Sunday, September 20, 2020
McCormick Families:
Thank
you for your questions, patience, and support as we worked through this past
week with two positive Covid cases. We are continuing to learn how to navigate
through this and I am happy to see the teamwork that McCormick has shown. It
has been challenging; however, we continue to move forward and are adapting
with each task to ensure that we continue to provide health and safety for our
students and our faculty/staff. We have received questions from parents wishing
to know more about each case. It is important to understand that in order to
not violate HIPA/FERPA guidelines, we can only share an overview of the situation
and Laramie County Health contacts those individuals who may have been deemed a
direct contact with the person that has tested positive.
When
we are notified by the Laramie County Health Department of a positive COVID
case, we begin gathering information for the Health Department to aid in
close-contact tracing. We initiate communication with parents/guardians,
district leadership, and McCormick faculty and staff. Communication with all
parties throughout helps us ensure that we are taking the correct steps and
ensure safety procedures are in place. As we assess our procedures, we will be
adjusting our reentry plan to provide more detail on remote learning and the
communication process when we are notified of a positive COVID test. Our main
objective is to keep students, our teachers and support staff healthy and safe.
McCormick
teachers assisted administration in gathering the needed information for the
Laramie County Health Department to begin contact tracing. Our teachers’
established classroom procedures and consistent seating charts, which allowed
us to provide timely information to the Laramie County Health Department to
facilitate accurate contact tracing.
As we
move forward, McCormick Administration requests your assistance with setting the
expectation with your student the importance of following the Big 4:
1. If you are sick
or have symptoms, stay home and contact your health provider.
2. Wash or sanitize
your hands frequently.
3. Wear a face mask
when you are in common areas or cannot socially distance by 6 feet.
4. Socially distance
by 6 feet, if and when you can.
