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COVID-19 Updates
COVID-19 Updates –
Per
guidance from Michigan’s
Department of Health and
Human Services through
Executive Order, K-12
schools are required to
report probable and
confirmed cases of COVID-19
in our school district. When
notified by the Western U.P.
Health Department (WUPHD),
we have 24 hours to post
this information on our
website.
A brief definition
of each:
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Confirmed cases of
COVID-19: when a student
or staff member tests
positive for contracting
COVID-19.
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Probable cases of
COVID-19: when a student
or staff member has 1)
contracted one or more
symptoms of COVID-19 and
2) they have been in
close contact (within 6
feet for longer than 15
minutes) with a
person(s) who has tested
positive for COVID-19.
We will only update these
numbers when we receive this
information from the WUPHD.
Since we opened school on
September 8, 2020, our
students and staff have
experienced the following:
This is as of October
12, 2020. At most, those
impacted are experiencing
cold-like symptoms and have
not needed to seek medical
treatment. We are all
thankful for this trend.
*On Thursday October 16,
2020 we were notified by the
WUPHD that one of our staff
has tested positive. They
are experiencing mild cold
symptoms and are in
quarantine. They were
following all established
protocols for the protection
of themselves and others.
The area the were working in
has been thoroughly cleaned
and sanitized. We with them
a quick recovery.
Please feel free to contact
me if you have any questions
by email at:
spatchin@hancock.k12.mi.us
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Have a
wonderful fall week in the
Keweenaw!
Steve Patchin
Superintendent – Hancock
Public Schools
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Extended
COVID-19 Learning Plan
On August 20, 2020
Governor Whitmer signed
House Bill 5913 into law
as Public Act 149.
Section 98a states that
in order to receive
state aid for 2020-2021,
districts must provide
for instruction under an
extended COVID-19
Learning Plan (“Plan”)
that has been approved
by an intermediate
district or authorizing
body. The Plan does not
replace the
District’s/PSA’s
COVID-19 Preparedness
and Response Plan, it is
an additional plan that
includes new assurances
and sections on
educational goals,
instructional delivery,
grading, and equitable
access.
On
Monday, March 16, 2020,
per order of Michigan
Governor Gretchen
Whitmer, Hancock Public
Schools closed its doors
to face-to-face
instruction. On
Wednesday, March 18,
2020 the Hancock Public
Schools began
distribution of meals to
its students, while also
beginning to distribute
activity packets to all
its K-12 students to aid
in the continued
intellectual and
personal growth of our
students. Per state
direction, we modified
this plan to create the
Continuity of Learning
and COVID-19 Response
Plan. The focus of the
plan that was
implemented in Spring of
2020 was increasing
student engagement in a
remote learning
environment.
The
Hancock Public Schools
full instructional plan
addresses ways all
learners are supported
and can be found in the
MI Safe Schools Roadmap
–
Hancock Public Schools
COVID-19 Preparedness
and Response Plan.
Attached is the
Extended COVID-19
Learning Plan(ECOL)
which , which builds on
Hancock Public Schools
COVID-19 Preparedness
and Response Plan. The
ECOL will be reviewed
each month by the school
board. School
administration will
continue to seek and
process public comment
as we continue to
enhance our education
efforts in a changing
environment.
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