We strongly recommend that everyone wear a mask regardless of their vaccination status. If we start to see an increase in the number of cases we will implement a mask requirement at the classroom, grade, or school level. In most cases, the requirement will be implemented on a short-term basis. For more information, please visit our mitigation threshold page.

We want to make sure that we use the data from our classrooms and school to inform what we are doing in our classrooms and schools. We will start with masking changes on short-term requirements but will need to increase the length of those requirements if the spread is not contained.

Masks are required on the school bus.

Yes. We will track close contacts as we did last year and notify families if their child may have been exposed. Families will receive a message using our Blackboard notification system, so please make sure your phone number and email address are up-to-date.

As we start the school year, students will be required to quarantine if they have had close contact with someone in their household who has tested positive for COVID-19.

If we begin to see a spike of COVID-19 cases in schools and a mask requirement does not help slow the spread, we  will need to require quarantines for close contacts that occur in schools. For more information, please visit our mitigation threshold page.

If a person has had COVID-19 in the past 90 days, they will not be required to quarantine.

During the 2020-2021 School Year, we learned more about how to make quarantines most effective with the least possible impact to learning. We've used that information to guide our quarantine decision tree.

If your child is sick, they should stay home. If the symptoms appear to be COVID-19 they should obtain a negative test before returning to school. If your child has allergies, please contact your health care professional and building nurse for additional information.

If a student is showing symptoms at school, we can offer a COVID-19 rapid test with parent permission. If a test is negative, the student would be able to return to class within 30 minutes provided they are fever-free and the symptoms are not disruptive.

We will also have the opportunity to take advantage of screening tests in order to track asymptomatic spread in our buildings. Again, these tests would not be administered without parent or guardian permission.

Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 should isolate themselves for 10 days. You may contact your building nurse or healthcare professional with questions.

No, having a COVID vaccination is a personal choice. We respect that. However, we know that vaccinations reduce the risk of getting COVID and recommend that people talk with their doctor about getting the vaccine.

We will occasionally offer vaccine clinics at our schools. You can find information about the clinics here on our website.

No, the vaccination status of our employees is not public data.

We will be sending notifications of cases to families. We also plan to continue to update our COVID-19 dashboard with case data.