Event Cancelations due to Coronavirus Precautions

All PCSD1 facilities will be closed Monday, March 16- Sunday, March 29. Parents who need to get their student’s medication from school sites should make arrangements with building leaders to retrieve it on Monday, March 16.

PCSD1 is unable to replace core instruction and special services with online learning and services due to issues of capacity, equity and access. Individual teachers may reach out to students to suggest extension/reading activities.

Any questions can be sent to Mike Schmidt, PCSD1 Superintendent, at mschmidt@pcsdk12.org
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PCSD1 To Close All Facilities Starting March 16

Dear PCSD1 Families and Staff:

As I stated in last night's communication, it was our intention to reassess the District's operations at the end of business today. Based on information provided to us this afternoon from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), PCSD1 schools will be closed for two weeks in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

PCSD1 will be closed beginning on Monday March 16, 2020 through Sunday, March 29, 2020. At the end of this period, we will reassess the situation to see if students and staff should return on March 30. Currently, we plan to return to school on Monday, March 30.

The closure allows us to do two important things: clean our buildings and help to prevent the spread of disease. Please note that PCSD1 has zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 at this time. This closure is in response to new information provided to us by CDPHE and is being made out of an abundance of caution to help prevent and/or slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community, especially to those who are most vulnerable.

This closure includes all events scheduled at District facilities during this time-frame.
All buildings, including the district office, are included in this closure. As a reminder, when schools are closed, Deer Creek Preschool is also closed. Parents of preschoolers will receive a credit for next week's closure and also for any closure that extends beyond March 29.

Parents who need to get their student’s medication from school sites should make arrangements with building leaders to retrieve it on Monday, March 16. Medication must be signed out to a parent and cannot be sent home with a student. Students, staff and parents will not have any building access during the closure. Only authorized personnel will be able to access school facilities during this time.

PCSD1 is unable to replace core instruction and special services with online learning and services due to issues of capacity, equity and access. Individual teachers may reach out to students to suggest extension/reading activities.

We will continue to monitor the situation as we learn more about the COVID-19 outbreak and as we evaluate our ability to safely reopen our schools. More information is available on the District website.

I am proud and appreciative of our staff and their continued support of our students during this unsettled time. They have shown themselves to be leaders and remain committed to putting students first.

I am also grateful to our community for its ongoing support of the Platte Canyon Schools. While this is a time of unparalleled uncertainty, I know that we will get through this together.

Please let me know if you have any questions/concerns,
Mike Schmidt
PCSD1 Superintendent
mschmidt@pcsdk12.org