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More new Guidance: 

Please call the school for guidance on exposures and diagnosis of COVID-19 as the rules are continually changing.
Currently, January 12, 2022, the following guidelines are in effect, please note that this may change daily before the update has occurred on this website: 
  • Isolation for COVID-19 positive: individuals are to isolate for 5 days, and may return to activities if symptoms have lessened. They must continue to wear a mask at school, and are encouraged to wear a mask when not at school for an additional 5 days. 
  • Quarantine for outside of the home exposure (if exposure occurred at school, see the test to stay program below): individuals are to quarantine for 5 days, and may return to activities as long they have not had symptoms or tested positive. They must continue to wear a mask at school, and are encouraged to wear a mask when not at school for an additional 5 days. 
  • Quarantine for home/community living space  exposure: individuals are to quarantine for 10 days, and may return to activities as long as they have not had any symptoms or tested positive. They must continue to wear a mask at school, and are encouraged to wear a mask when not at school for an additional 5 days. 

Vaccine  Clinic/and guidance: 


Thank you for your participation in our vaccine clinics! If you would like more information regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics around the county, you can find that information here. 
The CDC has changed recommendations for the COIVD-19 vaccines. Additional doses are needed to maintain the "Up-to-Date" status. The vaccine is currently NOT REQUIRED for school attendance.  The newest guidance is as follows
  • Individuals 18 or older who have received all recommended vaccine doses, including boosters and additional primary shots for some immunocompromised people. 
  • Youth ages 5-17 years who have completed the primary series of COVID-19 vaccine. 
  • Those who do not fall under the above, up-to-date, categories must follow the quarantine guidance above. 


Updated 1/13/2022

TEST TO STAY INFORMATION AND FORMS:

We received some new guidance from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE).  The new guidelines will allow us to keep more kids in school, as ODE is allowing an exception for students to go to school only during quarantines under special circumstances. Read on to learn more. 

How and why is this happening?
We now all know the impact of students missing school on their scholastic and mental health wellbeing. In hopes of keeping students in class, in person, the state is starting a new program called “Test to Stay”. Students/staff who are fully vaccinated will still be able to stay at school following an exposure, while monitoring for symptoms of COVID-19 for at least 14 days. 

In this program, students/staff that are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, who have been exposed to a COVID-19 positive person at school, will have the option to stay at school under the following conditions, student/staff MUST:
  • Test negative using a school supplied Abbott BinaxNOW COIVD-19 test that is provided by the Oregon Health Authority to schools that are enrolled in the program. No other test will be accepted at this time, including a test from your doctor. This is subject to change in the future. 
  • Consent must be on file at the school, prior to testing. This must be on the proper consent form, and can not be a verbal consent. 
  • Exposure must have occurred in the school setting or the school bus, to or from school. This does not apply to those with a community, household or sport/extracurricular activity exposure.  
  • Demonstrate consistent, proper masking at school at all times, with the exception of eating, and outdoor activities such as recess. 
  • Be tested on the soonest day possible after exposure has occurred, and then again on days 3-5. 
  • Must remain quarantined at home when not at school. Test to stay is an exception to be applied to the school setting only. 

Other considerations:
  • Students who qualify for this exception will still be allowed to ride the school bus. 
  • Athletes who are exposed at school (excludes sports exposers) might be able to continue to practice with their team, fully masked and at a distance. Which means no one on one contact with anyone out of a mask. This is very subject to change. Exposed athletes will not be allowed to participate in games until their quarantine is over. 
  • This exception does not apply to exposures that occur during extracurricular activities, including sports. Students/staff exposed during these activities will need to quarantine from school for ten days regardless of COVID-19 testing status. This is due to the fact that masking is often less controlled, and not consistently used during these activities. 
  • Students/staff who qualify, will still need to monitor for symptoms, and will be quarantined if any symptoms of COVID-19 should occur. 

Symptoms are as follows: 
Primary COVID-19 symptoms include cough, fever or chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, or a new loss of taste or smell. 
Secondary COVID-19 symptoms include muscle pain, headache, sore throat, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, new nasal congestion, and runny nose and students may be asked to stay home for these symptoms as well. 

Please note that neither the vaccination or the testing program are requirements for students, these are only options! Please feel free to contact me via the remind app, email Betsy.Brooks@lincoln.k12.or.us , or call the school at 541-875-2942.

Thank you!
Betsy Brooks, RN
Updated 1/13/2022
School Counselor: Ishah Roads-Pultz, LPC
I grew up locally in Tidewater and graduated from Waldport High School in 1994. In between high school and college, I did a lot of traveling the world and figuring out life. I think one thing that led me to my current career is my love of experiencing the lives of others whether it be through my own experiences or through listening to others’.
I received a Bachelor’s of Social Science from Portland State University. I attended graduate school at George Fox University, commuting to Portland several times a week from the coast.
 In 2011 I graduated with a Master’s degree in Counseling. After graduate school I opened a private practice in Newport, and worked at the Olalla Center for Children and Families in Toledo.
I currently live in Toledo with my family- Steve, Khira, Madelynn, our Newfoundland Mocha Bleu, and cats Davey Jones, Loco, and Ezra.
I feel a special connection to this school, and I have developed many positive relationships with the students and their families over the years. My children started attending ECS in elementary and I grew to love and value the small school/family feel.  Several years back I worked very very part time here as the counselor, and I have watched the staff and culture at ECS continue to transform into an amazing and supportive school family
 I REALLY AM SO LUCKY!!!! to be able to work full-time now at Eddyville.-Ishah Roads-Pultz, LPC

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School Nurse: Betsy Brooks, RN
As an attendee at Siletz Schools from 1986-1994, and a 1998 graduate of Toledo High School, I am no stranger to small school life. I likely would have graduated from Siletz, but there was no high school in Siletz at that time! In 1999, I married my high school sweetheart, and we now have four children-Conner, 19, Anthony, 16, Sandy, 12 and Lilly, 9.  We live in Toledo with our two dogs, Billy and Paddy; cats, Buddy, Snow White, and a few strays we feed, and six chickens. 
After graduating from nursing school at Linn-Benton community college in 2004, I started my nursing career with the Lincoln County School District as a contracted nurse (only one year, and part time) and worked at Coastal Pediatrics (off and on for about five years) as a staff nurse as well. From there, I began working with the Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD) as a family planning nurse, which eventually lead me to work in school-based health centers throughout the county. In 2015, I went back to working with the Lincoln county school district as the nurse for Toledo, Lincoln City, Siletz and Eddyville schools. When Lincoln City began to require more time, another nurse was hired and I acquired Waldport schools in its place. During the years I worked for the school district, I worked with families, children and staff to make sure students with medical ailments were properly taken care of. I taught staff members in my schools how to care for various medically fragile students, and I taught sexual education for the entire school district! All this running around became tiring, so when Eddyville Charter School opened up a position for a nurse in October,  I jumped at the chance! 
As the nurse exclusively for Eddyville Charter School, I am working hard to expand health services for our students right here at school! I’m currently working with the LCHD to see what we can offer. I have also started teaching health for grades K-8, with an occasional appearance in the high school health class. This spring I will be teaching Yoga to staff members, and hope to teach students starting this Fall! Fun fact-my own mother taught yoga to High School Eagles a few years back!

I am proud to be a part of this school and community! Go Eagles!!--Betsy Brooks, RN
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