Teacher Weekly
Dec. 2, 2020
ICYMI: Free COVID Testing Open to Entire Community
Dear Educators, 

We hope you had a relaxing Thanksgiving break, and that you are doing well and staying healthy. As we continue to navigate high COVID rates in our city and state, we wanted to share a reminder about an opportunity to receive free COVID-19 tests for yourself as well as everyone in our community. Through a partnership with CDPHE, COVIDCheck Colorado is opening up testing sites across the metro area to the broader community, in addition to all members of Team DPS. That means anyone can get a COVID-19 test, free of charge! Please share this opportunity with friends and family and help slow the spread of COVID. 

As a reminder, the appointment link for the community differs from that for DPS team members. Please share this link with those outside of DPS to make an appointment, and schedule your test online here.

Many thanks, 
Tamara and Mike
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Share Feedback on Transformative Social Emotional Academic Learning Supports
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