Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The community level of Covid-19 in Baldwin County is low based on cases and hospitalizations, . If the contact develops symptoms at any time after exposure, the contact should be tested as soon as possible. When community levels of COVID 19 are high, CDC and ADPH recommend school-wide masking for all students, teachers, and staff to reduce transmission of COVID-19. Baldwin County Public Schools Uniform Policy 1. Parents have been advised that teachers can send assignments home with students as with any illness, though some teachers may also stream or record audio of their lessons. Thus far, no school has closed. Alabama school district dishes out another teachers bonus Click here. Both schools offered extraordinary compensation for teachers and staff last year ahead of the holidays. Baldwin County is committed to the safety of our residents and visitors. In many of the conversations I am having with our educators, the absence of additional COVID leave days seem to be the biggest concern they have, said Nichole King, AEA Uniserv director for the district representing Baldwin County and Gulf Shores city schools. BCSD did not require masks the first week or so of school, but put a mandate in place as cases in Baldwin County spiked soon after classes began. Back to school 2021: Heres where to find your Alabama school mask, COVID reopening plans, Where Im supposed to be: Black Belt program finds success in rural teacher shortage. For at least 10 days after developing symptoms or testing positive for COVID-19. She said she felt that Baldwin County School leaders were reviewing the logistics of providing the leave to employees. We will also continue to follow. **Please remember this applies only to COVID-19 and not to other communicable diseases. And her kindergartener was given worksheets that asked him to write his name and numbers skills he hasnt learned yet. Schools and ECE programs should implement everyday strategies to prevent the spread of a variety of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. In Selma, Alabama, superintendent Avis Williams said when students are quarantining, teachers will have to teach remote and in-person students at once. The latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say masked students should be partially exempt from typical quarantine rules.