Upcoming Dates For Your Calendar
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Friday, January 14: SchoolChoice Round 1 Opens
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Monday, January 17: MLK Jr Day No School for Students
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Monday, February 14: Last day of SchoolChoice Round 1
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Monday, February 21: No School
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Dear Hallett Families,
Our priority is the health and safety of our students and our school community.
Please remember to :
- send your child(ren) to school each day wearing a face mask (gaiters and masks with vents are prohibited)
- keep your child(ren) home if they are ill
- practice and reinforce good hand washing habits.
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and there will be no school.
Enjoy the long weekend! We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!
With love,
Dominique Jefferson
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New Isolation and Quarantine Guidance
The CDC recently announced new guidance for how long to isolate or quarantine if a person tests positive or is exposed to COVID-19. The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (a group of public health agencies serving six Denver metro area counties) has shared updated guidance for students, staff, and volunteers in K-12 schools, based on the CDC’s announcement. DPS will be following this guidance going forward.
Please note, we are currently in the process of updating our DPS websites and materials with this new information. We will continue to share updates as more guidance is released.
- Isolation: Any student, staff member, or volunteer in a school who tests positive for COVID-19 must isolate at home for at least 5 days. If at that point, symptoms are greatly improving and there is no fever (without the use of fever-reducing medication), they may return to school or work with a well-fitting mask on at all times when around others.
- Quarantine: Students, staff members, or volunteers in a school who are exposed to someone with COVID-19 should do the following, based on their vaccination status:
- Unvaccinated OR have not yet received a booster: Quarantine for 5 days followed by strict mask use for an additional 5 days.
- Quarantine is not required for students, staff, or volunteers who are not experiencing symptoms, AND:
- Are vaccinated and have received their booster; OR
- Have completed the primary series (first 2 doses) of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last 6 months; OR
- Have completed the primary series (first dose) of Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the last 2 months; OR
- Students only: Both individuals were masked at the time of exposure.
- Even if a person is not required to quarantine, the individual should wear a mask around others for 10 days after the exposure.
- Anyone who has been exposed should be tested 5 days after exposure. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately get tested and then quarantine until they get test results back. (If the results are positive, they should follow the isolation guidance above).
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Children
INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES
The most effective way to keep our schools healthy and safe -- and our students learning in person -- is by getting your family vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccines are now available for everyone age 5 and older.
Benefits of getting vaccinated:
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has many benefits for you, your child, your family and your community, including:
- More in-person learning days! The vaccine helps us reduce the unpredictability of the pandemic.
- If you are exposed to COVID you will not need to quarantine, unless you develop symptoms.
- Safer and easier to participate in extracurricular sports and clubs.
- Helps us get closer to returning to more of our pre-COVID freedoms, like not wearing masks.
- Protects your family members, particularly those at higher risk -- and means there can be more hugs!
Where to get a vaccine:
COVID vaccinations for all eligible individuals -- now including children ages 5 and up -- are available for free through our Denver Health School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs).
With 18 locations across the district, our SBHCs offer a quick and convenient way to get vaccinated. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, please contact Denver Health at 303-602-8958.
Other vaccine providers:
COVID vaccinations are widely available across the City and County of Denver. Talk with your child’s primary-care provider to find out if they are providing COVID vaccinations. You can also locate a vaccine provider through the national website Vaccine.gov.
To learn more about DPS’ response to COVID-19 and how to keep your student safe and healthy, please visit www.dpsk12.org.
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Free Mental Health Services
In October, the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health launched I Matter, a program that provides three or more free counseling sessions for any Colorado youth. Youth and their parents can visit the I Matter platform to take a confidential online survey about their mental health and schedule sessions with a licensed behavioral health clinician, primarily via telehealth. All Colorado youth ages 18 or younger—or 21 and younger if receiving special education services—are eligible to receive free services.
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Free Meals for All Students 18 Years and Younger Will Extend Through the 2021-22 School Year!
All students enrolled in Denver Public Schools will have access to breakfast and lunch meals at no cost, regardless of free and reduced meal eligibility. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are eaten in the classroom daily.
Families who would like to get meals for children at home may go to their nearest school cafeteria and request meals for children 18 years and younger.
Families are encouraged to complete a Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application to be eligible for additional family benefits and school funding, including items such as fee waivers, EBT benefits, and to ensure proper funding for schools.
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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