School Health Measures

The School District of Janesville will allow the experts to be the experts, and therefore uses guidance from the CDC, Wisconsin Departments of Health Services and Public Instruction, and the Rock County Public Health Department. The School District of Janesville has provided options for parents to consider regarding instruction for their children in grades K-12: 

• Full-time face-to-face in school instruction;
• Full-time virtual learning from home as provided through ARISE Virtual Academy for students in grades 9-12; 
• Full-time virtual learning from home through the ARISE Pathway for students in grades K-8;
• For secondary students (grades 6-12), a Hybrid instructional model where students take some classes virtually from home, and some classes in face-to-face instruction at school. 

Health Screening

The School District of Janesville asks students and staff to follow the "Too Sick For School" guidelines. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4° F (38° C), or greater, must stay at home.

As always, your healthcare provider is the best resource for addressing health concerns.

Each school will provide plans/procedures for families/students to follow for entering/exiting schools as well as student drop-off/pick-up procedures. Schools will provide site-specific information to their families.

Additional hand sanitizer dispensers have been placed throughout all schools. Staff and students are asked to use them frequently. More than 900 additional wall mounted hand sanitizer dispensers were installed in our school buildings since March 2020.

The ventilation rate in each School District of Janesville building meets state recommendations for air exchange. Six to eight exchanges occur per hour in both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned buildings. See Administrative Rule from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.

The School District of Janesville has a facilities services guide.  Please reference: School District of Janesville Facility Services -- Maintenance & Custodial Operations COVID – 19 Response Protocols

Each student will be assigned either an iPad (K-5) or Chromebook (6-12 and ARISE). These devices are not to be shared among students. Students are expected to keep their assigned mobile device clean and in good working order. If a device is broken or damaged, it should be reported to the school where it will be exchanged for a working unit. The School District of Janesville IT team will provide cleaning strategies for specific devices for families to use. Student IT technology assistance can be accessed by calling 608-743-5047 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday - Friday.

Routines for students will be established throughout the day, and signage is displayed to teach and reinforce effective handwashing practices. Hand sanitizer locations have been increased throughout district buildings. More than 900 additional wall mounted hand sanitizer dispensers have been installed since March 2020.

Face masks/coverings are optional for anyone 5 years old and older at all School District of Janesville facilities.

Volunteers are allowed in School District of Janesville facilities, per Board Policy. Learn more at our "Volunteers" and how you can assist.

The School District of Janesville recognizes that the first-hand learning experiences provided by field trips and assemblies are an effective and worthwhile means of learning. Field trips and assemblies should relate directly to the school district curriculum.

• Field trips will be adequately supervised so that good discipline may be maintained.
   
• Each student who goes on a field trip must have written parental consent.
   
• The school bus safety code will govern the behavior of students while on the bus.
   
• School bus transportation will be used when arrangements can be made to do so without disrupting regular school bus schedules.
   
• All trips must be well planned, properly timed, and related to regular learning activities.
   
• Each field trip will be evaluated by students, teachers, and the administration.
   
• Students may be required to share in the expenses of the field trip. However, no student shall be excluded from said trips because of lack of finances.

Congress recently declined to continue funding universal free meals in schools, returning to pre-pandemic practice. This means families will need to carry a positive balance in their student's school meal accounts when school begins in the fall.

If your student qualifies for free or reduced meals, they can still receive them, but you must take action to make it happen. Please complete the 2022-2023 application (they can be printed from links on this page) and return the completed form to your child's school. 

If you do not qualify for free or reduced meals, you may begin depositing money into student accounts through the Infinite Campus Portal at any time to prepare for the cost of school lunches next year. 

If your student has a negative lunch account balance, we encourage you to pay it off as soon as possible and then begin depositing money into the account to prepare for the 2022-2023 school year.

For assistance, please contact the SDJ Food Service Department at 608-743-5132 or visit the SDJ School Nutrition site.