Wantagh Middle School and Wantagh High School Transition Plan Monday, March 8, 20217:30 PM

Nassau County Data

Current COVID-19 Positivity RateSeven Day Average inNassau County

4.33%

Total cases in the town of Wantagh since March 2020:

1,957

Increase over the past seven days in the town

of Wantagh: 109

Seven day daily average increase in the town of Wantagh: 15.5

Wantagh - Town Data

Wantagh UFSD Data By Schools

Nassau County Positivity Rate and Number of District Cases As of March 4, 2021

Average Positivity Rate in Nassau

County

Number of Cases in the Wantagh

School District

WHS WMS WES MES FLES

September 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0

October 1.2 3 1 2 0 0 0

November 2.9 26 11 3 7 2 3

December 5.8 49 23 9 5 5 7

January 7.2 92 27 27 18 11 9

February 4.6 74 56 4 2 5 7

September 2020 October 2020

Nassau Positivity Rate

Number of Cases in District

Sep 8 - 14 1.3% 0

Sep 15 - 21 1.0% 0

Sep 22 - 30 1.2% 0

Nassau Positivity Rate

Number of Cases in District

Oct 1-7 1.2% 0

Oct 8-14 1.1% 0

Oct 15 -21 1.1% 2

Oct 22-31 1.5% 1

November 2020 December 2020

Nassau Positivity Rate

Number of Cases in District

Nov 1-7 2.0% 7

Nov 8-14 3.0% 2

Nov 15-21 3.2% 5

Nov 22-30 3.6% 12

Nassau Positivity Rate

Number of Cases in District

Dec 1-7 5.0 5

Dec 8-14 5.0 7

Dec 15-21 5.8 12

Dec 22 - 31 7.6 26

January 2021 February 2021

Nassau Positivity Rate

Number of Cases in District

Jan 1-7 8.7% 28

Jan 8 -14 7.6% 27

Jan 15-21 6.8% 20

Jan 22-31 6.0% 17

Nassau Positivity Rate

Number of Cases in District

Feb 1-7 5.3% 10

Feb 8-14 4.8% 9

Feb 15-21 4.5% 6

Feb 22-28 4.0% 49

If our current district situation continues to improve and the positivity rates continue to decline across Nassau County, we will begin to transition to daily in-person learning for our students in grades 7-12 in the coming weeks.

Timeline During the Month of MarchIf current conditions continue to improve and the current trajectory holds, the following timeline will be implemented:

● March 15, 2021 - Transition grade six students to traditional classrooms and grade 7 and 9 students to daily-in person learning

● March 22, 2021 - Grade 8, 10, 11 and 12 students return to full time in-person learning

Quarantine protocols will be updated at the secondary level to include “scooping” in the classroom when six feet distancing can not be maintained.

What are the options for leaning after March 15 and 22, 2021?

Full time in-person learning or full time remote learning:

As of March 15, 2021 for Grades 7 and 9

As of March 22, 2021 for grades 8, 10, 11 and 12

Hybrid learning will no longer be an option as of those dates for each grade level.

Next Steps

● The district began the process of adding additional furniture to classrooms and installing additional desk shields several weeks ago. (Continue for the next two weeks)

● Another important step is to transition the middle school gym and cafeterias back to their traditional uses. (March 13 and 14)

● Continue to monitor the data at the County, local and district level to ensure the positive COVID trend continues. All of these changes are contingent upon the successful resolution of our current situation and continued positive trends across Nassau County.

● It is important for the community to be aware that bringing more students back means the district can no longer maintain the recommended six feet of distancing within the classroom at the secondary level and there is the possibility of additional quarantining that must be done with each additional case.

● If additional spikes take place in the number of cases the district may shift to remote or hybrid learning at any time.

What do parents need to do?● If your child currently is in the hybrid learning model and you want to have

them move to in-person learning each day, you do not need to do anything. ● If your child currently is in the hybrid learning model and you want to have

them move to remote learning each day, please complete the change in placement form by Friday, March 12, 2021.

● If your child is in the remote learning model and you want them to continue in this model, you do not need to do anything.

● If your child currently is in the remote learning model and you want to have them move to in-person learning each day, please complete the change in placement form by Friday, March 12, 2021.