covid-19
Masking-Covid Update March 1, 2022 Dear Parents and Guardians: As was predicted in my previous communications, and as was widely reported by media outlets yesterday, the Clinton County Health Department has affirmed the Governor’s new guidance on masking in schools. More specifically, the recent CCHD press release featured the following: “The result from today’s collaborative […]
Feb. 27 2022 Parent Letter – revised NYS Mask Regulation
May 19, 2021 Dear Hornet students, parents, faculty and staff: As you may be aware, the CDC has recently amended its recommended masking protocols and, to varying extents, State and local health authorities have amended theirs to match. Regardless of these changing guidelines, our district’s COVID practices remain unchanged. Masking, along with distancing, remains one […]
May 17, 2021 Dear SMS and PHS Parents: This message deals with the topic of vaccination for students ages 12+… specifically whether or not it would be useful for our district to host a vaccination clinic. Our circumstance is rather different from that of other districts in our region, as the State vaccination site is […]
January 27, 2021 Dear Hornet community: As has become customary, I endeavor to render decisions at mid-day Wednesday about each successive week’s instructional format. Balancing public health needs with educational needs remains challenging. Like most districts, we planned for a two-week, preemptive switch to remote instruction after the holiday recess. This period of remote instruction […]
Nov. 13, 2020 Parent COVID Update November 13, 2020 Good afternoon Parents, Faculty, and Staff: Though you’ve already received another message today (which dealt specifically with updates to the Reopening Plan for students who are failing class(es)), there are other COVID updates which warrant another communication. These are summarized below: Increasing Clinton County Infection Rates […]
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Dear Parents of the Plattsburgh CSD: I acknowledge that I’ve been repetitive about this topic (hence the picture below), so I’ll try even harder herein to be concise. Each additional day of school ( even if in the hybrid mode) is a feat … but the end of the 7th week of instruction is particularly […]
Dear Hornet families and colleagues: The parent of a Plattsburgh CSD student has tested positive for COVID 19. The student has been directed by the Clinton County Health Department to quarantine, and is not symptomatic. No other students or faculty/staff have been implicated in contact tracing at this time. The student was last present, in-person […]