Superintendent: 6 New COVID-19 Cases, 5 at Staples High School
Press ReleaseDear Westport Families and Staff,
In our efforts to remain transparent with reports of positive Covid-19 cases associated with our schools, we will continue to provide these updates as information is confirmed. As of the time I am writing to you this afternoon we have 6 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19. The reports came from the following schools:
Coleytown Elementary School - 1
Staples High School - 5
Those impacted have been notified by school and District officials. As a reminder, families are asked to report positive of COVID-19 cases of students using our reporting voicemail or email regardless of whether the students are in remote or hybrid models of instruction. Please follow this link for more information on reporting.
Additionally, we want to remind families that students with pending Covid-19 tests should not return to school until receiving negative results. This approach is critical in helping us continue minimizing the potential for transmission in our schools.
Respectfully,
Thomas Scarice
Superintendent of Schools
Superintendent: 5 New Cases in 3 Schools; 3 at Staples
From the WPS Reopening DashboardPress ReleaseDear Westport Families and Staff,
In our efforts to remain transparent with reports of positive Covid-19 cases associated with our schools, we will continue to provide these updates as information is confirmed. As of the time I am writing to you this evening we have 5 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19. The reports came from the following schools:
Coleytown Elementary School - 1
Coleytown Middle School - 1
Staples High School - 3
Those impacted have been notified by school and District officials. As a reminder, families are asked to report positive of COVID-19 cases of students using our reporting voicemail or email regardless of whether the students are in remote or hybrid models of instruction. Please follow this link for more information on reporting.
Additionally, we want to remind families that students with pending Covid-19 tests should not return to school until receiving negative results. This approach is critical in helping us continue minimizing the potential for transmission in our schools.
Respectfully,
Thomas Scarice
Superintendent of Schools
Hope for Educators: Weston Schools Dismissing Early, Westport Schools Virtual as Staff Attend Staples Field House Vaccine Clinic
The Westport-Weston Health District is hosting a large COVID-19 vaccine clinic today at the Staples High School Field House for educators in Westport, Weston, Easton, and Redding. Westport Public Schools will be learning virtually today as their educators take part in the vaccine clinic, while Weston will be experiencing an early dismissal for the same reason. Redding & Easton will remain in school while staff attend to their vaccine appointments at Staples.
The Town of Easton has contracted with the Westport-Weston Health District throughout the pandemic, and due to their shared Public Schools Central Office with Redding, educators in both Easton and Redding were included in today’s clinic invitations. Westport Public Schools described that more clinics will be scheduled to support staff in receiving their vaccines, which they became eligible for on Monday.
Redding Public Schools Chairperson Chris Parkin expressed gratitude to the WWHD for their help in getting their educators vaccinated during Redding’s Board of Education meeting last night.
Educators in the four towns join those around the country who are excited to be receiving their vaccines as schools remain in-session.
Staples Assistant Principal Heads Home: Meghan Ward Announced as New Principal in Redding; Leaving Westport.
Announced tonight by the Redding Board of Education Chair Chris Parkin, Staples High School Assistant Principal Meghan Ward will serve as Principal of John Read Middle School starting July 1st - leaving another administration position open for the Westport Public Schools.
The new position will serve as a coming-home of sorts for the administrator, who is an alumna of Redding & Easton’s Joel Barlow Regional High School. Ward taught in the Social Studies Department at Staples High School from 2004 until 2009, and after a short stint in Maine, returned to Westport and Staples as Assistant Principal in 2016.