April 9, 2021
This morning, Governor Gretchen Whitmer recommended that school districts consider moving high schools to remote learning and suspend athletics for a two week period. The district has the latitude to exercise a local decision on this topic, as neither the MDHHS nor the State has issued an order. Rather, this is a recommendation to consider a programming change.
As you may recall from our district shutdown just a few weeks ago, ICS continually tracks COVID cases and related metrics in our district to determine courses of action that are in the best interests of our students and staff; always with the goal of maintaining a safe environment while also offering face-to-face programming.
Specifically, we examine three metrics in considering a change to our face-to-face programming:
1. The volume of simultaneous positive/probable cases in the district
2. The volume of students requiring quarantine as close contacts in the district in a given time period
3. Evidence of ongoing student-to-student spread among cases in the district
At this time, an examination of those metrics does not warrant a change in programming for the high school or athletics program. Our high school and athletics programs will remain open and face-to-face.
With that being said, we will continue to monitor COVID activity in the district and will take appropriate steps to respond to our data. We will also adhere to any MDHHS or State mandates should they be issued.
Regards,
Stu
EO under MCL 333.2253 requires that school districts, within 24 hours of being notified by a local health department of a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19, provide public notice to the school community on our website. This communication will be provided below. For information about measures in place, throughout the ICS district, to prevent transmission of COVID-19, as well as measures that individuals can take to prevent transmission, please see our COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan.
April 9, 2021 Covid-19 Notification: Weston, Borland, ICMS, and ICHS
April 8, 2021 Notification: Weston Elementary
April 6, 2021 Notification: Additional cases from spring break at ICHS and Weston
April 5, 2021 Notification: Cases from spring break at Borland, ICMS, and ICHS