Paola USD 368 Administrators, School Board Members, teachers and parents tried to help map out the school district’s direction moving forward, regarding COVID 19 Policies.
Three questions were asked to panelists. First, what metrics should the District use to determine transitioning between the mask optional policy and Phase 2, Mask Required Policy? Second, what are the thoughts concerning the School District continuing to offer COVID 19 testing? Three, if you were on the Board of Education, what COVID Protocols would you continue and what would you do differently?
All of the groups agreed that the decision to transition between Phases should be made building by building and not District wide. According to the Miami County Republic, one group suggested adding the percent positive statistic for each building to the School District Weekly COVID Report that comes out on Fridays. None of the groups liked the idea of quitting testing all together because students could miss out on games and activities.
