Gregg Anderson Academy
School Plan for Safe Reopening
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
UPDATES FOR PARENTS OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in TK-12 Schools
This document reviews current policies and important action steps to keep children safe in Los Angeles County’s 3,040 TK-12 schools. At the end you will find resources you can turn to, including where to call, if you want further information or need assistance with COVID-19 prevention or care.
We are grateful for our
Gregg Anderson Aviators!
Co Principals Mrs. Kott and Dr. Kruizinga are so grateful for the staff, students and community of Gregg Anderson Academy. Thank you for your continued support!
Thanksgiving Break is almost here! No school, November 22nd-26th.
*There are some exciting employment opportunities in our school and district!
We have several part time hourly classified positions open. The positions include Instructional Assistants, Playground Supervisors, Bilingual staff, and more.
If any of these positions are of interest to you, we encourage you to apply at www.edjoin.org/westsidek12
You can visit our school and district webpages for additional employment information or contact the Human Resources Department at 661-722-0716.
Uniform policy: GAA Uniform Policy 2021-2022.pdf
COVID related questions please email Amanda Graves or Stephanie Anderson our GAA Nurses. Nurses' email addresses: a.graves@westside.k12.ca.us or stephanie.anderson@westside.k12.ca.us. Email is the best way to contact our nurses.
COVID Testing is held Mondays and Wednesdays at GAA from 8:00-9:00 am by appointment only. This testing is for students of GAA, due to exposure on campus or if they have COVID related symptoms. Appointments for testing and are made via email with our nurses.
*In an effort to ensure the safety of all students and staff, all individuals who enter GAA will be required to complete the SafeScreener daily and show the green check which indicates they are cleared to enter. Remember that you need to set up a separate account for each student you have who attend GAA. Our recommendation is to have the user name as their first name and keep the password the same for all accounts. If you are a new family to GAA, please see the following information below to create a SafeScreener account. If you are a returning family who used the account last year, simply enter in your phone number and email address into the account settings to enable daily reminders for you to complete the screener.
SafeScreener Information:
Registration Link
Using the link below, you can invite people in your organization to register as users and complete screeners. Copy the link, or the related QR code, and send it to people in your organization.
https://safescreen.stopitsolutions.com/welcome/0de6c6cec223436983ff897b179f7a67
*Please remember that students, staff and any visitors on campus are required to wear a mask while they are indoors. At this time-masks are not required to be worn by students, staff, or visitors while they are outside
Announcements
Free! Online Activities! Kinder to 8th Grade:
IXL Summer Skill Boosters
SORA Reading and Audio books for kids
Brainingcamp Summer Interactive Math Concepts
National Geographics Kids Animals, Weird Facts, and DIY Experiments
Hour of Code games and activities for the young coder
Dear Westside Parents and Community Members,
As we approach the end of the third quarter and the beginning of spring break, we have some information to share with you about upcoming changes related to COVID-19 as well as some updates. Effective for our students and our staff, wearing masks in Los Angeles County remains strongly recommended in schools, however, this will no longer be a requirement. So, when students and staff return to school on Monday, March 14th, mask wearing will be optional.
More topics in this letter include:
• Job Fair
• Kindergarten Round Up
• Upcoming Middle School Events
• Enrollment
• Intra-district Transfers
• Progress Reports
• Spring Break
• Upcoming Board Meetings
Reopening Protocols and Plans
Gregg Anderson Academy opened August 9, 2012. The school is part of the Westside Union School District located in the northern section of Los Angeles County, specifically the Antelope Valley. The school serves K-6 education students both in general and special education. Gregg Anderson Academy is a school of choice. Students selected to attend the school were chosen through a lottery. Uniforms are mandatory. All classrooms have state of the art technology with a Smartboard in every classroom. Gregg Anderson Academy is the home of the Aviators, where students soar to new heights. Our mission is to create an environment that ensures successful learning for all students through utilization of STEM and AVID strategies. With these strategies we encourage our students to be innovators, inventors, logical thinkers, and problem solvers. Our students will become contributors to their community, now, and in the future.
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News
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
February 11, 2022
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with California Government Code Section 4217.10 et seq., Westside Union School District will conduct a public hearing to consider entering into an Energy Service Contract with PacificWest Energy Solutions to implement energy related improvements.
The time and place set for the public hearing is 6:00pm, which will take place at 40525 Peonza Ln, Palmdale, CA 93551 and/or teleconference (https://www.youtube.com/c/westsideunionschooldistrict/live) on March 1, 2022 or as soon thereafter as practical.
Parents and guardians of enrolled pupils at Gregg Anderson Academy have the option to enroll their child in in-person instruction or independent study for the 2021-2022 school year.
We invite you to take a moment to read the 14th Edition of the Los Angeles County Superintendent's School News Roll Call featuring our very own Superintendent, Gina Rossall.
The Palmdale General Plan Update continues! The City of Palmdale is seeking community input on their preferred land use alternative and General Plan Land Use map, which is the blueprint for land uses across Palmdale. A survey is available online at https://Palmdale2045.org and a live presentation with questions and answers will be held virtually on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.
Several agencies throughout the Antelope Valley are currently open for distribution during the pandemic. Attached is a schedule of available distribution. Please call the respective agency for more information or questions.