We had our first Covid-19 case at school last week. This was our first opportunity to follow our school's Covid response protocols. Karen Hattman, our school nurse, worked with our elementary team to identify exposed students and staff, test each individual, and collaborate with the county health department on next steps. We are are happy to report that, after two rounds of testing, all results that have come back so far are negative. This is encouraging news because it means that the Covid prevention protocols we have in place are working. We have debriefed this incident...what went well and what should be improved...so we can have an even more efficient and effective response IF it should happen again. Thanks to all the families involved for your flexibility, and understanding.
As we said last week, we are focusing on the character habit of ownership this month. As influential adults in the lives of children, adolescents, and young adults, we can encourage a sense of ownership and spark a love of learning by:
- Encouraging curiosity and questioning
- Finding materials, opportunities, or experiences that are interesting to your student
- Letting them follow their own interests outside of school.....Do they like reading, cooking, collecting, building?
Thanks for your partnership in empowering young people to be leaders of their own learning.
All our best,
Mary and Martha
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Lopez Island School District
Ed Murray, Superintendent
Martha Martin, Secondary Principal
Mary Fordham, Elementary Principal
The Lopez Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Ed Murray – emurray@lopezislandschool.org; Title IX Coordinator, HR Specialist, Renee Koplan – rkoplan@lopezislandschool.org; Section 504, Mary Fordham – mfordham@lopezislandschool.org; OR contact by phone, 360-468-2202, OR mail to 86 School Rd, Lopez Island, WA 98261.
