Coronavirus
What is the process for reporting GLPS-related COVID-19 issues?
Until further notice, please make sure you are communicating all COVID-related illnesses, testing results, exposures, and all related issues to Cindy Brummette, GLPS Health District Nurse, by calling the GLPS Health Hotline for COVID Reporting at (517) 925-5725 or by emailing her at health@glcomets.net. She will work with you, in confidence, and coordinate communication with the Eaton-Barry District Health Department (or another health department). In addition, please communicate accordingly with the appropriate building principal. Thank you.
School Associated Cases for 2021-2022 School Year
The table is the reporting pursuant to an emergency order from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS). This table includes all cases beginning July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
The table below shows "School Associated Cases." The MDHHS order states the following: “School Associated Case” means a case of probable or confirmed COVID-19 amongst students, teachers, staff members, coaches, volunteers, or any other person who was present on school property or at a school function under circumstances that may result in the transmission or contraction of COVID-19 during their infectious period.
| Updated at 1:33 p.m., September 24, 2021 | ACTIVE | CLOSED | |||
GRAND LEDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
Confirmed | Probable | Confirmed | Probable | TOTAL |
| Beagle Middle School | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Delta Center Elementary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Delta Mills Early Childhood Center | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Grand Ledge High School | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Hayes Intermediate School | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Holbrook Elementary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neff Early Childhood Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sawdon Administration Building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wacousta Elementary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Willow Ridge Elementary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| other district locations | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL for Grand Ledge Public Schools | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
Mitigation Measures & More for 2021-2022 School Year
The following four-page pdf document provides information for the 2021-2022 school year:
- Mitigation Measures
- Mask Requirement & FAQ
- Quarantine Instructional Supports
- Quarantining Requirements
Health Department Emergency Orders
The Barry-Eaton District Health Department (BEDHD) issued two emergency orders that went into effect on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
The first emergency order (EO 2021-1) states the education institutions and all persons in educational settings must adhere to specific isolation and quarantine measures, following identification of close contacts, household exposures, or confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The second emergency order (EO 2021-2) states, "All Persons in Educational Settings, regardless of vaccination status, are required to consistently and properly wear a facial covering while inside any enclosed building or structure of an Educational Institution, vehicle of an Educational Institution, and/or off-site building or structure while participating in school-sponsored field trips or similar activities." The order then notes that “Educational Institutions” or “Educational Settings” are "broadly defined and includes but is not limited to, youth camps, youth programs, childcare centers, preschools, primary through secondary schools, and vocational schools. This definition includes educationally affiliated extracurricular activities such as school athletics and field trips, and transportation provided to and from educational settings and educationally affiliated extracurricular activities. Persons in attendance at any meetings, including school board meetings, held within the facility are included."
The second emergency order supersedes the August 9, 2021 decision by the GLPS Board of Education to approve a "mandatory mask requirement during the instructional day, when inside any Grand Ledge Public Schools facility, for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, in accordance with the CDC’s “Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools” beginning Monday, August 16, 2021."
You can learn more about the correct use of masks at the CDC's Your Guide to Masks.
Social Distancing, Self-monitoring, Quarantine, & Isolation
View the Barry-Eaton District Health Department's pdf guide to social distancing, self-monitoring, quarantine, & isolation.
Mask Waiver
Click here or the button below to request consideration of a mask waiver for the 21-22 school year.
COVID-19 Transparency Reporting
2020-2021 School Associated Cases
Reporting Pursuant to Emergency Order from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS)
The table below shows "School Associated Cases." The MDHHS order states the following: “School Associated Case” means a case of probable or confirmed COVID-19 amongst students, teachers, staff members, coaches, volunteers, or any other person who was present on school property or at a school function under circumstances that may result in the transmission or contraction of COVID-19 during their infectious period.
| Updated at 8:22 a.m., July 22, 2021 | ACTIVE | CLOSED | |||
GRAND LEDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
Confirmed | Probable | Confirmed | Probable | TOTAL |
| Beagle Elementary | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Delta Center Elementary | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Delta Mills Early Childhood Center | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Grand Ledge High School | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 61 |
| Hayes Middle School | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| Holbrook Early Childhood Center | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Neff Kindergarten Center | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sawdon Administration Building | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wacousta Elementary | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Willow Ridge Elementary | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| other district locations | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL for Grand Ledge Public Schools | 0 | 0 | 116 | 31 | 147 |
June's Student Participation Rate, full table including building-level rates
May's Student Participation Rate, full table including building-level rates
May's Reconfirmation of Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
April's Student Participation Rate, full table including building-level rates
April's Reconfirmation of Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
March's Student Participation Rate, full table including building-level rates
March's Reconfirmation of Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
February's Student Participation Rate, full table including building-level rates
February's Reconfirmation of Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
January's Student Participation Rate, full table including building-level rates
January's Reconfirmation of Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan: K-8 Math & ELA Goal Reporting -- January 2021
Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan: Training on Delivery, Access, and Use of Virtual Content
December's Reconfirmation of Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
November's Reconfirmation of Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
October's Student Participation Rate, full table including building-level rates
October's Reconfirmation of Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
2020-2021 Grand Ledge Public Schools Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan
2020-2021 COVID-19 Preparedness & Response Plan (pdf) as required by Executive Order 142
GLPS Continuity of Learning & COVID-19 Response Plan - approved April 9, 2020 (from spring of the last school year, 2019-2020)
Please contact the GLPS Health Team at (517) 925-5725 or Health@GLcomets.net to share COVID-19 test results &/or exposures, and please call your school building too.
Families are expected to check children daily. Children must stay home if they are experiencing one or more of the symptoms listed on the GLPS Family COVID-19 Screener.
Visit the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website to learn more about Coronavirus and COVID-19.
Visit Michigan's Coronavirus / COVID-19 website to learn more about the state's response to the pandemic.
Visit the Barry-Eaton District Health Department webpage on Coronavirus to learn more about local conditions and COVID-19.
The 8-page Eaton County Wellness Resource Directory has information for crisis prevention, mental health services, grief support, substance abuse treatments, and more.
The 5-page Tri-County Wellness Checklist is a simple Q&A format with lots of resources!
