Carroll County Schools remains committed to providing an engaging and relevant learning experience through diverse programming that meets the social, emotional, developmental and academic needs of all our students in a safe and healthy learning environment, even more so as we prepare to reopen our schools on August 26 under these unprecedented circumstances.
We would like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Willhoite and our Re-Entry Task Force members — parents, staff, students, government and public health and emergency management experts — for the time devoted and feedback provided that contributed to development of our reopening plan.
The Re-Entry Task Force worked to create a plan that will allow for in-person instruction while minimizing and containing the potential spread of COVID-19 once schools open. The Task Force utilized external resources and supports as well, such as “The Guidance on Safety Expectations and Best Practices for Kentucky Schools,” which was developed jointly by the Kentucky Department of Education, the Department for Public Health, and other groups. The “Guidance” document is consistent with CDC and White House guidelines.
Please understand, our first priority is student and staff safety. In order to maximize safety, there will be many new procedures in place this school year. All of these new procedures were created with one goal in mind: safety. The expectations — social distancing, school health policies, personal protective equipment, screening and school exclusion, sanitation and environmental factors, and contact tracing — represent a very “heavy lift” for our families, students, and staff. There is no question that these are different times.
Students will have two attendance options this fall:
