Members of the Board
Beth Albiani
Nancy Chaires Espinoza
Carmine S. Forcina
Chet Madison, Sr.
Dr. Crystal Martinez-Alire
Anthony “Tony” Perez
Bobbie Singh-Allen

Christopher R. Hoffman
Superintendent
(916) 686-7700
FAX: (916) 686-7787
EMAIL: suptoffice@egusd.net
Robert L. Trigg Education Center
9510 Elk Grove-Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624

March 7, 2020
Dear Elk Grove Unified Families,
The public's health and safety is paramount to Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) and all of our
community and educational partners. Friday evening, the Sacramento County Public Health Department
(SCPH) confirmed that an EGUSD family was put on quarantine because of testing positive for COVID-19.
After careful consideration and in light of the new information, effective immediately, the District will close
its schools, cancel classes and any student-related activities from today, March 7 - March 13, 2020.
Please know that to date, no student or staff has tested positive for COVID-19.
At this time, we ask parents to make arrangements for their student(s) for March 7 - March 13, 2020 as all
EGUSD schools will be closed, classes will be canceled and any student-related activities will also be
canceled. An update on whether the school closures will be extended will be provided by the end of the day,
Thursday, March 12, 2020.
This complex decision involved close collaboration and coordination with our Board of Trustees, labor
groups, the Sacramento County Office of Education and the Sacramento County Public Health Department.
We will be working closely with multiple community partners to coordinate and adjust planned events as
needed. We will also move up our April Traditional/Modified Traditional Spring Break to the week of March
9 - March 13, 2020 to minimize the impact to student learning and any loss of school days. Future adjustments
to the school calendar may need to be made.
We understand there are many concerns around COVID-19 and want to ensure families that we are working
closely with SCPH for updates and guidance. For the latest information on COVID-19, families are
encouraged to visit our EGUSD website, the SCPH webpage dedicated to COVID-19 (2019 Novel
Coronavirus), and the CDC homepage.
For questions regarding this closure, please contact our Safety and Security at (916) 686-7786.

Sincerely,

Christopher R. Hoffman
Superintendent

Elk Grove Unified School District – Excellence by Design