The noisy school rooms are music to the ears of staff and the nearly 9,300 students who returned to full-time face-to-face classes this fall. We sent this January 11, 2022 issue of Dear Friends via our regular mailing list distribution as well as via School Messenger. With the Washington State Department of Health`s changed requirements for isolation, quarantine, testing, and the testing program to stay, we wanted to make sure every family in our district had this important information. Teacher Kathy Purviance-Snow is named one of only five recipients of the Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence in the country. 18:00 – 19:00 4/5/6 High Capacity Program – Parent/Guardian Webinar At a meeting on December 8, the Snohomish School District Board passed resolutions to submit two proposals to voters during the February 8, 2022 vote. Voters will consider two replacement levies – the substitution levy for educational programs and operations, and the replacement levy for technology, safety and plant improvements. The two levies would replace similar levies approved by voters in 2018 and are expected to expire at the end of 2022. Visit www.sno.wednet.edu/2022levies or click here for more information on these two alternative measures. Snohomish students have resumed learning on campus, but the pandemic is not over yet. School nurses are at the forefront of ensuring the health and safety of students.
On Friday, January 7, the Washington State Department of Health and Human Services updated its K-12 COVID-19 requirements for the 2021-2022 school year. In particular, the new official requirements included updated isolation, quarantine, and testing recommendations to align with recent changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as expanded authorizations and activities allowed during the modified quarantine in Test to Stay programs. The support of para-educators and online access are essential for students in quarantine to catch up and keep their studies up to date. Learning assistants (para-educators) provide students with individualized instruction and support. .
