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Meeting Date:
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9/23/2021 - 7:00 PM
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Category:
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Old Business and Action Items
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Type:
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Info/Action
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Subject:
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COVID Update and Testing Plan for Students
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Goal 3: Student Accessibility and Support ACPS will ensure students have equitable access to and engagement with programs and supports that reduce barriers to learning. Goal 4: Strategic Resource Allocation ACPS will strategically provide differentiated resources and supports to schools and departments. Goal 5: Family and Community Engagement ACPS will ensure that all families and community members feel welcomed, respected, and valued.
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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This memorandum informs of the status of employee vaccinations and COVID-19 testing. Approximately 2225 staff are fully vaccinated and 362 require weekly testing. The number of staff who achieve full vaccination continues to steadily increase.
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Background:
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Since ACPS adopted the practice of vaccination or weekly COVID-19 testing, the number of fully-vaccinated staff continues to increase (or conversely, the number of staff requiring weekly COVID-19 testing continues to fall). Given recent public interest to mandate 100% vaccination of staff as a matter of employment, it is necessary to consider the potential impacts of such a policy change upon the workforce. If this change were to be effective immediately; then it would result in diminished operational capacity for our students, teachers/instructional staff, support-services staff and administrators. For example, the loss of administrators may reduce school/central office management, less teachers may increase class sizes and less support-staff may reduce or delay bus services, food services and maintenance services. This briefing will outline these concerns and recommend for the board to consider approximately 60-days advance notice to the workforce of a change to the current policy requiring staff vaccination or testing.
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Recommendation:
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The Superintendent recommends the School Board to review this information and approve the policy revision including 60 days notice to the workforce.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent
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