Large group gatherings at CCS are suspended for the rest of winter quarter and events scheduled for spring will be reviewed later, according to a CCS news release.

Gov. Jay Inslee issued an executive order mandating all instruction be offered online or remotely effective midnight March 16 until April 24. The last face-to-face classes were Monday, March 16. The governor made it clear that only labs and clinicals that must be offered face to face and cannot be offered virtually would be allowed to operate, the release said. 

Spring break was originally scheduled to run March 30-April 3, but will now extend an extra week, with classes resuming (online only) April 13. The first regular on-campus class day will begin April 27. 

For CCS faculty, the break is unchanged, March 27 through April 3. Training will be offered for faculty on Panapto, Zoom and Canvas Basics through eLearning courses. District IT is creating reference guides for how to access classes and files remotely.

“This has been a challenging time for our college, and it will continue to be so for a while,” SFCC President Kimberlee Messina wrote in a news release to faculty. “I hope that you practice self-care.”

At this time, the CCS release said, the expectation is that spring quarter will end on time, possibly with modifications to finals week. Today’s events have come in flurries and the question has not been addressed. No official decision has been made.

Grades will be processed as originally scheduled and posted March 28.

Students needing access to advisers or counseling services will continue to be served in person with social distancing practices, or via phone, email or Zoom.

Financial aid will continue operations as normal, the release said. Financial aid disbursement to students is scheduled for April 8, two days later than previously scheduled. 

Disability Support Services will continue operations as normal and accommodation letters for students will be delivered to instructors via email prior to the first day of class. Accommodations needed for online courses can be delivered via email, canvas and other remote delivery processes (e-text/audiobooks, notetaking supports, and other tech solutions). For example, the release said, if a student’s accommodations require closed captioning, the DSS office will work on the request.