Vallecitos Elementary School reopening plans in place

The 2020-2021 school year for Vallecitos Elementary School begins Aug. 20. Initially all students will continue to learn at home rather than on campus, but plans are in place for when in-school student attendance resumes.

Maritza Koeppen, principal of Vallecitos Elementary School, who is also the superintendent of the Vallecitos School District, addressed the reopening of the school during the Aug. 11 school board meeting.

“We have state guidance that we’ve been following,” Koeppen said.

The guidance is primarily from the state’s Department of Public Health, although the district is also subje...