Pandemic & COVID Information

School Reopening Plan English School Reopening Plan Spanish

Historical Reference: Review school Covid policies from 2020:

The School Reopening Plan included feedback and key information from the following sources:

Survey of parents and staff
Consultation with USDB educators, USDBEA leaders, nursing staff, administration, Utah State Department of Health
Draft plan sent to the USDB Advisory Council for review and feedback
The Utah State Board of Education reviewed and unanimously approved the Plan on July 23, 2020.

This plan will be adjusted as needed to meet the evolving circumstances of COVID-19.

USDB Hotline & Email

If you’d like to share concerns, comments, questions, or suggestions with USDB, please use our hotline:

info@usdb.org
801-629-4900

Your messages will be reviewed and considered carefully by the USDB Administration.

Helpful Links

July 30, 2020 COVID-19 School Manual
State of Utah Information https://coronavirus.utah.gov/
American Academy of Pediatrics – Information regarding safely reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pediatrics, peer reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics – Kids Rarely Transmit COVID-19
How do we educate our students about COVID-19? League of Innovative Schools

State of Utah Orders

State of Utah – Governor’s Official Order July 17, 2020
State Public Health Order F.A.Q. – Masks in School Updated July 17, 2020
Updated State Health Risk
Updated State Risk Phases

July 8, 2020 Letter to Parents and Staff from Superintendent Joel Coleman

Dear USDB Families,

Thank you for your support during these challenging and changing times in education and in our communities. Our USDB education teams have spent the past several weeks working on plans to safely bring students back to school this fall. Now that we have final requirements from state officials for K-12 School Reopening, we are finalizing our plans and preparing to share those details in the coming days.

Please keep your eyes open for the parent and staff survey! Your input will be valuable as we produce our plans. Your feedback will be incorporated into the final draft plan before the end of July. The initial plan to reopen USDB will also be approved by the Utah State Board of Education.

Thank you for your participation in our plans to safely reopen our campuses.

Sincerely,

Joel Coleman

For Spanish

What if parents are opposed to the masking requirement?

It’s important to treat everyone with dignity and respect. Even though a statewide public health order has the force of law, it’s best to appeal to a person’s sense of the greater good. Remind others that a mask requirement is a temporary measure during the current risk phase.