Mascenic Regional School District

10/6/21 Positive: 3 Suspected Positive: 0 Low Transmission -Masking recommended but not required.

10/4/21 Positive: 2 Suspected Positive: 3 Low Transmission -Masking recommended but not required.

No masks required in our school buildings beginning Oct. 4 and until further notice. Masks are still required on buses.

10/1/21 Positive: 7 Suspected Positive: 4 Substantial Transmission - Masks required Friday 10/1/2021

Due to having seven positive COVID cases and four suspected cases(CDC), tomorrow Oct 1 we will be requiring masks in the Mascenic Regional School District. If all goes well, no masks will be required on Monday, Oct. 4.

9/29 Wednesday Message Outline • Oct 2 Viking 5K and Chicken BBQ • Oct 4 Board Meeting (Academic)6:00PM • Budget Advisory Committee Members Needed • Student Quarantine Absences Excused • Oct 8 Teacher Workshop Day

9/28/21 Positive: 7 Suspected Positive: 3 Pending Results: 5 Moderate Transmission - Masks are recommended but not required.

9/27/21 Positive: 6 Suspected Positive: 3 Pending Results: 5 Moderate Transmission - Masks are recommended but not required.

9/24/21 Positive: 6 Suspected Positive: 3 Pending Results: 3 Moderate Transmission - Masks are recommended but not required.

COVID-19 Data: 9/23/21 Positive: 6 Suspected Positive: 3 Pending Results: 4 Moderate Transmission - Masks are recommended but not required.

Masks are not required in school buildings beginning 9/23. Students must continue to wear masks on school buses. Please continue to monitor for symptoms, we are not out of the COVID-19 woods yet. We will return to mandatory masking if our numbers grow beyond the baseline of our matrix.

Happy Wednesday! Complete updates are available at mascenic.org. • Oct 2 Chicken BBQ ticket info • Apologies for login issues to the 9/20 Board meeting • Proper masking requirements

COVID-19 Data: 9/22/21 Positive: 7 Suspected Positive: 4 Pending Results: 4

COVID-19 Data: 9/21/21 Positive: 10 Suspected Positive: 4 Pending Results: 8

COVID-19 Data: 9/20/21 Positive: 16 Suspected Positive: 4 Pending Results: 9

COVID-19 Data: 9/17/21 Positive: 19 Suspected Positive: 2 Pending Results: 9

I've been asked to recreate my Wednesday phone message in the live feed for those who are not receiving my calls. For complete messaging go to mascenic.org Highlights include: • Open Houses are cancelled • Oct 2 Chicken BBQ and Homecoming • 9/27 Picture Day at BMS and HHES • Back to School Anxiety workshop sign up - BMS

For All Schools - Beginning September 14 we will be following our Board approved handbook as it relates to excusing absences. Please see the text below. Written verification documentation must be presented within two (2) school days of returning to school after an absence in order for the absence to be recorded as “excused” and a 2-day work extension will be allowed for all schoolwork missed. The following are absences allowed for an Excused Absence and the required documentation: • Illness—parent/guardian(s) note up to 4 days, after 4 consecutive days, a doctor’s note is required • Recovery from an accident—parent/guardian(s) note up to 4 days, after 4 consecutive days, a doctor’s note is required • Required court attendance—official documentation required • Medical, counseling/therapy, and dental appointments—parent/guardian(s) or doctor/counselor’s note • Death in the immediate family—parent/guardian(s) note • Observation or celebration of a bona fide religious holiday—parent/guardian(s) note • College visit, 3 per a semester—College Visit form required • Visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles for a test or license, parent/guardian(s) note or receipt of appointment • Such other good cause as may be acceptable to the Principal or permitted by law (Such information will be kept confidential)—Email or letter to principal, with at least 1 school day notice when known • Visits to the School Nurse, School Counselor, and Main Office—note/pass from the office visited • Field trips and required attendance at athletic events, and other school-sponsored events that have dates/times ahead of absences are considered excused absences from those classes missed. Extensions on missed work do not apply to these types of absences unless prior teacher approval. NOTE: “Excused absences shall not be permitted if they cause a serious effect upon the student’s educational progress (RSA 193.1).” The Principal may also require additional documentation to support the written notice.

There has been conversation among Mascenic families regarding the district providing an alternative learning plan for students who will not mask. After consulting with our attorney, we are under no legal obligation to do that. However, if a student has a disability that could preclude them from the masking requirement, we would meet as a team, after a referral is made, to consider whether the disability falls under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If the student is found to qualify for a 504 plan, the team would then create an individual plan and then consider if not masking is a reasonable accommodation. More information about Section 504 can be found at this link https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html. 504 Referral document can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bBuT57VlHa9w8KvH7oMDF4xAT7Pn7WgM/view?usp=sharing

Due to substantial transmission of COVID-19 in our schools, all students, staff, and visitors will be required to wear masks beginning tomorrow, September 9, 2021. At the end of the day on Friday, we will revisit our data and inform families if masks will continue to be required next week. Remember, this does not mean that masks are on indefinitely. We are masking right now to keep everyone in school.