Important Dates: note - our 2023-24 calendar has been extended by 1 week. Scroll down for the full year calendar. See Upcoming Events for event details.
2023 Fall Semester Officially Begins - 8/19/2023
Set Up Days* - 8/19/2023 @ 10a-2p (pick one day to commit 2 hours of set up)
Ease-In Week - 8/21 - 8/25/2023
Parent Orientation Night* - 8/21/23 6p - 7:30p
Full Days Begin - 8/28/2023
Last Student Day - 5/21 & 5/22/2024
Clean Up Days / Last Official Day of School* - 5/23 & 5/24/2023
* Required attendance
SPENS BOARD MEETINGS
Soquel PENS Volunteer Board meets the first Monday of every month from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Because we value input from our entire community - there is a dedicated half hour in meetings for our Membership to bring questions, concerns and school-related issues to the team. If you would like to attend a meeting, please send an email to the Board President using the link button below. Meeting minutes will be posted at the school.
Meeting agenda, Zoom link, and past meeting minutes available on request.
HEALTH POLICIES
Our complete health & wellness policy can be found in our school handbook (bottom of page)
As a preventative measure, we encourage all students, staff, and parents to take common-sense precautions to prevent the spread of all infectious diseases, including common illnesses like colds and the flu. Such precautions include:
Stay home if you are sick. Those who have a fever should stay home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
Promote hand hygiene among families through education, frequent hand-washing, and ensuring the availability of soap, water, and hand sanitizer.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
Teach and encourage safe cough etiquette – cough or sneeze into a tissue, sleeve, or arm (do not use hands).
Provide routine surface cleaning at home, vehicles and school.
* Soquel PENS is committed to following the Santa Cruz County Office of Education guidelines for Covid-19 Exposures and Isolation. To learn more, visit their site HERE. * For information on testing sites, click HERE.