Jennifer Albritton

Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians,

We have been informed that one student tested positive for COVID-19. The school has made contact with those that had possible exposure. We will report the case to the Georgia Department of Public Health. They will take the appropriate steps in regards to contact tracing. We are making efforts to disinfect school buildings.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Albritton
Superintendent

Jennifer Albritton

Parents, Students, and Staff,

We are still very concerned about the percentage of positive tests in the last 14 days for our county. However, our staff members have been at work for the last two weeks, and we have had no new cases. At this time, we plan to welcome in-person students back to school on January 19, 2021.

Please keep in mind that many of our 1st semester distance learners have opted for in-person learning this semester. This will make social distancing in the classroom more difficult. When we have a positive case in the school, it is likely that our quarantines will involve a lot more students. I am providing a few reminders about some of our health and safety practices.

• Disinfecting our school buildings and buses routinely
• Requiring students to wear masks on the school buses
• Encouraging the use of face masks/coverings
• The high school and middle school students and staff will be required to wear face masks/coverings during classroom transitions.

Parents and guardians, please continue to monitor your children at home. Staff members should also be monitoring themselves as well. We have the following documents to help with your decision making:

https://5il.co/j52d
https://5il.co/jmuf

Respectfully,

Jennifer Albritton
Superintendent

Jennifer Albritton

We will operate the school meal program on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. On those days, we will be delivering enough breakfast and lunch for multiple days. The bus delivery of meals will begin at 10:00 a.m. In addition to bus stops, the Upper Elementary School Cafeteria and the High School Cafeteria are open as meal pick-up sites. The hours of the pick-up sites are every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Jennifer Albritton
Superintendent

Jennifer Albritton

We will conduct the regularly scheduled meeting of the Taylor County Board of Education Monday, January 11, 2021, at our normal location and virtually by a Zoom meeting. Please note that some board members may choose to access the meeting virtually. You will find a link to the zoom meeting on the agenda at the Simbli Site and below.

Join Board Meeting – Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98074862262?pwd=TmpJdHZERW1Sb0tVaVNDcFRxZGU0QT09

Jennifer Albritton

Parents, Students, and Staff,

For the health and well-being of our students and staff members, we have made the decision to implement distance learning for in-person students January 11th–January 15th. Your child’s school or teacher will communicate specific information on how instruction will be provided. Odysseyware students should have ongoing instruction through the Odysseyware program, and your child’s school should be providing information about the program and specific guidelines for the second semester.

We will continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in our school system as well as in our community. It is our hope to have in-person students back at school on January 19th. We plan to make an announcement regarding the week of the 19th by the afternoon on January 13th. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.

Respectfully,

Jennifer Albritton
Superintendent