Slate Valley, about 10 hours ago

Scenes from around the district this week.

Slate Valley, 2 days ago

Good evening, here is a link to our COVID-19 guide: https://5il.co/ml9y. We hope you find this resource helpful. Note: This guide has been updated from the one (briefly) posted this afternoon to include a missing page.

Slate Valley, 3 days ago

Dear Slate Valley Families,

As the pandemic wears on, I know that the coming months may be especially difficult for everyone in our Slate Valley Community. I so appreciate all of your efforts and diligence as I know it has been challenging to say the least. For many of us, we miss our family and friends and long for a return to normal. I am hopeful that 2021 will bring with it a return to "normal" albeit a slow return. As we enter winter and the holiday season I would be remiss if I did not remind everyone of the holiday travel guidance from the CDC and the Vermont travel map which is now a sea of red and yellow. I know that as a result many of us will need to adjust our holiday/vacation plans and for that I am sorry. I am certainly hopeful for better days ahead.

Our primary goal is to remain in person for as long as possible with everyone healthy so as such I need to remind you that if students travel out of state during the holiday breaks they may need to quarantine before they return to school. We greatly appreciate your attention to this matter as it will take all of us to do our part. I have included some recent articles on Pandemic Fatigue and the rise of cases. As always please reach out with any questions.

Best,

Brooke Farrell
Superintendent

VT Digger: Pandemic Fatigue
https://vtdigger.org/2020/10/20/as-cases-rise-vermont-balances-economic-health-with-concerns-of-pandemic-fatigue/

NY Times: Pandemic Fatigue
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/coronavirus-pandemic-fatigue.html

CDC Coping with the Holidays
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html#thanksgiving

Cross State Travel
https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel

Slate Valley, 4 days ago

Good afternoon,

Here is the weekly update of the cross state travel map: https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel

The only Vermont border county that travel is allowed is Washington, NY. All other border counties now require a quarantine.