• If schools need to be closed for a short period of time, the District will plan to utilize Flexible Instructional Days (FID). 
• Teachers will have their FID lessons posted on their website and/or in Blackboard by the end of the day Thursday, March 12, 2020. Additional directions will be shared with families regarding FID lessons as soon as plans are finalized. 
• District administrators will meet with a group of NA educators this week to finalize plans for a longer closure, if necessary.
• Beginning Wednesday, March 11, students should take their devices home each evening (iPads grades 1-8, laptops grades 9-12). Please remind your student to bring their device home each night. The District is working on plans specific to Kindergarten students as well. 

• North Allegheny will continue to seek guidance from the Allegheny County Health Department regarding upcoming large events and student trips and will review specific situations as COVID-19 information is provided by official sources. At this time, North Allegheny is proceeding with all student trips as planned. 

• Please take the time to review the Travel Information provided on the CDC website. Individuals who have traveled from Level 3 countries, including China, Iran, Italy, and South Korea, within the last 14 days are asked to not enter any school facilities. Signs have been posted on the entrances to school buildings advising individuals who meet this criteria to not enter. Individuals who are exhibiting symptoms to include coughing, fever, or shortness of breath are not permitted to enter the building. Individuals who are entering the building must be fever-free for 24-hours without medication. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that people with influenza-like illness remain at home until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever (100°F [37.8°C]), or signs of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.
• We encourage our students, staff, and families to be mindful of key preventative measures. The CDC offers tips on its website that can be useful in avoiding the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses.
• Facilities staff will continue to use U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved products to clean and disinfect surfaces of any and all potential viruses, including the Coronavirus. 
• Please remember that if your student is sick, they should not be at school, regardless of their symptoms. If your student is exhibiting symptoms of any illness at school, they will be checked by the school nurse and may be sent home. The student should not return to school until the parent/guardian has consulted with a medical professional and communicated this information to the school nurse. Please refer to the health guidelines outlined on the NA website for additional information. Keeping children home when they are sick is critical to prevention. 

• Information on how to talk to your child about the Coronavirus
• Information for Allegheny County Residents
• Official information from the CDC