RESPONSE TO CASES

Given the increased COVID-19 activity throughout the State and County, we will continue to work closely with the Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission (NWBRHC) to respond to any cases brought to our attention. It is important to always keep in mind that a response to a confirmed/presumed positive case will vary according to the unique circumstances surrounding each instance. In some situations, we may only need to quarantine a single class; whereas, in other cases, it may become necessary to quarantine multiple classes. Upon consultation with NWBRHC, if/when conditions in the schools and community warrant, it may even necessitate a temporary transition to remote learning for a school or even the district as we recently experienced along with other schools/districts throughout the County. In all cases, we will reach out to those impacted as soon as possible and will provide a general advisory to the community. Furthermore, while we attend to the health and safety of our school community, learning will continue to take place with minimal disruption through the use of Google Classroom and all the online tools currently used today.

NEXT STEPS

Since the start of the school year, we have been focused on refining our hybrid model as outlined in our reopening plan with an emphasis on implementing our health and safety protocols while enhancing the instructional experience for our in person and remote learners through constant feedback. The most direct way to help us help your child is through ongoing communication with your teachers, counselors, and principals. More formally, our schools will be soliciting input from our stakeholders through the use of surveys. If you have not already received a survey from your school, you will shortly, so that you can continuously inform our efforts moving forward.

In the meantime, in the absence of specific guidance from the NJDOE or NJDOH regarding what’s next or how/when we can plan to transition back to full time and full capacity in our schools, our administrators will work with their school-based pandemic response teams to explore ways to phase in increased in-person learning when conditions are safe to do so. Feel free to share your specific suggestions with your building principal for consideration by the building level pandemic response teams.

The following Board policies were approved at the most recent Meeting of the Board of Education:

POLICIES

• P6113 - E-Rate

• P6163 - Advertising on School Property

• P6164 - Advertising on School Buses

• P1648.02 - Remote Learning Options For Families (M)

• P1648.03 - Restart and Recovery Plan - Full-Time Remote Instructions (M)

• P1649 - Federal Families First Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Act (M)

• P2270 - Religion in School

• P2431.3 - Heat Participation Policy for Student-Athlete Safety (M)

• P2460 - Special Education (M)

• P2622 - Student Assessment (M)

• P5111 - Eligibility of Resident/Nonresident Students (M)

• P5200 - Attendance (M)

• P5320 - Immunization

• P5330.04 - Administering an Opioid Antidote (M)

• P5610 - Suspension (M)

• P5620 - Expulsion (M)

• P8320 - Personnel Records (M)

REGULATIONS

• P5111 - Eligibility of Resident/Nonresident Students (M)

• R5200 - Attendance (M)

• R5330.04 - Administering an Opioid Antidote (M)

• R5610 - Suspension Procedures (M)

• R8320 - Personnel Records (M)