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School District Closure-Click for Details
Dear Parents and Staff,
The health of our students, staff, families, communities and most vulnerable is of utmost importance and we support all efforts to reduce the impact of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines for school districts on school closures on March 13, 2020. In consideration of the unprecedented situation in Wisconsin and the nation, both the North Shore and Washington Ozaukee Public Health Departments support “medium length” school closures for schools to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in our communities.
Germantown School District along with the following school districts: Brown Deer, Cedarburg, Fox Point- Bayside, Glendale-River Hills, Grafton, Maple Dale-Indian Hill, Nicolet, Northern Ozaukee, Port Washington, Mequon-Thiensville, Shorewood, and Whitefish Bay will be closing for the next four weeks with the possibility of extension. This means that Germantown School District, along with others, will be closing for a four week period beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 with school tentatively resuming April 14, 2020. Any further adjustments to school calendars will be handled by individual school districts through local control. Each district has an individual plan to navigate this closure. Logistical information will be provided later this afternoon or early evening to staff and parents; i.e., travel guidelines/requirements, distance learning protocol, facility access, work hours, contact lists, etc.
The impact of a single case in any one school in a district is extremely significant. If one student or staff member becomes infected, everyone who was in close contact will need to be quarantined for 14 days. Close contacts include anyone who spends time, within six feet of the positive case. When considering the proximity of a school environment, the contacts and exposures grow exponentially, and quickly. We are supporting closures before community transmission is confirmed to greatly reduce further spread of the COVID-19 in the community. We recommend that you follow the CDC and Public Health Department guidelines regarding social distancing and group size for gathering.
Open Enrollment begins Feb 3, 2020. Please note Germantown does not offer a 4K program. Therefore, open enrollment does not allow for Germantown 4K students to apply to attend 4K programs in other districts. Germantown is offering seats in GRADE 8 for 2020-2021. The application will become active Feb 3rd here https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment and additional information can be found here in the OE Information Brochure 2020-21.
