COVID-19 Response Protocol
Guidance and Resources History
Messages to Families 2021-22
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In September 2021 Olympia School District returned to full-time in-person learning. The district also offered a Virtual Academy of Olympia for students who choose to learn remotely.
Learn more about the Virtual Academy of Olympia (VAO).
2021-22 District Reopening Plan
The Olympia School Board approved an Academic and Student Well-Being Recovery Plan at its May 27, 2021 board meeting, which was submitted to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, along with accompanying documents, by the June 1 deadline.
OSD Academic and Student Well-Being Recovery Plan (approved by the Olympia School Board May 27, 2021)
OSD Academic and Student Well-Being Recovery Plan 1-page Summary
Academic and Student Well-Being Template (submitted to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Other Resources for the 2021-22 School Year
K-12 COVID-19 Requirements for Summer 2021 and the 2021-22 School Year (Washington State Department of Health, updated January 7, 2022)
Supplemental Considerations to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools (Washington State Department of Health, updated January 7, 2022)
Thurston County Health Officer Letter to Superintendents (December 31, 2021)
Thurston County Health Officer Letter to the Community (December 7, 2021)
Gov. Jay Inslee announces educator vaccination requirement and statewide indoor mask mandate (August 18, 2021)
Thurston County Health Officer Issues a Masking Directive (effective 8/13/21)
Video: Superintendent Reykdal on Masks, Vaccines and Fall 2021 (Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, August 6, 2021)
L&I Requirements and Guidance for Preventing COVID-19 (Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), September 13, 2021)
COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols
The Olympia School District is committed to supporting learning environments that protect student and staff health and safety.
To learn how the district has prepared its schools, support buildings and school buses to welcome students, staff and visitors in accordance with established health and safety requirements, view the following:
OSD COVID-19 Pandemic Safety Plan 6.0
COVID-19 Student and Employee Flowchart: Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (updated January 12, 2022)
COVID-19 OSD Data Dashboard
Note: The Olympia School District invited consultants in spring 2021 from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS), and Infection Prevention & Antimicrobial Consultants, LLC (IPAC) to inspect the district's sites, policies, processes and best practices regarding our pandemic response plan. Since then, the district has reviewed and implemented best practices and recommendations from the three agencies that align with local, state and federal regulatory agencies.
Current Learning Model Status - Stage 3 In-Person Level 5
Understanding the 5 levels shown on dial
There are 5 levels in three stages pictured on the learning model dial posted at the top of this webpage. Learn more about each of the 5 levels. Helpful resources in the decision-making process include:
Washington State Department of Health COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard, which identifies COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over 14 days. This dashboard is used as the basis for the state's decision tree for determining provision of in-person learning.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
COVID-19 Community Testing Sites (English, Spanish and Vietnamese)
2020-21 messages sent to Thurston County school superintendents and letters to the community, as well as video messages, from Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
Washington State Department of Health
Washington Exposure Notification - WA Notify (Washington State Department of Health)
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
COVID-19 Community Testing Sites (Thurston County Public Health and Social Services, February 4, 2021)
COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard - Washington State Department of Health. Data source to identify COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over 14 days. Used as the basis for state's decision tree for determining provision of in-person learning.
COVID-19 Data Dashboard - Washington State Department of Health. Several key indicators searchable by county.
History of Guidance and Resources, including links to OSD workgroups formed last spring to plan for the start of the 2020-21 school year (membership, meeting agendas and meeting summaries); video recordings of virtual town hall meetings held in July to gather feedback from students, staff and community members; Academic and Operational Fall Contingency Planning Committees (membership, meeting agendas and meeting summaries); OSD survey results; and information shared by local, regional and state agencies.