Superintendent's Update
12/11/2020
Schools and Offices Closed from December 24, 2020 through January 1, 2021
I again want to thank everyone for their commitment and collaboration during these challenging times. As we approach the upcoming holiday season, please be reminded that Centennial School District schools and offices will be closed from December 24, 2020, through January 1, 2021.
I want to wish everyone peace and joy during this holiday season and throughout the upcoming year. I am hopeful that your holidays will be filled with fun and laughter, and the very best wishes for you and your families to have a prosperous and wonderful 2021.
Returning On January 4, 2021 - Hybrid Model
PA Department of Health and PA Department of Education Required Attestation Form
By Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, dated November 23, 2020, public PreK-12 school entities in counties with two consecutive weeks of substantial transmission were required to attest to complying to the following to continue offering any in-person instruction:
- The Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings, including necessary exceptions and associated guidance, and
- The Recommendations for Pre-K to 12 Schools Following Identification of a Case(s) of COVID-19.
Bucks County was identified with substantial transmission for at least two consecutive weeks (now five-weeks); as a result, Centennial School was required to submit an Attestation Form.
The Order begins for CSD when we return on January 4th in our hybrid instructional model and remains in effect until the Secretary of Health determines the order is no longer necessary to ensure students, staff, and school communities' safety.
A public PreK-12 school entity that does not return a completed and signed attestation may not provide any in-person instruction. Rather, it provides only fully remote instruction and must suspend all extracurricular activities while the county is in a substantial range of community transmission. Extracurricular activities are activities sponsored or approved by the school entity's governing body, administration, or athletic director, including, but not limited to, attendance at or participation in athletics, musical ensembles, school plays, student council, clubs, school dances, etc.
Hybrid instructional Model
When a case of COVID-19 is identified in a school setting, Centennial School District (CSD) will follow the procedures shown below related to cleaning and disinfecting, contact tracing and quarantine recommendations, and closing certain areas of the school or entire school buildings if necessary. When entire school buildings are recommended to close, lengths of closure time will vary by level of community transmission and number of cases. CSD will continue to work with our local health department when responding to cases of COVID-19 in a school setting.
Elementary and Middle Schools Response Model
High School Response Model
Dr. Dana T. Bedden, CAA
Website: https://www.centennialsd.org/
Location: 48 Swan Way, Warminster, PA, USA
Phone: 215-441-6000
Twitter: @Dr_Bedden