As always, everyone
should monitor their health and stay at home if they develop symptoms. Sick
persons should contact their health care provider to determine if testing is
needed. Anyone who develops severe symptoms should immediately seek medical
care. If your child has had close contact with a known case of COVID-19,
keep the child at home and notify your primary healthcare provider, your local
health department, and Ashley Grade School.
We are committed to providing your child and our staff with
a safe and healthy environment. Thank you for your understanding and ongoing
cooperation with our COVID-19 prevention policies and procedures as we work to
help protect your children, your families, and our staff and their families.
For any questions or concerns, please contact us at 618-485-6611.
Sincerely,
Brian Hodge
Superintendent
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September 8, 2020
A LETTER FROM MR. HODGE:
Dear Families and Staff:
This letter is to inform you that there have been
individuals at Ashley Community Consolidated School District No. 15 that have
been required, by our local health department, to quarantine due to exposure to
COVID-19. None of the individuals tested positive for COVID-19. We are
coordinating our efforts with the Washington County Health Department to
promptly identify and monitor individuals who have had recent contact with any
COVID-19 positive individual(s) to prevent further spread within our school and
community. The health and safety of Ashley Grade School students and staff is
our highest priority, and we recognize the uncertainty and concern regarding
the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We are following guidance from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as the state and
local health departments for best practices and procedures to protect
everyone’s health.
To prevent further spread of the disease, Ashley Grade
School is taking the following steps:
·
Placing staff members and students who are
identified as having prolonged close contact to the COVID-19 case(s) in
quarantine for 14 days. Close contacts will also receive a separate
notification from the Washington County Health Department.
·
Ongoing monitoring of students and staff for
signs and symptoms of illness and evaluation of illness reports to promptly
identify possible outbreaks.
·
Conducting a deep clean and disinfection of the
areas impacted by potential exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
We will continue to enforce safe practices to prevent,
promptly identify, and respond to potential COVID cases, as follows:
·
Students and staff who are ill with COVID-like
symptoms will promptly be placed in a separate supervised area away from others
until they can be sent home.
·
Students are required to wear face coverings at
all times, as previously directed and per school policy.
·
Staff are required to wear face coverings at all
times while in contact with children and other staff in the facility.
·
All students and staff undergo temperature
checks upon entering the school building(s).
·
We are continuously sanitizing high-touch
surfaces including door handles, sink faucets, water bottle filling stations,
etc.
·
We are reinforcing to students the importance of
face coverings, social distancing, and proper hand washing/sanitizing.
·
As we receive more information from the
Department of Public Health and other entities, we will implement additional
recommendations and guidelines.
As always, everyone
should monitor their health and stay at home if they develop symptoms. Sick
persons should contact their health care provider to determine if testing is
needed. Anyone who develops severe symptoms should seek medical care
immediately.
If your child has had close contact with a known case of
COVID-19, keep the child at home and notify your primary healthcare provider, your
local health department, and Ashley Grade School.
We are committed to providing your child and our staff with
a safe and healthy environment. Thank you for your understanding and ongoing
cooperation with our COVID-19 prevention policies and procedures as we work to
help protect your children, your families, and our staff and their families.
For any questions or concerns, please contact us at 618-485-6611.
Sincerely,
Brian Hodge
Superintendent
ASHLEY GRADE SCHOOL
