Gov. Jay Inslee has closed all schools in the state for six weeks as of Tuesday citing concern over the spread of COVID-19.
Most K-12 districts on the North Olympic Peninsula will be open Monday but for the Quillayute Valley School District which will close to all students beginning Monday so that staff can begin planning a modified education program, Superintendent Diana Reaume said.
Here are details from each district.
Peninsula College: The winter quarter ends Thursday.
Faculty and staff will return to the campus April 6, with spring quarter online classes for students beginning April 13.
“We’ll be going online where we can go online,” college President Luke Robins said Friday.
The campus will remain open, including the child care center and the library, where 6-foot social distancing will be in effect.
College staff will review ways to approach one-on-one tutoring for math and reading labs, college spokesperson Kari Desser said.
Labs and clinics will continue as well, under social-distancing guidelines.
The college website is at pencol.edu/.
Port Angeles School District: The intention is to have seniors graduate on time and for students to finish their grades, Superintendent Martin Brewer said.
An email to parents said that at-home educational resources will be made available to students.
Childcare will be provided to first responders and health care professionals during school hours and the district is working on partnering with area facilities to possibly provide daycare for parents who don’t work in those fields, Brewer said Friday.
One Port Angeles daycare facility has indicated its intention to be a full-service facility, and the district is in discussions with Shore Aquatic Center and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula to possibly provide child care.
Available meals for children provided at school sites, the details of which were not available as of Friday.
The district’s timeline to provide parents with further details on child care information is by mid-week, food service information by Tuesday and academic implementation by Friday.
Updates will be on the website at http://www.sequimschools.org/.
Crescent School District: The district in Joyce will be open Monday to ensure students receive supplemental materials to support them during the closure.
The staff is hoping to offer up to two meals daily to anyone 18 and under at no charge, said Superintendent Dave Bingham.
“We will send information out to families next week with further details about service days, pickup points and /or drop-off locations, Bingham said on the district website.
For more information, contact the office at office@csd313.org or 360-928-3311.
Sequim School District: Schools will remain open Monday, when students will be given educational materials and can check out library books.
Families were informed that meals will be made available to students, with “details to follow,” education resources will be provided, childcare will be provided to families of first responders and health care workers,
Childcare for younger students will be set up at Helen Haller and Greywold elementary schools and likely run by para-educators, Superintendent Rob Clark said in an interview.
Options for middle and high school students are being evaluated, he said.
Updates will be posted at www.sequimschools.org/
Quillayute Valley School District: All classes will be suspended beginning Monday to prepare an educational program and a way to provide child care during the closure.
Breakfast and lunch will be served daily beginning Monday at the Forks High School cafeteria. Breakfast will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be from noon to 1 p.m.
The website is at www.qvschools.org/.
Cape Flattery School District — An early release is planned on Monday, said Superintendent Michelle Parkin on the district website at www.cfsd401.org/.
Makah tribal officials are discussing options regarding school closures with state officials, a tribal member said Friday at the daily Clallam County Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 briefing.
More information on the shutdown, including daycare options, should be known by Monday, he said.
The tribe has closed Neah Bay to tourists.
Port Townsend School District: Although all district schools, including West Sound Tech and the Port Townsend Maritime Academy will be closed as of Tuesday, school offices will remain open through Friday so families can pick up student medication and other personal items.
The district office will remain open, the school board will meet and updates will be posted at www.ptschools.org/.
Port Townsend School District will provide meals for pickup for youngsters under 18 beginning Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday at Salish Coast Elementary, 1637 Grant St.; Port Townsend High School, 1500 Van Ness Ave.; Jefferson County Airport, 191 Airport Cutoff Road; and Cape George Fire Station, 3850 Cape George Road.
No forms or registration are required. Breakfast and lunch will be distributed at the same time.
The district aims to provide learning support materials online, emergency childcare and support for seniors to ensure they complete graduation requirements.
Quilcene School District — School officials are waiting for clarification from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction on requirements for student to make up school days, schools Superintendent Frank Redmond said Friday.
The 12th and 11th grades are the only grades with required course work over the spring break, and staff is working on course work for grades K-10, and on providing guidance to parents for keeping their children on track.
Child care and food services will provided to families of health care and emergency workers.
Redmond was optimistic that those services can be provided to other families during the closure.
Updates will be on the website at www.qsd48.org/.
Chimacum School District: Classes stop Tuesday and outside rentals of school facilities are canceled until at least April24. School offices will be open through Friday and the district office will be open throughout the closure.
The school board will continue to meet but those who attend are asked to practice social distancing.
Updates will be on the website at www.csd49.org/.
Brinnon School District: The school district will be open Monday and then close Tuesday through April 24.
Superintendent Patricia Beathard said that staff members are working to provide child care for those who must work; meals for children and educational resources for at-home learning.
The school’s website is at www.bsd46.org/. A Facebook page will be prepared, Beathard said.
