The Amador County Unified School District has some advice for parents designed to help answer the question “Can I stay home from school?” Generally followed by “I don’t feel good”. According to the district this is the time of year when many people begin showing flu symptoms and parents must decide whether children should report to class. The district advises that if your child has a fever of over 100.5, taken orally, or if your child is just too ill to pay attention in class then a parent should make the decision to keep their child home. 

The Amador County Unified School District is putting all cities and the county on notice- when you look at future developments don’t forget the schools. At last week’s Board Meeting the board unanimously approved a resolution that will be sent to all governmental agencies in the county regarding the school district’s needs for an expanding population. The hope of the school board, and district administration, is that cities and the county will include provisions in the rewrites of their new General Plans that will encourage, at a minimum and require as optimal, that developers reach an agreement with the school district before the city or county approves a project. According to Superintendent Mike Carey’s presentation at the recent Board meeting the district’s hands, as well as local governments, are tied because of the state law SB50.