NOVEMBER 19, 2020 BOARD MEETING
Due to an increase in positive COVID-19 cases, the Thursday, November 19 board meeting will be held virtually.
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November 17, 2020 Dear JCSD Families: With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us and the current ranking of being #1 in the state for our COVID positivity rate, we have made the unfortunate decision to remain remote until December 1, 2020. We currently have twenty-five staff members in quarantine or isolation and over one hundred and fifty students in quarantine. We will continue monitoring county case numbers as well as positive cases within our schools. We were able to safely provide nine weeks of onsite instruction and we are frustrated we can not remain open for onsite instruction. We will continue to provide updates and information regarding our return to school. Please check your building’s social media pages for additional information regarding picture retakes and other activities that will need to be rescheduled. REMINDER: If there is someone in your household that is being evaluated and tested for COVID-19 infection, please notify the school nurse immediately. If you need books and materials from your school, please pick them up during the hours of 8 to 4, today through Friday, November 20th. Contact your building principals if you have questions. JCSD Administration
November 12, 2020
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are here for you and your family. Juniata County School District and Metz Culinary Management would like to offer the option to families for bagged breakfasts and lunches for our students.
If you opt- in for this below, we will have a breakfast and a lunch for your child /children for each day of school to be picked up on Tuesday between 2:15- 2:45 PM in the parent pick-up line at your school or in the parking lots at the following locations: former Lack Tuscarora Elementary, former Tuscarora Valley Elementary, former Thompsontown Delaware Elementary, former Fayette Elementary and former Susquehanna Elementary. If you are unable to pick up the meals at this time, you can call your child’s school and make arrangements with the Food Service Staff to schedule a time between the hours of 8:30 AM and 2:45 PM.
Please email Chris Ammon at cammon@jcsdk12.org or call (717) 436-2111 EXT 5084 to let us know your interest in taking advantage of this option along with your child’s name. The sooner we are notified of your interest, the sooner we can get these meals out to your child(ren).
Sincerely,
Chris Ammon
General Manager (717) 436-2111 ex 5084
November 10, 2020
Dear JCSD Families:
Unfortunately we are again making an announcement regarding COVID positive cases within the JCSD. As of this afternoon, JCSD has added a positive student case at JES, a positive student case at JHS and a positive staff case at EJHS. With these cases we have almost twenty staff members in quarantine, as well as, over one hundred students. We have attempted to remain open for onsite instruction for our students but we have reached the point where it is not possible. We regretfully are announcing that for the week of November 16, 2020 we will be full remote for all students, Monday - Friday.
REMINDER: If there is someone in your household that is being evaluated and tested for COVID-19 infection, please notify the school nurse and keep all students in the household at home while awaiting test results.
JCSD Administration
The JCSD District Office, at 146 Weatherby Way, is closed until further notice. If you need to meet in person, please call, 717-436-2111, to schedule an appointment.
Reminder: We will be offering Parent Teacher Conferences, November 10, via phone or virtual platform. Teachers will be in contact to confirm which method is preferred. Also, please find the recent letter to families regarding additional COVID positive cases here: https://www.jcsdk12.org/o/jcsd/page/covid-letters-to-families
REMINDER: If there is someone in your household that is being evaluated and tested for COVID-19 infection, please notify the school nurse and keep all students in the household at home while awaiting test results.
Just a reminder to our families that there is no school for students on Monday, November 9. This is an Act 80 day. There is no school for students on Tuesday, November 10. This is parent teacher conferences. There is no school on Wednesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day. Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 will both be remote learning days. We will return to 4-1 on Monday, November 16, 2020.
JCSD Families: Due to an increase in COVID positive cases in our community we will be offering Parent Teacher Conferences only via phone or virtual platform. Teachers will be in contact to confirm which method is preferred. Please find the recent letter to families regarding additional COVID positive cases here: https://www.jcsdk12.org/o/jcsd/page/covid-letters-to-families
From Brian Kritzer with TIU #11, Local Task Force: Please share (far and wide) the link below which is to a parent/guardian LTF survey. The purpose of the survey is to gather information from parents/guardians and to possibly recruit new members. The survey is intended to be taken by parents/guardians that have a child with a disability but others (teachers/administrators/agencies) are welcome to participate. The survey is designed to be taken once to prevent multiple submissions from the same device.
The results of the survey will be compiled and shared at the next LFT meeting which is scheduled for Wednesday, January 27th 2021 via Zoom (https://paiu.zoom.us/j/93091398406) from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Thank you in advance for sharing this survey and supporting the LTF as it works towards gathering parent/guardian input and increasing its membership. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
Brian Kritzer
Survey Link:
https://s.surveyplanet.com/WJJgOW0YH
A letter to our families regarding another positive COVID-19 case at Tuscarora Junior High School can be found here: https://www.jcsdk12.org/o/jcsd/page/november-5-2020-covid-positive-letter-to-families
MEETING RESCHEDULED
Due to the Veterans Day holiday, the Juniata County School District Board of Directors workshop meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, 2020, has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the district's administration building, 146 Weatherby Way, Mifflintown.
Just a reminder to our families that there is no school for students on Monday, November 9. This is an Act 80 day. There is no school for students on Tuesday, November 10. This is parent teacher conferences. There is no school on Wednesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day. Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 will both be remote learning days. We will return to 4-1 on Monday, November 16, 2020.
JCSD Families: We are making the announcement early for the week of November 9. Due to an increase in COVID positive cases in surrounding communities we will be fully remote for Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13. This will allow us to have ten days to help stop the spread of COVID-19. We hope this will also prevent our students and staff from possible quarantine and full remote instruction. The return to our scheduled 4-1 plan will be confirmed in an announcement November 12, 2020.
Check out the Fall 2020 Newsletter by the Juniata County Prevention Board! https://www.jcsdk12.org/o/jcsd/page/prevention-board-newsletter
For the week of November 2, 2020, JCSD is pleased to announce that there will be no change to the instructional model, 4-1 plan. Students will attend school onsite Monday - Thursday with Friday scheduled as a remote learning day. HRE and JCVA students continue as planned.
We are now requesting that if a member of your household is awaiting COVID test results, please have your student stay home and notify the school nurse.
The internet, including our phone system and HRE classes, at JCSD has been restored.
JCSD is currently experiencing internet connectivity issues. We are working on restoring our system which includes phones and HRE classes.
A letter to our families regarding another positive COVID-19 case within JCSD can be found here: https://www.jcsdk12.org/o/jcsd/page/october-28-2020-covid-positive-letter-to-families
A letter to our families regarding another positive COVID-19 case within JCSD can be found here: https://www.jcsdk12.org/o/jcsd/page/october-27-2020-covid-positive-letter-to-families
A letter to our families regarding another positive COVID-19 case within JCSD can be found here: https://www.jcsdk12.org/o/jcsd/page/october-22-2020