January 13, 2021

Dear RJUHSD Community,

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you of the need to pause on-campus instruction at Roseville High School and implement a distance learning model for all Roseville High School students effective January 14 through January 22, 2021. We will return to on-campus instruction on January 25th. The recent confirmed positive cases on campus have led to numerous staff quarantine directives. As of today, RHS has 18 teachers, 2 support staff, 7 custodial staff, 2 paraeducators and 1 wellness intern who are quarantined due to exposure.

Given these circumstances, we are not able to provide appropriate supervision and instruction for all students in an on-campus environment. We fully understood from the onset that our school year would face starts and stops as the virus continues to impact our communities.

During this time of distance learning, please assure your child(ren) that they can rely upon us for support. Please remind them to be diligent with hand washing, social distancing and mask wearing, and to refrain from gatherings. We believe by implementing distance learning for these six instructional days, it will give us the time we need to return to campus safely. We ask that students continue to complete the screener19.com daily with honesty about any symptoms, potential exposures, or other factors that could impact the overall health of all our students and staff.

We will continue to communicate updates regarding school conditions as information is received. More information about our COVID-19 updates and the dashboard can be found here. Please use the link here for information regarding distance learning during this time. 

Lastly, please know your children are the reason for our passion for education. They represent our future. As word travels about this pause of on-campus instruction, please assure them this is temporary, and it is our sincere wish to return to high school as it’s intended to be experienced. 

Sincerely,

Jess Borjon 

Interim Superintendent

Nicholas Richter

Principal, Roseville High School 

Post Winter Break Message 12-31-20

Happy New Year!

As we return from Winter Break, consider the hopeful aspects a new year can bring. Although 2020 required us to break from our norms, I believe 2021 will usher in possibilities of progress. I often use the energy derived from Maya Angelou’s quote: “We all have that possibility, that potential and that promise of seeing beyond the seeming.” 

I vow to commit to seeing the tremendous potential in the coming spring term for the RJUHSD community and urge you to do the same. Our struggles can be overcome with collective efforts from staff, students and community members. I see a promising future for the RJUHSD and know that brighter days are coming our way. 

We still need your assistance keeping schools open and getting back to pre-pandemic activities. Limit gatherings, wear masks and wash your hands frequently and please continue to complete the daily health screener, as it’s our first measure to slowing the spread. 

If your child or a person in your household becomes positive, symptomatic or is exposed to someone with COVID-19, complete the daily health screener for contact tracing purposes. We want everyone to return to school safe and healthy on January 5, 2021.

Students enrolled in RSVL Academy will soon receive an email with directions and support for the January 5, 2021, opening. Please go to the link here for more information regarding the start of the new term if you are not attending the RSVL Academy. 

The governor’s recent press conference citing a “Safe Schools Plan for All” does not have an impact on our planned reopening as our decision to allow parents choice to keep students home through the first four weeks of the term align with the governor’ phased reopening plan. We will continue to follow CDPH guidelines and maintain safety precautions for staff and students. 

Here’s to a prosperous year as we seek what is “possible!”

Sincerely, 

Jess Borjon

Interim Superintendent 

December 18, 2020

Winter Break Message 

Season’s Greetings!

As we begin Winter Break in this most unique circumstance, I encourage you to take advantage of your time together with family. Having two grown sons, I know all too well how quickly this special time passes in our children’s lives. My wife and I would love to play a game of Scramble or Bananagrams with our two sons in person, but like many of you, we will be missing them and some of our favorite traditions this year. Instead of spending time laughing together and competing over a board game, we’ll clock more minutes on Zoom and give thanks for our health and safety instead. I hope your family is able to find the silver linings, too. Here are a few silver linings I’ve discovered:

• I am grateful for the overwhelming support the community has shown our teachers during this challenging time. 

• The teacher-student-parent partnership has never been stronger and I look forward to the spring term and the hope of a near-normal 2021. 

• I believe we all appreciate campus life so much more. School offers friendships, a friendly rivalry, a chance to share ideas and feel a sense of belonging.

You can play a role in bringing these silver linings to fruition. During Winter Break, please limit your gatherings, wear masks and wash your hands frequently, all to reduce your risk and those around you. Once school returns, please continue to complete the daily health screener, as it’s our first of many steps to slowing the spread. 

Families will continue to receive the health screener during winter break. If your child or a person in your household becomes positive, symptomatic or is exposed to someone with COVID-19, please complete the daily health screener so that we can follow up over the break to track symptoms for contact tracing purposes.  We want everyone to return to school January 5 in a safe and healthy manner.  

As your proud interim superintendent, serving our RJUHSD community is an absolute honor. I wish you a safe and happy holiday season and I’ll look forward to seeing, yes, seeing you all in the 2021.

Sincerely, 

Jess Borjon

Interim Superintendent

December 17, 2020

RSVL Academy Waitlist Solution

Due to limited space within the RSVL Academy, we are unable to accommodate all transfer requests at this time. As a temporary accommodation, students who selected on-campus learning will have the option to Zoom into their classrooms January 5 through January 29, 2021. Our teachers will be available for daily support, so we encourage students who access class via Zoom to take advantage of the individual help and teacher access in HUB from 1:50-2:35 PM. The remote learning option will be reassessed January 26 at the school board meeting. 

We continue to be thankful for the community’s patience and understanding as we do our best to work together to find solutions during a complex and challenging school year. 

December 10, 2020 Weekly Communication

December 3, 2020

Good morning RJUHSD Families,

We are sharing our weekly communication memo to provide details about our reopening plans and district updates. Our goal is to provide high level, easy-to-understand information so you can stay up-to-date without an overwhelming amount of details.

As we progress through California’s color-tiered system, we continue to ask for your patience and flexibility, as we know things can change frequently and often, with little notice. 

Our district’s website, the state’s website, Placer County’s website, and Sacramento County’s website continue to be COVID-19 resources.

Thank you, 

Roseville Joint Union High School District

Nondiscrimination Policy 

The Roseville Joint Union High School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals. District programs, activities and services shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics of race, color, ancestry, nationality, immigration status, age, ethnicity, religion, marital status, medical information, mental or physical disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For inquiries/complaints, contact our Title IX Coordinator, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Brad Basham at (916) 782-8663 or mailto:bbasham@rjuhsd.us or Executive Director, Student Engagement, John Becker at (916) 782-5979 or jbecker@rjuhsd.us.

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Weekly Message 11-19-2020

Greetings RJUHSD Community, 

Below are a few updates to share before we break for Thanksgiving Week:

COVID-19 update

Our hybrid model continues to show adaptability by teachers and students, which improves the learning process each week. There is concern moving forward regarding our ability to keep schools open with the increase in cases in our community and in our schools. Contact tracing affirms the cases in our schools are from community spread, not from school incidents. Our teachers are vigilant at enforcing safety guidelines like wearing masks, sanitizing hands, and social distancing in classrooms to the greatest extent possible. Despite the recent shift to the purple tier, we are able to remain open in our current hybrid model and that would only change if we exceeded a 5% positivity rate on campus, which would be 50 positive cases per 1,000 students at one time.  

Our decision making

It is important our community understands the implementation of our COVID-19 procedures and practices. We are committed to using data provided by the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the California Department of Public Health.   We also seek and receive guidance from the Placer County Health Department. 

Our collaboration

Our district has weekly meetings with Placer County Health Department representatives along with superintendents from every school district in Placer County. There is a concerted effort to share best practices, information and challenges to providing students the best learning experience during COVID-19. Each school district addresses their communities differently because each district has its unique characteristics and each is governed by their own Board of Education.

Our preparation

The RJUHSD Board of Education will decide how schools will open in January at the December 14, 2020, board meeting. The Board will consider options to mitigate exposure risks while providing students the greatest access to school as possible. The December 14 Board meeting will also include updates regarding RSVL Academy implementation. Do your part to influence their decision by keeping our district community from growing our positive case rate data by applying the safety measures mentioned below. RJUHSD staff want all our students who want to attend on campus in-person instruction, to be on campus as fully and as safely as conditions allow. 

Your impact

As we look to the holiday season, we anticipate more challenges with containment of the virus within our district community. The best thing you can do to keep our schools open is: 

• practice guidelines for keeping the virus from spreading

• stay away from large gatherings

• when in groups, maintain social distancing

• wear masks and wash your hands frequently

Despite our setbacks, I remain thankful every day for our collaboration, our concern for one another and our desire to do what's in the best interest of our RJUHSD community. My wife and I always find ways to get our two sons back into town for Thanksgiving. With one son in New York and one in Colorado, this will be the first year that won’t happen. Instead, we will Zoom with an after dinner dessert!

Have a restful and safe Thanksgiving break. 

Sincerely,

Jess Borjon, Interim Superintendent

Nondiscrimination Policy 

The Roseville Joint Union High School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals. District programs, activities and services shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics of race, color, ancestry, nationality, immigration status, age, ethnicity, religion, marital status, medical information, mental or physical disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For inquiries/complaints, contact our Title IX Coordinator, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Brad Basham at (916) 782-8663 or bbasham@rjuhsd.us or Executive Director, Student Engagement, John Becker at (916) 782-5979 or jbecker@rjuhsd.us.

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November 12, 2020

We are sharing our weekly communication memo to provide details about our reopening plans and district updates. Our goal is to provide high level, easy-to-understand information so you can stay up-to-date without an overwhelming amount of details.

As we progress through California's color-tiered system, we continue to ask for your patience and flexibility, as we know things can change frequently and often, with little notice.

Our district’s website, the state’s website and our county’s website continue to be COVID-19 resources.

Nondiscrimination policy 

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RJUHSD_Weekly_COVID_Comms___English_Nov._5_2020.pdf
RJUHSD_Weekly_COVID_Comms___Spanish_Nov._5_2020.pdf
RJUHSD_Weekly_COVID_Comms___Russian_Nov._5_2020.pdf 

October 29, 2020

October 22, 2020

Good morning RJUHSD Families,

We are sharing our weekly communication memo to provide details about our reopening plans and district updates. Our goal is to provide high level, easy-to-understand information so you can stay up-to-date without an overwhelming amount of details.

As we progress through California’s color-tiered system, we continue to ask for your patience and flexibility, as we know things can change frequently and often, with little notice. 

Our district’s website, the state’s website and our county’s website continue to be COVID-19 resources.

Thank you, 

Roseville Joint Union High School District

Nondiscrimination Policy 

The Roseville Joint Union High School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals. District programs, activities and services shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics of race, color, ancestry, nationality, immigration status, age, ethnicity, religion, marital status, medical information, mental or physical disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For inquiries/complaints, contact our Title IX Coordinator, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Brad Basham at (916) 782-8663 or bbasham@rjuhsd.us or Executive Director, Student Engagement, John Becker at (916) 782-5979 or jbecker@rjuhsd.us.

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RJUHSD_Weekly_COVID_Comms___English_Oct._22_2020.pdf
RJUHSD_Weekly_COVID_Comms___Spanish_Oct._22_2020.pdf
RJUHSD_Weekly_COVID_Comms___Russian_Oct._22_2020.pdf

We are sharing our weekly communication memo to provide details about our reopening plans and district updates. Our goal is to provide high level, easy-to-understand information so you can stay up-to-date without an overwhelming amount of details.

As we progress through California’s color-tiered system, we continue to ask for your patience and flexibility, as we know things can change frequently and often, with little notice. 

Our district’s website, the state’s website and our county’s website continue to be COVID-19 resources.

Thank you, 

Nondiscrimination policy 

This announcement included a file attachment. Click the link below to view.

RJUHSD_Weekly_COVID_Comms___English_Oct._14_2020.pdf
RJUHSD_Weekly_COVID_Comms___Spanish_Oct._14_2020.pdf
RJUHSD_Weekly_COVID_Comms___Russian_Oct._14_2020.pdf  

October 7, 2020

RJUHSD Families,

We are sharing a weekly communication memo to provide details about our reopening plans and district updates. Our goal is to provide high level, easy-to-understand information so you can stay up-to-date without an overwhelming amount of details.

As we progress through California’s color-tiered system, we continue to ask for your patience and flexibility, as we know things can change frequently and often, with little notice. 

Our district’s website, the state’s website and our county’s website continue to be COVID-19 resources.

Thank you, 

Roseville Joint Union High School District

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September 30, 2020

Good afternoon, RJUHSD Families.

We are sharing a new weekly communication memo to provide details about our reopening plans and district updates. Our goal is to provide high level, easy-to-understand information so you can stay up-to-date without an overwhelming amount of details.

As we progress through California’s Blueprint color-tiered system, we continue to ask for your patience and flexibility, as we know things can change frequently and often, with little notice. 

Our district’s website, the state’s website and our county’s website continue to be COVID-19 resources.

Thank you, 

Roseville Joint Union High School District

Weekly COVID Communication - English

Weekly COVID Communication - Spanish