022, the requirement for unvaccinated persons to mask in indoor public settings and businesses was replaced by a strong recommendation that all persons, regardless of vaccine status, mask in indoor public settings and businesses." 

LBUSD, Orange County Department of Education, and all local boards and schools in Orange County must implement and enforce the mandates required by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in the new K-12 school guidance. The Orange County Health Care Agency, the Orange County Department of Education, local school boards, districts, or schools may not implement policies that are less restrictive than the mandates required by CDPH which are enforceable under the California Emergency Services Act, Government Code 8665.

If you have any questions about mask guidance, please contact your child’s school principal.

• Monitor symptoms daily and stay home or keep your child home when ill
• CDC recommends vaccination for eligible individuals
• Mask guidance (see above)
• UV light filters in all HVAC systems
• Continued use of HEPA air purifiers in every workspace and classroom
• Per updated CDPH guidance, social distancing as practicable
• Continue to follow all respiratory and handwashing etiquette
• Continuation of custodial support disinfecting during the school day

LBUSD will continue to empower all students to learn through systematic school-wide support through ongoing collaboration involving teachers, administrators, families, specialists, and community partners. We have strategically expanded our wrap-around services to ensure that we are supporting all of our learners based on individual needs.

Our supports include but are not limited to:

• Universal screeners and diagnostic assessments for ELA and math to monitor student progress
• Smaller class sizes to decrease student-to-teacher class size ratios
• Small group academic support before and after school
• Academic intervention staff at elementary and middle schools to provide individualized support
• Access to 24/7 tutoring through Paper educational support system
• Blended learning opportunities through Canvas and Google Classroom learning management systems
• Ongoing vertical articulation and planning between grades/subject areas teachers
• Increase in district mental health support and school counseling staff for academic and social-emotional support services
• Universal social-emotional screeners
• Development of new wellness spaces at LBHS in partnership with CHOC
• Provide school counseling services for English learners and students who are low income
• Implementation of research-based social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum
• School-based academic and social-emotional intervention teams
• Increase in community-based program collaboration, including Boys & Girls Club and City of Laguna Beach

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided waivers allowing schools to offer free meals to all students. This means that school lunches are provided for free to all students who request them each day of school for the entire 2022-23 school year. LBUSD meals will continue to be prepared in-house, mostly from scratch. Please visit our Nutrition Services page for menus and additional information.

LBUSD will follow all current quarantine protocols. Our District nurses are here to support the parent or guardian of a child who has been exposed to or experiencing COVID-19 or COVID-like symptoms to help determine the next steps. Please contact the nurse assigned to your child’s site. 

*For students with IEPs, please refer to your child's "Emergency Condition Plan'' for services provided during periods of quarantine. If you have additional questions, please contact your child’s case manager.

If you have additional questions, please contact your child’s nurse.

LBHS or EMS
Pam Majd
pmajd@lbusd.org
949-243-5670

TOW or TMS
Kelly Schultz
kschultz@lbusd.org
949-309-1214

LBUSD will provide over the counter rapid tests upon request. These may be obtained at each school site and or the District office at any time during regular business hours. Families may also opt to obtain a PCR test from an outside provider. Students are strongly encouraged to get tested for COVID-19 prior to returning from an extended break or vacation.

Please see the May 27, 2022 CDPH: Preliminary Testing Framework for K–12 Schools for the 2022–2023 School Year.

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