Dr. Richard O. Johnson, Nevada County Interim Public Health Officer and Scott W. Lay, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools just released Back-to-School guidelines for the 2020-2021 school year. The document provides guidelines to Nevada County educational institutions— including public, private, independent and parochial TK-12 schools—to facilitate and return to site-based classroom instruction for the Fall 2020-2021 school year. The evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic requires the need to rethink common protocols and practices in the classroom setting with the understanding that these guidelines could change as the situation evolves.