PUSD COVID UPDATES
Since the early days of COVID, PUSD has had to pivot and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. Pasadena Unified Board of Education approved revisions to COVID safety protocols. The following revisions are now in place at all PUSD schools.
Outdoor in-person meetings/activities with parents/guardians, community members, staff, and students are now allowed with masking strongly recommended.
Indoor in-person meetings/group activities with parents/guardians, community members, staff, students are allowed with masking required for all.
Masks are strongly recommended for students and staff indoors in classrooms and other shared spaces.
Parent group meetings such as (PTA, SSC, ELAC, AAPC) are allowed in person and may be held outdoors or remotely if the respective parent leadership agree.
IEP meetings with parents/guardians may be held in-person or remotely, whichever supports greater parent/guardian participation.
Back to School nights will proceed as planned with masks required for all.
Visitors and volunteers are allowed on campus if they self-attest to being fully vaccinated or to having a negative COVID test within the past 48 hours. They must also conduct a symptom screening prior to entering campus and masking is required. All visitors and volunteers must abide by Board policies, regulations, and school rules. Board Policy - Visitors BP 1250.
Back-to-School Nights will be allowed in-person with mandatory masking.
The following protocols remain in place:
Masks are strongly recommended for students and employees in classrooms and indoors.
Masks are required:
on PUSD buses (with accommodations for students)
at testing and vaccination clinics
during field trips when required by the venue
for 10 days after exposure to COVID-19 and after a positive test result
Reentry Testing Before arriving for the first day of school, PUSD is asking every student and employee to take an at-home rapid antigen test on August 10 or 11. Parents/guardians can pick up rapid antigen test kits (containing 2 tests) at their child’s school/children’s center August 8-10. More information https://www.pusd.us/Page/9801
Rapid Antigen Tests The California Department of Public Health has endorsed the emergency use of over-the-counter COVID-19 tests beyond their FDA authorized expiration. Please follow instructions carefully. If a distinct line in the color specified in the instructions does not appear in the “C” control window, the test may be invalid.
Vaccine Clinics Getting vaccinated and boosted is still the best way to slow the spread of COVID-19 to prevent serious illness, hospitalization, and death. PUSD is holding vaccination clinics for ages 3 and older at the PUSD Primary Clinic (351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena)
Pre-register at MyTurn.CA.gov or register on site. Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines available. We also accept limited walk-ins.
Ventilation Air purifiers are in place in classrooms and indoor common areas. Filters were changed over the summer, and all lead custodians were trained on how to change both carbon and HEPA filters.
Personal Protective Equipment Masks and hand sanitizers are in stock and available to students and staff.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and flexibility as we strive to keep our students and staff safe and healthy.
NACAC College Fairs
College Access Plan (CAP) helps PUSD students and families navigate the college process, supporting them from middle school through college graduation. At CAP, there are no requirements for participation, no barriers to higher education, and no limits to what students can achieve.
CAP serves students at all PUSD high schools and offers free drop-in college advising. We also offer two enrolled courses: a College Essay Writing Intensive for seniors in the fall, and a College 101 for Juniors workshop series in the spring.
For more information on CAP’s programs at your school, visit our website at http://collegeaccessplan.org/dropin or email us at info@collegeaccessplan.org.
Our doors are always open to any student to:
- Explore career pathways and college majors
- Identify colleges that match their interests and needs
- Work on college applications
- Write and review personal statements and college essays
- Craft a college and/or professional resume
- Submit financial aid applications (FAFSA and CA Dream Act)
- Identify and apply to scholarships
- Compare financial aid offers
- Navigate college enrollment
- Apply for pre-college summer programs
- Anything college-related!
Follow CAP!
Concerned about the Earth? Are you interested in learning how to be a part of the solution? Does a career working with the US Forest Service spark interest in you? Generation Green will meet on Tuesdays during lunch in G226. All students are welcome to attend. Pick up your nutritious lunch from the cafeteria and join us in G226. Refreshments will be provided.
- Community service and internship hours available!
- ALL students are welcome to join our pledge to protect and preserve our planet.
- Do you wonder what you can do to make a difference in the fight to stop climate change?
- Refreshments served!
- Questions? Contact Mrs. Lake G226 or email lake.cynthia@pusd.us
John Muir High School PTSA
Contact Information
Email: grayiii.lawton@pusd.us
Website: https://www.pusd.us/Domain/32
Location: 1905 Lincoln Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: 626-396-5600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnMuirHS
Twitter: @johnmuirhs