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Weekly Update - Friday, September 3, 2021
Posted by Jessica Wells on 9/3/2021 5:00:00 PM
Hello, OCS Family! Read below for the latest district news and updates.
COVID-19 REMINDER
As the school year continues, please remember that staying home when sick, wearing face coverings and getting vaccinated are important parts of maintaining in-person instruction. With some exceptions for extracurricular and athletic settings, according to both the NC StrongSchools Toolkit and current board-approved OCS protocols, students identified as close contacts do not have to quarantine if, during the exposure, both individuals were appropriately masked.
COVID vaccinations can also help reduce the number of staff and student close-contact exclusions. Vaccines are readily available at the health department and many other locations across our county. Health officials strongly encourage vaccination for those eligible, as a strong line of defense against the delta variant. The same NC StrongSchools Toolkit and current board-approved OCS protocols state that individuals identified as close contacts of someone who is COVID positive do not have to quarantine if they are fully vaccinated and remain asymptomatic.
All current, approved OCS COVID-19 protocols can be found on the district website: OCS COVID Protocols.
Thank you for continuing to do your part to slow the spread of COVID-19 and maintain in-person instruction for our students.
HOLIDAY REMINDER
We would like to remind our families that, in observance of the Labor Day holiday, Onslow County Schools will be closed on Monday, September 6.
Have a safe and restful holiday weekend. We will see you Tuesday!
OCS HIRING BUS DRIVERS
OCS is hiring bus drivers! Starting pay for drivers is $15 an hour, and those who sign on now will receive a $2,500 sign-on bonus.
Training will be provided, and the district will help new hires obtain a CDL driver’s license. The next driver class will be held September 13-17. To be included in this class, apply by September 3 at www.onslow.k12.nc.us/busdriver.
Another class will be held September 27-October 1. The deadline for that class will be Friday, September 17.
BOE MEETING SEPTEMBER 7
The regular monthly meeting of the Onslow County Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, September 7 at 6 p.m. at the Eastern North Carolina Regional Skills Center. Agenda items include COVID-19 protocols and practices, a Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet update, and the 2022-2023 OCS Calendar.
In accordance with Board Policy: 2335 – Advance Delivery of Meeting Materials, Board materials will be available online as soon as possible at http://www.boarddocs.com/nc/onslow/Board.nsf. (Enter Public Site).
A livestream of this meeting can be found on the OCS Multimedia YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/OCSMultimedia.
CONTACT INFORMATION
In order to stay up to date on the latest news and updates from the district, we encourage our families to ensure that their most recent contact information, including phone numbers and email addresses, is on file at their schools. Having current and accurate information is essential in our effort to provide the OCS family with important notices and updates.
If you or someone you know has not been, or has stopped, receiving district notices, please contact your school's data manager to confirm that your contact information is entered correctly.
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