COVID-19 Advisories
The health and safety of our students and staff continues to be the main priority at Superior-Greenstone District School Board. We will continue to work with and follow direction from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. We will be focusing on mental health and well-being strategies to support educator's and student's return to school. This webpage will outline important information for students, parents and guardians about what a school day will look like, our health and safety protocols, well-being resources and more.
Please continue to complete the COVID-19 School Screening Tool before your child attends school each day.
COVID-19 School Screening Tool
Rapid Antigen Testing Info for Families from TBDHU
SGDSB's Pandemic Preparedness and Response Plan
Masks and Cleaning Practices
Schools will continue to:
- Thoroughly clean and disinfect the space, toys and equipment regularly, according to local public health direction and advice.
- Follow appropriate regular hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette.
- Provide masks and eye protection for students, staff, volunteers and visitors, if requested.
Self-Screening
Students, staff and visitors should continue to self-screen for symptoms of COVID-19 every day before attending school.
Use the COVID-19 School and Child Care Screening Tool, to screen for symptoms and advice on next steps. If you feel sick or have any new or worsening symptoms of illness, please stay home and contact your health care provider if needed.
COVID-19 Testing
School staff, volunteers, and students have access to receive rapid antigen tests to use if they are symptomatic. These tests should be conducted at home and may be used 24-48 hours apart as per guidance in the COVID-19 School and Child Care Screening Tool (External Link).
Reporting and Monitoring of School Impacts
To support the continued safety of our students, staff, and community, when schools become aware of a PCR or Rapid Antigen Test confirmed case of COVID-19, we will issue a letter to impacted students and staff. As per the Ministry of Education direction, individual classes/close contacts will not be automatically dismissed, and board and school websites will not be updated with COVID-19 cases. The Superior-Greenstone District School Board will report absence rates of 30% or greater to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, as stipulated by the Ministry of Health.
If public health orders that a class, cohort or school should be closed for a period of time, parents/guardians, students and staff will be notified immediately. Notice of any closures of classes, cohorts or schools will be posted on this page.
COVID-19 Status
Last updated: April 11, 2022
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School Board |
Class(es)/Cohorts Closed |
School Closure Status |
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B.A. Parker Public School |
0 |
Open |
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Beardmore Public School |
0 |
Open |
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Dorion Public School |
0 |
Open |
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George O'Neill Public School |
0 |
Open |
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Manitouwadge Public School |
0 |
Open |
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Margaret Twomey Public School |
0 |
Open |
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Marjorie Mills Public School |
0 |
Open |
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Nakina Public School |
0 |
Open |
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Schreiber Public School |
0 |
Open |
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Terrace Bay Public School |
0 |
Open |
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Geraldton Composite High School |
0 |
Open |
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Lake Superior High School |
0 |
Open |
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Manitouwadge High School |
0 |
Open |
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Marathon High School |
0 |
Open |
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Nipigon-Red Rock District High School |
0 |
Open |
School Day Model
As per the requirements of the Ministry of Education, students of Superior-Greenstone District School Board will begin the school year following a Conventional Model (Normal School Day Routine) with enhanced public health protocols.
- Will be a "layered" approach to safety, including multiple measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread.
- Training for all staff and students.
- Signage on walls and floors will be provided as visual reminders for students.
- Students and staff are encouraged to engage in daily screening. Families will be supported in completing this daily screening.
- Hand hygiene routines and procedures will be scheduled throughout the day.
- The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be strongly encouraged as appropriate (see Fact Sheet: Personal Protective Equipment (.PDF) for further details).
- Healthy environments will be maintained, including environmental cleaning and physical distancing.
- Healthy operations will be maintained, including mitigating risks for students at higher risk of infection, protecting staff and at-risk persons or families, daily screening, and the management of cases and outbreaks.
Elementary Schools (Kindergarten to Grade 8)
Elementary schools are open with conventional in-person delivery of teaching and instruction, with enhanced health and safety protocols. Elementary students will attend school five days per week. The full range of elementary curriculum will be provided. Although it is our hope to return as many students to face to face learning as possible, there will be some families who continue to be affected by COVID-19, and options for programming will be available for those families through home school educator teams. Elementary student not attending in-person learning will be able to continue learning from home using a blended model. Those who have requested remote learning will be programmed for on a case by case basis in conjunction with the school Principal, Teacher, Parent, Student, and any other staff or support persons necessary. For complete details, please read the Elementary School Fact Sheet (.PDF)
Secondary Schools (Grade 9-12)
Secondary schools are open with a conventional, in-person, five days per week schedule with enhanced health and safety protocols. Although it is our hope to return as many students to face to face learning as possible, there will be some families who continue to be affected by COVID-19, and options for programming will be available for those families through home school educator teams. Secondary students not attending in-person learning will be able to access learning using e-learning courses or video conference courses. Those who have requested remote learning will be programmed for on a case by case basis in conjunction with the home school team. For complete details, please read the Secondary School Fact Sheet (.PDF)
Synchronous & Remote Learning
Parents and Guardians will make decisions regarding in-person attendance for their child(ren) for this school year and will have the option of remote/online learning if they do not wish to send their child(ren) back to school. Pre-registration for Synchronous Learning will be required. For complete details, please read the Fact Sheet for Synchronous Learning (.PDF). For those choosing to option of Remote Learning, please contact the school Principal and read the Fact Sheet for Remote Learning (.PDF)
Fact Sheets
The Fact Sheets have been designed to provide information for school communities considering the changes required by COVID-19. For any questions, concerns, accommodations or to receive the Fact Sheet for your Child's School, please contact the Principal.
- Student Transportation (.PDF)
- Hand Hygiene and Respiratory Etiquette (.PDF)
- Custodial/Plant Cleaning Disinfecting Practices (.PDF)
- Special Education Fact Sheet (.PDF)
- Physical Distancing and Cohort Fact Sheet (.PDF)
- Information Technology Support Fact Sheet (.PDF)
- COVID-19 Related Personal Protective Equipment Fact Sheet (.PDF)
- Return to School Support for Families Fact Sheet(.PDF)
- Remote Learning Fact Sheet (.PDF)
- Synchronous Learning - Best Practices for Virtual Environments Fact Sheet (.PDF)
- Mask/Face Coverings Fact Sheet (.PDF) (NEW)
- What to Expect When First Positive Case of COVID-19 is Confirmed in SGDSB Schools (.PDF)
- Staff Guidelines: Using an N95 Non-Fit Tested Mask (.PDF) (NEW)
Trusted Sources for Information
Thunder Bay District Health Unit