Dear SSCPS Families,
As we move toward welcoming more students to in-person learning, I wanted to provide you with some updates and reminders regarding COVID-19 health and safety protocols. As voted on by the Board of Trustees last night, our school will follow the recommendations of the DPH and CDC for quarantine, isolation, and travel as indicated on the links below. Governor Baker has modified the travel restrictions to a travel advisory and SSCPS school policy will dovetail those modifications accordingly. The Massachusetts Travel Advisory may be found here. CDC recommendations regarding quarantine and isolation may be found here. We look forward to welcoming students who choose full in person learning in grades 6-8 back on Wednesday, April 28. We are excited to announce that all high school students are invited to return for full in-person learning on Monday, May 3, 2021. Full remote learning remains an option for all students and families. As more students return to campus, I would like to remind families of the COVID-19 testing programs we have in place that are free and voluntary for all students learning in person. We strongly encourage families to register for the testing programs here at school to help us keep the school environment as safe as possible and to limit learning disruptions. Included below is a message from the Health Office which provides two important updates to the testing programs as well as sign up links. Thank you for all you do to support the learning and teaching here at SSCPS. I wish you a happy, healthy, and restful April vacation. Sincerely, Alicia -- Alicia E. Savage Executive Director South Shore Charter Public School 781.982.4202 Ext. 101 www.sscps.org To all families:
Please be aware that all students enrolled at SSCPS qualify for Free Breakfast and Lunch for the 2020-2021 academic year. Please click on this link FamilyID Online Registration and register for meals. If you have any questions, contact me at [email protected] or at 781-982-4202 x156. Charlene Salamone Food Services Coordinator The Health Office is now running 2 separate COVID testing programs. Both of these tests are voluntary. In order to participate in each program you will need to sign up for them separately.
The BinaxNow Rapid Test is for students/staff that develop COVID-like symptoms while at school. This test can be administered at school and results are available in fifteen (15) minutes. Students/staff will still be required to leave school, even with a negative test result. Positive results are presumed positives and students will be required to isolate. Register your student for Symptomatic Rapid COVID testing with the following link: https://app.beacontesting.com/register/with-code?code=EKMBEX Pool Testing is a weekly COVID test for students and staff. Students will be tested on the weeks they are in person learning. This program is not available to remote students. Pool testing is when a number (usually 5-10) swabs are put in the same tube and a PCR test is done on the batch/pool. If the pool comes back negative, it is presumed all individuals in this pool are negative. If the pool comes back positive, each student is individually tested using the BinaxNow Rapid test done at school. Any positive students will be sent home to isolate and contact tracing will be done. If all students come back negative with the rapid testing, each student will then have an individual PCR test to be sent out from school. All students will be asked to quarantine until the PCR results come back. When you sign consent for pool testing, you are consenting for all 3 types of testing to be done at school (pool testing, rapid antigen and individual PCR testing). Register your student for weekly pool testing with the following link: https://app.beacontesting.com/register/with-code?code=WPWCQJ Please see the Health Office page on the SSCPS website for more information on rapid and pooled testing, along with other COVID-19 information. If you have any additional questions or need any additional information please do not hesitate to reach out to the nursing staff. K - 8: 781-982-4202 x 104 High School: 781-982-4202 x 182 Darcie Edwards, RN Susan Dupras, RN Jaime Kjelgaard, RN Barbara Folan, RN |
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