Superintendent's Weekly Update 10-8-21
“The Douglas Public Schools offer diverse learning experiences that meet the academic, social, physical, and emotional needs of all students. We provide a safe, supportive, and challenging learning environment in which students may achieve academic success and personal growth. Decisions are made in the best interest of students.” Hello, I hope everyone has a well deserved long weekend. We are 1/8 of the way through the school year. Which may not seem like a lot but in just one month we will be sending out our first term report cards. Get some well earned rest, enjoy the outside, recharge, and spend time with family and friends. Extension of Mask Mandate and Details on Vaccine Threshold: On Monday, September 27, DESE announced that the mask requirement in schools will be extended until at least November 1 but that as of October 15, if a school demonstrates a vaccination rate of 80 percent or more of all students and staff, then vaccinated individuals in that school would no longer