2020 Staffing Scenario

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Here is my COVID-19 update.

In Washington State, schools are closed until at least April 24. College campuses have shifted to online learning. Camps, including Sound View, will weather out a spring season without any income from outdoor education schools or weekend groups. Parents are prudently waiting to sign their kids up for camp. Travel visas from other countries are on hold and this affects securing international staff, including our partnership with Colombia.

Needless to say, with all of this uncertainty, I haven’t yet hired the spring or summer staff.’

This, I see, would be the absolute “best case” scenario.

  • Life returns to normal by May 1 and we can open again.

  • I hire a staff team of about six people to work what remains of the spring season. This team would need to be over 18, multi-talented, and willing and able to do anything from teaching an OEE class, to washing dishes, or jumping on a mower to cut the grass. This team stays on until July 5 or longer (if wishing to be part of the summer team).

  • A summer team of 16 people comes in on July 5th. Staff training begins on that day and summer camp begins on the 12th - supplemented by Rovers. That team remains at Sound View until August 15.

As I mentioned, above is the best case scenario and not really expected. A lot of things can happen The spring season could start much later - or not at all. I won’t cancel spring programs until the school closures have run their course. If all is clear, then we forge ahead. If not, then tough decisions need to be made. Right now, Sound View is being kept clean, groomed, and ready to open as soon as it is safe.

Are you looking for a job when we do open? Please let me know by filling out the form below.

Peace,

-Kurt-