Good morning, all,

For those who do not know, Brenda Hensley tragically lost her home yesterday due to fire. She, her husband, Ron, and their cat, Merlin could use any help that you can provide. If you are new to Wood, Brenda is our Math Department Co-Chair, Math Co-Coach, VTA Treasurer, VTA Bargaining Chairperson, NEA Resolutions Committee Member, and CA Resolutions Secretary. She does amazing things for all of us everyday and now it’s our turn to return the favor.

If you’d like to help, Brenda has requested donations sent to her Venmo account, @Brenda-Hensley. She has also requested gift cards to Raley’s, Kohl’s, The Nugget, Petco, and Target. Virtual gift cards may be sent to the email address brenhen70@gmail.com. Brenda has asked that we not set up a GoFundMe at this time.

I have a small list of items that are more immediate needs. Please respond to this message if you’d like to purchase from that list so we avoid too many duplications.

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide! Please share as you feel appropriate.

Brittany Wensky 
brittanyw@vacavilleusd.org
Will C. Wood High School

Updated August 19, 2020 (updated @ 3:50 p.m.)

GIS INTERACTIVE MAP / EVACUATION AREAS
**This map will continue to be updated**

Legend (click on the top-right corner of the page): 
RED – Evacuation zone
PINK – Estimated fire extent 
YELLOW – Evacuation warning

>>Click HERE for the INTERACTIVE MAP

About the #LNUComplex Fire
The Solano County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) has activated the County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and has been monitoring the LNU Lightning Complex Fire that started last night, August 18 around 9 p.m.  Since the fire started, more than 46,225 acres have burned with zero (0) percent containment.

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Solano County Office of Emergency Services on Facebook @SolanoOES
Register for Alert Solano, the County’s Emergency Notification System @AlertSolano

Mandatory Evacuations
Visit the INTERACTIVE MAP to determine if you and your family need to evacuate.  Yellow is an evacuation warning zone, Red means leave immediately. 

Reporting a Missing Person
If you are unable to get a hold of a loved one in Solano County, call (707) 784-1613 or (707) 784-1607
If you have questions related to the LNU Lightning Fire evacuation call (707) 784-1634 or (707) 784-1635

Preparing to Evacuate
There is a high potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. You should prepare now by packing necessary items and preparing your family, pets, and vehicle for potential departure. Remember the 6- P’s:

1. A plan for the persons in your family (including a meeting place.)
2. Personal items (including toiletries, food and water for 2-3 days and special personal possessions.)
3. Prescriptions- Have your full, current supply of prescriptions packed.
4. Photographs (and other mementos) which cannot be replaced.
5. Pets (Have a plan in place and pets secured so frightened pets don’t escape fenced yards or kennels.)
6. Papers- Pack all important papers, including reference phone numbers, account numbers, etc. Now is the time to move persons with mobility or medical issues.

Evacuation Order
There is immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access

Evacuation Sites

CITY OF VACAVILLE
Vacaville Ice Rink, 551 Davis Street, Vacaville
McBride Senior Center, 91 Town Square Place, Vacaville
Ulatis Community Center, 1000 Ulatis Drive, Vacaville
Will C. Wood High School, 998 Marshall Road, Vacaville

CITIES OF FAIRFIELD/SUISUN
Joseph Nelson Community Center, 611 Village Center Drive, Suisun
Lambrecht Sports Complex, Lambrecht Drive, Suisun
Old Walmart Parking Lot, 300 Chadbourne Road, Fairfield
Guru Nanak Sikh Temple, 2948 Rockville Road, Fairfield

ANIMAL SITES
Vallejo Fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo (large animals OK)
Solano County Animal Shelter, 2510 Claybank Road (small animals only)

CTA and education partners are calling on legislative leaders to prioritize education funding and identify additional revenue to close a projected $20 billion education state budget shortfall during the global pandemic and beyond. Ways to generate revenue include suspending or eliminating tax expenditures, imposing additional taxes on high income individuals, or corporate tax changes.   

“We are in the midst of historic and severe health, economic and racial crises and all eyes are on state lawmakers to provide leadership and address this before it’s too late. Most of our schools are unable to physically reopen safely and it’s only going to get worse next year if we don’t take action now,” said CTA President E. Toby Boyd.   

For more information and a breakdown of the projected shortfall, go here.  

CTA, Planned Parenthood, California Medical Association and SEIU sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 11 urging him to put additional resources into the state’s public health systems, education systems, and worker safety during this final month of the legislative session. View the letter here.

Would you like to know how much your district will receive when Prop. 15 passes?  Use this tool.

Join NEA Teacher Quality in a series of webinars designed to help you prepare your distance learning classroom. Register for one or all three!

August 10, 2020

Planning for a Week of Distance Learning

Join ed tech experts in exploring examples of what distance education might “look” like for you and your students. We will also consider the transitional thinking required to best support student engagement and success.

Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/294137/

August 17, 2020

Facilitating Quality Practice

Quality practice looks, sounds, and feels different virtually. Let’s practice with tools that teachers and paraeducators can use with students. We will learn about best practices for online learning, including instructor presence, learning objectives, real world applications, clear expectations, engaging students, prompt feedback, and netiquette. We will focus on two platforms: Seesaw and Google Classroom.

Register here:https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/295430/

August 24, 2020

Providing Accommodations and Scaffolding Online

How do you support students with IEPs, English language learners, and older students with developing literacy skills in an asynchronous distance learning environment? Using Google Classroom, learn strategies for providing accommodations, scaffolds, SIOP features, and elements of explicit instruction in an asynchronous setting that support all students.

Register here:https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/295432/