Thank you for your questions and communication concerning our Lyndon Town School sixth grade. Thank you also to all who have spoken with the Vermont Department of Health.

As you know there was a reported positive COVID case in our 6th grade learning community. The Department of Health has completed their contact tracing. Yesterday, for precautionary measures, we sent home the entire 6th grade team of students, faculty and staff at Lyndon Town School. Today those faculty, staff and students taught and learned remotely. 

The department of health has instructed us that a small number of students, faculty and staff (combined) in the 6th grade at Lyndon are determined to be “close contacts” with the reported positive COVID test. These individuals are required to quarantine for two weeks. The Vermont Department of Health has spoken to these individuals. Other members of the 6th grade community are not considered close contact and do not need to quarantine.

The entire 6th grade class (students, faculty and staff) will engage in remote learning until October 30.

All Lyndon Town School 6th Grade 

October 20th- October 29th, remote learning 



Friday October 30, 2020, return to in person

The number of individuals who need to quarantine is significantly less than the number of individuals who will be teaching and learning remotely. The reason for having the entire 6th grade teach and learn remotely is because we want to provide the best educational opportunity for all of our students. If we tried to have some individuals return for in person while others remained remote, it would cause multiple scheduling, teaching coverage, teacher and student support, learning and consistency disruptions. Having the whole 6th grade community teaching and learning in the same mode creates a much better learning environment for all. There is nobody in this 6th grade community at Lyndon Town School on our fall athletic teams (soccer and cross country). All athletics will continue as normal. 

Because we separate classes by cohort within Lyndon Town School, and all of our schools, we isolate sub-groups within our in-person community. The rest of the school safely continues to learn at LTS in person while the affected group pivots to remote learning.

Please refer to your remote learning schedule. This was sent home in backpacks the week of September 28th on bright pink paper.

6th grade remote learning schedule: (the daily schedule)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14RMl28TUh6d5i9WlcgrOmjdKKcYqkil4oRH8UAehgIs/edit

6th grade landing page (many links for information)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zGDIr55aUhQapjS21Y8pqnuwLb1iQAH7Q0aIShTPPo4/edit

Thank you for understanding that, due to medical privacy laws, we are not able to release the name of the individual with COVID-19. It is important to respect privacy; we are all part of one small community. I also ask that if you have questions or concerns you reach out directly to the teachers, Amy Gale or myself, rather than post on social media. We must support each other.

Classroom teachers will continue to communicate during the remote learning. Principal Gale will provide regular updates about the remote learning and returning to in person schooling on Friday October 30th.

Sincerely,

Amy Gale, Principal

Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent of Schools