Hello Anglophone West School District
Families,
As of midnight, on Friday, November 20,
2020, Health Zone 2 (Saint John and Area) has changed to the Orange Alert Level
in the NB Recovery Plan. You may recall that I reached out to you on
Friday November 20, to share the news that Health Zone 1 (Moncton and
South-East NB) moved to the Orange Alert Level.
Although none of the 69 schools within our
district fall into Health Zones 1 or 2, we do have some students and staff who
live and work in communities within Health Zone 2. It is important that those
who live in this zone follow the parameters outlined in the Orange Level
Directives for Early Learning and Childcare Facilities and Schools. This
document can be found at this link:
ORANGE
LEVEL FINAL.pdf
The following is a list of communities and
schools, within ASD-W, impacted by the Orange Alert Level:
- Big Cove (Queens’s County), Cody’s, Coles Island, Caanan
Forks, Highfield, Hunters Home, Long Creek, Picketts Cove, Salmon Creek
and South Canaan are communities associated with Cambridge-Narrows
Community School, Chipman Forest Avenue School or Chipman Elementary
School.
- Central Hampstead, Elm Hill, Pleasant Villa and Queenstown
are communities associated with Gagetown School and Oromocto High School.
- South Oromocto Lake and Wirral are communities associated
with Sunbury West School and Oromocto High School.
Students from any of the above communities
may attend other schools for French Immersion or as Out-of-Zone transfers.
Staff and students who live or travel (or
have traveled) to a zone that is in the Orange Alert Phase must self-monitor
and follow enhanced mask protocols for 14 days from their last visit to that
zone. They must also follow directives in accordance with the Mandatory Order
as if they were in the Orange Alert Phase.
For more information on the provincial
response to COVID-19 please visit the following website:
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/covid-19/recovery.html
Please also refer to the "Return to
School – Direction for School Districts and Schools" document, which sets
provincial expectations and standards for the safe operation of our schools
during the pandemic. It can be found at this link:
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/education.html
As a final note, I
encourage all ASD-W families to be diligent with wearing masks, hand-washing,
and social distancing. It is through these small actions that we can make a
huge impact on keeping our community safe.
Thank you,
David McTimoney,
Superintendent