COVID-19 Update – March 10, 2020

Face-to-Face classes at Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College and Merritt College are cancelled on Wednesday, March 11, Thursday, March 12, Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, 2020.  

Cancelling classes on the above stated dates will allow instructional faculty to attend trainings offered at their respective college and evaluate optional resources for potentially transitioning their classes to remote forms of instruction as needed. College administration will communicate times and locations for trainings.   

The health and safety of members of the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) continue to be our top priority. Information regarding COVID-19 is rapidly evolving.  PCCD will continue to follow the guidelines and best practices for institutions of higher education as recommended by the Alameda County Public Health Department, the California Department of Public Health, the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  

The PCCD Board of Trustees has scheduled an Emergency Meeting on Wednesday, March 10, 2020 to consider recommended changes to the academic calendar.  The  

Chancellor recommends:  

• the scheduled Spring Break during the week of April 13-17 be moved to the week of March 16-20, 2020.   
• the scheduled March 19, 2020 Flex Day be changed to Monday, March 30, 2020.  

Faculty opting to use remote forms of instruction will begin doing so on Monday, March 23, 2020, and continue through Saturday, April 4, 2020 (faculty may continue to teach face-to-face, however, we strongly encourage faculty who can opt to use remote forms of instruction to do so). 

Resources for faculty regarding remote methods of instruction are available at: 

• Emergency Remote Teaching Resources 

• Academic Continuity and Academic Preparedness (see left panel) https://web.peralta.edu/academicaffairs/​ 

Resources for students regarding preparation for online and hybrid classes are available at https://peralta.instructure.com/courses/442. 

Please note:  The Colleges and District Offices will remain open.  Administration and staff are expected to report to work unless they are ill. The aim of this approach is to maintain academic continuity and proactively take steps to protect the community by reducing the number of people gathered in public spaces.    

We will continue to update you.    

Filed under: Announcements, Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College, Merritt College, Peralta News, Uncategorized. Tagged: coronavirus, COVID-19

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