April 16, 2021
Dear GHS Students and Parents/Guardians,
Thank you for your patience as Geneva CUSD #304 implemented an adaptive pause at Geneva High School on April 15 & 16. As was indicated in the letter on Wednesday, April 14, we became increasingly concerned about the large numbers of students who have been quarantined for fourteen days if identified as “close contacts” of COVID-positive cases due to the reduced guidelines in physical distancing.
After reviewing the high school data since our return to learning five days per week on April 5, and examining, evaluating, and discussing potential changes to our learning model, the school district has determined that we will continue with our five days per week model on Monday, April 19.
The school district is hopeful that the two-day adaptive pause will reduce the number of quarantines in the near future because students were not in close contact with one another on Thursday and Friday of this week. The district is also optimistic that the number of positive Covid cases will diminish now that we are further from spring break.
Geneva CUSD #304 urges everyone to continue to follow the mitigation strategies that have been in place since the beginning of the school year. We need students to be healthy when they arrive at school each day. Please make good, healthy decisions between now and the end of the school year.
Thank you again for your patience as we continue to navigate this difficult situation.
Sincerely,
Dr. Kent Mutchler, Superintendent
Geneva CUSD #304
Tom Rogers, Principal
Geneva Community High School