Here’s how Fresno-area schools are affected by Gavin Newsom’s new stay-at-home orders
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order on Thursday for areas, including the San Joaquin Valley, where intensive care unit capacity is projected to drop below 15%. It could take effect within days, and it would last at least three weeks.
Schools that have been approved for reopening waivers will not have to close, according to Newsom.
Many schools in Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Madera counties have been approved for waivers, which allows them to keep students on campus if the county remained in the purple tier, the most restrictive tier under the state’s color-coded “Blueprint for a Safer Economy” measures.
The largest school districts in the Fresno area have differed on reopening plans for the past few months, but all have brought back at least small cohorts of elementary school students who are the most at-risk. Clovis and Fresno Unified have been approved for waivers, but Central Unified has not.
Clovis Unified has brought back a large segment of its students and teachers since early November and has said any student who wants to return to school would get a chance to by Jan. 19.
In a statement issued late Thursday afternoon, district officials said Newsom’s latest order doesn’t change any current CUSD school operations.
Fresno Unified, the third-largest district in the state, decided it would not try to bring back the broader population of students until the county climbs into the orange tier, meaning positive coronavirus cases would need to dip between 1 and 3.9 daily cases per 100,000.
FUSD spokesperson Nikki Henry confirmed Newsom’s looming stay-at-home order wouldn’t change anything for Fresno schools.
“We will keep families in the loop through our website, calls/texts through our SchoolMessenger system, and our social media sites should there be any changes in the future,” Henry said in an email to The Bee.
Without a waiver, neighboring Central Unified is at 100% distance learning, according to spokesperson Sonja Dosti.
“In-person cohorts (were) halted due to increased spread,” she said. “The stay-at-home order won’t change much for us. Our employees have had telework options in place, and we will still provide meals, which are essential to the children in our community.”
The board of trustees in October unanimously approved a reopening plan that has elementary students returning to in-person instruction on Jan. 11. Dosti said administration would share the return-to-school plans at the board meeting on Dec. 15.
Which schools in California’s Central Valley can remain open?
Here is a list of schools in the San Joaquin Valley that have been approved for a waiver:
FRESNO COUNTY
Sanger Unified School District - Centerville Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Del Rey Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Fairmont Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Jackson Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Jefferson Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Lincoln Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Lone Star Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Madison Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Reagan Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - John Wash Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Sequoia Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Wilson Elementary
Sanger Unified School District - Sanger Academy
Sanger Unified School District - Quail Lake Elementary
Firebaugh Las Deltas Unified - H.M.Bailery Primary
Firebaugh Las Deltas Unified -A.E. Mills Elementary
Riverdale Joint Union - Central Valley Pre K
Riverdale Joint Union - Fipps Primary School
Riverdale Joint Union - Riverdale Elementary
Selma Unified - Eric White Elementary
Selma Unified- Garfield Elementary
Selma Unified - Indianola Elementary
Selma Unified - Jackson Elementary
Selma Unified - Roosevelt Elementary
Selma Unified - Terry Elementary
Selma Unified - Washington Elementary
Selma Unified - Wilson Elementary
Fresno Unified - Viking Elementary
Fresno Unified - Vinland Elementary
Fresno Unified - Webster Elementary
Fresno Unified - Williams Elementary
Fresno Unified - Wilson Elementary
Fresno Unified - Winchell Elementary
Fresno Unified - Wishon Elementary
Fresno Unified - Wolters Elementary
Fresno Unified - Yokomi Elementary
Morris E. Dailey Charter School
Clovis Unified - Boris Elementary
Clovis Unified - Bud Rank Elementary
Clovis Unified - Cedarwood Elementary
Clovis Unified - Century Elementary
Clovis Unified - Clovis Elementary
Clovis Unified- Cole Elementary
Clovis Unified - Copper Hills Elementary
Clovis Unified - Dry Creek Elementary
Clovis Unified - Francher Creek Elementary
Clovis Unified - Fort Washington Elementary
Clovis Unified - Freedom Elementary
Clovis Unified - Fugman Elementary
Clovis Unified - Garfield Elementary
Clovis Unified - Gettysburg Elementary
Clovis Unified - Jefferson Elementary
Clovis Unified - Liberty Elementary
Clovis Unified - Lincoln Elementary
Clovis Unified - Maple Creek Elementary
Clovis Unified - Mickey Cox Elementary
Clovis Unified - Miramonte Elementary
Clovis Unified - Mountain View Elementary
Clovis Unified - Nelson Elementary
Clovis Unified - Oraze Elementary
Clovis Unified - Pinedale Elementary
Clovis Unified - Reagan Elementary
Clovis Unified - Red Bank Elementary
Clovis Unified - Riverview Elementary
Clovis Unified - Sierra Vista Elementary
Clovis Unified - Tarpey Elementary
Clovis Unified - Temperance-Kutner Elementary
Clovis Unified - Valley Oak Elementary
Clovis Unified - Weldon Elementary
Clovis Unified - Woods Elementary
Clovis Unified - Young Elementary
Fowler Unified School District -Malaga Elementary
Fowler Unified School District -Marshall Elementary
Fowler Unified School District -Fremont Elementary
Caruthers Elementary School
Burrel Union Elementary School
Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School
Kings Canyon Unified School District
Kingsburg Elementary School
Kerman Unified School District
Laton Unified School District
St. Helen’s Catholic School
Truth Tabernacle Christian School
Fresno Adventist Academy
Carden School of Fresno
Faith Christian Academy
Edison-Bethune Charter School
Kepler Charter School
Pine Ridge Elementary School
Clay Joint Elementary School District
Fresno Christian School
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
St. Anthony’s Catholic School
St. LaSalle Catholic School
Kerman Christian
Big Creek Elementary
Orange Center Elementary School
MADERA COUNTY
Bass Lake Unified School District- Oakhurst Elementary
Bass Lake Unified School District- Wasuma Elementary
Bass Lake Unified School District- Oak Creek Intermediate (grade 6 only)
Yosemite Unified - Coarsegold Elementary School
Yosemite Unified - Rivergold Elementary School
Sherman Thomas Charter School
Corte Madera School
Ezequiel Tafoya Alvarado Academy Charter
Dairyland Elementary
Alview Elementary School
Chowchilla Adventist Elementary School
St. Joachim
Sierra View Elementary
Webster Elementary
Hillside Elementary
Spring Valley School
North Fork School
Chawanakee Academy Charter School
Mountain Home School Charter
KINGS COUNTY
Cinnamon Elementary
P.W. Engvall Elementary
Lemoore Elementary
Meadow Lane Elementary
Island Union Elementary
Kings Chapel Christian School
Mary-Immaculate Queen School - Lemoore
Armona Union Academy
St. Rose-McCarthy Catholic School
Hanford Christian School
TULARE COUNTY
Porterville Schools -Westfield Elementary School
Porterville Schools -West Putnam Elementary School
Porterville Schools -Vandalia Elementary School
Porterville Schools -Santa Fe Elementary School
Porterville Schools -Roche Avenue Elementary School
Porterville Schools -Olive Street Elementary School
Porterville Schools -Monte Vista Elementary School
Porterville Schools -Los Robles Elementary School
Porterville Schools -John J. Doyle Elementary School
Porterville Schools -Belleview Elementary School
Visalia Unified- Annie R. Mitchell
Visalia Unified- Conyer
Visalia Unified- Cottonwood Creek
Visalia Unified- Crestwood
Visalia Unified- Crowley
Visalia Unified- Denton
Visalia Unified- Elbow Creek
Visalia Unified- Four Creeks
Visalia Unified- Golden Oak
Visalia Unified- Goshen
Visalia Unified- Highland
Visalia Unified- Houston
Visalia Unified- Hurley
Visalia Unified- Ivanhoe
Visalia Unified- Linwood
Visalia Unified- Manuel F. Hernandez
Visalia Unified- Mineral King
Visalia Unified- Mountain View
Visalia Unified- Oak Grove
Visalia Unified- Pinkham
Visalia Unified- Riverway
Visalia Unified- Royal Oaks
Visalia Unified- Shannon Ranch
Visalia Unified- Veva Blunt
Visalia Unified- Washington
Visalia Unified- Willow Glen
Visalia Unified- Global Learning
Visalia Unified- Charter Home School Academy
Cutler Orosi Unified -Cutler Elementary
Orosi Unified -Golden Valley Elementary
Cutler Orosi Unified -Palm Elementary
Cutler Orosi Unified -El Monte Elementary
Buena Vista Elementary
Three Rivers School
Kings River Union
Tipton Elementary
Strathmore Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary
Jefferson Elementary
Washington Elementary
Reagan Elementary
Kennedy Elementary
Sunnyside Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Rockyhill Elementary
Sequoia Union
Grace Christian
Rockford Elementary School
Valley Life Charter
Pleasant View
Liberty
Oak Valley Elementary School
Stone Corral Elementary School
Traver Elementary
Saucelito Elementary
Hope Elementary
Central Valley Christian Academy
Sierra View Jr. Academy
George McCann
Dinuba Jr. Academy
St. Paul’s School
St. Anne’s Catholic School
Zion Lutheran School
St. Aloysius
Dinuba Jr. Academy
St. Paul’s School
St. Anne’s Catholic School
Palo Verde
Burton School District - Jim Maples
Burton School District -Oak Grove
Burton School District -William R. Buckley
Burton School District -Summit Charter Academy - Matthew
Burton School District -Summit Charter Academy - Lombardi
Burton School District -Burton Elementary
Columbine Elementary School
Springville Union Elementary School
Farmersville Unified - Hester School (Tk-1)
Farmersville Unified - Snowden School (2-3)
Farmersville Unified - Freedom School ( 4-6)
Hot Springs School
MERCED COUNTY
Pioneer Elementary
Weaver Middle School (grade 6 only)
Farmdale Elementary
Community Day School (Tk-3)
Rudolph Rivera Elementary (Tk-3)
Luther Burbank Elementary (Tk-3)
Chenoweth Elementary (Tk-3)
Gracey Elementary (Tk-3)
Franklin Elementary (Tk-3)
Fremont Elementary (Tk-3)
Givens Elementary (Tk-3)
Muir Elementary (Tk-3)
Sheehy Elementary (Tk-3)
Wright Elementary (Tk-3)
Stowell Elementary (Tk-3)
Peterson Elementary (Tk-3)
Reyes Elementary (Tk-3)
Stefani Elementary (Tk-3)
Elim Elementary
Merquin Elementary
Selma Herndon Elementary
Campus Park Elementary
Yamato Colony Elementary
McSwain Union Elementary School
Planada Elementary School
Ballico-Cressey Community Charter
Cressey Elementary
Our Lady of Miracles
Dos Palos Elementary
Bernhard Marks Elementary
Los Banos Adventist Christian School
St. Paul Lutheran School
El Nido Elementary
Our Lady of Fatima School
Our Lady of Mercy School
St. Anthony School
Le Grand Union Elementary School
Plainsburg Union Elementary School
Snelling Merced Falls School
Merced River School
This story was originally published December 3, 2020 at 1:11 PM.