Sisseton School District Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan (Updated December 11, 2023)

Sisseton School District American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Requirement for ARP ESSER School District Plan (original approval 8-9-2021; final approval 6-10-2024)

SISSETON SCHOOL DISTRICT COVID-19 POLICY (Renewed 6-12-2023)

1. Students and staff with COVID-19 are required to follow SD Department of Health isolation orders.

2. The SD Department of Health determines who is considered a close contact, conducts out-of-school close contact investigations, and identifies quarantine procedures.

3. The Sisseton School District encourages those identified as close contacts to follow the SD-DOH quarantine recommendations.

Please contact the SD Department of Health (1-800-997-2880) or https://doh.sd.gov/COVID/ for further information on quarantine and isolation periods. Students in isolation due to a positive COVID-19 test are encouraged to engage in daily online learning. Please contact your child’s building if your child needs a computer device for home use during the isolation period.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include the following:

• Temperature 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher when taken by mouth;

• Sore throat;

• New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline);

• Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain; or

• New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever

SD Department of Health Isolation/Quarantine Calculator - https://doh.sd.gov/COVID/Calculator/default.aspx