Even during the pandemic, South Seneca has been supportive of college students who are studying education, as they must gather field experience in classrooms as a requirement on their way to their degrees. Today, we were informed that one of the college students who spent time in our Middle-High School building last week tested positive for COVID-19. This student observed all appropriate safety measures while in our building, but it is likely that those who had extended exposure time will be subject to quarantine as the contact tracing process around this case is completed. The last time the student was in the building was Friday, December 11. In accordance with our established protocols, we are in close contact with the Seneca County Health Department to make all determinations about any closures that might be appropriate on a case-by-case basis. No portion of our program will need to be closed as a result of this case, although some quarantines of some individuals is expected. We know the community understands that personal identifying information about those testing positive is protected under privacy laws, so we are unable to share those particular details. As the holiday season and colder weather approaches, and while infection rates are increasing over the last few weeks, we continue to urge our school community to take all necessary precautions. Please heed the warnings about indoor gatherings, wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, and seeing regularly to hand hygiene. Thank you for your continued understanding and cooperation.
The South Seneca Board of Education will meet Wednesday, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the MSHS auditorium in Ovid. The agenda will include a presentation on the 2021-22 budget and other new business.
We are so grateful for our falcon family, all students and faculty! Have a wonderful and healthy holiday! Happy Thanksgiving! #ForeverFalcons
Happy Veterans Day! We are grateful for all those who have served our nation!
Stay safe this Halloween! There are lots of ways to enjoy Halloween while helping keep your family and community safe. Remember to always wear a cloth mask (costume masks are not a substitute for cloth masks), stay at least 6 feet away from others who do not live with you and wash your hands or use hand sanitizer frequently. For more CDC guidance visit this link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html#halloween
Virtual classes are doing virtual spirit week! Check out this class doing crazy hat and hair day!
Please be advised: The South Seneca Central School District will move to fully remote instruction for Wednesday, October 21 and Thursday, October 22. We will continue to share updates as soon as there is new information to announce.
This week is School Board Recognition Week! We would like to take this opportunity to thank the South Seneca Board of Education for their service and dedication to our district! #ForeverFalcons
The SSCD needs to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education!
Candidates should send a short bio and a letter of intent to: District Superintendent Steve Zielinski - szielinski@southseneca.org or Board President Peter Jennings - pjennings@southseneca.org. The Board is planning to conduct interviews in early November.
South Seneca needs substitutes! If you are interested in being a substitute teacher, aide, assistant or nurse reach out to Shelley Reynolds, (607) 869-9636 ext. 4147 or sreynolds@southseneca.org
Get involved! Serve on the board of education! For more info reach out to: District Superintendent Steve Zielinski - szielinski@southseneca.org or Board President Peter Jennings - pjennings@southseneca.org
If you haven't already, download the South Seneca CSD app to keep up with all the latest updates from the district! If you have the app, make sure you go to SETTINGS to turn on notifications and select which groups you need to receive notifications from.
The classroom doesn't always have to be a classroom :)
Please note: the scheduled early release day has been MOVED to Wednesday, September 23
To comply with the New York State mandate that we do a daily screener for those in the building, South Seneca has partnered with Cayuga Health to make use of their screener tool. Families of students will receive an email from the system directing them to a brief registration process. After that, you will receive an email each day with a unique link to use to complete the screener. Depending on your answers to the 6 daily health screening questions, you get a “green” or “red” status. Green means your child is clear to come in. For more information click this link: https://www.southseneca.org/article/300698?org=south-seneca
Our online health screening process will launch soon. Anyone seeking entry to a school building or school bus will need to complete and pass our online screening process prior to entry. Please ensure that the school has an email address on file for each family so we can contact you. Families will need a way to take students’ temperatures at home, we can provide thermometers to families who need them. Please contact the school for help.
Elementary School families can sign up to receive a free smart thermometer. Text FLUENCYSCHOOL to 900900 to be placed on the waitlist.
We are streaming the reopening presentation live on YouTube tonight, August 18 at 5 p.m. If you have questions you would like answered, send them to SouthSenecaOpen@southseneca.org. Click this link to view the stream: https://youtu.be/BJobva-opVE
We will be streaming the reopening presentations live on YouTube Monday August 17 and Tuesday August 18 at 5 p.m. Click this link to tune in: https://youtu.be/PpLg0InJJww
We want to hear from you! We’ve created an email address to accept questions for next week’s virtual reopening presentations. Please email SouthSenecaOpen@southseneca.org with your questions.
