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Dear Quaker Valley Families:
Our QV family is at the center of everything we do. With the world facing an unprecedented challenge, we want to share both updated information and the precautionary steps the District is taking in the face of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Following our message to you Friday afternoon, Governor Tom Wolf later announced a mandatory closure of all schools in Pennsylvania for 10 business days. This announcement in Harrisburg does not impact our spring recess or our plan to close for an additional week. It will only impact our in-service day for our staff, and we will communicate those changes directly with them. Please note that these dates may change as situations unfold. Please be patient with us as we work diligently to communicate with you and our community as a whole. We urge you to refer to our site dedicated to the Coronavirus at
www.qvsd.org
, where we will post updates regularly. To reiterate: All school buildings will be closed to the public until at least Monday, March 30, 2020.
Quaker Valley has been preparing over the last week to support student learning in a remote environment should we need to remain closed for a longer period of time. We will be sharing detailed information on potential remote learning if that becomes the direction we must take. Currently, we are closed, and we want our school community to practice social distancing and stay healthy.
Additional cancelations and closures:
The following guidelines are in effect through Monday, March 30, 2020, or until further notice
- External organizations are not permitted to use QV facilities, fields, and grounds. All previously approved and scheduled events within this timeframe are canceled.
- All school-related travel is canceled.
- QV athletic games and practices are canceled.
- All special meetings, social events, school-related activities in our schools are canceled.
We want to reassure you that there are no suspected cases of COVID-19 on our campuses currently. But the World Health Organization has declared the spread of novel coronavirus a pandemic. Our goal is to safeguard the health of our community, following the recommendations of the Governor's Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Allegheny County Health Department.
Like you, we are deeply concerned and want to do what we can to help keep our communities safe and healthy. Many of you have reached out to share your interest in helping children and families in need. We deeply appreciate your sentiments and will be in touch as those school needs arise. The District will remain in full closure during the current spring recess, with only essential operations and limited personnel resuming on Monday, March 23, 2020. Together, we will overcome this challenge. We value your patience as events are changing rapidly and information often needs to be updated. We wish all of you a safe and healthy spring recess.
Very truly yours,
Quaker Valley Administration
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