Author: Mark Prell

As of 7:45 am, The Sonoma County Office of Education reports all school districts in Sonoma County are closed either due to air quality concerns or for pre-scheduled staff development days. Dunham and Liberty school districts in Petaluma are closed for staff development.

In addition to the campuses of Santa Rosa Junior College and Sonoma State University, here is the updated list of all school districts and other K-12 programs that are closed for Friday, November 9th:

Alexander Valley Union, Healdsburg

Bennett Valley Union, Santa Rosa

Bellevue Union School District

Cinnabar, Petaluma

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District

Cloverdale Unified, Cloverdale

Forestville Union, Forestville

Fort Ross Elementary, Cazadero

Geyserville Unified, Geyserville

Guerneville School District, Guerneville

Gravenstein, Sebastopol

Harmony Union, Occidental

Healsdsburg Unified, Healdsburg

Horicon

Kashia, Stewarts Point

Kenwood School District, Kenwood

Mark West Union, Santa Rosa/Larkfield

Monte Rio Union, Monte Rio

Montgomery, Cazadero

Oak Grove Union,  Santa Rosa

Old Adobe Union, Petaluma

Petaluma City Schools, Petaluma

Piner-Olivet Union School District, Santa Rosa

Rincon Valley Union, Santa Rosa

Roseland School District, Roseland

Santa Rosa City Schools, Santa Rosa

Sebastopol Union, Sebastopol

Sebastopol Independent Charter, Sebastopol

Sonoma Valley Unified, Sonoma

Twin Hills Union, Sebastopol

Two Rock Union, Petaluma

Waugh, Petaluma

West Sonoma County Union High School District, Sebastopol/Forestville

Wilmar Union, Petaluma

Wright School District, Santa Rosa

Windsor Unified, Windsor

Independent Charters/Other Programs:

Kid Street Charter, Santa Rosa

Sebastopol Independent Charter, Sebastopol

Credo Charter, Rohnert Park

SCOE special education classes held within the school districts that are closed

SCOE Transition Program classes for 18-22 year olds

Amarosa Academy (SCOE)

Headwaters Academy (SCOE)

North Coast School of Education Classes at SCOE

SCOE offices closed except for essential functions

*SCOE will be closed except for key operational staff

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