[Wsssc] FW: UNOFFICIAL: Three food distancing and vaccination requirements

[Joe Holliday]

Colleagues: see below FYI, updated info from the Department of Health, with official notification to follow.

Joe

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Joe Holliday
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Subject: UNOFFICIAL: Three food distancing and vaccination requirements


Dear IC Colleagues,
It was nice to start the day together this morning!
Please see below-this is communication from the Department of Health about distancing and vaccinations.
This is NOT official communication from the DOH-we anticipate getting official notice next week.
Your presidents received the following communication from Jan earlier this afternoon.
Please don't forward this communication chain any further at this time until we know more.
THIS IS SUPER EXCITING!!!
Fondly,
Carli




From: Jan Yoshiwara <jyoshiwara at sbctc.edu<mailto:jyoshiwara at sbctc.edu>>
Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 2:10 PM
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Cc: Laura McDowell <lmcdowell at sbctc.edu<mailto:lmcdowell at sbctc.edu>>; Carli Schiffner <cschiffner at sbctc.edu<mailto:cschiffner at sbctc.edu>>; John Boesenberg <jboesenberg at sbctc.edu<mailto:jboesenberg at sbctc.edu>>
Subject: Three food distancing and vaccination requirements

Presidents and chancellors

I just got out of a meeting with the Department of Health and Governor staff.  It will not be official until next week but I wanted to alert you to changes in health and safety requirements effective August 1, 2021.

The governor will not issue a vaccination requirement for colleges and universities.  They are pursuing an incentive approach instead.

*       Colleges that require proof of vaccinations can eliminate distancing and masking for in person instruction and campus services.

*       Colleges that do not require proof of vaccinations can reduce distancing from six feet to three feet, similar to K12 guidance, and should still require face coverings.

*       Colleges that do not require proof of vaccinations can implement an option for student to show proof of vaccination if they want to avoid wearing face coverings on campus.

*       The plan is to rescind the October 2020 higher education proclamation sometime this summer.

A few other things we are still working on include:

*       We are proposing that colleges follow CDC guidelines on cleaning and disinfection.  Those guidelines are less strict about frequency of disinfection and focus on high touch surfaces.

*       There are still requirements for outside air exchange and stronger air filtration systems in buildings, since the science has concluded that COVID spreads through aerosols rather than touching surfaces.

The guidance is still in draft form and unofficial.  The goal is to complete the guidance document by the end of next week.  I know this is quite late in your planning process for Fall.  But given this is the last week of class I wanted to give you a heads up now before faculty leave.  These changes were agreed to by the Dept of Health today and I don't expect them to change.

This afternoon, Laura sent you an announcement about Governor Inslee's press conference tomorrow afternoon.  It is my understanding that the governor will not announce these guidance changes tomorrow, but will announce an incentive program to encourage people to get vaccinated, including a pool of funds administered by the Washington Student Achievement Council  for colleges and universities to create incentives for students to get vaccinated.  Average funding is $10,000 per college.  He will also announce a pool of funds for high schools to provide incentives to teens.

I can talk further about this at Friday's business meeting.  Let me know if you have questions.
Jan

[Compass]Jan Yoshiwara
Executive Director
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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