HAWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Haworth Staff, Students, Parents, and Community:

As we continue to put the highest priority on the safety and health of students and staff, we believe it is best to release school beginning Tuesday, Nov. 17^th for the remainder of the week and will be continue virtually with assignments. If you are concerned about your child/children attending school on Monday, Nov. 16, we encourage you to have them complete assignments online.

We will use Monday to organize for the remainder of the week and provide information as it becomes available. This time out will allow us as a school to stack the coming days and Thanksgiving Break together to allow any recovery or spread to be controlled. This is a precautionary procedure. We want to be proactive in preventing the spread of COVID-19 if at all possible. We apologize for the late notice as we have been monitoring the weekend and believe this is the best decision for all.

On Tuesday, November 17^th at 10:30 a.m., student sack lunches can be picked up at the Haworth Cafeteria. This will be a one-time pick up for the week and should last several days. Please call the cafeteria today to inform lunch staff of the following information:

• Number of student meals requested
• Student name(s)
• Student grade(s).

Due to school cancellation, 5^th – 8^th grade games have been cancelled today, Monday, Nov. 16^th. We will attempt to reschedule those games after Thanksgiving Break.

COVID INFORMATION FROM SCHOOL NURSE

Schools are an important part of the infrastructure of communities and play a critical role in supporting the whole child, not just their academic achievement. Haworth Schools is committed to its role in slowing the spread of COVID-19 in our students, parents, staff and community. We will continue to review the recommendations/considerations on the state and national level. As in the past, we will continue to have students and staff evaluated by the school nurse, according to state standards, for signs and symptoms of infection, as well as providing other health services in the scope of practice.  The following information on COVID-19 was collected from the CDC website and is meant to inform and consider. Recommendations are ever changing and should be reviewed often.

COVID-19 Information

COVID-19 is mostly spread by respiratory droplets released when people talk, cough, or sneeze. It is thought that the virus may spread to hands from a contaminated surface and then to the nose or mouth, causing infection. Therefore, personal prevention practices (such as handwashing, staying home when sick) and environmental cleaning and disinfection are important principles that are covered in this document. See “How to protect yourself and others” at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html.

Protecting yourself and others

• Avoid close contact when possible.

• Wash your hands often
  • Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and increase monitoring to ensure adherence among students and staff.
    • If soap and water are not readily available, hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol can be used (for staff and older children who can safely use hand sanitizer).

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

• Cover coughs and sneezes

• Always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow.
• Throw use tissues in the trash.
• Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

• Cloth Face Coverings
  • Cloth face coverings are meant to protect other people in case the wearer is unknowingly infected but does not have symptoms. Individuals should be frequently reminded not to touch the face covering and to wash their hands frequently.

• Clean and disinfect

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. This includes doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets, and sinks.

• Monitor your health daily

• Be alert for symptoms. Watch for fever, cough, shortness of breath, or other symptoms of COVID-19.
• Take your temperature if symptoms develop.
• Follow CDC guidance if symptoms develop.

*Review the following table comparing symptoms of COVID-19, Cold, Flu and Allergies

 

Haworth Public Schools is communicating with parents of students who will be juniors during the 2020-21 school year.

Our district plans to administer the ACT test in Spring 2021 to eligible juniors as part of the state contract with the Oklahoma State Department of Education and ACT.

In compliance with Section 111(b)(2)(H) of ESSA, Haworth Public School District would like to provide community stakeholders with an opportunity to provide meaningful input regarding our district’s intent to request permission to administer the ACT in lieu of the statewide assessment (SAT). Access the survey here.https://www.haworth.k12.ok.us/521371_3

Last year over 95% of Oklahoma schools selected to administer the ACT. Our district believes this is an excellent opportunity for all eligible juniors to take the ACT at no cost to them or their families.

Additional information on why we chose the ACT can be found at: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/scores/act-vs-sat.html.

Should you have any questions/comments, please reply by November 1, 2020 to: rebert@haworth.k12.ok.us.

Ruth Ebert

Haworth Public Schools

District Test Coordinator

Haworth Public Schools

**AMENDED** 2020 – 2021 School Year

Board Approved District Calendar

(Click on school house image above to open pdf file of calendar.)