The impending executive order could impact how we conduct school moving forward and we must have planning time to ensure we follow the order while still getting back with our students in a face-to-face environment. The Order requires school districts to consult with their local health departments regarding community spread and its impact on reopening schools. Due to the COVID pandemic and the Governor closing schools in the spring, all districts needed to implement NTI. Oldham County Schools. Football may now practice with helmets. The OCHD is reviewing our plan, along with current community-wide COVID-19 numbers, with a goal of providing feedback and recommendations by Thursday, January 7. NTI work will continue throughout our absence from the school buildings, with the exception of Spring Break, which is March 30 - April 3. Floyd County. You will receive detailed information on graduation dates, times and logistics directly from your school. Registration is an acknowledgement that the speaker is familiar with and will be bound by the Public Expression policy. If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher for OCS, please visit https://www.oldham.kyschools.us/Content2/employment-opportunities to view the requirements for becoming a substitute teacher, or apply at https://www.applitrack.com/oldham/onlineapp/. Elementary students and preschool students would return on a regular schedule. What I hope everyone keeps in mind is that there are more than 12,000 students in this district, all with different needs, accessibility, and home support. After meeting with the OCHD last week, we began reviewing district sanitizers to ensure they are labeled for “emerging viral pathogens.” We are scheduling extra cleaning and sanitation of commonly touched areas in schools, and making sure teachers are encouraging extra hand washing. If you are unable to participate or have extreme circumstances that prevent you from attending one of the six drive-thru sites, there will be limited delivery service. We have been in communication with the Oldham County Health Department and have their backing to resume in-person instruction, as they agree that bringing students back into this controlled environment may help curb community spread. Thank you for your understanding, patience and flexibility. Our website pages devoted to the reopening of school for the 2020/2021 school year goes live at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 16. “I am constantly amazed at our teaching staff and the dedication they demonstrate every day to their students and their profession,” said Superintendent Greg Schultz. Please note that the new Healthy at School guidelines announced on 8/31 require face masks at all times in school buildings and on buses, even when 6 feet of social distancing can be accomplished. I have heard the argument that other districts can pull off NTI on snow days, so why can't we? “Treating kids with dignity and respect is key,” Hunt Rock said. Major breaks will remain the same. This will be an option along with in-person instruction. Tax Rate Hearing https://meet.google.com/set-kgku-icu. Although both I and members of the Board may not like the recommendation, it is not wise or prudent to ignore the recommendation. Frontline Applicant Tracking - Oldham County Schools Skip to main content. Pushing back the start date to August 24th gives us some wiggle room to monitor the situation and see where numbers go from here. This information cannot currently be found in Infinite Campus. Vaccines will also need to be administered the following Friday, February 26. During the process, teachers are reviewed by peers, analyze teaching methods, and develop strategies inside and out of the classroom to improve student success. IF your child is returning to in-person instruction from VLA for the second trimester AND needs bus transportation, you will need to fill out a transportation request form and return it to your child’s school. Please use the following email address if you would like to send in your public expression: PublicExpression@oldham.kyschools.us You will need to include your name, home address and phone number with your comments. For this reason, the Board of Education has not approved the use of NTI in the past. In addition, we will be presenting a proposal to the Board to change the start and end times of middle and high schools, to allow for intense cleaning of buses between elementary and secondary level runs. Meals will continue to be provided next week, and we will have further announcements regarding feeding services in a few days. You may lower face coverings while actively eating/drinking or when outdoors & socially distanced. Closings. Presentations to the Board are expected to be courteous, civil and respectful. After consulting with the OCHD this week, we have decided that a successful return to in-person instruction is unlikely on January 11. ... and information in Oldham County and LaGrange, Kentucky, and the surrounding area. Enjoy your summer! “They need to know they have an ally in the classroom, and when they feel safe, you can push and challenge them even more.”. Video recording of May 14th OCBE meeting. Teachers will also work with students this week to ensure they know what’s expected of them during this Friday’s Offline Learning Day. You should know that if your student travels to one of the states on the advisory list, we ask that you follow the governor’s recommendation to self-quarantine your student(s) for 14-days prior to returning to school. The board still hopes to have a traditional graduation ceremony later in the year, but due to constantly changing regulations, we can not put a date on that at this time. Schools will be performing extra cleaning and sanitizing over the weekend, so we’ve asked students to take valuables and anything else needed for an extended break with them. During the COVID pandemic, planning for a successful return to in-person instruction has hinged on removing emotion from the decision and considering the reality based on current numbers and our previous experiences. Over the past seven days, Oldham County has averaged approximately 36 positive test results per day, some of some of which have been our staff and students. If we determined that Offline Learning Days were successful, we would be able to preserve student instructional days and avoid the need to use make-up days that eliminate scheduled non-school days and potentially extend the school year. We understand some may be waiting to see if the district starts in Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) before deciding whether or not to enroll. Those districts are either already 1:1 with technology, or relying on packet work to review concepts learned earlier in the year. Children are not required to be in the car to receive the meal. This time, the request for an increase stems purely from the unexpected expenses we have incurred due to the pandemic and our commitment to return to in-person instruction as soon as possible. If the A/B schedule proposal is approved by the Board, additional details will be communicated in the coming weeks. It's here! When all Kentuckians respond united, we are more likely to quickly decrease the spread of COVID-19 and resume in-person instruction as quickly as possible. As you are aware, Governor Beshear made some important announcements yesterday that impact Kentucky schools. We continually look for ways to cut the budget, save money wherever possible and remain good stewards of taxpayer money. Virus mitigation efforts require the support of our entire state. VLA would continue with their regular schedules. ***Please note that we do not plan to close school, unless we are ordered to by Governor Beshear or the Oldham County Health Department.***. Scott County. We will be implementing the strict health and safety guidelines that we announced earlier this summer, including temperature checks upon arrival, face coverings at all times, frequent hand washing, and increased cleaning protocols. Of course, if the environment of the pandemic in our area changes between now and then, that could change, but we continue to press on with that August 12 date. Each group of students will attend in-person classes for 10 days out of every 20 school days during each 4-week period. Middle and high school VLA students can continue to make progress in their Edgenuity courses. At this time, it is my intention to still open for in-person instruction on August 24, but as everyone knows, this is a fluid situation that can change rapidly. It’s important to note that we have no plans to cancel school at this time, but as you know, this is a fluid and rapidly changing situation. Teachers and administrators will be spending this Friday’s Teacher Work Day reviewing and preparing Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI), which, if used, will allow us to avoid making up missed days at the end of the school year. https://meet.google.com/set-kgku-icu, Secondary VLA Orientation (Virtual) As a district, it is our responsibility to do what we can to slow the transmission of COVID-19, and we cannot ensure the safety of the community with large numbers of visitors entering our buildings. As a reminder, if you haven’t already filled out the parent survey that was sent out last week, please do so by July 5. https://forms.gle/MmiKjVAnThH62TRY6. We are pleased there has been a decrease in our community spread numbers over the past several days. These orientations will also be recorded and published to our VLA website for families to access: https://sites.google.com/oldham.kyschools.us/vla/home, Elementary VLA Orientation (Virtual) However, our local health department provides us with community spread data that omits those cases. Friday, February 12 will become a B day for middle and high students. If things change once the governor issues his executive order, we will let you know as soon as possible. The deadline for enrollment into the Virtual Learning Academy is August 7. The August 7 deadline is firm and will not be extended past that date. Our Administrative Illness Response team is meeting regularly and taking guidance from the Oldham County Health Department (OCHD) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Local control was given by the KHSAA in determining how, and when, middle and high school athletics would be opened up in each school district. We recognize that this option will not provide every student with each opportunity they might take advantage of during in-person instruction. But for the staff of OCS, the spirit remains the same. We are exploring a multitude of options to keep elementary students in the classroom as much as possible. It provided relief from the required 170 days of instruction per year, but it did not necessarily provide the same level or quality of learning that students were receiving when attending in person. Please click here for more information about Emergency Feeding Sites. The only exceptions are when actively drinking or eating, or when outside and practicing appropriate social distancing. At the end of the trimester, you will also have the choice to continue with in-person instruction or enroll in VLA at that time. Together, we are #TeamOldham! We will continue to monitor the numbers and stay in contact with the health department to determine the best course of action for the district and will communicate to you if our course needs to change. This will begin on Monday, January 11th and will be located at https://www.oldham.kyschools.us/mc/COVID-19-Report. If the child has a temperature greater than 100.4, they should not come to school. From this collaboration and guidance, a “hybrid” graduation proposal was presented to the Oldham County Board of Education on Thursday, May 14th and was officially approved. The hope is to return to school on Monday, April 20. Please click here for more FFCRA information. This item would then be voted on at the regularly scheduled Board meeting on Monday, July 27. Now we face another difficult decision – the need for a tax increase. If you have questions regarding the COVID-19 virus, testing, or quarantine, please contact your doctor’s office or the Oldham County Health Department. The November parent email emphasized the importance of in-person learning for students. First, school districts in Kentucky don’t have to follow the same calendar, and there is flexibility on how to operate schools. Please click here for more FFCRA information. If school is not in session on a Monday, then pick up will be on Tuesday of that week. The enrollment period for Trimester 2 is now open. Once enrollment has closed and we know our in-person elementary class size numbers, we will then be able to make a decision on whether we need to move to an A/B schedule at the elementary level or continue on our current path with minor alterations. As a result, middle and high school students will be divided alphabetically by last name, and half of the students will attend school in-person every other day. Please continue to practice social distancing, mask wearing and hand sanitization. Under normal circumstances, NTI is authorized only for ten school days when schools are closed due to inclement weather. At the end of the 2019-20 school year, the district created a Reopening Task Force. The mission of OCS is to ensure the highest levels of learning for ALL students, and to fulfill that mission, we must make decisions based not on calendar concerns, but on what is truly best for students. Throughout this pandemic we have worked closely with the OCHD to design and implement mitigation strategies, share data, and inform our community. Once to fund the placement of full-time School Resource Officers in all of our schools; another for a small, but overdue increase in staff salaries. This is the phase we are currently in, and all current guidelines will stay in place with the following exceptions: Available practice hours will be extended from 6 to 7.5 hours/week. 8. The Board will address speakers using the same standard of behavior. Those wishing to email their comments instead of appearing in-person may send their comments to publicexpression@oldham.kyschools.us by 6:00 p.m. on August 2. Your child(ren) will stay on NTI until we are allowed to resume in-person instruction. Please know that you will hear from us first, should the decision to close school be made, based on recommendations from Governor Beshear or the state or local health department. As we look at reopening in person following the holiday break, we will continue following that process. The Oldham County Health Department continues to report a manageable number of positive Covid19 cases in the county. Thank you for your continued support and flexibility. Therefore, we will resume in-person instruction on Tuesday, January 19 (school is not in session Monday, January 18). When we made the decision early in the summer to return to face-to-face instruction, we knew we needed to create a virtual option to reduce in-person class size and to protect our vulnerable families. Once an individual has given their public expression, they are to exit the building. When we transitioned to NTI in November, Oldham County was averaging between 25 and 30 positive cases per day. Aquí hay un enlace al formulario de inscripción This provides a more manageable environment for in-person instruction. This will become an Offline Learning Day. However, on our second snow day of the year, we decided to try an Offline Learning Day for elementary schools in conjunction with an NTI day for middle and high school students. Our current numbers have us firmly in the red category. Therefore, the district is requiring any school activity that has an audience be postponed, effective this afternoon through Spring Break. Even if you filled out a transportation form before school started, you must complete a new one. Thank you. With an enrollment of more than 3000 students, we needed to hire 36 teachers to staff the VLA. A/B placements are out for middle and high students. We must report these numbers to the state, and we also update them on our website each day school is in session. At this time, we plan to return to instruction on Monday, January 11. The Oldham County Board of Education has approved the creation of an A/B schedule for middle and high schools. (You also should have completed normal registration via Infinite Campus before enrolling in the VLA). Link to the enrollment form Thank you, and have a safe and relaxing break. This is the first time, despite asking for months, that the state has given a metric to abide by when looking at the Covid numbers. As we return to in-person instruction we understand that there are situations that may require us to be out of school, either with or without the support of teachers or staff members. State budget cuts in the past, and projected in the future, have placed an unprecedented burden on local school districts. The Oldham County Health Department will continue to monitor this event locally along with the Kentucky Department for Public Health and will implement guidance and directives as received by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Middle and High School students on the “B” schedule return for in-person instruction on Tuesday, September 29. During this time, school enrichment centers will also be closed in order to curb any potential spread of the virus. The following public expression guidelines will be in place for the meeting: 1. However, even with strong implementation of NTI, more students are struggling academically, and emotionally, than during traditional in-person instruction. We are partnering with the Oldham County Health Department to help contact trace within the school population. Superintendent As we head into the July 4th holiday weekend, I wanted to give you an update on reopening plans for Oldham County Schools. The purpose of this communication is to clarify how those decisions are made. These school-based Chromebooks allow collaboration among students while maintaining social distancing. I appreciate all our parents have done to assist their children where they can, and encourage students and parents to reach out to their teachers via email if they need additional support. No materials are to be distributed directly to Board members or to others in attendance at the meeting. District personnel will then contact those persons to notify them of the exposure, and identify the date on which the student or staff member may safely return to school. Therefore, all OCS elementary schools will resume on their normal M-F schedule starting on Wednesday, September 16. A team is currently working to complete the application for Temporary Emergency NTI days. All persons wishing to speak during Public Expression must register prior to Public Expression. The Board reserves the right to limit or terminate discussion on any subject introduced by an individual or group in order to maintain order. All levels will stay in NTI until Tuesday, January 5 (Reminder: Monday, January 4 is a Teacher Work Day). Elementary and preschool times would remain the same. We would also like to remind you that students must wear a mask at the bus stop and on the bus and please ask your children to use the hand sanitizer located on the bus when boarding. Each school will have a final edited video that includes each senior, speeches and performances. Due to Covid related regulations regarding bus transportation, bus notes will not be allowed for any student until further notice. These school-based Chromebooks allow collaboration among students while maintaining social distancing. I certainly hope we do not need to use many of these days between now and the end of the year. CHANGE TO FEEDING SITES FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 4, 2021. At this time we feel it is necessary to pursue an A/B schedule strategy in order to return to school with increased risk mitigation for students and staff. 7. I know some parents, staff and students will support our methodology, and some parents, staff and students who will not. At this time we are working out the details of our NTI plans, and will have a plan in place after Friday’s Teacher Work Day. Tonight, the OCBE approved moving the start date for students to Monday, August 24 (August 31 for OC Preschool). Those districts are either already 1:1 with technology, or relying on packet work to review concepts learned earlier in the year. I am extremely proud of their accomplishment.”. Please look for further instruction regarding Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) assignments to be communicated on Monday, March 16. The district ordered hundreds of Chromebooks between March and the beginning of the fall semester. Regular season games will be suspended for OCS athletics, but practices can continue. You may be seeing on the news that some local districts are pushing back the start of school and are wondering if OCS will follow suit. ... due to COVID issues within the Yellow Jackets program. Many of the critics of the virtual learning option are expecting it to be exactly the same education their child would receive in-person, with the exact same course offerings and opportunities. That said, we do want to make sure that we are prepared in the event of a cancellation. https://versatransweb04.tylertech.com/Oldham/elinkrp/Login.aspx. The last day will now be Tuesday, May 19. States in the travel advisory can change at any time and that list can be found at: https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19. Only members addressing the Board are to enter the Arvin Center. Our timeline is to work through the process of Board review and feedback, Health Department review and feedback and finally Board approval by the July 27th OCBE meeting. Materials intended for consideration by the members should be left with the secretary at the time of registration. Meals are only provided for days that school is in session. At this time we are postponing in-person student attendance for at least one week. As we work with the OCHD to administer these vaccinations, we find the need to cancel in-person school for a day in order to allow teachers to receive their vaccination at the OCHD shot clinic. Friday, February 12 will become a B day for middle and high students. High school and middle school students in the same Infinite Campus “household” would be assigned to the same “A” or “B” schedule regardless of the students’ last names. February’s Teacher Work Day has been moved from Friday, February 12 to Friday, February 19. If we determined that Offline Learning Days were successful, we would be able to preserve student instructional days and avoid the need to use make-up days that eliminate scheduled non-school days and potentially extend the school year. I will be asking the board to approve two items at this meeting. Today, Governor Andy Beshear, in a conference call with Kentucky superintendents, requested that we continue to keep schools closed through Friday, April 17. This is reality. While parent, teacher, and community input is important, decisions regarding reopening cannot be based on popularity. Although it doesn’t look promising, we will continue to monitor the positivity rate to see if we are able to bring elementary and preschool students back on Monday, December 14. As our learning platforms change, OCS will continue to offer free breakfast and lunch to any child between the ages of 2 and 18 until December 31, 2020. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMv0SQnE0dskbsq2GQXu-QSV9yhTVrJdSF2HItETfQp7Bd0A/viewform. Fortunately some of our schools have had enough Chromebooks to share with other schools throughout the longer NTI periods. We appreciate your continued flexibility and hope to have our students back in the building as soon as possible. We are still awaiting clarification on sports. NTI was never designed for the extended use that we had to implement last year. First, we have a number of teacher openings we need to fill before we can get students in the building. You will be notified whether your child(ren) are on the A schedule or B schedule in the coming days. During this period of increased community spread, we ask that you follow Covid-19 guidelines such as limiting social gatherings, staying home when ill, quarantining if exposed to a person who tests positive, and wearing facial coverings when out in the community. Please be aware that district employees are not trained to answer questions regarding health concerns, or to make recommendations regarding quarantines of family members other than the exposed student. We must have final numbers by then in order to adequately staff both learning options. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person instruction will not be the best option for some students, families, and teachers, so we have developed a virtual option. Although Public Expression is not a question and answer session, the Board reserves the right to provide a response from any Board member or Superintendent following a speaker’s presentation or at the conclusion of Public Expression. We are designating this an Offline Learning Day, and are working to improve lesson plans to make it a more productive and effective student learning experience than our first Offline Learning Day. Please know this is not an easy recommendation to make, but it is a necessary effort to ensure we open schools as safely as possible. By ... New COVID-19 testing sites in Bullitt and Oldham Counties use saliva to detect virus. In addition to teaching language arts, she is the advisor for Link Club and mentors students on effectively leading, listening, and helping younger students fit in. Fall sports can continue post-season play only at this time. The award recognizes teachers who go above and beyond for their students, fellow teachers and community. As we know, this remains a fluid situation and we will continually review not only the community spread numbers, but our ability to operate school in a safe manner. The support and rigor of NTI works best when teachers and students remain connected via technology. Should schools be closed, we must require that our child enrichment centers also be closed. Schools Covid testing strategy could increase virus cases in the classroom, experts say 13-01-2021 09:45 via standard.co.uk The testing strategy of mass testing in schools could increase cases of the virus, experts have warned. However, this continues to be a fluid situation and that date could change. If we are in school Monday, please have them bring back the necessary items then. Our staff has worked tirelessly to make NTI a robust learning experience and we hope your students are ready to jump in with the eagerness and enthusiasm our staff has as we forge ahead into the new school year. Recently we have received questions as to how we determine which type of day will be used for inclement weather, and why we are not utilizing NTI for every snow day. Virtual Learning OCS Daily Covid-19 Report. Along with the software platforms purchased to run the academy, the total cost is $2.6 million for this school year. Oldham County has grown and improved its implementation of NTI through the three rounds completed since March 2020. In the short time since the Virtual Learning Academy was announced, the grades 6-12 platform supporting the VLA has been berated by parents and students, even though it is a nationally recognized virtual platform on which many students across this country have had good success. Schools that have Chromebooks available use them throughout the day during in-person instruction. All staff & students (K-12) must wear face coverings unless there is a medical exception/disability waiver. On February 9, South Oldham High School teacher, Hallie Hunt Rock, was honored in a virtual ceremony as the recipient of the 2020 WHAS11 LG&E/KU ExCel Award. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. I would like to give you an update on the rest of the calendar year and share a couple of reminders. Since no individual Board member may act on behalf of the Board, concerns about action of the Board should be directed to the Board as a whole. To increase student success, we are putting human resources behind the virtual platform. Logistically, this would create major issues and greatly affect staffing in both the VLA and our schools. Oldham County. Pushing back the start date will allow us extra time to hire for these positions to ensure we have a full teaching staff to educate our students. Not every email has been easy to read, but every one has been read, if not responded to. Oldham County is still firmly in the red category in regards to community spread, so we can’t bring elementary and preschool students back into the buildings on December 14 as we had hoped, due to Governor Beshear’s Executive Order.
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