COVID-19 Students

College of the Siskiyous is open! Our focus is to ensure that those students who will be on campus will be safe and protected. Our goal is to help our students succeed and in doing so provide them with the services and help needed. The FAQs below serve as a source of information and will be updated as changes occur. If students have questions not listed, feel free to email the COVID Team at COVIDTeam@siskiyous.edu.

College of the Siskiyous CARES Act Grant Application for Students

We know this is a challenging time for students and want to commend you for your continued resilience! We are here for you!

Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, College of the Siskiyous is able to offer financial assistance to students in need. The purpose of the funds is to award emergency financial aid grants to students for specific expenses that are a direct result of the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.

College of the Siskiyous will be using an online application to assist us in determining eligible students to receive funding from the CARES Act funds allotted.

If you are a College of the Siskiyous student eligible for financial aid and/or eligible to complete a FAFSA and the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted your personal financial situation, you can apply to receive a lump sum of up to $2000.

If you have any questions, email: financialaid@siskiyous.edu

Notice of Risks and Protocols for Students Regarding COVID-19

Siskiyou Joint Community College District's highest priority is the safety of its students and employees. While we prioritize safety, our students may determine that they wish to continue their studies, which may expose them to individuals who have developed or are receiving treatment for COVID-19. All students should be aware that they are at risk of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19.

The District provides the following targeted guidance about COVID-19 safety to its students to allow them to consider risks and take certain precautions before continuing required face-to-face instruction.

Notice of Risks in Courses:

• Students attending Siskiyou Joint Community College may be exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19.
• By attending Siskiyou Joint Community College, students may knowingly or unknowingly transmit the COVID-19 virus to family members in their home or to with whom they have close contact.
• Students attending Siskiyou Joint Community College may expose and potentially transmit the virus that causes COVID-19 to others, and thus may place young children, elderly or immunocompromised family members and others they come in contact with at high risk for infection and illness.

Click below to complete COVID-19 Notice of Risks and Protocols.

Notice of Risks

Stay Safe Pledge

Stay Safe. Stay Healthy. Do Your Part.

In this extraordinary time of a global pandemic, we are responsible for ourselves and each other. We will work together. We will rise to the occasion. We will take necessary steps to keep each other safe. And - most importantly – we will not put ourselves or others at risk.

As we plan to reopen this fall semester, we all will embrace and adapt to new practices for our living, learning and working environment. At the core of these practices is protecting the health and safety of every campus community member.

To do so, all members of the Siskiyous community are expected to take an active role in promoting the safety, health and wellbeing of every campus community member. That means abiding by all health and safety directives from federal, state, local and College officials through the fall 2020 semester and beyond, and encouraging others to do the same.

We will all do our part to keep ourselves, our peers, our colleagues, and all College of the Siskiyous community members safe.

As a Siskiyous Eagle, I am committed to keeping myself and the Siskiyous community healthy and safe from the spread of COVID-19. I pledge to take the following actions:

How to Keep Myself Safe

• Wear a facial covering inside all campus buildings, and outside if you can’t maintain physical distancing.
• Maintain 6 feet of distance from others.
• Get a flu vaccine when it becomes available.
• If gathering with people outside of my residence, practice social distancing, wear a facial covering, and limit gatherings to 25 people.
• Wash my hands regularly and clean any surfaces I touch.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Monitor my health on a daily basis for symptoms of COVID-19 by completing the attestation form, and notify Basecamp HQ if I exhibit symptoms.

How to Keep fellow Siskiyous Eagles Safe

• Wear a mask or face covering while on campus.
• Wear a mask or face covering off campus where social distancing measures cannot be maintained.
• Avoid traveling outside of Siskiyou County’s Area of Commute* for the duration of the Fall 2020 semester.
• Adhere to all directives and College guidance if I need to be quarantined or isolated.
• Don't attend classes or participate in extracurricular activities if exhibiting any symptoms of the COVID-19 virus, are awaiting test results, or test positive for the virus.
• Participate in return to campus testing as well as any testing required throughout the academic year.
• Fully and honestly participate in contact tracing.
• Encourage others to follow these guidelines.
• Follow any new directives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California State Public Health, Siskiyou County Public Health, of the College that become public during the semester.

The safety of our community is a shared responsibility, and my actions can put myself and others at risk. I understand that whether or not I take this pledge, failure to comply with these directives may result in a referral to the Office of Student Services for violation of the Code of Student Conduct, which governs individual and group behavior on and off campus.

We recognize that some students with disabilities, in order to live and learn safely, may need to modify some aspects of this pledge. Students who believe they may not be able to adhere to these protocols for disability-related reasons should contact the SAS Office to request a reasonable accommodation/modification.

Email sas@siskiyous.edu
Phone: (530) 938-5297

Take Pledge

Frequently Asked Questions for Students

The health and safety of our students is our number one priority. As we transition to remote instruction, we understand that students may have a number of questions. The FAQs below serve as a source of information and will be updated as changes occur. If students have questions not listed, feel free to email the COVID Team at COVIDTeam@siskiyous.edu.