Coronavirus pandemic response

On the morning of March 13, 2020, LAUSD held an emergency board meeting to determine whether or not LAUSD schools should be closed or not. Although the decision to shut down the LA Unified School District had no direct effect on LACOE schools, it no doubt influenced the Administration's decision at 2pm that afternoon.

As of October 24, 2020, IPoly is still closed under lockdown procedure. Classes will be held virtually using Google Classroom until further notice.

Initial Lockdown
After the lockdown order was in place, a week-long transitionary period was held. During that week, teachers set up for virtual instruction from home. Classes resumed through Google Classroom on March 18, 2020. At this time, it was unknown how long the lockdown would remain in place; many believed the lockdown would end before the end of April. The AP Calculus exam was switched by the College Board to an online exam.

Extended Lockdown
As May approached, many students in the Class of 2020 became increasingly concerned that their graduation and other senior events would be cancelled. On April 10th, 2020, Ms. Paul announced that the school would remain closed for the remainder of the year. Prom and Grad Night were cancelled completely, and Senior Breakfast was moved to an optional, virtual meeting, which few students attended. The graduation ceremony was modified to an optional porch graduation, where a few teachers (selected at random) would drive to the student's house and have a smaller, socially-distanced graduation ceremony.

As congratulatory gift for the AP Calculus students, Joseph Askharoun ['20] (in conjunction with Edward Estrada), created custom yellow stoles to be worn during the porch ceremony. The stole also came with a reference to the class: This stole represents that I have accomplished my relative maximum of work, over the domain D, such that D = [August 2016, May 2020). Mr. Estrada received a special sash which read "TEACHER" along the right side. These stoles were to be worn during graduation underneath the given IPoly sash.

2020-21 School Year
LAUSD reassessed the COVID pandemic and determined that the lockdown should continue for the 2020-21school year.

2021-22 School Year
Following the public availability of the COVID-19 vaccine and the decrease in cases, IPoly re-opened to in-person learning for the 2021-22 school year.