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Pick Up or Delivery: COVID Rapid Tests for Students Available

Good Afternoon,

I hope everyone is having a great first Monday of the New Year!  While blustery and cold this morning, it certainly has shaped up to be a lovely winter day with blue skies and the sun brilliantly shining!

I am reaching out to the HCS community with two COVID related updates specific to the following this afternoon:
  • COVID Rapid Test Kits Available
  • A Message from OCDOH Regarding Positive COVID At Home Results
COVID Rapid Tests for Distribution in School Districts
The rapid COVID test kits provided by NYSDOH will be in district late this afternoon and ready for subsequent distribution to our families by tomorrow.  Thank you for your patience as we have explored the most timely way to get the rapid tests into the hands of our families who would like to obtain them!  If you are interested in obtaining a Rapid Test Kit for your child(ren), please note the following:
  • Test kits have been provided for distribution of one kit per student in grades K-12. We are exploring options with OCDOH for our PreK students at this time. 
  • Each test kit contains two rapid tests.
  • Two options are available for families to obtain the rapid test kits:
    • PICK UP: Test kits will be available for pick up from the District Office entrance on Tuesday, 1/4/2022 during the following times:
      • 9:00 - 1:45 
      • 2:15 - 7:00 Parents picking up secondary students (and test kits) must park in the Allens Hill parking lot.  Please walk from parking lot to District Office entrance to ensure safe dismissal of our students and departure of buses.
      • Please Note: Parent/guardians will be required to sign for test kits upon distribution by HCS personnel.  Test kits will NOT be available for distribution at the ES or Secondary offices.  
    • DELIVERY: Test kits will be available for distribution via student back pack on Wednesday, 1/5/2022, ONLY upon receipt of consent document (see ParentSquare).
  • To be clear, there is no requirement to test. This initiative is intended to assist parents and educational staff members with access to reliable and quick testing options as part of the solution in keeping schools open.      

A Message from OCDOH: Positive Home Test for COVID-19?

Take a photo of the positive test!  If your family lives in Ontario County and your child has tested positive with an at home test for COVID-19, you will need documentation for school. Please complete our HIPAA-compliant, electronic Self Reporting Form and then:

  1. Keep your child at home for 10-days from the first symptom. No symptoms? Keep the child at home 10-days from the date of the positive test. 
  2. Keep all unvaccinated close contacts home for 10-days from their last unmasked contact with your child. Wear a mask if you have unvaccinated people in your home and do your best to stay 6-feet away from them. Vaccinated contacts who don't have symptoms, don't need to quarantine, but should mask while around other people for two weeks.
  3. Pick up the phone when the NY State Investigator or Contact Tracer calls you. It will look like an unknown number and will be from a 518 Area Code. Consent to a quick interview, ask questions, and try to do what they advise. 
  4. If you live outside of the County please visit your local health department’s website to report your positive test.
  5. COVID-19 SELF REPORTING FORM: https://www.ontariocountyny.gov/covidselfreport

 
 Thank you in advance for your support of our efforts to continue to offer 100% in person learning:

  • Any child or adult who has been exposed to COVID illness or is feeling ill should please stay home.
  • Universal masking is required. "Above the nose is how it goes."
  • Physical distancing must be practiced.
  • Hand washing is an important mitigation strategy to help stop the spread of germs and viruses.
As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions about this information or otherwise.  It goes without saying that 2021 has been a tough year. If there is anything we can control to make 2022 easier and better at the POUND, we will certainly work to make it happen. Thank you for your continued support of the district and our work in advocacy for HCS students. Be safe and be well! 

Sincerely,
E. Bridget Ashton

Elizabeth Bridget Ashton
Superintendent, Honeoye Central School District
8528 Main Street
Honeoye, New York 14471
[email protected]
On Twitter: @EBridgetAshton