August 17, 2020 at 8:00 AM - Board of Education Special Meeting

Rationale:  The Norfolk Public School District's board of education meeting is called to order.
 

Rationale:  If any board member is absent, there will need to be a  motion to excuse the absence.

Rationale:  This is a legal meeting of the board of education, as advertised by the means specified in board policy. A complete copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the board room for your review. A copy of the agenda is available at the desk of the recording secretary.

Rationale: 

The purpose of the Special Board  Meeting is to revisit our COVID-19 Return to School Plans, including our mask protocols. 

There are three questions that need to be answered regarding our current plan:

1. Do we want to make any changes to our rules related to face coverings/masks based upon recent updates from the ELVPHD which indicate that in the event of a possible exposure both the COVID positive person and the close contact person must be wearing a cloth face covering in order to avoid quarantine?

2. Under what circumstances should we allow face shields --given new guidance that they are not as effective as cloth face masks and they do not prevent the need for a quarantine.

3. Do we want to allow elementary PE to be held in our gyms? Our current plan indicates that all K-5 specials are to occur in home classrooms. The intent of this was to keep cohorts of students together in one location as much as possible.  However, teachers have already found it very difficult to have PE in the classroom and would like to use their gyms.  This would allow for better social distancing, more movement, and a greater variety of activities.  It would also make the elementary plan the same as our plans for MS, JH, and SH.

Rationale:  The next meeting of the Board of Education has been scheduled for noon on Thursday, August 27, 2020.