Community Check in

Dear ROCS Community,

I wanted to send a letter of gratitude for your patience as we navigate being back at school with COVID together. We appreciate your support of following our guidelines, consenting to testing, and understanding that we are partners with the CDPH (California Department of Public Health) and MCPH (Mendocino County Public Health) in this process. We know this time presents a diversity of challenges for each family, and our team is here for your children, fostering their resilience in the face of a different kind of school year. According to MCPH, our school has only experienced community based exposures (children are not spreading COVID at school), and we ask for your efforts to stay COVID safe outside of school.

Our first priority is to keep our children safe by following safety guidelines and procedures, and as we gather new information that relates to COVID, our goal is to communicate to the community as quickly and clearly as possible. At times, sharing any news can be stalled due to needing guidance from MCPH, and once we have it, we send our emails and texts. As we field new questions and concerns, we are doing our best to learn and develop more effective ways to navigate this experience for our community.

Thank you for choosing River Oak Charter School as your child's home for learning!

We look forward to creating a community event when our health guidelines allow, and until then, we appreciate your partnership on this journey.

With Gratitude,

Kristi and Team ROCS

All parents should also be aware that Parent Council is an official body of the school and voice of the parent body. Your classroom Parent Council representative is your link to school events, policy, and news. Talk with your representative! And better yet, consider becoming a representative yourself and give your time to serve for a year on PC. Being involved at River Oak at this level shows your children that you value their school and education enough to invest energy in its operation. It is also interesting (really!) and one of the best ways to develop deeper connections with the ROCS community. Everyone has something to contribute, and all are welcome! Please consider coming to the first meeting on Thursday, September 2nd at 5:30pm.

Did you know that being a Parent Council Representative fulfills your volunteer hours for the year?

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83003338895?pwd=b0grMXRpdVVFTExRcS9oa2RDNFZjUT09

Meeting ID: 830 0333 8895

Passcode: 289408