A look at what the Orange County school districts and private schools have announced about their plans for the start of the 2020-21 school year.
School campuses were shut down and all sports activities were stopped in mid-March during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools are currently working on plans for the new school year while receiving recommendations, from health agencies and other groups, regarding how to protect the well-being of students and teachers during the pandemic.
OCVarsity will be tracking announcements about plans for sports activities and whether schools will open their campuses (for in-person instruction) or have closed campuses (distance learning only).
Administrators have been saying that schools with closed campuses aren’t expected to allow any sports activities until their campus is reopened.
Here is where things stand as of Tuesday, July 14:
ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Anaheim Union (starting Aug. 12): Plan is TBD
Brea Olinda Unified (starting Aug. 17): Plan is TBD
Notable: District board of education meeting on Thursday, July 16.
Capistrano Unified (starting Aug. 18): Plan is TBD
Notable: District board of trustees meeting on Wednesday, July 15.
Fullerton Joint Union (starting Aug. 11): Plan is TBD
Garden Grove (starting Aug. 24): Plan is TBD
Huntington Beach Union (starting Sept. 3): Plan is TBD
Irvine Unified (starting Aug. 20): Plan is TBD
Notable: District board meeting on Tuesday, July 14.
Laguna Beach (starting Aug. 24): Plan is TBD
Los Alamitos (starting Aug. 31): Plan is TBD
Newport-Mesa Unified (starting Aug. 24): Plan is TBD
Orange Unified (starting Aug. 19): Plan is TBD
Placentia-Yorba Linda (starting Sept. 1): Plan is TBD
Saddleback Valley (starting Aug. 17): Plan is TBD
Santa Ana Unified (starting date Aug. 10): Announced July 14 it will begin the year with distance learning only, campus closed. Plan for sports is TBD.
Tustin Unified (starting Aug. 13): Plan is TBD
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
JSerra (starting Aug. 10): In-class instruction, campus open. Sports plan is TBD.
Mater Dei (starting Aug. 10): Plan is TBD
Orange Lutheran (starting Aug. 17): Plan is TBD
Santa Margarita (starting Aug. 12): Plan is TBD
Servite (starting Aug. 11): Plan is TBD
Rosary (starting Aug. 10): Plan is TBD
St. Margaret’s (starting Aug. 24): Plan is TBD
Crean Lutheran (starting Aug. 18): On-campus instruction or online-only options; campus is open. Sports plan is TBD.
Capistrano Valley Christian (starting Aug. 19): On-campus instruction or online-only options; campus is open. Sports plan is TBD.
Orangewood Academy (starting Aug. 17): Plan is TBD
Fairmont Prep (starting Aug. 17:) On-campus instruction or online-only options; campus is open. Sports plan is TBD.
Fairmont SJC (starting Aug. 17:) On-campus instruction or online-only options; campus is open. Sports plan is TBD.
Sage Hill (starting Aug. 24): Plan is TBD
Pacifica Christian (start date TBD): Plan is TBD
Samueli Academy (starting Aug. 12) Plan is TBD