COVID Update - February 28, 2022
Greenback Family, The Kansas Department of Education informed us that the CDC has exercised its enforcement discretion to not require that people wear masks on buses or vans operated by public or private school . . .
Weather and ESSER
Greenback Family, As we stare down another storm forecast, I want to give insight into our thinking as we make decisions on closing or delaying schools. Of course, keeping our students safe while we keep them . . .
COVID Update - January 20, 2022
Greenback Family, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) extended some guidance from the CDC to school children. I will hit the high points and we have a more detailed information letter on . . .
COVID Update - January 4, 2022
Video link Greenback Family, With revised CDC guidance and after consulting with our Pratt County Health Department, we have made some adjustments with our protocols. . . .
COVID Update - September 24, 2021
Greenback Family, We did pull back to Green Plus on our zone protocols after our local cases dropped within that zone this week. This does make masking optional for all students. We certainly support those students who wish to use . . .
COVID Update - September 1, 2021
Video Link Greenback Family, With the number of student cases continuing to surge, we will have students mask at LMS and PHS for an increased level of mitigation. Our staff numbers leveled . . .
COVID Update - August 3, 2021
Our apologies -- we experienced technical difficulties with the livestream of the meeting. Here is the recording of most of the presentation. If you have any questions or concerns, please email them to covid19@usd382.com . . . .
COVID Update - April 6, 2021
Greenback Family, The pandemic numbers have moved back into the Green Zone, so we will move to our Green protocols starting Wednesday, April 7 th . We are not completely removed from the pandemic and we . . .
COVID Update - March 22, 2021
Greenback Family, The pandemic numbers have moved into the Green zone for us locally. Per our Green protocols, we operate in Green Plus restrictions for 10 days following an extended break of five days or more due to the frequency of . . .
School Closing for February 16, 2021
Greenback Family, With this extended stretch of extreme cold I want to give some insight into our decision-making process for delays and cancellations. First, we want to make sure we can operate our buses safely. While our diesel is . . .
COVID Update - December 18, 2020
Video Message Link Greenback Family, This message is simply to thank our parents and community for its support. I’m sure you haven’t agreed with every decision, but I feel blessed to be part of a . . .
COVID Update - November 24, 2020
https://boxcast.tv/view/ november-24-update-817074 Greenback Family, We will continue in our Amber zone following Thanksgiving Break. The judgment of both the Pratt County Health Department . . .
School Calendar Change
November 11, 2020 Greenback Family, We are making a calendar change, which impacts Thanksgiving week. November 23 rd and November 24 th will be professional development days for . . .
COVID Update - November 4, 2020
Video Message Greenback Family, We continue to see an increase in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Pratt County. At this time, our active student/staff cases have increased to the . . .
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COVID Update - October 28, 2020
Greenback Family, We have experienced a rapid increase in active COVID cases in Pratt County--as I write this, we have 45 active cases. At this time, there is little clustering, so it would appear we . . .
COVID Update - October 2, 2020
Greenback Family, We revisited our gating criteria with the Pratt County Health Department and I want to relay the background and our thinking. Our primary goal is to avoid . . .
COVID Update - September 25, 2020
Click for video Greenback Family, We are five weeks into school and we are happy to be in school and participating in activities. We know that can change. In fact, we had our second . . .
COVID Update - September 4, 2020
Greenback Family, We were informed by the Health Department of our first student testing positive for COVID-19. I want to take this opportunity to explain our process. Under our COVID tab, we have a . . .
COVID Update - August 21, 2020
Greenback Family, School is just about here! I see and hear a lot of excitement from kids to get back to school. Our middle school and high school athletes are already back and working . . .
COVID Update - July 31, 2020
July 31 Video Update Greenback Family, I want to address a controversial topic—facemasks—and give our parents insight into our planning. A link for a parent survey (parents . . .
Kansas COVID Workgroup for Kids
Link to the Kansas COVID Workgroup for Kids Recommendations for School Reopening
COVID Update - July 24, 2020
24 July 2020 Greenback Family, I want to update you on some important developments for our schools. I know there is healthy debate about the right way forward in this pandemic but . . .
COVID Update - July 15, 2020
15 July 2020 Greenback Family, This is an update regarding the Governor’s Executive Order to delay the start of school until September 8 th . We will review our school calendar and . . .
COVID Update - July 6, 2020
6 July 2020 Greenback Family, I have two updates for you regarding our protocols in response to the pandemic. First, from our survey of families we know we have a significant . . .
Contact Tracing Guidelines & COVID Symptoms
27 June 2020 Greenback Family, Here are guidelines on contact tracing per the Pratt County Health Department. 1. First Degree Contact of a Known Exposure: First degree contact . . .
COVID Update - June 27, 2020
27 June 2020 Greenback Family, Here is a transcript of the phone call regarding a COVID-19 contact that was messaged today. “Hello, this is a message regarding . . .
COVID Update - June 1, 2020
Link to video message 29 May 2020 Greenback Family, As summer begins, we continue to work on preparations for our next school year. I want to give you some insight into our . . .
COVID Update - April 6, 2020
06 April 2020 Greenback Family, We are one week into our Continuous Learning Plan—our approach for this final quarter—and I want to touch base with our parents. At this stage, many . . .
COVID Update - March 31, 2020
31 March 2020 Greenback Family, Per the press release from the Pratt County Health Department, Pratt has its first confirmed COVID-19 case. We have understood that we would eventually see . . .
COVID Update - March 30, 2020
30 March 2020 Greenback Family, Today we had a Special Board Meeting for the purpose of approving our Continuous Learning Plan (CLP). If you are bored with binging Netflix, you can watch a . . .
COVID Update - March 29, 2020
29 March 2020 Greenback Family, After consulting with the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), and our county emergency management . . .
COVID Update - March 28, 2020
28 March 2020 Greenback Family, Governor Kelly issued a Stay-At-Home Order for all KS counties, effective Monday at 12:01 am. As with previous orders for specific counties, “essential . . .
COVID Update - March 25, 2020
25 March 2020 Greenback Family, This an update of food drop-off locations and times because we are adding two sites and changing some times to accommodate the additional sites. There is also . . .
COVID Update - March 24, 2020
24 March 2020 Greenback Family, Teachers are busy developing plans specific to their grade level and subject. Please look for a phone call from your child’s teacher as we assess needs . . .
COVID Update - March 23, 2020
Video Update from Tony Helfrich, USD 382 Superintendent https://boxcast.tv/view/march-23-824818
COVID Update - March 22, 2020
22 March 2020 Greenback Family, First, this is a reminder that we do not have school for students this week, March 23-27, due to our preparations regarding the COVID-19 health crisis. Teachers . . .
COVID Update - March 19, 2020
19 March 2020 Greenback Family, I thank everyone for their patience as we adapt to changes in our routine…and changes to the changes. I want to thank our . . .
COVID Update - March 18, 2020
18 March 2020 Greenback Family, With our COVID-19 health crisis, I know the landscape is changing fast and that contributes to an uneasy, anxious feeling. I’m sure we all fall into one . . .
COVID Update - March 16, 2020
16 March 2020 Greenback Family, We have decided to make a school closure for March 23-27 in order to protect student and community safety and make detailed preparations for how we will help keep our . . .
