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Quaker Valley School District: Quaker Valley School Board Approves Health And Safety Plan
The plan will go into effect at the start of the school year on August 25.
July 28, 2021
The plan will go into effect at the start of the school year on August 25.
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Click here to view the Health and Safety Plan presentation given Tuesday, July 27, at the School Board Meeting.
At a special School Board meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, the Quaker Valley School Board approved the Health and Safety Plan for the 2021-2022 school year. This plan is a requirement of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Due to the state by July 30, 2021, the plan outlines what the school year will look like for students, faculty, and staff.
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“Our steadfast goal has always been and will remain to bring students back to school, in an in-person, learning environment. I am proud of the work our students, faculty, staff, and families did last year to make it such a successful school year, given the constraints. We are optimistic this year will resemble a much more normal school year,” says Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Tammy A. Andreyko.
The Board approved the plan 8-0, with one Board member absent. The plan takes effect at the start of the school year on August 25 (for students in grades K-9) and August 26 (for students in grades 10-12).
The Health and Safety Plan features continued mitigation strategies such as physical distancing, hand washing, respiratory etiquette, and a recommendation for face coverings for everyone, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated.
“Our plan includes layered mitigation strategies, which can be flexibly applied to adapt to everchanging pandemic conditions,” adds Dr. Andrew Surloff, Assistant Superintendent and Pandemic Coordinator. “This is our best planning as of now, one month out from the start of the school year.”
“We continue to follow guidance from health experts, including the Allegheny County Health Department. Our goal is to have a successful, healthy, in-person school year, and we feel we have the right Health and Safety Plan to get that done,” says School Board President Mr. Jonathan Kuzma.
Click here to read the official Health and Safety plan submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Click here to view the Health and Safety Plan presentation given Tuesday, July 27, at the School Board Meeting.
At a special School Board meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, the Quaker Valley School Board approved the Health and Safety Plan for the 2021-2022 school year. This plan is a requirement of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Due to the state by July 30, 2021, the plan outlines what the school year will look like for students, faculty, and staff.
“Our steadfast goal has always been and will remain to bring students back to school, in an in-person, learning environment. I am proud of the work our students, faculty, staff, and families did last year to make it such a successful school year, given the constraints. We are optimistic this year will resemble a much more normal school year,” says Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Tammy A. Andreyko.
The Board approved the plan 8-0, with one Board member absent. The plan takes effect at the start of the school year on August 25 (for students in grades K-9) and August 26 (for students in grades 10-12).
The Health and Safety Plan features continued mitigation strategies such as physical distancing, hand washing, respiratory etiquette, and a recommendation for face coverings for everyone, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated.
“Our plan includes layered mitigation strategies, which can be flexibly applied to adapt to everchanging pandemic conditions,” adds Dr. Andrew Surloff, Assistant Superintendent and Pandemic Coordinator. “This is our best planning as of now, one month out from the start of the school year.”
“We continue to follow guidance from health experts, including the Allegheny County Health Department. Our goal is to have a successful, healthy, in-person school year, and we feel we have the right Health and Safety Plan to get that done,” says School Board President Mr. Jonathan Kuzma.
Click here to read the official Health and Safety plan submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
This press release was produced by Quaker Valley School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
