Paul Smith Elementary

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have 22 cases of Covid to report since last Monday, May 2nd, 11 of them over this past weekend. 4 elementary staff members and 4 elementary students, 2 middle school staff members and 6 middle school students and 1 high school staff member and 5 high school students tested positive for Covid-19. With this uptick in cases it is essential that you screen your children for symptoms each morning and keep them home if they are sick. We are reminding students of our mitigation strategies including hand sanitization and social distancing where possible. Masks will remain optional per guidance from the Department of Education. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified of 5 Covid cases over vacation through today. 1 middle school staff member, 1 middle school student, 2 high school students and 1 elementary staff member tested positive. None of the 5 cases were in school during the infective period so there are no close contact notifications. Please remember to screen your children for symptoms and keep them home if they are sick. I will continue to keep you updated each week. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Dear Franklin Families, I hope you enjoyed the spring vacation and are ready for the stretch run of the school year! It is hard to believe that May is here! I wanted to share with you some important dates with you so you can plan accordingly. The Class Day Parade will be on Monday, June 13th at 12:00. We are excited to be able to have our typical parade this year! The Kindergarten Promotion ceremony will be on Tuesday, June 14th at 5:30. The High School Graduation for the Class of 2022 will be on Friday, June 17th at 6:00. 8th Grade Graduation will be held on Monday, June 20th at 6:00. The last day of school for students will be Tuesday, June 21st. This will be a 1/2 day of school for students. I hope that everyone can join us for these events as we celebrate the accomplishments of our students during the 21-22 school year. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I am reaching out to let you know that we had 1 Covid case last week, a high school staff member. Close contact notifications have been made. I will continue to keep you updated every Monday. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Families, You may have heard your students talk to you about our school song, Paul Smith School Song. It is now streaming on all major streaming platforms! This is song was written and professionally recorded by our music teacher, Mr. Hazelton. Here are some links to where you can find it: Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/paul-smith-school-song/1613803782?i=1613803783 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6JmarLwGeZYikhnDvC9HWL?si=yjHVl198TUmtBbgv2j2VcQ Amazon Prime Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B09V8ZJHFS?ref=dm_sh_gkz3SipN7RUvG4RyURL4gAAlV Enjoy!

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I am transitioning to providing weekly only updates on Covid cases in the school district. I will be providing these updates each Monday to inform you about cases in the schools. With the reduction in cases, I hope this helps to bring back some sense of normalcy to all of our families. I have been notified that 1 middle school staff member and 2 high school students tested positive for Covid 19 over vacation. No close school contacts were identified. I will continue to update you each Monday. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Dear Franklin Families, I have been notified that 1 staff member at the elementary school tested positive today for Covid-19. Close contact notifications are being made. I will continue to keep you updated. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU #18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Dear Franklin Families, I have been notified that 3 elementary students and 3 middle school students tested positive for Covid-19. Close contact notifications are being made. I also wanted to notify you that starting tomorrow we will no longer be conducting temperature checks on students entering the buildings. This mitigation strategy will be removed from our reopening plan moving forward. I ask that you continue to monitor your children for symptoms each morning and keep them home if they are sick. I also wanted to clarify that when students test positive for Covid, they do not need to retest on day 5 in order to return to school, they just need to have been fever free for at least 24 hours and have symptoms subsiding. Students must wear a well fitting mask from day 6-10 when they return to school. Please feel free to reach out to me or our school nurses if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU #18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified of 14 cases over the weekend and today. 5 elementary staff members, 2 elementary students, 3 middle school students, 3 high school students and 1 high school staff member tested positive for Covid 19. Close contact notifications are being made. I will continue to keep you updated. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Dear Franklin Families, I have been notified of 9 Covid cases over the weekend and today. 5 elementary students, a middle school staff member and student, and 2 high school students tested positive. Close contact notifications are being made. Please be sure that students are dressed appropriately tomorrow as they are forecasting frigid temperatures and wind chills below zero. Let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified that 2 middle school students and 2 high school staff members have tested positive for Covid-19. Close contact notifications are being made. We have received new recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding Covid Isolation and Quarantine Timelines. I am working with the school nurses on this new information and will have more details regarding this for you early next week. I hope you have a great weekend! Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good afternoon Franklin Families, The New Hampshire Department of Education forwarded a memo from the New Hampshire Information & Analysis Center (NHIAC) to school administrators. The memo indicated that there has been "online messaging" about possible school threats. Law enforcement officials have indicated that these are not credible threats. As always, I ask students and families to notify the administration if you hear of any threats to our schools. By working together we will continue to provide safe learning environments for our students. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

11/29/21 Dear Franklin Families, In addition to the 7 student cases at the elementary school, I have been notified of 1 student case at the middle school and 3 student cases at the high school over vacation and today. The middle school and high school will continue masking up when 3ft. distancing cannot be maintained indoors. Please remember to screen your students for symptoms each morning and keep them home if they are sick. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

10/29/21 Dear Franklin Families, I am reaching out to inform you that a middle school student has tested positive for COVID-19.  The student has been out of school since last week so no new actions need to be taken at this time. We will continue masking at the middle and high school through the end of next week and then evaluate where we are at in each school. I hope everyone enjoys the Halloween weekend. Sincerely, Dan  LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Morning Families, The PSS Halloween Parade will take place today at 1:20 pm. Please arrive no later than 1:15 pm for parking and entry to the parade route. We ask that you remain in the designated area for parade viewers and wave to your child as a sign of support. We hope to see you there!

Good Morning Franklin Families, I am reaching out to inform you that we had a student at Franklin High School test positive for Covid 19 over the weekend. The 3 foot indoor mask mandate will remain in effect at the high school until further notice. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Morning Franklin Families, I have been informed of a student at Franklin High School that has tested positive for COVID-19. The student was in the building during their infected timeframe. Therefore, I am asking all students and staff to mask up when 3 foot distancing cannot be maintained indoors. This means that at their desks and while eating lunch, masks may be removed but should be worn at all other times while moving around the classroom or in the building. Thank you in advance for your support in helping to keep our students and staff safe and healthy. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, We have a middle school student who has tested positive today for COVID 19. The student is in the Pemi-Middle wing (Grades 4-6). All students, teachers and staff in this wing will be masked up for the next 14 days. These classrooms are Ms. Davis, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Avery, Mrs. Martino, Mr. Neil and Mrs. Greenrod. The masks must be worn when 3 foot distance cannot be maintained. This means when students are at their desks they may remove them, but must wear them when they are up and about in the classroom or in the hallways. I appreciate your cooperation in helping to keep our students and staff safe. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo.

Dear Franklin Families, I hope you are enjoying the summer and looking forward to the warmer weather next week as much as I am! I would like to thank all of our students and families that participated in our extended summer school programming. It was great to see student's smiling faces learning with their peers. I am also happy to report that we had 0 reported cases of COVID-19 during our summer session. As we prepare for the opening of school on September 7th, I wanted to share with you where we are with the pandemic and its impact on our planning. Please know that I am monitoring community transmission rates, Franklin's vaccination rates, and Franklin's active case counts continuously as this is a fluid situation as we head back to school in the fall. We remain committed to our plan communicated at the end of June in providing full day in-person learning for all of our students. You will recall that we were dismissing one hour early each day last year so that we could provide remote learning. That will not occur as I do not expect that remote learning will be continued this fall. In regard to our mask usage, safety protocols and cleaning procedures, we are working on our plan and will release a draft of the plan to the public on Monday, August 16th for public comment and input. We anticipate more guidance midweek from the NH Department of Public Health in regard to these issues. What we know for sure at this point is that masks are mandatory on all school buses per federal mandate. If the transmission rates and case counts rise, I expect that masks will be implemented to some degree when we reopen schools in September. The Franklin School Board will be meeting on August 23rd at 6:00 in the Franklin High School cafeteria to discuss and approve the plan. The public, as always, is welcome to attend. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions and enjoy the rest of your summer. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent

Dear Franklin Families, Our food service department will continue to deliver meals using our buses 5 days a week through September 3rd. Additionally, hot meals will continue to be served at our middle school cafeteria window until 12:00 each day. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent