UPDATED: JANUARY 4, 2021

Rest assured our district is working hard to make sure that your child will be safe and receives a quality education when the new school year begins.
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Please continue to follow the advice from the Centers for Disease Control as well as from the PA Department of Health concerning hand-washing and other preventive measures.

January 4, 2021 -TRANSITION TO FACE TO FACE LEARNING

GRADES K/4 TO 5 return to school building on Monday, January 11th
No School for Students on Monday, January 18th.
GRADES 6 to 12 return to school building on Tuesday, January 19th
All students will be remote on Wednesday, January 6th & January 13th for Wellness Wednesdays.

Happy New Year! We hope you had a great holiday break! In our message to you on December 10th we informed you that we would be moving to an all-remote learning format through January 15th. We also told you that we have the ability to pivot back to in-person learning/extracurricular activities prior to this date if guidance and data support this decision. Based on Governor Wolf’s lifting of his latest mitigation order as of 8:00 a.m. on January 4th and his statement announcing that extra-curricular activities are permitted to begin as of that date, we are instituting the following schedule in an effort to transition our students back to the classroom.

Students in Grades K/4 to 5^th grade will report to school on Monday-1/11, Tuesday-1/12, Thursday-1/14, & Friday 1/15 for face-to-face learning. All students will be remote on Wednesday-1/13, for our asynchronous Wellness Wednesday program. Elementary students who followed the remote learning format prior to November 23^rd can continue the remote learning format, should they choose to do so.

Students in Grade 6^th to 12^th will continue to follow the synchronous remote learning format on Monday-1/11, Tuesday-1/12, Thursday-1/14, & Friday 1/15. All students will be remote on Wednesday-1/13, for our asynchronous Wellness Wednesday program.

Monday, January 18^th is an Act 80 Day and school is not in session for students.

All students will return to face-to-face learning on Tuesday, January 19^th. Students who followed the remote learning format prior to November 23^rd can continue remote learning, should they choose to do so.

We believe that nothing compares to face-to-face learning and we want our students in the building. The well-being of all of our staff and students is of the utmost importance. We will continue to be diligent in our efforts to provide a safe environment for all. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your building principal.

THINGS TO REMEMBER:

If your child has been in contact with or has had COVID-19 during the time we have been on remote learning or during the holiday break, please be sure to notify your school nurse so that we can continue to assist with contact tracing as necessary.

As per Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings, effective November 18, 2020, face shields alone are not permissible as face covering. This order can be found on our website at Face Covering Order 11-18-20

When returning to school, students are to bring their fully charged school Chromebook with them to use throughout the day in grades 3-12. K4-2 families that have a school Chromebook can keep those at home until further notice so they can continue to use them for supplemental educational activities.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Winter Athletic/Activities practices will resume on Tuesday January 5, 2021. Further information regarding practices and times will be communicated from your coaches.

Respectfully,

Joseph K. Kimmel, Superintendent

Windber AreaSchool District

2020-21 WASD SCHOOL COVID-19 CORRESPONDENCE

January 4, 2021 -TRANSITION TO FACE TO FACE LEARNING