Due to the forecasted snow, Ellis USD 388 will not have school tomorrow, February 2, 2022. Please stay safe.
Information on the upcoming USD 388 Special Board Meeting can be found using the link below.
https://www.usd388.com/article/643111
Due to road conditions, Ellis USD 388 will not have school tomorrow, January 26, 2022. Please stay safe.
Parents: Due to the weather conditions, WASP, the afterschool program will not be held today. If you have any questions please call the school.
Dear USD 388 parents and guardians,
As you are aware, the current surge in the omicron variant is creating immense pressure on our schools and staff members as we work to keep classrooms staffed and in-person learning possible.
To help alleviate some of the pressure on our schools, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), and the Ellis County Health Department support schools implementing a 30-day temporary suspension on all contact tracing activities.
What does this mean for you as parents and guardians? Beginning Monday, January 24, 2022, our district will no longer notify families whose child may have been in contact, through classroom or extracurricular settings, with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19.
If you believe your child has been exposed to a positive case either at school or elsewhere, please consider keeping your child home for five days after the exposure. After that, your child may resume normal activities but should wear a well-fitting mask around others indoors and outdoors for an additional five days. Have your child tested five days after the exposure or immediately if they become symptomatic. Continue to monitor your child for symptoms of COVID-19 for 10 days after the exposure.
If your child is symptomatic, have him or her tested with a diagnostic test if available. Do not send your child to school if they are sick or if they test positive. Any student who tests positive for COVID-19 should stay home for at least five days and be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication before leaving home. After that, your child may resume normal activities but should wear a well-fitting mask around others indoors and outdoors for an additional five days. Please notify your school if your child tests positive.
The district will continue to follow our recently released mitigation plan as it relates to wearing masks in school and at school activities. If we reach the threshold of 12 positive cases within the district, we will move to requiring masks in school and at school activities for two weeks. After this two-week period, if positive cases fall below 12, masks will become optional again.
As of today, Friday, January 21st our district has 19 active COVID-19 cases and multiple cases pending. Due to the elevated number of cases and exceeding our set criteria of 12 positive cases, ALL USD 388 staff, students, and visitors will need to wear a mask in our school facilities starting Monday, January 24, 2022 and concluding Sunday, February 6, 2022. We will reevaluate our cases at that time.
COVID infections continue to be on the rise and it is becoming more difficult to find substitute teachers and staff to keep school running. The purpose of this step is to help curtail the spread of COVID throughout the buildings with the intention of keeping in-person school in place.
We truly appreciate your patience and support as we weather this current surge in our community by temporarily requiring face coverings.
If you have any questions regarding this change to school contact tracing protocols, please contact Jaymi Gabel, by calling either Washington Grade School at (785) 726-3136 or Ellis Jr/Sr High School at (785) 726-3151.
Thank you for your continued support as we navigate this challenging time for our schools and communities. We will continue to keep you informed as guidance changes are announced.
Sincerely,
Corey Burton
USD 388 Superintendent
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At last night’s January USD 388 Board Meeting, the board approved the updated USD 388 Covid Mitigation Strategies from Least to Most Restrict plan. This updated plan considers federal, state, and county recommendations and was developed with the coordination of the Ellis County Health Department and other Ellis county schools. The new procedures outlined in this plan will take effect Tuesday, January 11, 2022.
Thanks, and have a great day.
Corey Burton
USD 388 Superintendent
Ellis Jr/Sr High School is in search of a Para. Please share. If interested, please contact the Ellis High School Office for additional information.
Congratulations to the students representing WGS at KMEA
Congratulations to Lucy Beilman WGS Teacher of the month
Our USD 388 school community would like to thank DJ Fischer for his service on the school board. DJ completed his board term last night at our December board meeting. Pictured is Mr. Fischer being presented his outgoing board member plaque from Superintendent Corey Burton. We want to again thank DJ for his commitment to serving the youth of Ellis. Go Railers.
We were unable to live stream the WGS Spelling Bee that took place yesterday. If you weren't able to make it to the WGS Spelling Bee and would like to watch it, a recording is now up on the USD388 Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/USD388
The Wednesday, December 15, 2021 USD 388 Board Meeting has been rescheduled for Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 6:00 pm in the EHS FACS Room. The previously scheduled EHS Alumni Center tour will be rescheduled at a future meeting.
USD 388 will run a 10:00 am late start tomorrow (December 16, 2021). There will be NO AM preschool.
Tonight’s Usd 388 Board Meeting has been postponed. New date and time to be determined later.
5th and 6th graders that ran 15 straight minutes in PE
These students in 3rd and 4th ran for 15 straight minutes.
These students all ran for 15 Straight minutes in PE this is K-2
Linked below is the agenda for the USD 388 December Board Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 15th at 6:30 pm. The meeting will take place in the EHS Alumni Center followed by EHS FACS Room. The board agenda can be viewed by clicking below. Once in BoardDocs, you will see our Wednesday, December 15, 2021 board meeting listed under meetings. Please use this link to access the agenda. https://go.boarddocs.com/ks/usd388/Board.nsf/Public Thanks, and have a great day. Corey Burton USD 388 Superintendent
Mrs. Starns getting covered in silly string from her students who have over 65 AR points
