Required COVID-19 Testing - Next Deadline & February Updates

Thank you for your continuing efforts to keep our community safe through weekly COVID-19 testing this January. We acknowledge the challenge and appreciate all you have done to keep everyone safe. 

All families must submit their child's COVID test results for this final week of January; however, results are now due at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.  We hope this change in the deadline will provide families with a more flexible testing window with additional testing opportunities.  Results must be emailed to Nurse Kathy anurse@wmsde.org as soon as they become available. If you are sending a screenshot, please include the date tested.

As we move into February, we have decided to adjust the required COVID testing to every other week until further notice.  Required test due dates will be:

  • Wednesday, February 3
  • Wednesday, February 17
  • Wednesday, March 3
  • Wednesday, March 17  

If there is a change in testing requirements before spring break, we will provide plenty of notice.
You are still welcome to have your child tested more frequently and may forward the results to Nurse Kathy. Please stay tuned for information about ongoing testing requirements beyond spring break.  

Important: Please understand that if no results are forwarded to Nurse Kathy, your child will not be permitted on campus. If your results are forwarded after 4 p.m. on the due date, you may experience a delay in drop-off on in the morning. A last-minute result may delay or prevent your child from attending school; you must allow time for communication to the staff members conducting screenings in the car line. 

A few tips:
  • Please plan to test at regular intervals to remain on schedule. 
  • You are strongly encouraged to pre-register, but can still be tested without an appointment at the state locations. If you don't have an appointment, plan for a longer wait time.

A few reminders:  
  • Doors and windows continue to remain open during the school day for improved ventilation - please dress your children in multiple layers.
  • This is a good time to check the status of your child's masks. They should be fitting snugly without gaping and should not be falling below their nose.  
  • Be sure to send in multiple mask changes for the day. With temperature changes from inside to outside, condensation often forms and masks often become damp during the day, requiring a change. Be sure to wash reusable masks after each use. 
 
Thank you, and please contact Nurse Kathy if you have any questions!