Protocols and Procedures

WSD Academic & Student Well-Being Recovery Plan

COVID-19 Protocols and Procedures

COVID-19 Safety Protocol Videos

COVID-19 Building Door Signs and Posters

Nurses Information

COVID-19 Student and Staff Symptom Flowchart
English – Spanish

WSD Get Well Protocol Information for Families
English – Spanish

Get Well Check List

English – Spanish

Other Resources

GCHD Region 7 Symptom Screening Flowchart (updated 1/25/2021): English – Spanish

GCHD Contract Tracing Procedures for Schools

WA State Risk Assessment Dashboard

Grant County COVID Tracker

WA State Dept. of Health COVID-19 Vaccine Info

WA State Dept. of Health - K-12 Schools 2021-2022 Guidance

The WSD has created this portal to help communicate and inform our staff and families as we traverse this pandemic and begin to get students back to campus. Please check back often for the latest information.

In every of the confirmed cases, we want to assure you that we are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following the Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 22, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One Junior High Student who was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 21, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One Mattawa Elementary Student who was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October ​20, 2021

We have experienced Five confirmed cases of COVID 19 in our District. One Saddle Mountain Elementary Student who was off campus during a contagious period. Two Wahluke Junior High Students who were on campus during a contagious period. Two Wahluke High School Students who were on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 19, 2021

We have experienced four confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. One Morris Schott Staff member who was on campus during a contagious period. One Junior High Student who was on campus during a contagious period. One High School Student who was off campus during a contagious period and one High School Staff member who was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 18, 2021

We have experienced three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. Two Mattawa Elementary students who were on campus during a contagious period and one Saddle Mountain Elementary student who was off campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 13, 2021

We have experienced three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District.Two Mattawa Elementary Students and one Wahluke High School Student both were on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 12, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One PreSchool Student who was off campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 8, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One PreSchool Staff member who was not on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 5, 2021

We have experienced 4 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. Four High School Students who were not on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 4, 2021

We have experienced 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. One Saddle Mountain Elementary Student who was on campus during a contagious period and one Morris Schott Elementary Staff member who was off campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

October 1, 2021

We have experienced 4 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. Two Mattawa Elementary Students who were off campus during a contagious period. One Junior High Student who was off campus during a contagious period. One High School Staff member who was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 30, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One student from Mattawa Elementary who was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 29, 2021

UPDATE for September 28,2021

We have experienced an additional 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. Two Saddle Mountain Elementary Students who were off campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 28, 2021

We have experienced 3 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District.  One Morris Schott Elementary Student who was on campus during a contagious period. Two District Staff who were on campus during a contagious period.   We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District.  We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 27, 2021

We have experienced 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. One Saddle Mountain Elementary Student who was on campus during a contagious period and one Junior High Student who was off campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 24, 2021

We have experienced 5 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. Two Mattawa Elementary Students who were on campus during a contagious period. Three Saddle Mountain Elementary Students who were on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 23, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District.  One Student at Saddle Mountain Elementary who was on campus during a contagious period.  We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District.  We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 22, 2021

We have experienced 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. Two High School Students who were on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 21, 2021

We have experienced 6 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. One Saddle Mountain Elementary Staff who was on campus during a contagious period and one SME Student who was off campus during a contagious period. One Morris Schott Elementary Student who was on campus during a contagious period. One Junior High Student who was off campus during a contagious period. Two High School Students who were on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 20, 2021

We have experienced 6 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District.  One Staff Member at Mattawa Elementary who was on campus during a contagious period. Two Saddle Mountain Elementary Students who were on campus during a contagious period. One Morris Schott Elementary Student who was off campus during a contagious period. One Junior High Student who was on campus during a contagious period. One High School Student who was off  campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District.  We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

Update from September 16, 2021

We have experienced 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District.  Two Morris Schott Students who were off campus during a contagious period.  We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District.  We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 14, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One High School student who was off campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 13, 2021

We have experienced 4 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. Two students at Saddle Mountain Elementary who were not on campus during a contagious period. Two Junior High students, one who was on campus during a contagious period and one that was not on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 9th, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One District Staff employee who was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 8th 2021

We have experienced two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. One student from Saddle Mountain Elementary who was on campus during a contagious period and one student from the High School who was not on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 7, 2021

We have experienced two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District.  One High School Student and one District Staff employee, both were on campus during a contagious period.   We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District.  We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

September 2, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One Junior High Student who was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

August 31, 2021

We have experienced two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. One student at Saddle Mountain Elementary and one student at Wahluke Junior High School, both were off campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

August 27, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District.  One staff member at the Preschool who was on campus during a contagious period.  We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District.  We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

August 26, 2021

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One staff member at the High School who was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

August 23, 2021 4:00 PM

We have experienced two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District.  One Junior High Staff member who was not on campus during a contagious period (notified over the weekend) and one SME Staff member who was on campus during a contagious period.  We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District.  We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

August 17, 2021 3:45 PM

We have experienced two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our District. One district employee who was not on campus during a contagious period. One Jumpstart Student from SME was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

August 16, 2021 3:45 PM

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One Staff member at Wahluke Junior High that was not on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.

August 4, 2021 3:45 PM

We have experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our District. One Mattaw Elementary Student who was on campus during a contagious period. We are assisting in contact tracing and investigative work with Grant County Health District. We want to assure you that we are following our safety procedures of wearing face masks, creating social distancing, and cleaning our facilities following Center for Disease Control safety guidelines. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 in our area and adjust our responses and actions if need be.