- Vicksburg Warren School District
- Reopening plan
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This page is dedicated to providing information about the reopening of schools this fall. Please note that as information changes, plans will also change. Please check back frequently for updates.
The Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) is working closely with Warren County Emergency Management and the MS Department of Health (MDH) on guidance for students, parents, and staff to prepare for and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease on school campuses.
CLICK HERE to view the revised 2020-2021 calendar.
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RE: COVID-19 Reporting
The Vicksburg Warren School District is following the Mississippi Department of Health’s (MSDH) reporting requirements for known cases of COVID-19 at our schools and offices. The MSDH requires a survey to be submitted weekly by Monday at 12:00 noon for the previous week. The MS Department of Health reports COVID-19 statistics at: https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,420.html
For additional information, please see:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/
Mississippi State Department of Health https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,420.htm
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021
For the week of January 18 - January 22, 2021 the District is reporting hte following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Beechwood Elementary
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
1 quarantined - teacher/staff
16 quarantined - student
Bowmar Avenue Elementary
2 new positive cases - teacher/staff
1 new quarantined - student
Career and Technical Education Center
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
River City Early College
1 new positive case - student
Sherman Avenue Elementary
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
South Park Elementary School
1 new positive case - student
2 quarantined - students
Vicksburg Intermediate School
3 new positive cases - students
12 quarantined - students
Warren Central High School
2 new positive cases - teachers/staff
Central Office
1 new positive case
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021
For the week of January 11 - 15, 2021 the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Academy of Innovation
1 new positive case - student
8 quarantined - students
Beechwood Elementary
1 new positive case - student
1 quarantined - teacher/staff
9 quarantined - students
Career and Technical Education Center
1 quarantined - teacher/staff
Dana Road Elementary
1 new positive case - student
River City Early College High School
1 new positive case - student
12 quarantined - students
Redwood Elementary
21 quarantined - students
Sherman Avenue Elementary
1 new positive case - student
2 quarantined - students
Vicksburg High School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
2 quarantined - teacher/staff
13 quarantined - students
Vicksburg Intermediate School
1 new positive case - student
5 quarantined - students
Warren Central High School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
12 quarantined - students
Warrenton
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
Central Office
2 new positive cases
1 quarantined
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2021
For the week of January 04 - 08, 2021 the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Academy of Innovation
3 new positive cases - teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
Beechwood
3 new positive cases teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
1 quarantined - teacher/staff
2 quarantined - students
Career and Technical Education Center
1 new positve case - teacher/staff
1 quarantined - teacher/staff
Dana Road Elementary
2 new positive cases - teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
1 quarantined - teacher/staff
8 quarantined - students
Redwood
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
Vicksburg High School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
Vicksburg Intermediate
2 new positive cases - teacher/staff
Vicksburg Junior High School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
Warren Central High School
2 new positive cases - teacher/staff
1 new positve case - student
3 quarantined - students
Warren Central Intermediate
1 new positive case - student
6 quarantined - students
Central Support Services
1 new positive case - staff
6 quarantined - staff
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020
For the week of December 14 - 18, 2020 the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Academy of Innovation
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
Beechwood
1 quarantined - student
Bovina Elementary School
3 new positive cases - students
20 quarantined - students
River City Early College
5 quarantined - students
Sherman Avenue Elementary School
1 new positive case - Teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
3 quarantined - students
Warren Central High School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
2 new positive cases - students
8 quarantined - students
Warren Central Junior High School
13 quarantined - students
Warrenton
1 new positive case - student
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020
For the week of December 7 - 11, 2020 the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Beechwood Elementary School
3 new positive cases - teachers/staff
1 new positive case - student
1 quarantined - staff
22 quarantined - students
Bovina Elementary School
4 new positive cases - teachers/staff
3 new positive cases - students
25 quarantined - students
Bowmar Elementary School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
1 quarantined - staff
28 quarantined - students
Sherman Avenue Elementary School
1 new positive case - Teacher/staff
Vicksburg High School
1 new positive case - Teacher/staff
Vicksburg Intermediate School
1 new positive case - Teacher/staff
5 quarantined - students
Central Office
1 new positive case
1 quarantined
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020
For the week of November 30 - December 4, 2020, the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Academy of Innovation
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
Beechwood Elementary School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
5 quarantined - staff
21 quarantined - students
Bovina Elementary School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
Bowmar Avenue Elementary School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
2 quarantined - staff
Dana Road Elementary School
1 new positive cases - teacher/staff
10 new positive cases - students
17 quarantined - students
Sherman Avenue Elementary School
1 new case - student
7 quarantined - students
Warren Central High School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
1 new positive case - student
7 quarantined - students
Central Support Office
1 new positive case - staff
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020
For the week of November 16 - November 20, 2020, the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Beechwood Elementary School
1 new positive case - staff
1 new positive case - student
6 quarantined - students
Dana Road Elementary
1 new positive case - staff
1 new positive case - student
1 quarantined - staff
Sherman Avenue Elementary
1 new positive case - student
5 quarantined - students
South Park Elementary
1 new positive case - student
8 quarantined - students
Vicksburg High School
3 new positive cases - students
Vicksburg Intermediate School
1 new case - student
8 quarantined - students
Vicksburg Junior High School
2 new cases - staff
2 quarantined - staff
Warren Central Intermediate School
2 new cases - staff
5 quarantined - staff
16 quarantined - students
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020
For the week of November 9 - November 13, 2020, the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Beechwood Elementary School
2 quarantined - teachers/staff
3 quarantined - students
River City Early College
2 new positive cases - teachers/staff
1 new postive case - student
6 quarantined - students
Vicksburg High School
1 new postive case - teacher/staff
4 new postive cases - students
5 quarantined - teachers/staff
30 quarantined - students
Vicksburg Junior High School
1 quarantined - teacher/staff
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020
For the week of November 2 - November 6, 2020, the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Warren Central High School
2 new positive cases - teachers/staff
Warren Central Intermediate
4 quarantined - teachers/staff
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020
For the week of October 26 - October 30, 2020, the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
River City Early College High School
1 new positive case - student
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020
For the week of October 19 - October 23, 2020, the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Academy of Innovation
1 new positive case - student
5 quarantined - students
Bowmar Avenue
2 new positive cases - teacher/staff
1 quarantined - teacher/staff
13 quarantined - students
River City Early College
1 quarantined - student
Warren Central Intermediate School
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
1 quarantined teacher/staff
Central Office Staff
1 new quarantined - staff
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020
For the week of October 12 - October 16, 2020, the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in the same time period.
Academy of Innovation
10 quarantined - students
Beechwood
2 new positive cases - staff
1 new positive case - student
5 - quarantined - student
Bovina
1 - new positive case - student
Dana Road
1 - new positive case - teacher/staff
1 - new positive case - student
12 quarantined - students
Warren Central High School
1 - new positive case - student
20 - quarantined - students
Warren Central Junior High
2 new positive cases - teachers/staff
7 quarantined - teachers/staff
10 quarantined - students
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020
For the week of October 5 - October 9, 2020, the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 confirmed cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in this same time period.
Redwood -
1 new confirmed positive case - staff
Warren Central Junior High School -
1 new confirmed positive case - staff
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020
For the week of September 29 - October 2, 2020, the District is reporting the following update on new COVID-19 confirmed cases for students and staff and those being newly quarantined due to possible exposure in this same time period.
River City Early College -
1 new positive confirmed case - student
25 students quarantined
Redwood Elementary -
1 new positive case - teacher/staff
4 quarantined - students
South Park Elementary -
1 new positive confirmed case - teacher/staff
3 quarantined - teacher/staff
27 quarantined - students
Vicksburg High School
0 new cases
3 quarantined - teacher/staff
2 quarantined - students
Vicksburg Junior High School
0 new cases
1 quarantined - student
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
For the week of September 21 - September 25, 2020, the District reported one (1) new confirmed positive case of COVID-19 for a student at Vicksburg High School. Four (4) teacher/staff members and twenty five (25) students at VHS are quarantined. One (1) teacher/staff member at Beechwood Elementary school is quarantined due to possible exposure to COVID-19.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
For the week of September 14 - September 18, 2020, the District reported zero (0) new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 for students, and zero (0) new confirmed positive cases for teachers and/or staff.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
For the week of September 7 - September 11, 2020, the District reported zero (0) new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 for students, and zero (0) new confirmed positive cases for teachers and/or staff.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
For the week of August 31 - September 4, 2020, the District reported zero (0) new positive cases of COVID-19 for students, and zero (0) new cases for teachers and/or staff.
MONDAY AUGUST 31, 2020
NEW CASE(S): For the week of August 24 - 28, 2020, the District reported one (1) new positive case of COVID-19 for a student at the Academy of Innovation and one (1) student quarantined due to potential exposure at the Academy of Innovation.
TOTAL CASES REPORTED IN DISTRICT SINCE START OF SCHOOL (Not including new cases w/o 8/24 - 8/28)
Three (3) teachers/staff tested positive
One (1) teacher/staff quarantined due to possible exposure
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020
For the week of August 17 - 21, 2020, the District reported three total positive COVID-19 cases for teachers and/or staff and one teacher/staff quarantined due to potential exposure, all at South Park Elementary School. No confirmed student cases were reported in the District.
We are READY!
SCHOOL REOPENING PLANS
- Career and Technical Center Reopening Plan
- Academy of Innovation Reopening Plan
- Beechwood Elementary Reopening Plan
- Bovina Elementary Reopening Plan
- Bowmar Avenue Elementary Reopening Plan
- Dana Road Elementary Reopening Plan
- Redwood Elementary Reopening Plan
- River City Early College HS Reopening Plan
- Sherman Avenue Elementary Reopening Plan
- South Park Elementary Reopening Plan
- Vicksburg High School Reopening Plan
- Vicksburg Intermediate School Reopening Plan
- Vicksburg Junior High School Reopening Plan
- Warren Central High School Reopening Plan
- Warren Central Intermediate School Reopening Plan
- Warren Central Junior High School Reopening Plan
- Warrenton Elementary Reopening Plan
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BACK TO SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRE
Please CLICK HERE or on the link below complete an online questionnaire and let us know if, at this time, you plan for your student to return for in-person instruction or if your student will participate in distance learning through Grade Results. Your answers in this survey will NOT lock you into the option you indicate. The District will use this information to help plan for beginning school on AUGUST 7, 2020.
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2020-21 CALENDAR
CLICK HERE or follow the link below to see the 2020-21 school year calendar.
School will begin on AUGUST 7, 2020 for both in-person and distance learning.
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EPSLA and EFMLEA information
Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act
New MSDH Guidelines - September 2020
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CLICK HERE to view updated guidelines from MSDH as of September 14, 2020.
What’s New
1. The isolation and school exclusion period for a positive case of COVID-19 is changed from 14 days to 10 days for consistency with current CDC guidance.
2. The exposure time to be considered a close contact to a case of COVID-19 is updated to less than 6 feet for 15 minutes cumulative throughout the day.
3. Masks should NOT be worn by children under the age of 2 or anyone who has trouble breathing, is unconscious (naps or sleeping), incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
4. There is no test out of quarantine; the quarantine period is a full 14 days regardless of any test results during the quarantine period.
5. People who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not need to quarantine or get tested again for up to 3 months as long as they do not develop symptoms again.
6. Symptom and temperature screening recommendations added. Temperature of equal to 100○F or higher should be considered fever for screening purposes. 7. School nurses should wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when caring for ill staff or students. Appropriate PPE includes N-95 mask (or surgical mask if N-95 not available) and eye protection (face shield or goggles).
8. School nurses will not be considered close contacts while wearing appropriate medical PPE.
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Video List Interview with Dr. Smith - Covid-19 Information
Author:Length:Video List Nurse Lassiter _ Covid -19 Information
Author:Length:Video List Nurse Jordan - Covid-19 Information
Author:Length:Video List Nurse Dru shows examples of Covid-19 safety precautions
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