Dear WES Families,

I hope your week is going well. In my last communication to you, I promised to follow-up with more details about our testing procedures. We’ve made a few changes to help streamline the process. 

Testing Dates and Times at WES
  • Testing is mandatory for all students and employees and will be conducted on the following Fridays: October 23, November 6, November 20, December 4, December 11, and January 8. 
  • The hours have shifted to enable us to offer testing during the school day for on-site learners. Walk-up testing will be available until 4 p.m. on each testing date. Drive through-testing will be available from 4 to 5 p.m. 

Early Childhood Students:
  • Parents should take their children to be tested after the regular school day.
  • Dismissal will be at the normal time - 2:45 p.m.

Students in Grades 2, 4, 6, and 8:
  • Families have the option of allowing their child to test during the school day with WES staff or the parents can take their child to testing after school.
  • If a student is being tested during the school day on Friday, the consent form needs to be brought to school on Thursday and will be collected by the homeroom teachers.
  • If you prefer to escort your child to testing at the end of the school day, please email your division director. 

Students in Grades 3, 5, and 7:
  • Families will take their child to testing after school.

New Consent Form
  • By signing this consent form, you are giving permission for your child to receive the test on October 23, November 6, November 20, December 4, and December 11. 
  • Parents will not need to sign another consent form until 2021.

Off-Site Testing
  • All students/employees will need a negative test prior to coming onto campus the following week.
  • Students and employees can test at a location of their choice, but the test must be a PCR test. Results should be emailed to covid@w-e-s.org.
  • Any student moving from at-home learning to on-campus learning must be tested within seven days prior to returning to campus. 

Thank you for your continued support. We have been very pleased with how smoothly our initial testing has proceeded, and this is one more step we can take to continue to promote the health and wellness of the WES community. 

Sincerely,
Danny Vogelman