School Reopening Information

Northeast Bradford School District

As we inch closer to the opening of the 2020-2021 school year I cannot thank you enough for your patience and understanding as our Pandemic Team worked on the development of our health and safety plans that permit our school to reopen consistent with the guidelines established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Education, and the Center for Disease Control.


We will continue to monitor our situation closely. We are pleased that our elementary students are able to return to the classroom full time. We are also hopeful that if all goes well we will also be able to return our High School students to the classroom full time at some point this fall. In the meantime, we are preparing our staff for a Blended Hybrid Learning model where students and their teachers can remain in contact for learning to occur.

Big picture

Parent Contact Information

At the beginning of every school year, we ask parents to make sure that their contact information is up to date with the school. We will be sending out a fillable form that can be completed online and emailed back. Contact information can also be updated through the parent portal. If your address has changed, please contact the school to fill out a change of address form and to set up new transportation.


District Information will be shared through


  • Our Panther App
  • Our school website www.nebpanthers.com
  • Our Social Media Outlets
  • Our Notification system Thrillshare (parents can receive an email, SMS, or phone message)


School Information will be shared through


  • FOCUS: Student Information System (Parent Portal)
  • Google Classroom (Grades 6th-12th)
  • Seesaw (Grades K-5th)

Panther App

Northeast Bradford School District is thrilled to announce

our new app for mobile phones! Stay up-to-date with access

to real-time sports scores, the daily cafeteria menu, news

from administrators, student stories, and even emergency

notifications.

Coming Soon.... Focus App

Stay connected to your child's education with the Focus Pennsylavia app. Receive real-time notifications of grades, attendance, upcoming assignments, and test scores. Update your student's information with yearly district forms.
Big picture

Bus protocol for 2020-2021

  • Students are required to wear facemasks at the bus stop as well as on the bus.
  • Students will be required to sit with their siblings or other household members but may not necessarily be excluded from sitting with other students.
  • A variety of entrances will be used at both school buildings upon student arrival
  • Transportation will be provided to and from the home bus stop and or approved child care locations with a set schedule provided by the parent/guardian the week prior (daycare or babysitter)
  • Students will arrive at the Elementary in a staggered schedule and enter through the main doors.
  • Students in the High School will also be staggered and enter through doors C and D
  • Parent Drop off will continue to be at the lower entrance in the Elementary. For the High School Parent drop off will be the front Entrance A.
Big picture
Big picture
PARENT SCREENINGS
Big picture
  • Parents are being asked to conduct Daily COVID-19 screenings and temperature checks* in the morning at home prior to boarding the bus or arriving at school.
  • Students will be permitted to bring refillable bottles to school. Traditional water fountains have been replaced with contactless bottle filling stations.
  • Students and staff will be required to wear a face-covering consistent with the requirements from the Pennsylvania Department of Health anytime 6 feet of distancing are not able to be consistently maintained. Some classrooms depending on the enrollment will be able to achieve 6 feet of distancing. Face coverings requirements have several options that allow for student comfort. The school district will have some face-covering options available, however, parents are encouraged to provide a face-covering that is comfortable for your child.
  • Face coverings options include but are not limited to masks, neck gaiters, scarfs, face shields, and shields that attach to hats. Hats will be allowed this year when used in conjunction with a shield that attaches to the brim.

* The daily screenings are simply a check and confirmation that your child does not exhibit any COVID-19 symptoms( fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, sore throat, runny nose, congestion, chills, lack of smell or taste, muscle pain, nausea/vomiting, headache, diarrhea, or temperature in excess of 100 degrees).


Attendance:

We recognize that it will be critical to the health of the entire school and community to make sure students stay home if they are displaying any symptoms of potentially being sick. If a student stays home and participates in class remotely, that day will not be considered absent. This policy will be explained in more detail as the school year draws closer.

Big picture
  • CDC Guidelines posted throughout the buildings.
  • Air filtration and circulation systems serviced and repaired
  • Misters/Foggers
  • Water bottle filling stations installed
  • Cleaning and sanitizing
Big picture
Big picture


Kindergarten and First Grade Orientation will be held on August 18th in the evening beginning 5:30. Letters have been sent home with scheduled times. If you do not receive one by Monday please call the office. Finalized class lists will be posted on August 24th.


Seventh Grade and New Student Orientation will be held on August 19th from 12-7pm by appointment only. Please call the high school office at 570-744-2521 to set up a time slot.


NTCC Students will begin on August 27th. Transportation will be provided from NEB to NTCC. The bus will leave NEB at 8:10 on the 27th and the 28th. The bus will return students to NEB at the conclusion of the NTCC school day.


Our first Student day will be August 31st.


The Kindergarten and First grade staggered opening will be discussed at the orientation.


High School A and B Cohorts will be made available online early the week of August 17th. Please check the website and download the Panther APP for Androids and iPhones.