12/31/21 Enews From CCSD93

Reminder: Students Must Bring a Mask to School Daily & Stay Home When Symptomatic

With the wider spread of COVID-19 in recent weeks, it is as critical as ever that our families remain vigilant when it comes to watching for symptoms and following our mitigation strategies . Our goal is to not only ensure the health and safety of our students and staff but to minimize the amount of days missed due to exposure at school.

Prior to break, we had experienced an increase of students arriving at school without a mask. Please be sure that your child is sent to school with a mask.

It is also critically important that children are kept home from school when experiencing any of the following symptoms:

Fever of higher than 100.3° F or chills
New cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue from unknown cause
Muscle or body aches from unknown cause
Confusion or change in mental status
Pale, gray or blue skin, lips or nail beds
Repeated shaking with chills (rigors)
New onset of moderate/severe headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea
Persistent chest pressure or pain
Inability to wake or stay awake
Congestion or runny nose

A Note About CDC & IDPH Quarantine & Isolation Updates

If your child tests positive for COVID-19, please contact your child’s school. We continue to rely on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) to inform protocols related to quarantine, isolation, testing, and returning to school.

It is important to note that on Tuesday, December 27, the CDC updated its recommendation to decrease isolation for those who test positive for COVID-19 or are close contacts from 10 days to 5 days if they are asymptomatic and wear a mask for an additional 5 days. Yesterday, the IDPH followed suit by adopting the CDC’s recommendation to reduce the number of days for isolation and quarantine for the general public. However, the IDPH made clear that schools should continue to follow the IDPH COVID-19 School Guidance, which is unchanged. Therefore, CCSD93 will continue to adhere to the IDPH COVID-19 School Guidance for quarantine and isolation for positive COVID-19 cases. Your school nurse will assist you through next steps if your child is required to isolate or quarantine.

Mark Your Calendar! Preschool Registration for 2022-23 School Year on 1/20/22

Preschool Registration for the 2022-23 school year will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, January 20, 2022 at CCSD93's Early Childhood Center (280 Old Gary Ave., Bloomingdale, IL).

If you're in need of a preschool for your child for next school year, look no further than CCSD93's award-winning Early Childhood Center (ECC)! The ECC provides a play-based environment that helps students of all backgrounds develop independent thought, problem solving, a sense of self worth, and successful group interactions in a safe and nurturing space designed just for 3- and 4-year-olds.

Registration is open to any interested community members with children who will be age 3 or 4 by September 1, 2022. Space fills up quickly, so attending Preschool Registration is your best chance at ensuring a spot. Mark your calendar, and be sure to bring your state I.D. and child’s birth certificate (original or sealed copy). Visit www.ccsd93.com/preschool for more information.

If you know someone who may be interested, please FORWARD this email to them. For more details on all of the amazing ways CCSD93's ECC prepares preschool students for kindergarten and beyond, view the video below, which was filmed prior to the pandemic.

Attend Portrait of a CCSD93 Graduate Community Forum on 1/13/22

Please join us for the Portrait of a CCSD93 Graduate Community Forum on Thursday, January 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Fountain View Recreation Center.

You'll be invited to share your perspective on the values, knowledge, skills and work habits our students should have by the time they graduate from CCSD93 as 8th graders. What we find will ultimately help inform CCSD93’s next Strategic Plan and guide what and how our students of all grade levels learn moving forward. View this newsletter more information.

Reminder of School Closure Procedures: Is your Contact Info Up to Date?

With winter upon us, it's important that our parents know what to expect if there is an emergency school closing due to weather conditions. If weather keeps CCSD93 from holding school on any given day, parents will receive notification from the District via the following methods:

Automated phone call
Email
Text message
Pushed to the CCSD93 app

School closing information will also be prominently placed on CCSD93’s websites and social media platforms.

Every effort is made to have a decision on whether or not to close schools by 5:30 a.m. While the District determines if schools should be closed due to weather, the decision to send a child to school in severe weather is always ultimately the choice of the parent. Parents who feel it is unsafe for their child to attend, even if school is open, should keep their child home that day and call the school office to notify the school of this decision.

We will contact you at all of the phone numbers and email addresses you supplied for parents of the child when you completed your online registration. If you think your contact information may need to be updated, please contact your child's school office after winter break during regular school hours to update it.

Please note, if CCSD93 knows about impending inclement weather with enough advanced warning, an e-learning day may be held where students learn from home through guided instruction. If that were implemented, we would use the same contact methods to inform you as if schools were closed.

School Resumes Monday, 1/3/22

Enjoy the weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. David H. Hill

Superintendent of Schools

CCSD93

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