Updated March 8, 2021
HCPSS is accepting donations of Personal Protective Equipment that meets the minimum standards below. Please email purchasing@hcpss.org with the subject line “Donate PPE” and describe the products that you wish to donate. Once approved, you will receive instructions on where and when you may drop off your donation.
PPE Specifications
Update: May 14, 2021
Beginning Saturday, May 15, 2021, attendance at all HCPSS outdoor athletic venues will be opened to full capacity. In alignment with the State’s orders, all attendees other than competing student-athletes must wear masks and physical distancing is advised for all unvaccinated individuals.
Beyond the general best practices for health and safety during COVID-19, personal items that are brought to practice will be spaced out in the designated practice area. Handshakes, fist bumps, and other activities that promote transmission of illness will not be permitted.
For the 2020-2021 school year, students must show up “ready to practice and play” with their own equipment, towels, and water bottles labeled with their name. The sharing of water bottles will not be permitted. Hand sanitizer will be available at all gymnasium and stadium entrances and indoor/outdoor restrooms will be designated for athletes to use.
No. At this time, the use of locker rooms is prohibited.
The fall athletics season is scheduled to begin in-person practices on February 13, 2021, and the spring athletics season is scheduled to begin on April 17, 2021.
Yes. Students who are invited to participate in Group E are expected to attend in-person instruction 5 days a week. Otherwise, they should elect to be in the A/B group (1-2 days in-person) and provide the 5-day space to another student.
Please visit HCPSS' new employee help site at staff-help.hcpss.org.
Depending on the specific support needed, students may be pulled into in-person small groups for additional supports. It is also possible that this small group may contain a combination of in-person and virtual students.
Elementary school students who are in-person will transition physically to different classrooms throughout the day as needed. These transitions may include mathematics class, related arts classes, and lunch. Students attending virtually will transition into different Google Meet virtual classrooms throughout the day.
