COVID-19 Update 3.22.2021

Dear WVCSD Community,

We continue to update our COVID-19 Dashboard/Report Card daily – New York State’s COVID Report Card. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) considers Pine Island ES as a Sanfordville satellite school. Therefore, the NYSED requires the District to add Pine Island School’s COVID-19 cases to the Sanfordville Elementary report.

Thank you for taking the everyday precautions needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, like washing your hands, wearing a mask, and avoiding close contact with others. While we are all optimistic that better days are ahead, it is very important that we continue to work together to stay safe and keep our schools open. 

Today, we were notified after school of a positive case on the Girls Swim Team.  Currently, the High School administration is making phone calls to quarantine the members of the team. We are now in the process of notifying these families. 

The overview written below will provide you with a summary of COVID-19 positive cases, which have occurred since our last update on March 8, 2021. The District notified any students/families impacted by the quarantines. 

Update: March 8 – March 22 

Park Avenue Elementary School: Park Avenue Elementary has had zero positive cases. 

Sanfordville Elementary School: Sanfordville Elementary has had three positive cases. The first two cases involved two students who were not in attendance during their infectious periods. The third case involved one student who was in attendance during his/her infectious period. All students/staff needing to quarantine were notified.

Middle School: The Middle School has had two positive cases. One case involved a student who was not in attendance during his/her infectious period. The other case involved a student who was in school during his/her infectious period. All students and staff needing to quarantine were notified. 

High School: The High School has had five positive cases. Two cases involved staff and no quarantines resulted. Two cases involved remote students who were not in school during their infectious periods. The final case involved a student who was in attendance during his/her infectious period. Students and staff impacted by the quarantine were notified. 

Pine Island Elementary School: Pine Island Elementary had zero positive cases. 

Other: Two volunteer coaches tested positive. Two employees who do not work in school buildings tested positive. 

Again, all families impacted by the quarantines above were notified.

Thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,
David Leach
Superintendent of Schools