Troop family Greetings,
Important COVID update:
COVID case numbers continue to rise at an alarming rate specifically following the Thanksgiving holiday. This reality has led to the recent decision by Kingsport City Schools to join the County schools in a virtual attendance plan upon the school start of 2021.
We have agreed that our Troop would follow city school athletic planning.
City school notes:
The decision has been made that all KCS schools will return from Winter Break on January 5, 2021 with fully virtual instruction. This period of at-home virtual instruction is scheduled to occur Tuesday, January 5 through Friday, January 15, 2021. We intend to return Face-to-Face students to school for in-person instruction beginning on Tuesday, January 19 (following the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, January 18).
They included reasons;
COVID-19 spread throughout Sullivan County. The decision has been made to move to virtual instruction for the first two weeks following Winter Break. The health department indicates a significant surge of community spread is very likely to take place following the holiday, similar to the large increase that has occurred after Thanksgiving. Shifting to virtual instruction for a period of time after break is intended to prevent this surge from entering our schools and to minimize the opportunities for spread among students and staff.
Additionally:
The council will be closed until the second week in January
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church has asked us to continue to follow advice of the school and has trusted our judgment.
At this point we need to do our duty to our community, Shifting to virtual meetings for a period of time after break is this is intended to prevent this surge from entering our community and to minimize the opportunities for spread among our scouting families.
We had already discussed not meeting the week after Christmas encouraging zoom patrol meetings.
Please note: COVID PLAN
December 29th we will begin virtual meetings and plan to return to in person meetings January 19th. (reassessments will take place and changes to this planned return will be shared around January 15th)
To help with the success of the patrol’s leadership we will be helping set up some opportunities, talking points and activities. Please make sure that all patrol leadership has a current email address for all patrol members.
Many of our normal troop level functions are now successfully being carried out by patrols. We have been very fortunate to have been blessed with energetic and capable adult leadership in each patrol. It is likely that this leveraging of activities by patrol will continue for the foreseeable future. Given that reality, we wish to continue to maintain a low risk profile by enhancing the communication about patrol outings. The number, frequency, and complexity of which are growing as the patrols are correctly forming into more cohesive units. This will be accomplished by further promoting the filling out of a Troop 48 Trip Sheet and sharing it with troop leadership (Julieann White) in a timely fashion. This will also improve the records management for advancement and scout of the year considerations.
Digital copies of the Troop 48 Trip Sheet can be found here: Trip Sheet
Thank you for working with us to keep our families healthy and safe. Staying positive testing negative:)
Julieann White
423-202-5668
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