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 the GLPS Health Team.
Please use the COVID-19 Reporting Form for students and staff who test positive. In addition, please communicate accordingly with the appropriate building principal.
You can also contact the GLPS Health Team at (517) 925-5725 or Health@GLcomets.net.
The GLPS Health Team will work with you, in confidence, and coordinate communication with the Eaton-Barry District Health Department (or another health department).
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. This is a ink to MDHHS's Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 – Reporting of Confirmed and Probable Cases of COVID-19 at Schools
| Updated at 9:35 a.m., January 15, 2022 | ACTIVE | CLOSED | |||
GRAND LEDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
Confirmed | Probable | Confirmed | Probable | TOTAL |
| Beagle Middle School | 0 | 23 | 15 | 41 | 79 |
| Delta Center Elementary | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 32 |
| Delta Mills Early Childhood Center | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Grand Ledge High School | 0 | 40 | 34 | 82 | 156 |
| Hayes Intermediate School | 0 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 86 |
| Holbrook Elementary | 0 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 51 |
| Neff Early Childhood Center | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Sawdon Administration Building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Wacousta Elementary | 0 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 32 |
| Willow Ridge Elementary | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 34 |
| other district locations | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| TOTAL for Grand Ledge Public Schools | 0 | 115 | 102 | 291 | 508 |
"Active" means the person recorded as a case is still considered in the infectious period. "Closed" means the person recorded as a case is no longer considered in the infectious period. A "confirmed" case is a person who has a positive diagnostic laboratory test for COVID-19. A “probable” case is (1) a person who has a positive antigen test (i.e. rapid test) or (2) an epidemiologic link to a known case of COVID-19 AND has symptoms consistent with a COVID-19 diagnosis.
Mitigation Measures & More for 2021-2022 School Year
The following four-page pdf document provides information for the 2021-2022 school year:
- Contact Tracing & Quarantine Guidelines
- Mitigation Measures
- Mask Requirement & FAQ
- Quarantine Instructional Supports
57 Days of In-Person Instruction with Mitigation Measures
This single-page infographic shows that GLPS has remained open for in-person instruction for 57 days in Sep., Oct., & Nov. – not closing the district or any K-12 building because of COVID-19 related issues – but it also notes many challenges faced during this time.
Universal Indoor Masking for School Day
On August 9, 2021, the GLPS Board of Education approved 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.
Mask Waiver
Click here or the button below to request consideration of a mask waiver for the 21-22 school year.
BEDHD Guidance for Parents
This Guidance for Parents of Children in K-12 Schools document is from the Barry-Eaton District Health Department.
Social Distancing, Self-monitoring, Quarantine, & Isolation
View the Barry-Eaton District Health Department's pdf guide to social distancing, self-monitoring, quarantine, & isolation.
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN: What do parents and guardians want to know?
View the Barry-Eaton District Health Department's FAQ document for families about COVID-19 vaccinations.
School Associated Cases, 2020-2021
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 |
COVID-19 Transparency Reporting, 2020-2021
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)
You can contact the GLPS Health Team at (517) 925-5725 or Health@GLcomets.net. The COVID-19 Reporting Form is for students and staff who test positive.
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!
