Dear EAMS Students and Families,
Elkhorn Area Middle School will be continuing Remote Learning for 12/1-12/4. After carefully considering Health and Human Services guidance the Elkhorn Area School District will move to remote/online learning only through December 4th. Buildings will be closed to the public and all outside activities will be suspended from November 26 through December 6. This includes school-sponsored co-curricular sports and activities.
Walworth County Health & Human Services will re-evaluate where the county is at prior to December 6th and make a decision regarding a continuance of phase 1. We too will monitor the situation, determine how we are doing within our own school district, and make a decision by December 4th regarding a return to face-to-face instruction on December 7th. It is our hope that we will be in a position where we can return to face to face instruction on the 7th of December. However, please be prepared to remain online if the infection rates do not decline significantly, or if we see an uptick after Thanksgiving. We will take it week by week. This extended pause should give us time to determine how we are doing after the thanksgiving break as the average incubation period for COVID is 5-7 days and 97.5% of people who will get sick after exposure will develop symptoms within 11.5 days. This timeline will give us 11 days from Thanksgiving and time for most individuals to be clear of the potential infection timeline. If you or a family member contracts COVID-19 during this timeframe, please contact our District Nurse, Mary Trottier: trotma@elkhorn.k12.wi.us or 262-723-3160 ext. 1410 or Superintendent, Jason Tadlock tadlja@elkhorn.k12.wi.us 262-723-3160 ext. 1401.
For Tech Support on Remote Learning Days, please call the Tech Hotline at 262-741-9118 (during school hours) or submit an online Tech Request after hours.
The daily schedule for 12/1 through 12/4 follows:
