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Dear families, I hope everyone is staying safe this cold and snowy morning.  It is one more reason to stay home whenever possible. After monitoring all of the cases connected to our school family with Public Health we have decided to resume in-person programming for Longfellow and the Early Childhood Center.  Today’s classes will continueContinue reading “Longefellow and Early Childhood In Person 10/27/20”

October 25, 2020 I find myself continually thanking families for the patience, grace and flexibility.  And, it is appropriate that I do so.  I am so glad to be walking through this global crisis in our little town. I truly can’t imagine what it would be like in other parts of the country.  Thank you.Continue reading “Remote Learning Continues Monday 10/26/20”

Thank you again to families for finding ways to navigate this crazy year.  After completing a full investigation today into the second set of positive COVID19 cases it was determined that all programs need to continue in a remote modality tomorrow, Thursday October 22nd.  At this time there are approximately 250 staff and students within theContinue reading “Remote Learning to Continue”

October 21, 2020 Dear Families As noted in earlier communication our schools are operating in a remote mode today due to two different positive sets of COVID19 cases being identified yesterday.  Yesterday Public Health and the schools navigated the first known scenario at the high school.  After studying the connections and possible risks to individualsContinue reading “Superintendent Letter to Families 10/21/20”

All Salida School District schools will be on remote learning tomorrow Wednesday October 21, 2020. All buildings will be closed as additional contact tracing is pursued. It is known that Salida High School will be on remote learning through Monday November 2nd. A new set of positive cases were identified this afternoon potentially impacting other campuses.  AContinue reading “October 21st Remote for All Salida Schools”

October 20, 2020 An individual at SHS was identified as positive with COVID19 last night.  Initial review of the case shows no school connections beyond the high school.  As such, SHS is on remote learning today, October 20, 2020.  All other buildings will continue with in-person learning.  Public Health will conduct contact tracing throughout theContinue reading “SHS on Remote Learning 10/20”

I want to first thank all of our students, families, staff and community for managing the ever changing landscape of this COVID year.  When we began I asked everyone to offer grace and patience.  Thank you for both of those gifts.  So many people have expressed their appreciation and support over the last few daysContinue reading “School’s to Resume In-Person Instruction”

The Salida School District will be on remote learning through Thursday October 8th. We have planned and prepared for positive cases in the schools for months and have a strong response team comprised of school leaders and nurses, medical community, and public health. It is important to remember that this is part of the plan.Continue reading “Schools Moving to Remote Learning”

Thank you again to families for the support over the last two months. it has been inconvenient for all of us to overcome the struggles, yet we have done it! We just finished week 5, and we are more than 10% of the year complete. We will just keep getting better as we move forward.Continue reading “Updated COVID Operations Plan”

It has been a good three weeks of opening school.  We have all learned how to do things a bit differently.  We appreciate how inconvenient some of our safety practices can be for your family.  Our local public health conditions continue to remain stable. In light of that, the local physicians have asked that weContinue reading “Updated Daily Health Screenings”