Altamont Unit 10 Issues Update on Activities in Light of COVID-19

The Altamont Unit 10 School District has issued a letter focusing on a four-point plan in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The four points:

--Account for the safety and health of students and staff

--Feed the children of the district

--Continue learnng opportunities for district students

--Communicate Clearly

Under Point One: Altamont staff are following the Governor's "Stay at Home" Mandate...Essential staff are reporting and practicing "social distancing"...the custodial team is continuing to deep clean both buildings

Under Point Two: Last week, over 900 lunches were delivered...Lunch is free for any Altamont student under age 18 while school is canceled...a revised schedule will deliver meals 2-3 times a week rather than 5 times a week, but the same amount of food is being delivered...teacher volunteers began Monday, March 30 and, if you'd like to volunteer, contact Leslie Wendling

Under Point Three: there are free internet access opportunities...the grade school learning plan involves packets, while Grades 7-12 utilize laptops

Under Point Four: communication regarding the Altamont district's response to COVID-19 is available at www.altamontschools.org...utilize the Altamont district's grade school and high school Facebook pages or by following @Unit10Tweets...as information becomes available, it will be relayed to all those in the community