Gettysburg School District 53-1



Gettysburg School District 53-1

100 East King

Gettysburg, SD 57442

(605) 765-2436/2438

Fax (605) 765-2249

Chip Sundberg Wendy Smith Barbara Everson Superintendent/Elem. Principal 6-12 Principal Business Manager

June 15, 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In the Gettysburg School District the health, safety, and well-being of our students and staff are our top priorities. With the recently elevated discussion regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the news, we want to take a moment to reinforce preventive safety measures and reference our process and communications.

First, it is important to remember that at this time, there have only been a small number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in our area of the state. As a school district, we are closely monitoring the situation and taking guidance from the South Dakota Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There is currently no recommendation to keep schools closed in the state of South Dakota. This can change quickly, so we are asking parents to be prepared for closures throughout the next school year. The district is currently preparing for a normal school start, a later school start, and a blended learning start to school. We would ask that you continue to be as flexible as you were this spring when we had our extended closure.

We encourage our students, staff and families to be mindful of key preventive measures. The CDC offers some tips on its website that can be useful in avoiding the spread of this and other illnesses. The Covid-19 page on the SD Department of Health website is helpful as well.

In addition, please remember as we prepare for a new school year, that if children are sick, they should not be at school. As we learn more from the SD Department of Health on the return to school policy following an illness, we will certainly share that information with all stakeholders in our community. Keeping children home when they are sick is critical to prevention.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 765-2436 or email me at Chip.Sundberg@k12.sd.us Rest assured we are working as hard as ever in planning for our “new” normal.

Sincerely,

Chip Sundberg, Superintendent

Gettysburg School District

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