Superintendent's Teaching and Learning in Safe Environments Advisory Committee

Guiding Principles

The Superintendent's Teaching and Learning in Safe Environments Advisory Committee will make thoughtful, intentional, and deliberate efforts to recommend the conditions for ESD schools to safely educate students. The Committee will use the following guiding principles as a foundation for their recommendations to the Superintendent:

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Health and Safety
Adhere to public health orders and rely on guidance and recommendations from public health officials.

Flexibility
Provide reasonable accommodations to individual students, families, and employees in response to their unique situations.

Student's Social Emotional Well-Being Guiding Principle Icon

Student's Social Emotional
Well-Being
Support the social and emotional well-being of our students, staff and community.

Learning
Provide high-quality instruction aligned with California State Standards.

Committee Charge

The Superintendent's Teaching and Learning in Safe Environments Advisory Committee will be responsible to meet the following charge:

Become fully informed on the Health and Safety guidance, changes, challenges, and consider strategies to maintain students and staff safe and healthy.

Become informed about the recommendations related to potential areas of school operations that will likely be impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Santa Clara County.

Become informed of how the District will support health and safety, physical distancing, and instructional program impact.

Become familiar with potential areas of teaching and learning that will likely be impacted by how the District develops its instructional model and the daily schedule for on-campus instruction.

Become familiar with instructional models that will be used based on the site capacity impact related to physical distancing and safety measures.

Become familiar with the District’s work that aims to support the social and emotional well-being of our students and their community.

Provide feedback and recommendations on how the District can best meet the needs of students using the Guiding Principles and the District’s work to address these principles.

Committee Members

Dr. Emy Flores - Facilitator, Superintendent
Johanna Villareal - Director
Manny Barbara - Co-facilitator, Retired Superintendent

Name	Stakeholder Group	Site/ Department/ Group
Cesar Torrico	Assistant Superintendent	Human Resources
Kim Kianidehkian	Director	Educational Services
Kim McNiven	Administrative Assistant	Business Services
Tonya Trim	Director	Educational Services
Rick Navarro	Director	Operations
Patrinia Redd	Director	Pupil Services
Suzanne Lima	President	ETA
Tami Compton	Vice President	ETA
Pauline Benton	President	CSEA Chapter 432
Amy Shaffer	Staff Secretary	Superintendent Office
Lisa Oshita	Secretary	CSEA Chapter 432
Sam Sweilem	Manager	Information Services
Steve Sweeney	Principal	Evergreen Elementary
Armando Lara	Assistant Principal	LeyVa Middle School
Nancy Keo	Parent/Community Member	O.B. Whaley Elementary School
Madhavi Gupta	Parent/Community Member/ PTA Officer	Evergreen Elementary/ Evergreen Council of PTAs
Chris Roberts	Parent/Community Member	Quimby Oak/HollyOak
Susan Huang	Community Member/ Website Consultant	District Office
Stacey Barck	Community Member/ Website Consultant	Silver Oak/ District Office
Gina Ornellas	Teacher/Parent	ETA/Special Education
Melody Sutton	Teacher	ETA/Middle School
Linda Mora	Principal

Superintendent’s Teaching and Learning in Safe Environments Advisory Committee Meetings

Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Location: Zoom Teleconference
Dates: October 27, November 2, and November 9.

Board of Trustees Meetings

This committee's recommendation, along with parent, student and staff input will be reviewed:

December 3, 2020 at a Board Study Session beginning at 4:30 p.m.
December 11, 2020, 6:30 p.m. at the Board Meeting.

Questions or concerns about Distance Learning or Schools Reopening? Email us at safetogether@eesd.org

Evergreen School District

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San Jose, CA 95148
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Phone: 408-270-6800
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Fax: 408-274-3894
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