In-Person & Online Tutoring - Valencia, CA

Hello Huntington Valencia Families, March 16th, 2020

We are so grateful for all of your support and confidence as we react as quickly as possible to address your child’s education given the fluidity of the COVID-19 crisis. I would like to address the concerns that you may have regarding the Coronavirus/COVID19. The health and well-being of our students, their families, and employees is our greatest concern. We take this issue very seriously. We have policies and procedures in place to minimize the risk of spreading infectious diseases like COVID-19 (and other communicable illnesses, such as seasonal influenza) in our facility. While we have always maintained high standards of hygiene, we have implemented even stricter standards during this time of concern.

Our goal is to maintain the continuity of learning for our students in a low-risk setting
I understand that most school districts are closing until April 12th and will not resume after the spring break. With utmost caution, we are maintaining our regular hours and extending center hours when possible. We will evaluate the situation daily and take appropriate action should the situation warrant. However, please keep your student home if he or she is exhibiting signs of illness (fever, runny nose, cough, etc.) As a reminder, our attendance policy requires 48-hour notice for planned absences. If your child is sick, please call us at 661-775-8370 as soon as you know they won’t be attending Huntington, so we may notify your child’s teacher and schedule a make-up.

Center Protocol:
Unlike a school setting, our students don't interact with other students during their time spent here at the center. Looking into our staff, none of our tutors have been outside of the U.S. and do not show any flu-like symptoms. Many thanks to all the families and students who observed our “STOP. WASH HANDS. GO!” protocol upon entering the center. We will continue to encourage frequent hand washing. Also, we disinfect our center every morning and afternoon to provide the most viable atmosphere given the current situation. Teachers are wiping down the student’s work area and chair before each session with disinfectant. This will enable each student to begin with a sanitary learning space. Students will each be given a new quart-size Ziploc baggie and a new pencil and (if needed) dry-erase marker to keep in their Huntington binders for their personal use. These items will not be used by other students. We also encourage all parents to pick up their students from the lobby to minimize the number of visitors into the center. Please remind your students to notify Mr. Clay before leaving our doors so we can ensure the safety of our students as they leave the center.

Many families have requested for an adjusted schedule to accommodate late morning/early afternoon sessions. Given our staff and teachers’ availability, we are pleased to announce our temporary hours as follows:

New (Temporary) Huntington Learning Center Valencia Center Hours:
As of March 16th, 2020
Monday – Thursday 11:00 AM –8:00 PM
Friday 12:00 PM-6:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Please send your desired schedule changes ASAP to ValenciaHLC@gmail.com
If we do not receive a call or email, we will assume that you will attend your normally scheduled session.

Exam Prep:
My dear exam prep families, I know this is stressful and we are staying on top of the news of ACT/SAT cancellations. ACT and College Board will contact you directly if your test center cancels. Please let me know ASAP if this happens. In the meantime, we will move forward with your program so that you will be ready for any future test date.

That said, please reply or email ValenciaHLC@gmail.com if you would like to modify your session schedule given our new hours. Otherwise, attend your sessions as scheduled!

Again, I appreciate ALL our Huntington Valencia families for entrusting your students' education to us!

We’ll get through this all together … albeit 6 ft. apart.

Wishing you all good health,

Huntington Valencia Staff