Chester County School settings to see changes in January

On Thursday, December 16, Chester County Schools announced that they will be making the school settings, district wide, more available to Chester County students’ families and other Chester County Schools stakeholders.
Read the letter to stakeholders below.
“CC Stakeholders,
Good afternoon. This document serves as evidence of new district-wide adjustments to school event attendance for the public starting next semester in January 2022. Current C-19 trends are supporting these adjustments.
Public access to school events- With the current trend of reduced C-19 active cases among students and staff in the Chester County school system, the school settings will be more available for onsite access of families and other stakeholders during the second semester of the 2021-22 school year.
Beginning when students return in January 2022, each school campus will be available for onsite, in-person events. All onsite school meetings and events are required to be scheduled through the school administrators or his/her designee.
The school staff will continue to host required meetings for students and families during the school year virtually or in-person. Students’ families may request a teacher or principal meeting by scheduling at least one (1) school day before the event that may occur in-person, virtually, electronically, or by phone.
However, there will be some carryover of more restrictive practices from last school year to ensure that adequate facility space and security for students and staff are available. Some continued restrictions are the following:
Parents and/or families will not be permitted to walk their students to class or eat meals with their students during the school day without prior approval from the school administrators. No food products will be brought into the school campus during the school day from parents and/or families without prior approval from the school administrators.
As practiced last school year, unplanned or unscheduled meetings with students’ families and staff will be limited. Given these new allowances, the C-19 trends will be continually monitored and further adjustments will be made to continue to provide the best environment for our students and staff.
Have a great Christmas and New Years celebration!”
Board Meeting
The board of education held the monthly meeting Thursday, Dec. 16.
During the meeting they spotlighted Chester County fall sports teams and their achievements. This includes: CCHS Cross Country finishing fourth at state and first in the region, Stephanie Hatch receiving the Jackson Sun Coach of the Year, CCHS Boys Golf winning district and region and making it to state for the first time in known CCHS Boys Golf history, the current eighth grade football players only losing three times in their three years at CCJHS, eight CCJHS football players being invited to the All-Star game, CCJHS Girls Soccer earning fourth place in the region with the varsity team having a record of 10-2 and the junior varsity team having a record of 7-0, Ellie Kate Knoell being selected to the All-Tournament girls soccer team, eighth graders Silas McManus, Cooper Thompson and Bella Lamb making it to the Middle School Cross Country State Tournament with McManus getting 14th place and Lamb finishing in the top half of the girls’ race and recognition of CCJHS softball players Kynleigh Butler, Savannah Williams, Ryan Whitman, Kymber Martin, Brentlee Burgess and Olivia Butler for their performance this year.
The board also approved the 2022-23 school calendar and a new food service position.