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LCPCS CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) UPDATES & RESOURCES

SCHOOL STATUS: ON CAMPUS LEARNING

To contact LCPCS, email [email protected]

Please follow emails or LCPCS website at www.lcpcs.org for further developments. Stay safe Seasiders!

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Aloha ʻe LCPCS ʻOhana,

If you have been searching for a truly meaningful way to give back to your community and influence the well-being and success of its young people, please consider LCPCS Board membership. The LCPCS Governing Board is seeking members (Parent/Family and Staff reps) who have a passion for education, understand the art of governance, and have specific skills to share (such as legal, financial, human resources, organizational, and board development). Board members serve three year terms. Each member is expected to devote about eight to ten hours per month to meetings and sub-committee work. Board meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

Interested candidates are invited to visit lcpcs.org. Go to the “Governing Board" subpage from the menu; then scroll to the bottom of the page to download an Application and Job Description. Direct link: http://lcpcs.org/governing_board

The completed Application form, a Letter of Interest stating why you want to join the Board, and a resume may be submitted to board Chair, Pam Elders, at [email protected]

The LCPCS Board is committed to continuing the great legacy of Laupahoehoe's school as a proud symbol of community commitment, kōkua, and strength.

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March 24, 2022

There have been important changes recently announced regarding state and county COVID-19 mandates. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we continue to work closely with the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) on updating our Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidance.

Our recently updated guidance (bit.ly/HIDOEsafetyguidance) will go into effect on Monday, March 28, 2022. It incorporates the latest recommendations from DOH’s statewide guidance for K-12 schools (https://bit.ly/DOHschoolguidance) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For a summary of significant changes, please see the last page of the guidance. Key updates are highlighted below.

• Indoor masking continues to be required by all students, staff, visitors and contracted service 
   providers at schools, HIDOE facilities and in HIDOE buses and vans until further notice.
• With the continued implementation of universal indoor masking, individual close contact identification, notification and quarantine of in-school exposures is no longer required.
• Classes or groups if exposed to a positive case for greater than 15 minutes when indoors or during participation in a high-risk activity (e.g., sports or singing) at school or a school-sponsored event will be notified of the potential exposure. Quarantine will no longer be required, but please monitor for symptoms.
• Students and staff who have traveled outside of the state are recommended to get tested for COVID‐19 three days following their arrival in the state. Quarantine is not required while awaiting post‐travel test results.
               
The HIDOE’s indoor masking policy remains in place, apart from the state’s overall indoor mask mandate, which will expire after March 25. The DOH still recommends indoor masking in schools, especially given the recent changes to in-school case investigations and close contact quarantine requirements. Please know that because our goal is to always prioritize in-person learning, we are cautiously adjusting our guidance to ensure as many students as possible can continue to stay in the classroom. 

Thank you to our students, staff, and families for being so diligent with our health and safety protocols throughout this pandemic. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school directly. 

Stay Safe and Well,

Kurt Rix, School Director

 

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