Dear Manheim Township Staff and Families, Please read below for an important update. Yesterday afternoon, Governor Wolf and the Department of Health Secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, held a press conference outlining new efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the community. Some of those efforts focused on new mandates for school districts that are in the “substantial transmission stage.”…
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UPDATE: K-12 School Schedule Change
November 20, 2020 Dear Manheim Township Families; Today’s correspondence provides another important update on the educational programming for our K-12 schools starting the week of November 30 – January 22, 2021. After receiving feedback from our parents, students, and staff regarding the health and safety of our schools during this recent spike of COVID-19 positive cases in the community, the…
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November 4, 2020
Ensuring Accurate COVID-related Information Dear Manheim Township Parents/Guardians and Staff; As you know, each time the district receives verification of a positive or probable case of COVID-19 in any of our schools, we notify all families and staff in order to promote open communication and ensure accurate information from the district. We recognize that we have sent quite a few…
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October 29, 2020 Update
Update on (2) COVID-related topics In our continued effort to be both communicative and informative, we wanted to update all families on two key topics relating to COVID-19: (1) the need to quarantine for probable cases of COVID-19, and (2) information regarding if/when a temporary school closure may be needed. Quarantine for Probable Cases: As per the PA Department of…
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Expectations of Notifications Re: Confirmed Positive COVID-19
What to Expect if the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH) Notifies the District of a Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Case Introduction: The Manheim Township School District has a communication plan in place to notify our staff and families when we have individuals in our school buildings who have tested positive for COVID-19. The communication plan follows recommendations provided by the…
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Planning for the Reopening of Schools (Green/Yellow)
Dear MTSD Families, We have two important updates to share with you as we approach the beginning of the school year, which begins on Tuesday, August 25. In our continued planning for the reopening of schools, the Board of School Directors voted approval last evening for the proposal to reopen schools for the upcoming school year. Elementary (K-6): Students in…
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July 31 Update on Reopening Schools
Dear MTSD Families, As you know, the Manheim Township School District (MTSD) has been actively planning and preparing for the reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year. The goal of this comprehensive planning process is to develop a Health and Safety Plan for the upcoming school year that adheres to the requirements and considerations provided by the Center for…
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Steering Committee #3 for Reopening Schools
Dear MTSD Families, We facilitated our third, and last, Steering Committee meeting last evening. The committee heard updated information about our planning for the reopening of schools, including the additional safety measures issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This information includes public health standards to mitigate…
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Steering Committee #2 for Reopening Schools
Dear MTSD Families, The calendar shows that we are almost at the middle point of our summer break; I hope you are enjoying these summer months. We just facilitated our second of three Steering Committee meetings last evening. This second meeting involved a presentation on the proposed instructional programming options for this fall, respective to the Pennsylvania color-coded mitigation phases.…
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Steering Committee # 1 Presentations
As part of our comprehensive planning process, on Tuesday, June 30, we facilitated our first of three Steering Committee meetings. The first meeting involved a review from the Health Services Task Force of the draft plan which consists of detailed recommendations based on sound medical advice that promotes safety throughout our schools. We recorded the Steering Committee to allow all…
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