2020 - September
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.
- Avoid close contact with others. When outside your home, keep a distance of at least 6 feet between yourself and others. This is known as social distancing.
- Wear a cloth face covering that covers your mouth and nose to protect others when in public areas.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
- Stay home if you have a fever or are not feeling well.
- Please click HERE for information related to how our schools and district respond to positive cases of COVID.
Children may worry about themselves, their family and friends getting sick with COVID-19. Tips for talking to children about COVID-19 can be found HERE.
- New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: https://www.nh.gov/covid19/index.htm
- United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
September 24, 2020
Sept 24, 2020, 1:11 PM
Good afternoon Milford Community:
September 11, 2020
Sept 11, 2020, 12:54 PM
Dear Milford Community:
The 20-21 School Year has finally come! It has been so wonderful to visit each of the schools and see classrooms and hallways again filled with Teachers, Staff, and Students. The smiles on our students’ faces, even behind their masks were evident. They were clearly as excited to be back in school as we are to have them. It was also pretty amazing to walk into classrooms and watch teachers teaching to an entirely remote classroom, or to see a classroom of students with a teacher live-streaming from home to the class. Mrs. Michaud and I were able to visit those remote classrooms as well and wave to all our students learning remotely from home. I never could have imagined this even a year ago. I want to thank everyone, for all their efforts, patience with glitches, flexibility, and hard work. It has truly been a team effort.
I have included some important information for you in this email. I’m sure everyone is carefully watching other Districts throughout New Hampshire that have been impacted by COVID-19, and their responses. The safety and health of our students and staff will always be our number one priority. First, as I shared with staff last week, the state of New Hampshire has now put out their own recommended metric for determining School District Models during this pandemic. We will be following this new metric. As of this morning, in my conversation with the Chief, there is currently 1 active case of Covid-19 in Milford. Currently in Hillsborough County we are well within the minimal "green" level of community transmission as outlined in the guidance. What this means is that we could technically return at full capacity. Decisions on the shifting in models will be made collaboratively with the Chief and Captain, both of whom I am in daily contact with.
Additionally, here are links that provide information from Public Health Services that is updated daily, and followed closely by our local health officials.
https://www.nh.gov/covid19/
https://covidactnow.org/us/nh/
In conversations with our local health officials, we are strongly recommending all students and staff take the time to get their flu shots this year.
In the event we need to close, please read the following process so you know what to expect.
District-wide FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE for transitioning between models (if necessary).
In the event that our school district moves from our current situation to a fully remote model, please refer to the table below for student specific instructions regarding the shift between models.
District, School or Classroom COVID case: “Next Day Remote” Notice - In the event that a positive COVID case occurs, the Superintendent of Schools and/or Building Principal will notify the class, school, and/or district-wide community that the following day will be a “REMOTE ONLY DAY”. Students will follow instructions as shown on the table below for their next school day. This would only occur should there be a Covid-19 case in our schools, and we would follow the District Re-opening Plan Protocol as outlined on Page. 28.
District shift to Remote - 3 day Notice & Transition: If the situation arises due to data provided by the State of New Hampshire that we need to move the District to a fully remote model, we will provide families 3-days notice. This is to provide students, families, and staff lead time to move to a fully remote model. During those three days, students and staff may continue in their current model, unless otherwise deemed unsafe to do so. For example, if that decision falls on a Monday, schools would move to fully remote on Friday. If that decision was made on a Tuesday, schools would move to fully remote on the following Monday.
*** In the event that our school district moves from our current situation to a fully remote model, please refer to the table below for student specific instructions regarding the shift between models.
Student's Graph - (Download PDF file)
Food Service
As we start the new school year with so many different scenarios. We will continue to make sure student s have access to meals. All Breakfast meals will be on a pick up basis along with Lunch meals for both at home days and total remote students. These meals will be available for pick-up every Friday between 2:30-3:30 pm at the High School starting Friday September 9th.
There is a form on the District Web page that I recommend every family fills out in order to make sure we have the correct information regarding your children’s schedules. There have been some major changes through the USDA that are happening at the moment. I am sure some of you are aware of these updates. Until we have complete clarification from the USDA on what the next step is regarding serving meals to all students we will move forward as is.
The menus should be posted sometime today for all schools. For the month of September all meals both in school and remote will be cold meal options.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to our Food Service Director, Maryanne Gallagher - Maryanne.gallagher@milfordk12.
Share: SHARE Outreach is available for financial assistance with basic needs such as housing, utilities, and food, as well as things to support students including technology and paying for internet service.
Please reach out to them at 603-673- 9898, [email protected] or message through SHARE’s Facebook page, SHARE Outreach Inc.
We are fortunate to have such a dedicated faculty, staff and administration whose tremendous teamwork led to such a successful start of school in these challenging times. Your kindness and support means a great deal to everyone in the Milford School District. Please stay safe and have a wonderful weekend.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jessica Huizenga
September 1, 2020
Sept 1, 2020, 3:16 PM
Dear Milford Community:
- JMS/HP (Gr. 1-5): AM and PM on-campus sessions
- MMS: ALL remote day - Welcome Back, Introductions, & Expectations
- MHS: Freshman Only - On-campus
Yes. The recommendation from the NH DHHS General and Employee Travel Guidance is that those who have traveled outside of New England need to self-quarantine and self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms for 14 days upon their return to New Hampshire.
No. There is no recommendation that people who are close or household contacts of people who are quarantining need to themselves quarantine.
- Accidental Damage (drops and spills)
- Cracked Screens
- Liquid Submersion
- Fire, Flood and Natural Disaster
- Power Surge by Lightning
- Theft and Vandalism
- Manufacture Defects & Mechanical Failure
- Theft From Unlocked/Unattended Vehicle
- Standard Wear and Tear
- Cosmetic Damage
Updated Flow Chart 9-1-20.pdf