Health & Safety Subcommittee -- 9/16/20

 Health & Safety  Subcommittee 9/16/20 (members include Scott Russell, Elizabeth Warner and Libby Blackburn) met before the regular Board Meeting.  


Administration gave a COVID-19 Case Update.  There were 4 positive cases prior to Sept 8, 1 positive student case and 1 positive staff case since Sept 8.  The COVID tracker is up and running on the NA website.  It is updated daily.


Dr Sciullo reviewed the social media, email and reporting strategies for getting the information out to the community.  

 

School Wellness Teams for each school, including NACA are being created.  Each will be led by the school counselor and include other staff.  


Safe2Say Something, the anonymous tip line information was reviewed.  The School Resource Officer (SRO) Program is going into its third year, employing the same officers.


Discussion occurred around the possibility of a Closed Campus Initiative during school hours. Administration spoke of some problems with off leash dogs, golf balls and other hazardous situations.  They will draft a plan for Board consideration to reduce accident risk and legal liability.


The Education Subcommittee will meet on September 23 at 6 pm.  Discussion will focus on how well the early school year is going.  The public can attend the meetings online but cannot speak to the committee during the meeting. Use the link https://www.northallegheny.org/domain/2716 to connect to the Board meetings.  If you have information or comments for the Board, send them directly to the Board secretary, Kelly Caldwell at kcaldwell@northallegheny.org.


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