Dear STEM School Highlands Ranch Families,
We received notifications of six student COVID positive cases and one staff case. All students and staff were instructed to move into isolation and remain there until symptoms have gone away. We had one third grade, one fourth grade, one seventh grade, one eighth grade and one ninth grade student test positive.
There are no new quarantines at this time.
Students who are in quarantine/isolation should access their coursework via Canvas. We understand that this is not ideal and is frustrating. We are working internally to see what adjustments we can make so that our students in quarantine are not falling behind. We will not be providing synchronous learning at this time, as we made a commitment to our teachers that we would not add that additional workload.
We strongly encourage you to please take a look at our COVID Positive Tracking List for the most up-to-date list of both student and staff cases. Additionally, we’ve added an FAQ section to that page that answers some of the questions we’ve been receiving over the past two weeks.
As a reminder, please do not come to school with any symptoms and please do what you can to help us mitigate the spread of COVID.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND SOURCES OF STRENGTH EXPOSURE
We were notified that a student who attended the Student Government and the Sources of Strength meetings has tested positive for COVID-19. The student was last at STEM on January 13. Please monitor them for symptoms and that they wear a mask for the next 10 days.
RESOURCES
- When are you considered “fully vaccinated?” – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html
- Quarantine and Isolation – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html
- How to find testing for Covid-19 – https://covid19.colorado.gov/testing
- NOTIFYING STEM OF COVID-19 POSITIVE CASE
If your student tests positive for COVID-19, please contact our School Nurse, Mallory Jimenez ([email protected]) immediately. She will then notify the appropriate STEM Leadership Team members to then initiate our communication process. Ms. Jimenez will then provide instructions on the next steps.
CALLING IN ABSENCES
If your student is sick, in quarantine or you are keeping them home out of an abundance of caution, please remember to call our attendance at 303-683-7836.
At this time, there will be no synchronous instruction that will take place for students who are absent. Students will have two days for every one day they are absent to complete their assignments and check-in with their teachers.
Please note: Extended absences start on the 11th school day that a student is absent. If an absence continues past 10 days, parents will need to complete the Extended Absence Form.
Thank you,
STEM School Highlands Ranch Communications