Valley Stream South H.S. PTSA

COVID-19 UPDATE Dear Valley Stream CHSD Community:... Over the weekend, the district was notified of a case of COVID-19 at South High School, as well as two cases of COVID-19 at Memorial Junior High School. The three cases are not related. Contact tracing was conducted and all impacted individuals have been notified. As a result, we plan on reopening all schools for in-person, hybrid instruction on Monday, December 7. I would like to thank you for your continued cooperation as we navigate through these challenging times. Sincerely, Bill Heidenreich, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools

REMOTE LEARNING - SOUTH HS Dear Valley Stream CHSD Community: Late this evening, the district was notified of a case of COVID-19 at South High School. As a result, South will be moving from our current hybrid instruction model to a full remote learning model on Friday, December 4 so the Department of Health can conduct contact tracing. We plan on reopening the building for in-person, hybrid instruction on Monday, December 7. This will depend on the guidance we receive from ...the Nassau County Department of Health. Hybrid learning will continue at Central, Memorial and North. Fortunately, as part of our planning over the summer months, we are prepared for this scenario and are ready to immediately make the transition to remote learning. We are taking this action to protect the health and safety of our students, staff, and families. I would like to thank you for your continued cooperation as we navigate through these challenging times. Sincerely, Bill Heidenreich, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools Maureen Henry Principal

December hybrid calendar

COVID-19 UPDATE Dear Valley Stream Community, For the past several weeks, we have unfortunately continued to see the rise of COVID-19 cases across Nassau County. The positivity rate in recent days has been over 3% and the seven-day average for the positivity rate over the past week has been over 2.5%. As a result, the New York State Department of Health and Governor Cuomo will likely designate parts of our region into Yellow Zones, Orange Zones or Red Zones in the near future.... These designations can have a significant impact on schools that can include precautionary closures, required closures and required COVID-19 testing of students and staff. The zones are based on a 10-day rolling average of positive COVID-19 testing results in each specific geographic (zip code) area. The NYS Department of Health determines our status based on how our entire community is faring, not just the number of cases connected to our schools. At the present time, Valley Stream is among the higher areas of having positive cases but does not fall into any of the micro-cluster zones. We are exploring the capacity in our region with regard to testing of staff and students as mentioned in the New York State Department of Health guidelines. Despite all of this, we have had great success limiting the spread of COVID-19 within our schools. Our schools are a safe place for our students and staff with all the precautions that we have put in place, such as cleaning and disinfecting protocols, mask wearing, social distancing, hand hygiene and using precautionary quarantines. We would like to thank our entire school community for the efforts that have been made to keep our students thriving in school. The news of these potential designations is disappointing to all of us. We will continue to monitor this situation closely and will do everything possible to keep our students safe. As always, I will keep you updated as more information becomes available. Sincerely, Bill Heidenreich, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools

REMOTE LEARNING - SOUTH HS Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 23, 24 and 25. Dear Valley Stream CHSD Community:... The district has been notified of a case of COVID-19 at South High School. As a result, South will be moving from our current hybrid instruction model to a full remote learning model on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 23, 24 and 25. We plan on reopening the building for in-person, hybrid instruction on Monday, November 30. This will depend on the guidance we receive from the Nassau County Department of Health. Hybrid learning will continue at Central and Memorial. Fortunately, as part of our planning over the summer months, we are prepared for this scenario and are ready to immediately make the transition to remote learning. We are taking this action to protect the health and safety of our students, staff, and families. I would like to thank you for your continued cooperation as we navigate through these challenging times. Sincerely, Bill Heidenreich, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools Maureen Henry Principal