Graham County Schools

2021-22

School Reopening Plan

IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES

First Day of School for Students Monday, August 16

1st Nine Week Grading Period August 16- Oct.14

2nd Nine Week Grading Period Oct.15-Dec.21

3rd Nine Week Grading Period Dec.22-Feb.9

4th Nine Week Grading Period Feb.10-May 27

INSTRUCTION

Graham County Schools will reopen on a “normal” schedule with 5 full days per week of face-to-face onsite instruction for all students. We have worked hard to provide safe and exciting learning environments both within the classrooms and outside on all campuses.

SANITATION

Graham County Schools will follow all local, state and federal sanitation guidelines in effect at the time of reopening from the CDC, NCDHHS, NCDPI and the local Health Department. We will provide intensive provisions for cleaning such as disinfecting of high touch surface areas more often and will continue enhanced daily cleaning of classrooms which includes cleaning desks/tables, chairs, emptying trash cleaning restrooms, vacuuming and cleaning floors. We will continue to offer hand sanitizing stations, water bottle filling stations and will change air filters regularly.

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation vehicles will be cleaned and sanitized regularly to ensure that all high touch areas are disinfected adequately. We will follow all local, state and federal guidelines in effect at the time regarding passenger transport.

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STUDENT MEALS DURING REMOTE PERIOD

Lunch will be served today, September 1st, from the elementary cafeteria to any child ages 0-18 years from 11:00 am-12:30 pm.

Starting September 2nd, we will add additional options for meals for the remote instruction period:

1.) BREAKFAST may be picked up via drive through at the elementary cafeteria from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. and LUNCH from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

2.) The Graham County Schools' Food Truck will also be delivering LUNCH.

• Food Truck Stop #1 will be at the pullover at the intersection of Santeetlah Road & Snowbird Road from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

• Food Truck Stop #2 will be at Stecoah gap pullover (intersection of Hwy 143 and Hwy 28) from 12:00 noon - 1:00p.m.

All children ages 0-18 years are welcome to enjoy FREE nutritious school meals during the time we are on remote instruction.

(NOTE: MONDAY, SEPT.6 is a holiday and there will be no meals that day.)

For more information, please contact Denise Moody at 828-479-9820.