American Rescue Plan(ARP) Act

Section 2: Maintaining Health and Safety

For the 2022-23 School year, Campbell County Public Schools will continue to take actions to ensure the health and safety of students, educators, and other school and division staff during in-person instruction. 

1. Vaccinations 

All staff are encouraged to get vaccinated. Employers should facilitate employees getting vaccinated. b. Parents should determine whether or not to vaccinate their children in accordance with VDOE SUPS MEMO #081-22.

2. Staying home when sick 

a. Instruct any children, teachers, and staff who have infectious illness symptoms, such as influenza (flu) or COVID-19, to stay home and seek advice on testing and treatment from their physician. 

b. If a child becomes sick while in care, arrange for the child to be picked up while waiting in a separate isolation room/area. 

3. Monitor Covid Caseloads

CCPS will continue to monitor COVID caseloads locally and within each school and take actions to modify programs and student schedules to minimize the spread of COVID per VDOH directives.  CDC recommendations will be followed to the greatest extent possible.

4. IEP/Healthcare Plans  

Students with applicable medical conditions or other debilitating conditions have had and will continue to have IEP/Healthcare Plans to accommodate medical needs concerning COVID-related mitigation strategies.

5. Communication with local agencies

Campbell County Public Schools will continue to meet with the local Healthcare Agency (Centra-Health), the VDH, and other local school divisions to understand and respond to the pandemic as available to share best practices, pandemic trends, and adjust mitigation strategies such as distancing as needed.

6.  Continue to review CDC guidelines

CDC guidance has reduced the recommended time for isolation and quarantine periods to five days; for details, see the CDC’s page on Quarantine and Isolation.

7.  Promote proper hygiene/effective cleaning protocols

CCPS will continue to promote proper personal hygiene, such as handwashing and respiratory etiquette, and will continue with effective cleaning and disinfection protocols.

Section 3: Continuity of Services

Campbell County Public Schools will continue a normal five day per week schedule for all students.  An academic acceleration and recovery program offered in the summer of 2022 extended schooling for our most vulnerable students. The focus of this recovery program was  to regain credits lost during the pandemic and focus on providing remediation for our most vulnerable students in the areas of math and literacy. 

 To meet the academic, social emotional, mental health, and other health needs of our students, the Campbell County Public Schools’ will continue normal, pre-COVID operating hours through the 2022-2023 school year.  Secondary schools are operating on a block scheduling model to increase  instructional time to address learning loss and credit recovery. The block scheduling model allows for fewer classes to be taken during a semester while offering more opportunities for students overall. Additionally, longer instructional periods allow for more individualized and small group instruction. We feel this approach to scheduling is better suited to meet the needs of our students and keep them on track to graduate.  

Campbell County Public Schools offers a  virtual option for learning during the 2022-23 school year through Virtual Virginia. For additional information related to the Return to School Plan, please visit our division website www.ccpsva.org. 

 

 

Section 4: Opportunity for Public Comment

In developing the ARP ESSER Plan, Campbell County Public Schools sought public input and took such input into account as described below.

Campbell County Public Schools sought public input by placing our return to school plan on our division’s website with an opportunity for public comment. The division created a specific email address federalpandemicrelief@campbell.k12.va.us to receive public comment on the plan. The email address for public comment is on the CCPS website. Input regarding changes and additions will be considered prior to the implementation of the plan. Public comment will be accepted from November 15-30, 2022.  The final document will be posted on the CCPS website on November 30, 2022.

Section 5: Periodic Review and Revision of Plan

During the period of the ARP ESSER award (until September 2023), Campbell County Public Schools will periodically review and as needed, revise its plan for the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services. The plan will be reviewed at least every six months and updated based on CDC guidance on safely reopening schools, if any are issued.

*Six month plan review period: November 2022-May 2023

 

Section 6: Making the Plan Available to the Public 

Campbell County Public Schools has taken the following steps to make this plan available to the public: 

• The plan is posted at:  Campbell County Public Schools Plan For Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services
• The plan is available in English and Spanish, and other languages as translated on our website.
• The plan may be orally translated for parents. Contact Leigh Anne Mason, Federal Programs   Supervisor, lamason@campbell.k12.va.us to request translation.

Upon request, a parent who is an individual with a disability as defined by the ADA may be provided with the plan in an alternative format accessible by contacting Dr. Nick Pontius, Director of Special Education at: npontius@campbell.k12.va.us .