Despite announcing on Friday, March 13, that schools in the Verde Valley intended to remain open in the coming weeks, pending new information about the spread of the novel coronavirus, aka COVID-19, into Northern Arizona, all seven school districts in the area announced at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, March 15, that they would be closing in the coming week.
In a press release, on Sunday afternoon the districts together announced:
“After much consideration and deliberation with our leadership teams, medical professionals, Governing Boards and leaders in our community regarding COVID-19 the following Verde Valley Superintendents have decided to close schools for the next two weeks through March 27th, 2020 with continual reassessment for the potential of extended closures:
● Beaver Creek School District
● Clarkdale Jerome School District
● Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District
● Mingus Union High School District
● Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District
With exception:
● Camp Verde Unified School District & Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education will close for one week and re-evaluate on Thursday, March, 19
Our districts are committed to keeping our children and community safe. We will keep the public informed of any developments. Please refer to our messaging outlets, e-mails, websites, and social media sites for continued updates.
Spanish Translation:
Después de mucha consideración y deliberación con nuestros equipos de liderazgo, profesionales médicos, Juntas Directivas y líderes de nuestra comunidad con respecto a COVID-19, los siguientes Superintendentes de Verde Valley han decidido cerrar las escuelas durante las próximas dos semanas hasta el 27 de marzo de 2020 con una reevaluación continua del potencial de cierres extendidos:
● Distrito escolar de Beaver Creek
● Distrito escolar de Clarkdale Jerome
● Distrito escolar de Cottonwood-Oak Creek
● Districto de la High School secundaria de la unión de Mingus
● Distrito escolar unificado de Sedona-Oak Creek
Con excepción:
● El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Camp Verde y la Academia del Valle para Educación Profesional y Tecnológica cerrarán durante una semana y volverán a evaluar el jueves 19 de marzo
Nuestros distritos están comprometidos a mantener seguros a nuestros niños y la comunidad. Mantendremos al público informado de cualquier novedad. Consulte nuestras salidas de mensajería, correos electrónicos, sitios web y sitios de redes sociales para obtener actualizaciones continuas.
