Select A Language To Translate Selecteer een taal▼ Welcome Covid Recovery Plan Communications 2021-2022 SY2021-22 Calendar Technical Support Archive 2020 LPS Homepage WELCOME TO THE LPS REOPENING SAFELY WEBPAGE November 22, 2021 Dear Lynn Public Schools Community, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to update you on a challenge that we have experienced with weekly COVID testing and a plan for addressing it. We began the school year with a robust plan for safety, creating a pathway for students to learn in person in the safest way possible. The plan involves several layers: mask wearing monitoring for illness and staying home when ill ventilation upgrades cleaning and sanitizing health and hygiene strategies at school, which includes but is not limited to weekly COVID testing (also known as “pool testing”) By virtue of the low positive case count among our students and staff and the low number of transmissions on site, the plan has proven effective thus far. That said, the state's partner in charge of providing testing services for school districts, CIC Health, has discovered an issue with the consent forms. The issue has resulted in some students being tested whose parent or caregiver has not consented. Thankfully, the issue is not widespread, but it is serious enough to pause the weekly testing program. CIC Health is developing a stronger consenting process that will eliminate mistakes. Once the new process is fully developed, we will require those who have consented online to complete a paper consent. This is a burden, but we felt it important to have a system that is accurate. We hope to resume the program when students return from winter vacation, January 2, 2022. The symptomatic and Test and Stay programs are not impacted by this challenge and will remain intact. Establishing an environment that is safe for all students and staff requires a layered approach - implementing several strategies designed to stop the spread of COVID-19. While we are temporarily pausing the weekly testing program (which began on October 18th), there are several other strategies in force. Because there are other strategies in force, the pause does not significantly reduce the safety factor of attending in person. Please accept my best wishes for a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Yours in partnership, Patrick Tutwiler, PhD Superintendent November 22, 2021 Dear Lynn Public Schools Community, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to update you on a challenge we have had with weekly COVID testing and a plan to address it. We begin the school year with a robust plan for safety, creating a path for students to learn in person in the safest way possible. The plan includes several levels: use of masks disease control and staying home when sick improved ventilation cleaning and disinfection school health and hygiene strategies, including, but not limited to, weekly COVID tests (also known as "cluster tests") Noting the low number of positive cases among our students and staff and the low number of broadcasts on site, the plan has proven effective thus far. That said, the state's partner in charge of providing testing services to school districts, CIC Health, has discovered an issue with consent forms. The problem has caused some students whose parents or caregivers have not consented to be tested. Fortunately, the problem is not widespread, but it is severe enough that the weekly testing schedule is discontinued. CIC Health está desarrollando un proceso de consentimiento más sólido que eliminará los errores. Una vez que el nuevo proceso esté completamente desarrollado, exigiremos a quienes hayan dado su consentimiento en línea que completen un consentimiento en papel. Esto puede ser una complicación, pero lo consideramos importante tener un sistema que sea preciso. Esperamos reanudar el programa cuando los estudiantes vuelvan de las vacaciones de invierno, el 2 de enero del 2022. Los programas sintomáticos y de “Test and Stay” no se ven afectados por este desafío y permanecerán intactos. Establecer un entorno que sea seguro para todos los estudiantes y el personal requiere un enfoque estratificado, implementando varias estrategias diseñadas para detener la propagación de COVID-19. Mientras que estamos pausando temporalmente el programa de pruebas semanales (que comenzó el 18 de octubre), hay varias otras estrategias en vigor. Dado que hay otras estrategias en vigor, la pausa no reduce significativamente la seguridad de asistir en persona. Por favor acepte mis mejores deseos de un feliz y seguro Día de Acción de Gracias Atentamente, Patrick Tutwiler, PhD Superintendente DOWNLOAD THIS LETTER IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear LPS Families and Staff, Lynn Public Schools is committed to keeping you informed on the number of Covid-19 cases in the district. We have developed and posted a dashboard with the current number of cases at each school on the LPS website. This will be updated weekly and will replace the letter notifications sent for each individual case. This will include all student and staff cases. Please note that multiple cases in one school does not necessarily indicate that the cases are related. We are working closely with the Lynn Health Department to identify any areas of concern. Individuals identified as a close contact will continue to be notified directly by the principal or school nurse who will give further instructions. You can access the dashboard here: LPS Covid Dashboard http://www.lynnschools.org/coviddashboard Thank you for your continued support! Estimadas Familias y Personal de las Escuelas Públicas de Lynn, Las Escuelas Públicas de Lynn se comprometen a mantenerlos informados sobre el número de casos de Covid-19 en el distrito. Hemos desarrollado y publicado un tablero con el número actual de casos en cada escuela en el sitio web de LPS. Esto se actualizará semanalmente y reemplazará las notificaciones por carta enviadas para cada caso individual. Esto incluirá todos los casos de estudiantes y personal. Tenga en cuenta que los casos múltiples en una escuela no indican necesariamente que los casos estén relacionados. Estamos trabajando estrechamente con el Departamento de Salud de Lynn para identificar cualquier área de preocupación. Las personas identificadas como un contacto cercano seguirán siendo notificadas directamente por el director o la enfermera de la escuela, quienes darán más instrucciones. Puede acceder al panel de control aquí: LPS Covid Dashboard http://www.lynnschools.org/coviddashboard ¡Gracias por su apoyo continuo! Welcome Back Dear Lynn Public Schools Community, Countless hours have gone into planning and preparing for the upcoming school year. The safety and well-being of students and staff being our first priority, we have aligned strategy and resources to state policy and recommendations by local health officials. We feel confident that we will provide a safe and fulfilling experience for all according to our five pillars on health and safety. 1 Full-time, In-Person Learning see below for the opening schedule. 2 Universal Mask Wearing Indoors (now State Mandated) 3 Health and Hygiene - Stay home when not well - Hand hygiene - Weekly COVID testing for students/staff (beginning October) 4 Cleaning and Sanitizing - Robust cleaning protocols - Sanitizing high-touch surfaces (handrails, doorknobs) throughout the school day 5 Ventilation/Air Purification - Fresh air flow in all LPS buildings - Increased filtration and monitoring Download This Welcome Back Letter In ENGLISH or SPANISH Last Website Update: November 23, 2021 2:52 PM Accessibility Statement The Lynn Public School District is committed to providing information on its websites to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. 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