Dear Superintendents and School Leaders,
The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) has just received a partial allocation of at-home COVID-19 antigen tests for distribution to the region's districts and charter schools.
Therefore, we will be able to accommodate pickups at our warehouse in Linda Vista tomorrow, Jan. 5.
Because we have only received a partial allocation, we will be distributing kits on a first-come, first-served basis. To schedule a pickup, please contact Karina Montgomery by phone at 858-295-6897 or via email (kmontgomery@sdcoe.net).
As a reminder, if your district or school has already received at-home test kits for use by students returning from winter break, you are not eligible to receive additional kits at this time. Also, these kits are only intended to be used by students and not by staff members.
Should demand outstrip our initial supply, we will create a waiting list and notify contacts when we receive additional kits from the state.
The SDCOE Communications team has updated its template letters for
families and
school employees to reflect the new timing of test availability. As a reminder, CDPH has also issued a
communications toolkit with flyers and other resources for schools’ use in publicizing at-home COVID-19 testing.
Thank you for all that you do. As always, please reach out if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Paul
Dr. Paul Gothold
San Diego County Superintendent of Schools
phone: 858-295-6641
