November 23, 2020 Update

North Salem Schools COVID November 24th Update

PQ and the MSHS Reopen Monday November 30th, Moving from the Current Remote Learning to Hybrid Learning

Transition from the Hybrid Model to the In-person Phase in Resumes for K and 1

The quarantine of over three dozen staff members identified as close contacts has ended and we are pleased to announce that we can reopen on Monday and continue our transition to in-person learning. Kindergarten classes start in person learning on Monday, November 30th and first grade will start in person learning on Thursday, December 3rd, bringing an end to the hybrid model in those grades.  Details on the start-up are forthcoming from our principals.

Asynchronous Wednesdays

We learned a lot from our two November asynchronous Wednesdays.  We are grateful to parents for their patience as we provided teachers time for collaboration as they planned instruction and assessment for hybrid and remote learners.  Assuming our schools remain open in the coming weeks, the next two asynchronous days will be December 2nd and January 27th, reducing them to once a month through January. 

Infection Rate

As has been widely reported in the press, school infection rates are very low.  This is true in North Salem as well.  The infection rates for the schools are much lower than for the town, as we enter the Thanksgiving break. We are keeping our schools cleaned and disinfected, wearing masks, and we are maintaining social distancing.  You can monitor our daily infection data on the State’s dashboard, called the COVID 19 Report Card. The information is posted daily.  Click on the link below to access it.

https://schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov/#/home 

Preparation for Testing Our Students and Employees.

The identification of yellow, orange and red zones of infection rates is spreading every day.  Should we be identified as a yellow zone, the State will require we test 20% of our students and employees every two weeks.  We are making arrangements with an outside vendor to conduct the testing onsite should we be required by the State.