December 14, 2020
Dear Families,
We know you all understand that the guidelines surrounding the pandemic are fluid. Today we have received updated information from our local Public Health Dept. (CDPHE) which I want to share with you. Please read carefully in case you need to update your holiday plans. To date, we have had NO cases of COVID in any classrooms at Jarrow. We are incredibly proud of this achievement and understand this success has only been possible due a combination of diligence, discipline on the part of all our staff and families, and a little bit of Montessori good luck!
As a school we have been strongly advised to follow the gold standard of protection, which necessitates a full 14 days of quarantine. This continuation of 14 days is due in part to high prevalence of COVID in the Boulder region and the after-holiday spike that is expected. To ensure our children can return to school safely on Jan. 11, please read the following update carefully.
Here is the revised metric to calculate quarantine:
No quarantine if your family has a ‘staycation’, are not traveling, do not have any new house guests that visit after Dec. 27, and are not attending gatherings outside your family pod. It is ok if residing in a vacation home as long as you do not engage in any activities that are considered ‘risky’ and if everyone remains symptom-free and healthy. :-)
14 days (beginning Dec. 28) if you have traveled on any public transportation, attended any gatherings/parties, had new visitors enter your household after Dec. 27, visited households outside your family pod or engaged in any ‘risky’ activities. Please quarantine for a full 14 days. If you and your child remain symptom-free you do not need a COVID test and your child can return on Jan 11. If you begin your quarantine later than Dec. 28, please count a full 14 days and alert the school that your child will begin after the Jan. 11 start date.
We are so grateful that our children have been able to attend school without disruption. Let us bring this forward into 2021. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Wishing you all happy holidays, and most importantly, a healthy new year,
Debbie
