The Success Academy Eagle's Nest
Student & Family Edition January 16, 2022
*****Schools are closed on Monday, Jan. 17, for the MLK holiday*****
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Make sure you scroll down to read the entire newsletter. New information is included.
The mission of this program is to graduate and transition every student with the skills to succeed in the classroom, workforce, and community through a nontraditional; personalized pathway.
Changes in COVID Protocols
- Fayette County Public Schools is committed to maximizing in-person learning opportunities and has implemented layered prevention strategies recommended by health and medical experts to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 and safeguard the well-being of students, employees, and families.
Masks: FCPS will continue to require face masks while indoors in all district facilities and FCPS vehicles, including on school buses.
- Monitoring for Symptoms: Students and employees should continue the practice of staying home if they are experiencing any symptoms of COVID -19, such as fever (temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or greater) or chills, a new cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, muscle or body aches, vomiting or diarrhea, and an onset of loss of taste or smell. They should not return to school until they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.
Vaccines are now available for all individuals five years of age and older. Information about vaccine locations is available here.
Vaccinations
Between the ages of 5 and 17, an individual is “up to date” on their vaccinations beginning 14 days after receiving their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
18 years and older, an individual is “up to date” on their vaccinations
- For five months, beginning 14 days after receiving their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.
- For two months, beginning 14 days after receiving one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
- Immediately after receiving a booster shot. Note: no waiting period is needed. (Individuals aged 12 and up are eligible for a booster shot five months after receiving their two-shot regimen of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two months after receiving one-shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.)
Masks
Mask requirements apply to all students (K through 12), employees, contractors, and visitors, regardless of immunization status, with the exception of those who have a medical exemption or exemption determined by an Admissions and Release Committee.
- Properly worn masks should cover the nose and mouth of the wearer and strict adherence to this requirement is central to stopping the potential spread of COVID-19.
• Masks are recommended for preschool students who can successfully remove a face covering on their own.
• Students may lower their masks while outdoors or while actively eating or drinking.
• Staff may lower their masks while outdoors, alone in their individual offices or classrooms, or while actively eating or drinking.
• Employees are encouraged to eat alone in their individual offices or classrooms at this time.
ISOLATION FOR POSITIVE CASES
Fayette County Public Schools does not place anyone in isolation or advise them how long they have to stay home.
FCPS honors the orders from medical professionals.
Students and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 may return to work or school when their isolation period is over AND they have not had any symptoms of COVID-19 for 24 hours without taking symptom-reducing medications.
QUARANTINE FOR THOSE EXPOSED TO A POSITIVE CASE
Individuals who are not up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccination and who do not have a documented (positive PCR or antigen test) COVID-19 infection in the prior 3 months should quarantine for 10 full days if they have no symptoms or five days if they have no symptoms and test negative on or after day five of quarantine and can wear a well-fitting mask for 5 additional days. Those who cannot wear a mask should quarantine at home for 10 full days if they have no symptoms.
Individuals who are up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccination do not need to quarantine if they do not have any symptoms. The state health departments recommends they get tested five to seven days after their exposure and wear a mask indoors for 10 days.
Those who have been placed in quarantine by the health department or a medical professional because of an out-of-school exposure will have the choice to quarantine at home or participate in the Test-to-Stay-in-School program.
TEST TO STAY IN SCHOOL
Students and staff who have been exposed to COVID-19 in any setting may remain on campus as long as they are symptom-free without the use of symptom-reducing medication AND test negative during free on-campus testing before school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during their quarantine period.
A new version of the consent form has been developed and we need families to sign the new form even if they have already completed the original form.
Reporting A Positive Case
Under state law, families should notify the school district within 24 hours of learning the child has tested positive for COVID-19.
- FCPS employees who test positive for COVID-19 are also required to inform the district.
- Reports can be made by calling 859-381-FCPS (3277) between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., emailing covid19@fayette.kyschools.us to request a follow-up phone call to report the details, or submitting your name and phone number via the online form at bit.ly/FCPSreport.
- FCPS will continue to publish the number of new COVID-19 cases among students and employees by school on the FCPS COVID-19 Dashboard at www.fcps.net/COVID19. Quarantine data will not be reported after Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
Testing
Beginning Wednesday, January 19, 2022, voluntary testing for students and employees will be available before school starts at every school in the district on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Appointments are required and can be made online at www.fcps.net/COVIDtesting.
Students and staff should register to be tested at their school location.
Testing for families is available by appointment seven days a week at the FCPS building located at 100 Midland Avenue (the old Herald-Leader building). We will soon be adding testing for families at 1126 Russell Cave Road (the FCPS Warehouse.) Make an appointment here.
Starts Tuesday, January 18, 2022
REMOTE INSTRUCTION
In FCPS the term “Non Traditional Instruction or NTI” will be reserved for weather days and “remote learning” will apply to temporary shifts to learning at home due to COVID-19.
A school may be considered for remote learning if any of the following conditions are met:
â—Ź Widespread outbreak of illness within the school community
● Unmanageable percentage of a school’s classroom teacher absences are unfilled
● Absences of essential classified staff impede the school’s ability to operate safely
Before shifting to remote learning, we will make every effort to institute temporary measures the school can take to maintain safe and nurturing learning environments and deploy district support services staff to help.
- We will continue to keep our schools open as consistently as possible as long as we are confident we can do so safely.
In the event that a school temporarily moves to remote learning:
â—Ź Families will be notified by the district via email, phone call, and text message.
Announcements will also be shared on the district website and through the local news media. Our goal is to communicate any changes as early as possible, no later than 6 p.m. the day before remote learning would begin.
â—Ź School staff will reach out to families directly with more information about schedules and instruction.
â—Ź Boxed breakfasts and lunches will be available for curbside pickup at the school daily between 11 a.m. and noon for students enrolled at that school.
â—Ź Technology support will be available by calling 859-381-4410 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
â—Ź Mental health services, social-emotional support, or assistance with other needs will be available at www.fcps.net/gethelp.
â—Ź Support for students in need of supervision and/or assistance during the temporary remote learning period will be available through a partnership with the YMCA for a nominal fee. Details will be provided to families should this circumstance arise.
COMMITMENT
The Fayette County Board of Education has invested millions of dollars in mitigation and prevention measures, including:
• Installing UVC lights and air purifiers in our 27 oldest facilities.
• Extending the hours of HVAC in all schools to assist with indoor air quality.
• Providing air purifiers for classrooms without windows.
• Purchasing PPE and additional cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Extending COVID-19 leave benefits for employees.
• Incentivizing vaccination for employees.
Course Completers
Music Sites for Students on Chromebooks
Here are the sites approved through FCPS to stream or download music.
- YouTube Audio Library - YouTube has almost 2,000 royalty free songs under a wide range of genres to choose from. Go to https://studio.youtube.com and choose AUDIO LIBRARY on the left-hand side of the page. Preview your song and download to your computer or Google Drive. Works great on Chromebooks.
- Bensound - A popular site for all ages and thousands of songs. Account creation is not necessary. Be sure to give attribution to Bensound.com in slide deck or video credits.
- Soundzabound - FCPS has maintained a license to use royalty free music at Soundzabound.com for numerous years. Soundzabound is an OIT favorite as it offers various song durations for the same tune.
Morning Arrival
Students may enter the building at 8:45 a.m.
School Hours of Operation
School Hours
9:00 a.m. - 2:50 P.M.
School doors open to students at 8:45 a.m.
Beginning in October students will not attend school on Friday, but will participate in job shadowing, internships, and virtual learning.
How To Report A Positive Case
Under state law, families should notify their child’s school within 24 hours of learning the child has tested positive for COVID-19. FCPS employees who test positive must also inform the district. Fayette County Public Schools has established a COVID-19 Hotline for processing these notifications, which must be submitted to the Kentucky Department for Public Health.
Please choose one of these three ways to alert FCPS:
- Call (859) 381-FCPS (3277),
- Email the COVID-19 Hotline to request a follow-up phone call to report the details, or
- Submit your name and phone number via this online form.
Families and staff may also email the COVID-19 team for follow-up phone contact to gather additional information or to address any questions.
21 - 22 Instructional Calendar
Scheduled Route Cancellations & Delays
Jan 18 - 21: The following routes will NOT provide morning service:
- Bus #20: Deep Springs, Bryan Station High, Crawford
- Bus #24: Henry Clay, Morton
- Bus #110: SCAPA
- Bus #112: Squires, Henry Clay
- Bus #212: Sandersville, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Winburn
- Bus #220: Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy, Edythe J. Hayes
- Bus #309: Glendover, Cassidy, Lexington Traditional Magnet
- Bus #412: Julius Marks, Bryan Station Middle
- Bus #413: Russell Cave, Lexington Traditional Magnet
- Bus #415: Tates Creek Elementary, Tates Creek High, Tates Creek Middle
- Bus #767: STEAM Academy, Bryan Station High, Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
- Bus #770: Harrison, Bryan Station Middle
- Bus #866: Julius Marks, Henry Clay, Tates Creek Middle
- Bus #875: Cardinal Valley, Lafayette
- Bus #957: Cardinal Valley, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Jessie Clark
- Bus #962: Ashland, Bryan Station High, Winburn
- Bus #1803: Lansdowne, Tates Creek High, Southern Middle
- Bus #1807: Tates Creek High, Southern Middle
- Bus #1966: Stonewall, Lafayette, Leestown
- Bus #1969: Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy, Leestown
- Bus #2007: Stonewall, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Beaumont
- Bus #2120: Tates Creek Elementary, Henry Clay
- Bus #2128: Clays Mill, Lafayette, Beaumont
Jan 18 - 21: Afternoon service for these routes will begin at 4:45 p.m. for students whose families have not made other arrangements for pickup:
- Bus #20: Deep Springs, Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy, Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
- Bus #24: STEAM Academy/Success Academy, Henry Clay, Morton
- Bus #110: Meadowthorpe, Lexington Traditional Magnet
- Bus #112: Squires, Henry Clay, The Learning Center
- Bus #212: Wellington, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Leestown
- Bus #220: Henry Clay, Edythe J. Hayes
- Bus #309: Glendover, Cassidy, Morton
- Bus #412: Fayette County Preschool, Julius Marks, Henry Clay, Crawford
- Bus #413: Russell Cave, Crawford
- Bus #415: Lansdowne, Tates Creek High, Tates Creek Middle
- Bus #767: Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy, Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
- Bus #770: Glendover, Lafayette, SCAPA
- Bus #866: Julius Marks, Henry Clay, Tates Creek Middle
- Bus #875: Cardinal Valley, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Beaumont
- Bus #957: Cardinal Valley, Lafayette, Bryan Station Middle
- Bus #962: Ashland, Bryan Station High, Lexington Traditional Magnet
- Bus #1803: Tates Creek High, Southern Middle
- Bus #1807: Yates, Northern, Bryan Station Middle
- Bus #1966: Stonewall, Lafayette, The Learning Center
- Bus #1969: Yates, Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy
- Bus #2007: Stonewall, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Beaumont
- Bus #2120: Tates Creek Elementary, Henry Clay, Edythe J. Hayes
- Bus #2128: Clays Mill, Lafayette, Beaumont
Jan 24 - 28: The following routes will NOT provide morning service:
- Bus #9: Rosa Parks, Lafayette, Beaumont
- Bus #115: Glendover, Tates Creek High, Tates Creek Middle
- Bus #123: Rosa Parks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Jessie Clark
- Bus #215: Henry Clay, Lexington Traditional Magnet
- Bus #218: Yates Preschool, William Wells Brown, Winburn
- Bus #302: Rise STEM Academy, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Leestown
- Bus #307: Meadowthorpe, Lafayette, Lexington Traditional Magnet
- Bus #410: Dixie, Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy, Crawford
- Bus #616: Wellington, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Jessie Clark
- Bus #618: Picadome, Lafayette
- Bus #668: Carter G. Woodson Prep
- Bus #670: Brenda Cowan Preschool, Bryan Station Middle
- Bus #672: Sandersville
- Bus #870: Brenda Cowan, Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy, Edythe J. Hayes
- Bus #967: Coventry Oak, Bryan Station Middle
- Bus #971: Yates, Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy
- Bus #1800: Henry Clay, Edythe J. Hayes
- Bus #1961: Russell Cave, Bryan Station High, Leestown
- Bus #1963: Julius Marks, Tates Creek High
- Bus #2118: Rise STEM Academy, Bryan Station High, Winburn
- Bus #2130: Wellington, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Beaumont
Jan 24 - 28: Afternoon service for these routes will begin at 4:45 p.m. for students whose families have not made other arrangements for pickup:
- Bus #9: Stonewall Preschool, Rosa Parks, Lafayette, Beaumont
- Bus #115: Tates Creek High, Tates Creek Middle
- Bus #123: Rosa Parks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Jessie Clark
- Bus #215: Henry Clay
- Bus #218: Booker T. Washington, Bryan Station High, William Wells Brown
- Bus #302: Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Learning Center
- Bus #307: Bryan Station High, Winburn
- Bus #410: Dixie, Crawford
- Bus #616: STEAM Academy/Success Academy, Tates Creek High, Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
- Bus #618: The Learning Center (early Wednesday), Clays Mill, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Leestown
- Bus #668: Carter G. Woodson Prep
- Bus #670: Tates Creek Elementary, Henry Clay, Bryan Station Middle
- Bus #672: Sandersville, Leestown
- Bus #870: Brenda Cowan, Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy, Edythe J. Hayes
- Bus #967: Coventry Oak, Harrison
- Bus #971: Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass/Carter G. Woodson Academy, Crawford
- Bus #1800: Henry Clay, Edythe J. Hayes
- Bus #1805: Tates Creek Elementary, Tates Creek High, SCAPA
- Bus #1961: Russell Cave, Bryan Station High, Winburn
- Bus #1963: Julius Marks, Tates Creek High, Southern Middle
- Bus #2118: Rise STEM Academy
- Bus #2130: Wellington, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Beaumont
Bullying and Harassment
Any unwanted verbal, physical, or social behavior among students that involves a real of perceived power imbalance and is repeated or has the potential to be repeated will not be tolerated at Success Academy.
This may include name-calling, teasing, threatening, social exclusion, cyberbullying, or other behaviors that victimizes others that may be physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual in nature will not be tolerated at Success Academy.
If you believe you have been harassed or discriminated against at school report this directly to your principal, guidance counselor, Success Coach, or other adult in your school.
All Fayette County Schools are committed to providing an environment free from bullying and harassment.
May 2022 Graduation
Chromebooks and Chargers
Bus Route Information
PM SHUTTLES to High Schools - Depart STEAM & SUCCESS ACADEMY AT 2:50
At the the high school transfer to a neighborhood bus. Search the Bus Route Finder with your home address to find bus information for your districted high school bus and stop.
Contact Us
Email: successacademy@fayette.kyschools.us
Website: www.fcps.net/success
Location: 1555 Georgetown Road, Lexington, KY, USA
Phone: 859-381-3795
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IAmSuccessLex
Twitter: @IAmSuccessLex