Weekly Family Update August 23, 2021

  

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR OUR PRESCHOOLERS!!! 💟

REMINDER THAT STANTON WILL FOLLOW AN EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE MONDAY-WEDNESDAY. 😰

LOTUS FOLLOWS ITS REGULAR SCHEDULE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY IS AN EARLY RELEASE. 

Key Reopening Reminders

*Click here to see our 2021-22 Opening Plan. 

*Masks are required for all students and staff while inside the building.

*All students receive breakfast and lunch at NO COST to families. 

*Click here for the D114 2021-22 school year calendar. This shows school hours for regular attendance days, all our Early Release Days, holidays, and MORE! 

SHIELD Testing Opt In

Thank you to all who completed the opt in survey, and for all the great questions! We plan to launch SHIELD testing after Labor Day as students arrive on Tuesdays and Fridays. 

Remote Learning Access

To access short term remote learning, students must:
1. Have positive COVID diagnosis, or
2. Be identified as close contact by D114

Situations that do not qualify for remote access:

1. Symptoms in the absence of a COVID diagnosis.
*Students should stay home until symptoms resolve.
*Student will be encouraged to take a COVID test and share results
*COVID testing can be done onsite using SHIELD PCR (once program launches) or Binex Now Rapid with parent/guardian permission.

2. Student identified as close contact with a family member
*Student should stay home and monitor symptoms
*Student will be encouraged to take a COVID test and share results
*COVID testing can be done onsite using SHIELD PCR (once program launches) or Binex Now Rapid with parent/guardian permission.

3. Family vacations.

4. General illnesses.

5. Any other non-COVID related reasons.

Remote Learning Parameters:
Student get “eyes and ears” into the classroom using Google Classroom and Google Meet.
Student is provided at least 5 hours of instruction, of which 2.5 must be synchronous.
Remote access is given 24 hours after notification that a student qualifies.

Spirit Wear

The D114 spirit wear store is OPEN!!! Check out the flyer attached to this week's Monday Memo, or visit the store using this link. Please note that any logo can be put on any item. 

Local COVID Data

8/20/21

CDC thresholds and local data for Lake County

Indicator	Low Transmission	Moderate Transmission	Substantial Transmission	High Transmission	Current Status
Incidence Rate: Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days	0-9	10-49	50-99	100 or greater	121.75
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate	Less than 5%	5.0%-7.9%	8.0%-9.9%	Greater than 10%	6.0%

D114 Local Zip Codes Data from Northwestern University COVID Dashboard--ALL DATA INCLUDES ACTUAL AND PROBABLE CASES!

Indicator	Low Transmission	Moderate Transmission	Substantial Transmission	High Transmission	Current Status
Incidence Rate: Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days	0-9	10-49	50-99	100 or greater	181
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate	Less than 5%	5.0%-7.9%	8.0%-9.9%	Greater than 10%	9.27%%

Quarantine/COVID Positive Data

Category	Quarantined	COVID+
Students	12	0
Staff	0	0

August 23: First Day of School for PreK!!!!

Curriculum Nights--VIRTUAL

Lotus

6:00-7:00

Aug 30--PreK and 2nd

Aug 31--1st and 4th

Sept 2--K and 3rd

Stanton

Sept 9--details to come

D114 Text-A-Tip

United Way

 

Ways to access:

*Call 211 from any phone.

*Text your zip code to 898211

*Access the database via web at https://211lakecounty.org/

 

You can reach us at District Office at 847-973-4028. Feel free to email me with questions, ideas, or concerns at heather.friziellie@foxlake114.org. We are here to help, so don't hesitate to reach out for assistance!

With commitment to our students and families, 

Heather Friziellie, Superintendent