Re-entry plans, updates, and Covid -19
Resources (updated February 10, 2022)
- 2022-23-school-year-covid-19-school-faqs-for-parents-caregivers | español
- 2022-23-school-year-covid-19-faqs-for-schools | español
- NYSDOH Quarantine and Isolation Guidance February 4 2022
- NYSDOH Updated Test to Stay and Quarantine and Isolation Tables February 4 2022
- Contact Tracing for Schools Memo 1-14-22
- Quarantine and Isolation Guidance_1 14 22
- DCDBCH Chart self-quarantine guidance January 14 2022
- Isolation and Quarantine Tables 1 14 22
- New York State Covid School Report Card
- NYSDOH COVID quarantine and isolation January 11 2022
- County Adopts New Guidance for Isolation and Quarantine January 10 2022 English and Spanish
- Guidance for Quarantine and Isolation of School Staff DCBCH January 7 2022
- Reduced Isolation and Quarantine DCBCH January 6 2022
- NYSDOH interim Guidance for Isolation and Quarantine, January 4, 2022.
- NYS Health Commissioner Determination August 27 2021
- Masking Guidance June 16,2021
- GUIDANCE FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AT PRE-K TO GRADE 12 SCHOOLS DURING THE COVID-19
School Guidance Memo 03-19-21 DCDOH - Updated Guidance from DCDOH February 2021
- Updated Guidance from the CDC February 2021
- Surveillance Testing Results Information Sheet January 2020 2021 English and Spanish
- Pawling CSD Re-entry FAQ
- Support for Child Care
- Symptoms of Coronavirus
- Wash Your Hands Video
- How to Wear Cloth Face Coverings
- CDC Video How to Stop the Spread of Germs
- CDC FAQs
- CDC Guidance
- Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health COVID-19 Dashboard
- Pawling CSD Health Team COVID-19 Q and A (Video)
- Contact Tracing Protocol for Schools - 8-14-20_0 1.pdf
- Dutchess County Contact Tracing Workflow - Schools - 8-14-20.pdf
- New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Resources
- New York State Education Department Guidance on School Re-Opening
- New York State Department of Education Health and Safety Guide
Communications
- 2022-2023-school-year-covid-joint-doh-sed-letter-to-schools | español
- Letter to Commissioners January 29 2022
- Contact Tracing Guidance for Families January 18 2022 English Spanish
- Shortened Periods of Quarantine and Isolation January 10, 2022
- Superintendent's Update January 3, 2022
- Covid 19 and Winter Weather Updates January 3 2022
- Superintendents letter - vaccine and covid updates 11-10-21
- español - Superintendents letter - vaccine and covid updates 11-10-21
- HS Fourth Quarter Learning Opportunities BOE Presentation 3/22/21
- Info on Voluntary Surveillance COVID Testing Letter English
- Info on Voluntary Surveillance COVID Testing Letter Spanish
- COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Consent Form
- Superintendent Update 8 25 20.pdf
- Re-Entry Plan 2020-2021 BOE Presentation Exec Summary August 24 2020
- COVID-19 Testing Plan (Aug. 14, 2020)
- Contact Tracing Plan (Aug. 14, 2020)
- Remote Re-entry Plan (Aug. 14, 2020)
- Re-entry Plan (July 31, 2020)
- Letter to families July 20 2020 English
- Letter to families 7-20-2020 Spanish
Superintendent's Message 1/3/2021
As we prepare to commence the 2021 part of the 2020-2021 school year tomorrow, I would like to offer some gratitude, important reminders, and a couple of updates.
Gratitude:
Because of the collective efforts of students, families, and the entire PCSD staff, we have been able to offer a remarkable amount of in-person learning as well as continuing to support remote learners. I sincerely thank each of you for the part you have played. Given the infection rates in Dutchess County, the next few months may bring more disruption, but we will do our best to manage and mitigate it, together. All in all, we can surely look forward to an even better year in 2021.
Reminders:
Our wellbeing as a school community depends on the conscientious behavior of each individual. Please do the following.
- Remember to complete a health screening form each day you plan to be on campus. Our response rate has been excellent. Please keep it up by getting immediately back into the habit. When you don't complete the form, it taxes our systems and wastes the valuable time of our nurses and human resource personnel.
- If you have travelled out of State for more than 24 hours, you are subject to a mandatory quarantine of 10 days from the date of your return to New York. If you have taken steps to shorten that quarantine, you must communicate with your school and provide documentation before you can be on campus. Even if you have travelled out of State for fewer than 24 hours, you are subject to specific reporting requirements. If you have reason to suspect a student or staff member has violated the New York State travel advisory, please contact the school nurse and complete a complaint form or call the hotline. All this information, including the reporting form and hotline numbers, is easily accessible on this page. We are in this together.
- Please continue the healthy habits of hand and respiratory hygiene and persistent mask-wearing. Please avoid being within six feet of individuals for more than 10 minutes at a time or more than 15 minutes within 24 hours. Your doing so, protects us from unnecessary quarantine and school disruptions.
Updates:
- Prior to the break, I sent a video message that included our hopes to begin surveillance testing using State-provided rapid tests. We are still working through the process with the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health. We look forward to being able to invite you into this process, which will serve as an additional tool to ensure that only healthy people are on campus. In addition, our county health department has let us know that there may be opportunity for pool testing in partnership with Marist College. At this point, the costs are not manageable, nor are the details worked out, but we will keep you informed if this opportunity also develops.
- Should we experience interruptions to in-person learning, it will likely be because of staff shortages, more often as a result of quarantine than illness. We are hiring in all job categories and we have an ongoing and urgent need for substitute teachers and substitute bus drivers. Our best substitute staff members are drawn from our local communities. We provide training and welcome your application.
Our future:
- As you know, our community has supported our capital projects propositions and the process of finalizing plans for these projects to seek State Education Department approval will begin in earnest in the new year. This work will involve many staff members and students and will yield benefits for years to come. I cannot think of a better way to demonstrate our faith in the future than to get busy improving our facilities for our current and future students.
Wishing you a happy, safe, rewarding, and better new year!
Sincerely,
Kim Fontana
Superintendent of Schools
Pawling Central School District
515 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564
Office: (845) 855-2150
Fax: (845) 855 - 4612
Mensaje del superintendente
Mientras nos preparamos para comenzar la parte 2021 del año escolar 2020-2021 mañana, me gustaría ofrecer algo de gratitud, recordatorios importantes y un par de actualizaciones.
Gratitud:
Gracias a los esfuerzos colectivos de los estudiantes, las familias y todo el personal de PCSD, hemos podido ofrecer una cantidad notable de aprendizaje en persona, además de seguir apoyando a los estudiantes remotos. Agradezco sinceramente a cada uno de ustedes por el papel que han desempeñado. Dadas las tasas de infección en el condado de Dutchess, los próximos meses pueden traer más interrupciones, pero haremos todo lo posible para manejarlo y mitigarlo, juntos. Con todo, seguramente podemos esperar un año aún mejor en 2021.
Recordatorios:
Nuestro bienestar como comunidad escolar depende del comportamiento consciente de cada individuo. Por favor haga lo siguiente.
- Recuerde completar un formulario de evaluación de la salud todos los días que planea estar en el campus. Nuestra tasa de respuesta ha sido excelente. Por favor, continúe volviendo inmediatamente al hábito. Cuando no completa el formulario, pone a prueba nuestros sistemas y desperdicia el valioso tiempo de nuestras enfermeras y personal de recursos humanos.
- Si ha viajado fuera del estado durante más de 24 horas, está sujeto a una cuarentena obligatoria de 10 días a partir de la fecha de su regreso a Nueva York. Si ha tomado medidas para acortar esa cuarentena, debe comunicarse con su escuela y proporcionar documentación antes de poder estar en el campus. Incluso si ha viajado fuera del estado durante menos de 24 horas, está sujeto a requisitos de informes específicos. Si tiene motivos para sospechar que un estudiante o un miembro del personal ha violado la advertencia de viaje del estado de Nueva York, comuníquese con la enfermera de la escuela y complete un formulario de queja o llame a la línea directa. Toda esta información, incluido el formulario de denuncia y los números de la línea directa, es fácilmente accesible en este página . Estamos en esto juntos.
- Continúe con los hábitos saludables de higiene respiratoria y de manos y el uso persistente de mascarillas. Evite estar a seis pies de las personas durante más de 10 minutos a la vez o más de 15 minutos dentro de las 24 horas. Si lo hace, nos protege de cuarentena innecesaria e interrupciones escolares.
Actualizaciones:
- Antes del receso, envié un mensaje de video que incluía nuestras esperanzas de comenzar las pruebas de vigilancia utilizando pruebas rápidas proporcionadas por el estado. Todavía estamos trabajando en el proceso con el Departamento de Salud Comunitaria y del Comportamiento del Condado de Dutchess. Esperamos poder invitarlo a este proceso, que servirá como una herramienta adicional para garantizar que solo haya personas saludables en el campus. Además, el departamento de salud de nuestro condado nos ha informado que puede haber oportunidad de realizar pruebas en grupo en asociación con Marist College. En este punto, los costos no son manejables, ni los detalles están resueltos, pero lo mantendremos informado si esta oportunidad también se desarrolla.
- Si experimentamos interrupciones en el aprendizaje en persona, probablemente se deba a la escasez de personal, más a menudo como resultado de la cuarentena que de una enfermedad. Estamos contratación en todas las categorías laborales y tenemos una necesidad continua y urgente de maestros sustitutos y conductores de autobuses sustitutos. Nuestros mejores miembros del personal sustitutos provienen de nuestras comunidades locales. Brindamos capacitación y damos la bienvenida a su solicitud.
Nuestro futuro:
- Como saben, nuestra comunidad ha apoyado nuestras propuestas de proyectos de capital y el proceso de finalización de planes para estos proyectos para buscar la aprobación del Departamento de Educación del Estado comenzará en serio en el nuevo año. Este trabajo involucrará a muchos miembros del personal y estudiantes y producirá beneficios en los años venideros. No puedo pensar en una mejor manera de demostrar nuestra fe en el futuro que ocuparnos en mejorar nuestras instalaciones para nuestros estudiantes actuales y futuros.
¡Le deseamos un feliz, seguro, gratificante y mejor año nuevo!
Sinceramente,
Kim Fontana
Superintendente de escuelas
Distrito escolar central de Pawling
515 Ruta 22
Pawling, Nueva York 12564
Oficina: (845) 855-2150
Fax: (845) 855 - 4612