COVID-19 Information
Updated March 7, 2024
If you are sick:
Stay home and away from others (including people you live with who are not sick) if you have respiratory virus symptoms that aren't better explained by another cause. These symptoms can include fever, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache, among others*. If you have early to latent symptoms of a respiratory illness or tested positive for COVID-19, please review the CDC's Updated Guidance. You can go back to your normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:
Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).
When you go back to your normal activities, take added precautions over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors.
Remember that even if you are feeling better, you may still be able to spread the virus that made you sick. Depending on factors like how long you were sick, you are likely to be less contagious at this time.
If you develop a fever or start to feel worse after you have gone back to normal activities, stay home and away from others again until, for at least 24 hours, both are true: your symptoms are improving overall, and you have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication). Then, take added precautions for the next 5 days.
*Symptoms may include, but are not limited to, chest discomfort, chills, cough, decrease in appetite, diarrhea, fatigue (tiredness), fever or feeling feverish, headache, muscle or body aches, new loss of taste or smell, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat, vomiting, weakness, and wheezing.
Updated May 31, 2022
In our ongoing effort to give up-to-date information about the reopening of schools for the 2021-22 school year, we will be centralizing updates on this page. As we proceed through these uncertain and quickly changing times, please know that the health and social-emotional well-being of our students and staff will remain our top priorities. Please check back regularly for the latest information.
Announcements
Updated Isolation and Quarantine Tables from NYSDOH (May 31, 2022)
Updated Isolation and Quarantine Guidance from NYSDOH (May 31, 2022)
Updated Protocol for Exposed Individuals - Optional Home Testing (March 8, 2022)
Summary of Updated COVID Guidance from NYSDOH (March 8, 2022)
Governor's Update on Masks in Schools (February 9, 2022)
Home Testing Program for Close Contacts (January 24, 2022)
Contact Tracing Changes (January 24, 2022)
Updated Isolation & Quarantine Protocols (January 11, 2022)
Consent Form for Diagnostic Testing at School (January 7, 2022)
Home Test Kit Distribution (January 4, 2022)
Winter Sports COVID-19 Testing (October 19, 2021)
NYSDOH Announcement on COVID Testing in Schools (September 3, 2021)
Remote Learning Requests & Medical Documentation Due by 8/25 (August 17, 2021)
Preliminary Reopening Plans 2021-22 (August 13, 2021)
Home Test Kit Information
Opening Plan & FAQ
Read the full 2021-22 Opening Plan or view a one-page summary of the plan and see more answers to common questions about the 2021-22 school year on the FAQ page. This FAQ page will be updated as new information is received and more details are finalized.
Positive Case Tracker
See a list of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported within the school community during the 2021-22 school year.
You can also view the COVID-19 Report Card, a state-mandated dashboard for tracking COVID-19 data in schools.
Video Resources
How to Wear a Fabric Mask Safely
Hand Washing for Kids
Help Your Child Prepare to Go Back to School
Social Distancing at School (Moving in the Hallways)