BRADFORD, Vt. — The Orange East Supervisory Union is slated to pivot to remote learning Jan. 4-8 to allow for quarantine after the December holidays, according to the superintendent.
Superintendent Emilie B. Knisley said in a Wednesday message posted to Listservs that she made the decision after surveying more than 1,100 members of the OESU community, which includes schools in the Vermont towns of Bradford, Newbury, Thetford and East Corinth.
Roughly 40% of those surveyed indicated that they plan to travel or participate in multi-household gatherings that require quarantine, she said. Knisley also considered similar decisions by surrounding school districts to move to remote learning following the December vacation, which affect OESU operations, she said.
Knisley noted that the gathering of multiple households is not allowed under Gov. Phil Scott’s orders, but she also acknowledged that families are working to balance COVID-19 safety requirements with emotional health needs. If people gather with others outside their household, she urged them to quarantine afterward. She also asked that community members withhold judgment of others’ choices during this time.
LEBANON — The Lebanon School District has issued a call for substitute teachers, paraprofessionals and registered nurses.
The district is accepting applications on an ongoing basis for substitutes, who can choose schedules, schools and age levels.
The rate of pay for a classroom teacher substitute is $105 per day; for a paraprofessional it is $12 per hour; and for an RN it is $175/day.
More information is on the district’s website at: sau88.net.
NEWPORT, N.H. — Woodlawn Care Center is scheduled to begin vaccinating workers and residents against COVID-19 next Tuesday, according to a Facebook post.
The Pine Street nursing home was the site of the second-largest COVID-19 outbreak in the Upper Valley thus far.
The nursing home’s vaccinations are being administered in conjunction with CVS pharmacy, one of two pharmacies contracted to distribute the Pfizer vaccine to nursing homes around the country, said Chris Martin, Woodlawn’s administrator.
HANOVER — Five of the 68 residents at Hanover Terrace who have tested positive during the outbreak there were seriously ill as of Thursday, according to the facility’s administrator.
Six others have died, but at least 41 residents have recovered, the administrator, Martha Ilsley, said in a Thursday email. Twenty-two of the 34 positive workers have recovered, as have two essential workers employed by an outside vendor. The outbreak has included a total of 104 people.
Five of the facility’s residents have not tested positive for the virus.
Two Dartmouth-Hitchcock geriatricians, Dr. Daniel Stadler and Dr. Gina Fernandez, are monitoring the residents daily, Ilsley said.