2 Hr Delay 2.22.2022

►ALERT: TWO-HOUR Delay Start

Nikiski Middle-High School, Nikiski Northstar Elementary, Moose Pass and Seward schools will open with a TWO-HOUR DELAY START* on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, in response to weather and road conditions.

If weather and road conditions warrant a full closure for any schools, that announcement will be made about 7:00 AM. If you don’t hear anything, the two-hour delay start remains in effect. All Pre-K sessions—both morning and afternoon—at these schools are cancelled during a two-hour delay start.

A two-hour delay means that morning buses run two hours later than normal, school begins two hours later than normal, and Pre-K sessions are cancelled. The school day ends at the normal time.All other KPBSD schools will open on a normal schedule.

*TWO-HOUR Delay Start for these KPBSD schools· Moose Pass School· Nikiski Middle-High School· Nikiski North Star Elementary School· Seward Elementary School· Seward High School· Seward Middle School

Be safe. Parents and guardians, if school is open and you decide to keep your child at home based on weather and road conditions near you, absences or late arrivals will be excused.

Updates Starting 2/11/22

Two things to update families of our Seward Elementary students: 

1) Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, February 11th is an early release day with students getting out of school 1-1/2 hours earlier than their regularly scheduled day. (Kindergarteners released at 1:20, all other students at 1:30) Buses will drop your students off 1-1/2 hours earlier than their regular drop-off time.

 2)  Please read the letter below regarding the lifting of universal masking at Seward Elementary beginning tomorrow, Friday February 11, 2022. 

Dear Seward Elementary families and staff,

Thank you for your effort in the past four weeks to keep as many people attending school in person. Our school will no longer require universal masking beginning February 11th, 2022; however, we strongly encourage face coverings indoors at school. Factors that impacted this decision may include reduction of positive COVID-19 cases in schools, less identified close contacts who need to quarantine, a lower student absenteeism rate; available staffing and substitute teachers, local hospital and ICU capacity, community transmission rates, and ability to physically distance in our school.

To see daily Seward Elementary data and operation status, the https://covid19.kpbsd.org/dashboard includes daily school specifics. The COVID-19 Hub covid19.kpbsd.org has resources and the KPBSD mitigation plan. If something changes and deserves direct communication from me, you will definitely hear at that time. You can help protect your family and community: if you or someone you know has any symptoms of illness, stay home, and get a free COVID-19 test. 

Sincerely,


 Alan Haskins

Principal, Seward Elementary

907-224-3356

News Release: TWO-HOUR Delay Start ALERT for most KPBSD schools on 1-25-22

Two Hour Delay Start: Tues. 1-25-22

Buses will run two-hours later than normal in the morning. It’s possible some side roads or driveways may not be accessible by bus. Buses run their routes two hours later than normal.All Pre-K sessions—both morning and afternoon—are cancelled during a two-hour delay start.

Be safe. Parents and guardians, if school is open and you decide to keep your child at home based on weather and road conditions near you, absences or late arrivals will be excused.If weather and road conditions warrant a full closure for any schools, that announcement will be made about 7:00 AM. If you don’t hear anything, the two-hour delay start remains in effect.

Read More HERE

Signs or symptoms of COVID or illness

Attention Parents of Seward Elementary students,

Please be advised if students exhibit ANY signs or symptoms of COVID or illness they must be kept home until they are symptom free for 24 hours. It is imperative that this is understood as they will be sent home as per protocol and again, cannot return to school until they are symptom free for the minimum of 24 hours. I understand that it is cold and flu season in addition to dealing with the pandemic of Covid-19 but please keep this in mind as you are sending children to school. Protocols and safeguards are in place to mitigate the potential devastating effects of Covid. We must all do our due diligence in being hypervigilant and cognizant of protocols while keeping the interests of our students as priority.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out.

COVID Mitigation Plan updates

UPDATE to “Positive COVID-19 Monitor, Mask and Return” ProtocolSymptomatic Staff and students who test positive for COVID-19, and whose symptoms are resolved for 24 hours without taking medication may now return to work or school on Day 6, and wear a well-fitted mask through Day 10. (The positive test day or symptom onset is counted as Day 0.)

Read more here

Begin universal masking on Thursday January 13, 2022 for two weeks.

Dear Seward Elementary families and staff,

When 2022 arrived, the omicron variant did too, and it is affecting our school and community with an increase of positive COVID-19 cases. To keep as many people as possible working and attending school in person, as an added safety measure, our school will join other KPBSD schools, and begin universal masking on Thursday January 13, 2022 for two weeks.

This will help slow in-school exposure to COVID-19, and keep students in school without a need to quarantine if they are exposed to someone who is positive for COVID-19.* Factors that impact this decision include positive COVID-19 cases in schools; the number of identified close contacts who need to quarantine; absenteeism rates; high community transmission; and local health care capacity. You can read about the decision-making process that was followed in the KPBSD Mitigation Plan to make his temporary change. In the conversation with Superintendent Holland and Assistant Superintendent Dendurent we discussed the metrics occurring at our school.

Seward Elementary will require face coverings for all students and staff while indoors at school, beginning Thursday January 13, 2022. This will be reevaluated on Thursday January 27, 2022. Face coverings continue to be required for everyone who rides a bus.

In addition, in December KPBSD added a Close Contact Monitor, Test, and Stay Protocol so close contacts can leave their quarantine and go to work or school if they have no symptoms and wear a mask for 10 days. On January 12, 2022, a new COVID-19 Positive Monitor, Mask and Return Protocol for people who test positive and never have any symptoms was added, so isolation can end early and they can return to school or work on day 6.

I am asking us all to do our part to help keep everyone safe during this trying time. Wearing face coverings will help us keep more students and staff at school by adding one more layer to help stop the spread. Universal masking in our school will help us keep the doors open so we do not have to go remote. Superintendent Holland supports this temporary change. Thank you for your consideration and help in this trying time.

Thank you all for understanding,

Principal Haskins, Seward Elementary

New: Monitor, Mask and Return Protocol

Effective Wednesday, January 12, 2022


NEW! Staff and students who test positive for COVID-19 and have not experienced any symptoms of illness may choose an option to end isolation and return to work or school on Day 6. Staff and students must follow the KPBSD Monitor, Mask and Return Protocols to return to school or work:

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