Chancellors Communication End of COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
March 14, 2023
Dear LACCD Colleagues:
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to provide an update on ending our District’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration. At our monthly meeting on March 1, 2023, the LACCD Board of Trustees voted to end the District’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration (attached). This action is parallel to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ending of California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. With the number of COVID-19-positive cases and hospitalizations declining and with a majority of persons vaccinated, the pandemic is thankfully entering a much less serious phase. As we all take a collective sigh of relief with the news, I recognize that the past three years have come at a tremendous toll on so many.
Our lives are forever changed. While we will continue to unpack the long-term effects and impact of the pandemic, it is appropriate to reflect on this significant moment in history and give thanks. I want to acknowledge with gratitude, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, all of you and your countless hours of dedication and personal resolve to the success of our students, in spite of the unpredictable environment and conditions. Your valor and unselfish service allowed us to maintain operational continuity at all nine colleges, educational centers and the District Office. Because of your tireless work, LACCD was able to keep the promise of education and deliver on our educational mission, even during the height of the pandemic, without any pause to instruction, student services, facilities construction, technology, campus safety or campus and District operations—a remarkable and heroic feat.
