Weekly Update

Good afternoon Dover High School families, most of the information in this email is repeated information.  As we end Quarter Two, there is information that has been added to that section on athletic eligibility.

Attached is the updated Protocols Applied to a Pandemic Education and the Student Screener.  We appreciate students self-screening each morning and remind people to stay home when not feeling well.

Dover High School and Regional Career Technical Center Information Update

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

COVID-19 Protocols Update

On January 10, 2022, the Board for the Dover School District adopted the revised Protocols Applied to Pandemic Education (PAPE) based on the latest guidance from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS). The major revisions can be found below. The full document is attached for your reference.

A symptomatic person not fully vaccinated can be removed from isolation and COVID-19 precautions if at least 5 days have passed since symptoms first began and the person has also been off fever-reducing medications for 24 hours while symptoms have been improving.

Asymptomatic positively tested persons can be removed from isolation and precautions after 5 days have passed from the date of the person’s first positive COVID-19 test, assuming the person does not subsequently develop symptoms.

The following people do NOT need to quarantine after an unprotected exposure to a person with COVID-19:

A) A person who is 14 days beyond the final dose of their COVID-19 vaccine and considered fully vaccinated (i.e., 14 days after full vaccination).

B) A person who is within 90 days of a prior COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosed by PCR or antigen testing.

People returning after international travel or travel on a cruise ship do not need to quarantine if they are 14 days or more beyond completion of COVID-19 vaccination or are within 90 days of a prior COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 infection that was diagnosed by PCR antigen testing. However, people returning after international travel or travel on a cruise ship that do not fit the criteria of the previous sentence, have the option of ending their travel based on the most recent CDC guidelines.

Household contacts that are not of “full vaccination status” will quarantine for 5 days from last day of exposure. This could be up to 10 days under certain scenarios. Each person will need to be determine where they are in the vaccination status, this includes booster eligibility for some situations.

One still needs to monitor themself for symptoms of COVID-19 and practice the layers of public health protection due to the potential of being a carrier/spreader of COVID-19.

End of Quarter II/Semester I/Start of Semester II

Quarter II ends on Friday, January 21.  The schedule for summative assessments can be found below.  Summative assessments may include a test, project, presentation, paper, or other form of measuring student competency.  The schedule indicates the day a summative is due, presented, or administered.  We are not running a modified “exam” schedule in January and June.  Students will be in school for a full day.

• Tuesday, January 18- Blocks 1 and 3 (Green)
• Wednesday, January 19- Blocks 1 and 3 (White)
• Thursday, January 20- Blocks 2 and 4 (Green)
• Friday, January 21- Blocks 2 and 4 (White)

Please note that continued athletic eligibility is based on 2^nd Quarter grades, not the overall grade for a First Semester class.  Please review the information below that outlines athletic eligibility.

II.  N.H.I.A.A. AND DOVER HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY:

1. All interscholastic athletes and managers must meet the Dover High School academic eligibility requirements. Managers may be exempt from physical examinations.
2. Student/athletes must make themselves aware of Dover High School and N.H.I.A.A. eligibility rules, policies, and procedures.
3. The interscholastic athletic program at Dover High School meets or exceeds the requirements of the N.H.I.A.A..
4. The Dover High School eligibility rules are as follows:

For all subsequent seasons - No pupil who has failed to pass four (4) units of work (classes) during the previous grading period (quarters 1, 2 and 3 of this school year) shall represent Dover High School in any interscholastic contest.

Definitions:

1. Basic Ranking Period: Not less than six (6) weeks.
2. Previous Basic Ranking Period: Indicates the last prior ranking period of the school year.
3. Passing Grade: As determined by the NHIAA individual member high schools.

*     A unit of work reflects a course that meets the equivalent of 5 times per week.

**   This is interpreted as the school’s previous ranking period, not the student’s previous ranking period.

NOTE:    Dover High School academic eligibility will be determined for the following seasons by the following quarters on the day report cards are issued to the student/athletes:

       Fall      –    Quarter 4 of the previous year (freshman are automatically eligible until issuance

                   of first report card) and Quarter 1 of the present school year.

      Winter  –    Quarter 1 and 2 of the present school year.

      Spring  –    Quarter 2 and 3 of the present school year. 

NO ATHLETE MAY PLAY IN A NHIAA SANCTIONED GAME UNTIL THEY ARE ACADEMICALLY ELIGIBLE.

Semester II begins on Monday, January 24.  The add/drop period for Semester II ends at 2:30 pm on Monday, January 31.

Dover Regional Career Technical Center Applications for 22-23

Dover Regional Career and Technical Center has opened the application portal for SY 2022-2023. Students should apply by February 28^th for priority consideration.

The QR code for the application is on the attached poster and listed below. Students may also use the following link to access the application: https://tricity.enrolltrack.com/StudentPortal/#

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