Rocklin Unified School District

Hello RUSD families and staff,

Earlier this week, it came to our attention that RUSD may once again be faced with power outages due to a planned Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) by PG&E. However, I am writing with good news, as we have been informed that the shutoff will not be affecting any Rocklin Unified Schools. All of our schools and facilities will be open for regular operations tomorrow.

We will, as always, be monitoring the situation in case we learn of any changes.  If we learn any of our district schools/sites might be affected, we will let you know. Unless otherwise informed with additional communication from us, please plan for all regular school business and activities to continue as scheduled.

As always, any necessary updates will be sent to you via email and will be available on RUSD social media channels (Facebook and Twitter @RocklinUSD) and the district website at www.rocklinusd.org.

 

NEW: Beginning on Tuesday, December 3, RUSD will be including text messaging in district communication to families and staff. If you’d like to enroll in our text messaging service to be alerted about messages like this one, text the letter “Y” to the number 67587. You can also log in to the Aeries Parent Portal, go to “Student Info”, and then “Contacts.” If a cell phone number is not listed, click on the pencil icon to edit your contact record. In edit mode, the cell phone field is labeled “Mobile Phone.” Here, you can add the number at which you’d like to receive text messages.

 

If you have verified your mobile phone number is updated and do not receive an opt-in option or confirmation text message by November 5, please text “Y” to 67587 or follow the instructions above to update your contact information in the Aeries Parent Portal.

 

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish each of you a beautiful Thanksgiving Holiday! I truly hope you all get to enjoy a well-deserved break with your loved ones and take a moment to share your appreciation for them!  

 

Thank you,

Roger Stock

Superintendent

Rocklin Unified School District

 

Dear RUSD families and staff:

 

Hope you are all well.  We have been notified that some of our region might be affected this weekend and into early next week with a planned Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) conducted by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).  Once again, we have been working closely with several Placer County agencies including the Placer County Office of Education, Placer County Office of Emergency Services as well as PG&E.  A meeting with those agencies took place this afternoon.    At this time, we are not considered in the areas to be affected (starting late tomorrow) but we wanted to let you know we will be monitoring this all weekend in case anything changes.

  

As you know,  PG&E uses PSPS when weather conditions such as high winds and low humidity create a high risk for fire.  We have been planning for this since we were alerted to the possibility of outages this summer. We are prepared for both a smaller impact shut-off that may impact just a few of our sites as well as a potential scenario of a power shut off at all RUSD sites.  

Regardless of the protocols we have in place for situations like this, a significant issue for RUSD is the lack of precise information from PG&E on which schools and areas of Rocklin will be involved in any of these shutdowns.  PG&E tells us their Address Look Up Tool: https://psps.ss.pge.com/ is the best for the most accurate information. Our Maintenance and Operations and Facilities staff, however, will physically visit all of our sites this weekend to determine if any of our schools are affected. 

 

Please know we appreciate your patience and know our team is prepared for any possible outcome so updates can be shared as quickly as possible with you, our RUSD families and staff.

 

Again, we will be monitoring the situation over the weekend and if we learn any or all of our schools will not have power next week, we will let you know.  

 

Unless otherwise informed with an additional communication from us, please plan for school to continue as scheduled.  

 

Thank you,

Roger Stock

Superintendent

Rocklin Unified School District

 

Dear RUSD Families and Staff:

First, I want to take this opportunity to let you know how incredibly grateful we are for your cooperation as we navigated the recent PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) activity.  This afternoon, we learned from a meeting with the Placer County Office of Education and other local agencies that it appears we will not be affected by PG&E planned PSPS this week. Therefore, we anticipate no school closures for the remainder of the week.

We will, however, monitor the most up-to-date information from PG&E and other local agencies and if anything changes, we will let you know immediately.

As PG&E’s PSPS continues in the coming weeks and months, it is important to note that power outage threats at school sites will be an ongoing issue that RUSD and many other districts in California will need to manage.  Although we have protocols in place for events such as this, we are constrained by the fact that we cannot anticipate the plans of local agencies, like PG&E, until it is fully shared with us. Once we gain information in its entirety, we then feel prepared to make the appropriate decision for all involved.

In many instances, our district is in a unique position because we will likely need to assess the potential for school closures site by site rather than closing the district entirely. Regardless of the situation, it is of the utmost importance to us that we relay timely and accurate information to you all, and of course-- on this day and all days-- our goal is to maximize safety as well as learning for our students!

At this time, if you have made any changes to your contact information on file, we would encourage you to make updates via the Aeries Parent Portal in order to stay in-the-know as PG&E’s PSPS continues. This includes any change in email address or cell phone number (for voicemails and text messaging), as those are our district’s primary way of communicating promptly with families and staff. 

The Aeries Parent Portal can be accessed here: http://parent.rocklinusd.org/

Once again, we would like to sincerely thank you for your ongoing patience. As we receive updates from PG&E, we will contact you via email and text/voice message when appropriate, 

as well as post to our district Facebook page, school websites and our district website: www.rocklinusd.org. 

Sincerely, 

Roger Stock

Superintendent

Rocklin Unified School District

 

Good Morning RUSD Staff and Families,

I am writing this morning with good news: as of 5:30am this morning, power is on at all our Rocklin Unified schools. All schools will be open.  Our diligent facilities personnel visited all our Rocklin Unified campuses this morning and verified this. 

Unfortunately, PG&E was not able to provide precise information regarding their planned Public Safety Power Shutoff.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused your family.

If conditions change, we will be sure to notify you with any updates. Please plan to attend school/work as scheduled.  

Again, thank you for your patience! 

Roger Stock

Superintendent

Rocklin Unified School District

 

Dear RUSD Families and Staff:

 

I am writing to update you on PG&E’s planned Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). Our District’s situation is unique in that we will not be alerted on the power status of schools until between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. However, we have been notified that the following schools have the potential to be impacted by the shutoff and are likely to be closed on Wednesday, October 9th due to PG&E’s PSPS:

The following schools are expected to be open for regular school business:

The District will verify which sites will be open very early tomorrow morning. We will then provide an additional text and email message to parents to confirm which sites will be open and provide further guidance to parents and staff before 6 am tomorrow. 

 

Please note:  PG&E uses PSPS when weather conditions such as high winds and low humidity create a high risk for fire. PG&E has informed us that it will not turn the power back on until those dry and windy weather conditions have passed and they have checked power lines. This process could take anywhere from 24 hours to five days to restore power.

 

We will contact you if new information becomes available from PG&E. We will also post updates on our Facebook page, school websites and the district’s website:  www.rocklinusd.org.

 

Thank you,

Roger Stock

Superintendent

Rocklin Unified School District