Pittsville Public School District - COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates

PITTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT COVID-19 DATA UPDATE
*Number of Active Staff and Student Positive Cases and Quarantines as of October 26, 2020 at 10:34 AM.
	ELEMENTARY	HIGH SCHOOL	STAFF	TOTAL
Positive	0	2	0	2
Quarantined	6	18	2	26
* Tested positive for coronavirus and is isolating at home. ** Was in close contact with someone who tested positive and is quarantined at home.

NEW! What does the incubation period look like for COVID-19? From the Wood County Health Department

NEW! Help Protect your Health From COVID-19. Following these simple steps can help protect you and your community from the coronavirus, the flu, and other common illness.

COVID-19 Testing for Students and Families COVID-19 testing is FREE for anyone who is experiencing a symptom of COVID-19 or if they are identified as a close contact by the health department. There are no "out of pocket" expenses for getting testing.

Health Screening Checklist for Children Parents, this checklist can be helpful in screening your child daily for symptoms of COVID-19.

TIPS FOR PARENTS whose Children are Returning to In-Person, Virtual, or Hybrid Learning

Sorting Out Coronavirus Fact From Fiction, M3 Insurance

Please review the attached WORKING DRAFT of guidelines for schools and parents/guardians.

This information has been provided by the Wood County Health Department.

WORKING DRAFT: COVID-19 Tools for Schools, September 15-2020

COVID Testing for Students and Families - Spanish

Protecting Our Students and Community from Coronavirus

Dear Pittsville School District families,

The health and safety of our students and staff are always our number one priority. We are closing our school buildings under order to help contain the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus in Wisconsin. We know that keeping children at home may cause difficulties for your children and families as you juggle work, child care and other challenges, and our staff are committed to doing everything we can to help make this as positive an experience as possible for your children.

Gov. Tony Evers on March 23 issued a statewide "Safer-at-Home" order requiring that residents stay at home except for certain activities such as getting groceries, gas, medicine and pet and medical supplies; engaging in outdoor activities like walking, running, biking and hiking if following six-foot social distancing guidelines; caring for others and working in essential businesses. Evers on March 13 had ordered the closure of all K-12 Wisconsin schools, public and private from Wednesday, March 18 to at least April 5 but later extended that to an "indefinite" period during the public health emergency.

Digital Learning. The district will work to ensure virtual learning continues for students.

Symptoms of Coronavirus - fever, cough and shortness of breath

When School Resumes

The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. When school resumes, please watch for the following symptoms. Keep students home from school and contact their physician to ask to be tested for Coronavirus if they have these symptoms:

Fever
Cough
Shortness of breath

Please contact the school (ES 715-884-2518, HS 715-884-6412) to report the absence and symptoms. Learn more about the symptoms and treatment of Coronavirus at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website. Those at highest risk for Coronavirus complications are older adults and individuals with compromised immune systems or heart, lung and kidney disease. See how Coronavirus is spread. It can take two to 14 days for a person to develop symptoms after initial exposure to the virus; the average is about five days.

We continue to closely monitor the situation with our School Nurses and Wood County Health Departments, as well as review updates from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Department of Public Instruction and the CDC. Here is the latest information on confirmed cases in Wisconsin.

What You Can Do and Our Cleaning Measures

Pittsville School District has a routine cleaning regimen in place to help reduce the spread of germs and communicable disease. In addition to our regular cleaning and disinfection, we are increasing the cleaning of high-touch areas and hard and soft surface items throughout the day. We will follow all guidelines of the CDC and our local and state health departments.

We all play a role in helping reduce the spread of communicable disease. We are asking our students, staff and families to practice regular preventive actions (see flyer in English, Spanish, Hmong and Mandarin Chinese) including:

Wash your hands regularly, for 20 seconds, using soap and hot water. Make sure to wash your fingertips. This is especially important after using the restroom, coughing or sneezing into your hands, and before preparing or consuming food.
Avoid coughing or sneezing into your hands or in the air. Always try to cough or sneeze into a tissue, and then throw the tissue away. If you don’t have a tissue, cough/sneeze into your arm.
As much as you can, avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose.
If children are feeling sick, please keep them home from school. Families should have a plan in place for keeping your child home, picking up your child if they are sent home sick, and if schools are closed.

Travel Restrictions

This is a rapidly evolving situation, with the World Health Organization declaring Coronavirus a pandemic, the President and Governor declaring it a public health emergency and the President issuing a month-long ban effective March 13 on all travel from Europe, including the UK and Ireland, to the U.S.

The state of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is asking schools and organizations to:

Cancel events with over 250 people
Avoid non-essential domestic travel
Avoid traveling to areas in the US with sustained community transmission of COVID-19 (currently Washington, New York, and California). See map of US sustained community transmission of COVID-19.
Self-quarantine for 14 days upon return for anyone who travels to any U.S. states with confirmed community spread of COVID-19.

Many families have travel plans for spring break. If your family is planning to travel to a country with a Level 3 travel health notice, please contact the your school's office before returning to school. The CDC is asking you to self-quarantine for 14 days. Read more about travel on the CDC's website.

We appreciate your patience with this fluid situation and we will continue to update you as needed. Please rest assured that we will continue to put your students’ safety first. If you have any questions, reach out to Mr. Figueroa, District Administrator at 715-884-6694 or figuerod@pittsville.k12.wi.us.