March 19, 2021
Dear Independence Schools Community,
As all of you know, it has been one year since we went into complete shutdown. This has been a long journey that we are inching closer to completing. As a district, we hit a great milestone in achieving full vaccination status for the very large majority of our staff. This, along with several updates in recommendations from our Ohio Board of Health and local Cuyahoga County Board of Health, are clear signs of progress towards the normal we once knew.
CLICK HERE for a document that outlines our latest update to our Return To School Plan that we have been operating under since September 2020. In addition to these updates, there is information explaining what it means to be fully vaccinated in terms of precautions recommended to continue with during this time. Full vaccination status isn't complete until two weeks after the second shot of the Pfizer vaccine, which is what was given to our staff.
I hope you not only find this information to be useful, but more importantly as a sign of progress for our district, community and world in which we live.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the nice weather that coincidentally is starting to arrive.
Take care,
Tom Dreiling
Assistant Superintendent
Independence Local Schools
