Since COVID-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future, we have to integrate it into how we operate, rather than allowing it to be our primary focus. This year we are moving away from daily data reports, weekly email updates, and a revolving door of re-evaluating procedures and issuing new guidance.
Our top priority remains the health and well-being of our students, employees, and families, even as we shift the emphasis away from mandates toward individual choice and accountability. Staying home when you are sick is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19. During this time of rising cases, even if you think "it's just allergies," please take an at-home test before heading out the door that morning.
You know your children and individual family circumstances best, and we encourage you to make healthy, well-informed decisions.
Please be well and take care of each other, DL