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 Active Confirmed
Positive
Covid-19 Cases*
Active Probable
Positive
Covid-19 Cases
Year-to-Date
Total Overall
Confirmed Positive
Covid-19 Cases
Manheim Township High School00129
Manheim Township Middle School0068
Landis Run Intermediate School0054
Brecht Elementary School1012
Bucher Elementary School0126
Neff Elementary School008
Nitrauer Elementary School0025
Reidenbaugh Elementary School0021
Schaeffer Elementary School0131
School Building Totals12374
Remote Learners (K-12)0042
Other**0016
District-Wide Totals12432

    • * Active Confirmed Cases are moved to the Total Overall Confirmed Positive Covid-19 Cases when there is no exposure within the school, or the district has a PDE approved "reset of case count" of numbers due to a closure. If a case had no building exposure, or the last date the individual was in the building was before a closing/extended weekend, which provided the district with time for continued cleaning and disinfecting thus resetting the case count, then this case would be added to the Year-to-Date totals. Definition of PDE's "Reset of Case Count": Once a school closes based on the number of cases in a rolling 14-day period, the school completes the cleaning and contact tracing, and then reopens, the count for the school would ‘reset’ back to 0. This would not affect the Year-to-Date Total Overall Confirmed Positive numbers, but only those case numbers identified for a building calculation for the rolling 14-day period. In the event the building case numbers require a school closure within the 14-day rolling period, the calculation resets after the closure.

 

  • ** Others include District Office Staff, Warehouse & Facilities Staff, Food Service Staff, and District-wide Staff.
  • The Dashboard is updated daily.
  • Individuals who have been placed on quarantine are not included in the dashboard information.
  • The overall total could change as test results from probable cases are received and determined to be negative, meaning a probable case is no longer considered positive and close contacts no longer need to quarantine.
  • Remote Learner data is included in a separate category since these students are not engaged in face-to-face instruction.

Health Services Building Nurse Contacts:

Rene Lamp (Lampre@mtwp.net): HS
Jacquie Phillips (phillija2@mtwp.net) : Neff, Reidenbaugh and MS
Nicole Devonshire (devonsni@mtwp.net) : Bucher, Schaeffer and LRIS
Karin Lancelotta (lancelka@mtwp.net) : Nitrauer, Brecht and MS 
Overview

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Manheim Township School District continues to remain in daily contact with the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Please know that as part of the district’s emergency preparedness plan, our core safety team (that includes personnel from health services, plant services, and district administrators) meets frequently to discuss planning measures to address the current situation regarding the COVID-19/Coronavirus.

All Lancaster County school districts continue to communicate with each other and will participate in regular state-wide online superintendent briefings with officials from PDE. We will continue to communicate with our stakeholders as situations change and information becomes available. We will continue to share with you WHAT we know, WHEN we know it.

Below you will find resources and communications that we have already sent out district-wide to our parents and staff. We will continue to update the community as we receive information to share; it is our continued goal to keep our community informed and provide information on how this may affect our students, parents, and community members.

Most Recent Update

March 3, 2021

Pennsylvania State Travel Restrictions Lifted
On March 1st, the Governor announced the expiration of the out-of-state travel restrictions, which was put in place in November 2020 to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Students and staff are no longer required to produce a negative COVID test upon return from out-of-state travel, nor are students and staff required to quarantine after traveling.

In November, the purpose of the mandate was to limit travel and contact with those who do not reside in your household. We encourage everyone to continue to be cautious as it relates to helping to control the spread of COVID-19. Wearing a mask, engaging in appropriate social distancing, and exercising caution when traveling are all behaviors we can control when doing our part to keep our community safe.

Revised Occupancy Limits for Events
Also yesterday, the Governor announced a revised maximum occupancy limits for indoor and outdoor events.

  • Revised maximum occupancy limits for indoor events to allow for 15% of maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size. The 15% of maximum occupancy is permitted only if attendees and workers are able to comply with the 6-foot physical distancing requirement. Masks, social distancing, and hand hygiene still must be enforced.
  • Revised maximum occupancy limits for outdoor events to allow for 20% of maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size. The 20% of maximum occupancy is permitted only if attendees and workers are able to comply with the 6-foot physical distancing requirement. Masks, social distancing, and hand hygiene still must be enforced.

The district will continue to review the revised mitigation orders and how this may affect the events to be held within the school district. We will continue to update families as information is ready to be shared.


January 22, 2021

Dashboard Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The district’s COVID-19 Dashboard is updated daily, and we continue to work closely with and follow the guidance of the PA Department of Health. We communicate with you regularly regarding each new case that is confirmed so that all families and staff are aware of the status of our schools.  Please see the FAQs below for more information about the COVID-19 Dashboard and information provided regularly to our community.

What numbers are reported on the District’s COVID Dashboard?

The number of positive cases and probable cases of COVID-19 that have been reported to the school district and confirmed by the PA Department of Health. This Dashboard also includes the number of cases year-to-date. The confirmed positive and probable cases by building are within a 14-day rolling period.

I know some faculty/students who are on quarantine but it’s not on the Dashboard. Why?

We do not track the number of individuals under quarantine on the COVID Dashboard. Confirmed positive and probable cases reported on the Dashboard are those cases that occur with our faculty/staff or student population that have an impact on our schools in terms of exposures to others in the building. If a staff member or student is exposed to COVID-19 outside of school and is quarantining as a result, the case is not reported through our Dashboard (unless the individual becomes symptomatic) because it does not have an impact on our school. If the individual becomes symptomatic, then this is considered a probable case, and depending on details in the case investigation, may be reported in the Active Probable Column. The overall total could change as test results from probable cases are received and determined to be negative, meaning a probable case is no longer considered active and close contacts no longer need to quarantine.

Why does the Dashboard show zero active cases when the District reports cases each day?

All positive and probable cases are reflected on the Dashboard in either the Active Confirmed Positive or Active Probable columns (if there was building exposure), or added to the Year-to-Date totals for each building if there was no building exposure.  In some positive or probable cases, there was either no building exposure, or the last date the individual(s) were in the building was before a recent school closing/extended weekend/holiday break.  When a building or school is closed for three or more days, the Department of Health guidelines state that the active positive and probable case count resets to zero for their tracking purposes. An example is if our buildings are closed for an extended weekend or holiday break, the Dashboard number of Active Positives and Probables reset to zero because the district was provided the additional time for continued cleaning and disinfecting, thus resetting the case count. In these specific circumstances, cases are added to the Year-to-Date totals and not to the Active columns.

Why don’t we hear about confirmed positive cases right away?

The district sends out a daily notification of positive and/or probable cases every day, unless there are no cases to report for that day. Once we are notified of a possible positive COVID-19 case, the district works with the school administrators, nurses, and faculty/staff to provide the Department of Health with information so the case can be confirmed, and we can begin contact tracing and communicating with any possible exposures regarding both the case and the quarantines required. Our administrators also contact any parents/guardians of students as well as any faculty/staff who may have been exposed to notify them directly before the Department of Health contacts them.

After all of these communications have occurred, we update our Dashboard and email our daily COVID notification to our families with confirmation of new cases since the last update.

Do we automatically close when we reach a certain number of cases?

The PA Department of Health/PA Department of Education offers guidance for school districts that provides a detailed look at the number of COVID cases in the school buildings related to size, and how to address the need for temporary school closure and cleaning. The guidance provides recommendations specific to small school buildings (under 500 students), medium (500-900 students) and large buildings (over 900 students) in regards to the number of cases in the buildings and when to close buildings for thorough cleaning.

  • K-4 buildings (Brecht, Bucher, Neff, Nitrauer, Reidenbaugh, Schaeffer) are considered “small” buildings under these guidelines and the range is 2-4 cases.
  • LRIS, MS, and MTHS are considered “large” buildings under these guidelines and the range is 6-10 cases.

The recommendation is to consider a short-term closure if cases are within the range specific to the school. Staffing shortages can also trigger a short-term closure with a switch to remote learning. We review the data and recommendations many times throughout the day, and remain dedicated to keeping our faculty, staff, families, and students informed of any changes to our normal operations with as much notice as possible.

The PA Department of Health/PA Department of Education guidance includes information on case investigation, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine, and provides protocols for what schools should do when a student or staff present symptoms of COVID-19 but are not a confirmed case.  They also note that if case investigations, contact tracing, and cleaning and disinfecting can be accomplished in less time (than specified in the guidance), the length of closure time may be shortened.

Why was a school closed due to a staffing shortage, but the COVID-19 Dashboard shows zero staff quarantined or Active Positive/Probable cases in that school? 

Confirmed positive cases reported on the Dashboard are those that occur with our faculty/staff or student population that have an impact on our schools in terms of exposures to others in school or the need to quarantine others who may have been exposed at school. If a staff member or student is exposed to COVID-19 outside of school and is quarantining as a result, the case is not reported on our Dashboard because it does not have an impact on our school. In addition, individuals who are quarantining due to travel are not listed in the COVID Dashboard.

There may be staff absent due to personal (outside-of-school exposures with no impact on students or staff) or other illness or reasons. We are bound to follow certain social distancing and health and safety guidelines as a requirement of staying open for in-person instruction at this time. If we do not have the staff to ensure these guidelines are followed appropriately, we may need to close the school for one day or more until we are able to hold in-person instruction with the required protocols in place.


Previous Updates
  • MTSD COVID-19 Dashboard FAQ
  • January 15, 2021
  • MTSD New Quarantine Guidelines Effective January 4, 2021
  • Important COVID-related Updates for MTSD Families
  • Information on Governor Wolf’s New Orders
  • November 4, 2020
  • Expectations of Notifications Re: Confirmed Positive COVID-19
  • April 27 Update
  • April 10 Update
  • March 31 Update
  • March 27 Update
  • March 25 Update
  • March 24 Update
  • March 20 Update
  • March 16 Update 2
  • March 16 Update
  • March 13 Update
  • March 12 Update
  • March 9 Update
  • February 28 Update
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