April 10, 2021
Harper Creek Families and Staff,
On Friday the governor’s office and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services requested Michigan high schools shift to remote instruction and pause youth sports for a two-week period. Harper Creek Community Schools has decided to remain in hybrid instruction for high school students for one additional week. Middle school students will return to school four-days a week as scheduled, and the elementary student schedule will not change. High school and middle school athletics will also continue as scheduled.
Harper Creek Community School has made this decision in part due to continued mitigation strategies in place to best protect students and staff which include:
· Mandatory mask wearing for students and staff, hand washing, sanitization of learning areas, and social distancing to the greatest extent possible.
· Implementation of weekly mandatory COVID-19 testing and continued strict participation protocols for high school and middle school athletes.
· Continued communication between the Calhoun County Department of Public Health school nurse and district administrators to isolate positive cases and determine close contact quarantines quickly and efficiently.
High school hybrid schedule for the week of April 12th to accommodate mandatory state assessment testing:
Monday, April 12th – H Day
Tuesday, April 13th – Testing Day – All 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students report to school for SAT/PSAT Testing – 12th grade students virtual
Wednesday, April 14th – 11th grade students report to school for MSTEP/ACT Work Keys Testing – 9th, 10th and 12th grade students virtual
Thursday, April 15th – C Day
Friday, April 16th – C Day
Welcome back from spring break, I hope you are rested and ready to return to school. I look forward to these last 8 weeks of the 2020-21 school year. Let’s make the most of them!
Sincerely,
Rob Ridgeway
Superintendent