Schedule for the week of April 12 to April 16

Wednesday, April 14 and Thursday, April 15 = Orange Group Days

Friday, April 16 = Synchronous Day= All students learn from home online with their teachers. All students will learn asynchronously Period One. Students will learn Periods 2 - 7 with their teachers synchronously.

Please see our full April calendar here.

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and the NYC Test + Trace Corps (T2) have determined that a member of our school community has tested positive for COVID-19, and may have exposed others while at school.

Below you will find guidance on next steps that will help keep you, your child, and our school community healthy and safe. The information below reflects the expertise of DOHMH, T2, and the New York City Department of Education (DOE).

What Happens Now?

● All students and staff in the affected room(s) with the individual who tested positive are considered “close contacts,” and have been notified of the need to quarantine for 10 days from their last contact with the person who tested positive. These students and staff will transition to fully remote teaching and learning for this period.

● T2 and DOHMH will complete their investigation to identify and notify any other close contacts in the building, who will also need to quarantine for 10 days.

● Anyone with a positive COVID-19 test will not return to the school until they are no longer infectious.

● All areas visited by the person with COVID-19 will be deep cleaned, disinfected, and reopened.

● If your child is feeling sick, keep them at home.

How do we stay healthy?

Please remember to follow these important “Core Four” actions to prevent COVID-19 transmission:

Stay home if sick (except to get essential medical care, including COVID-19 testing).
Practice social distancing: Stay at least 6 feet away from people who are not members of your household.
Wear a face covering to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Practice healthy hand hygiene: Wash your hands often or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer; avoid touching your face; and cover your cough or sneeze with your arm, not your hands.

How can I stay updated?

We will continue to closely follow directions from public health experts and proactively update you on any measures we are taking. To ensure we can reach you via text and email, please create a New York City Schools Account (NYCSA) as soon as possible by visiting schools.nyc.gov/nycsa.

To help New Yorkers quarantine, the NYC Test + Trace Corps partners with community-based organizations to connect individuals to resources like food, medicine, and health care. To connect with resources, you can call 1-212-COVID19 (212-268-4319).

For additional information on COVID-19, visit schools.nyc.gov/coronavirus

Coronavirus Update

Visit this page to learn more about how the DOE is supporting learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

schools.nyc.gov

or call 311.

We are reaching out today to share details on the updated school quarantine and closure protocols, which will go into effect Monday, April 12. These updates, and all the protocols we have been following, were developed in close collaboration with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and are based on the best research available about how to keep our schools and communities safe.

1. There is no change to classroom closures. If there is at least one confirmed positive case in a class, regardless of the source of infection, impacted students will quarantine for 10 calendar days and transition to remote learning during this time.

2. If there are 2 or more positive cases in different classrooms within a school over a 7-day period, in addition to closing the impacted classrooms, COVID-19 surveillance testing will double from 20% to 40% of students and staff in the school on the next regularly scheduled weekly random testing day.

a. As a reminder, testing only applies to students in grades 1 through 12.

3. If there are 4 or more confirmed cases in different classrooms within a school over a 7-day period that can be traced to a known exposure within the school, the entire school will close for 10 calendar days and transition to remote learning.

4. Additionally, schools will no longer close for 24 hours while investigations take place.

Translations are available at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/news/chancellor-s-message-for-families

Messages for Families

American Sign Language (video) Important Deadlines Spring Opt-in Deadline Extended to Friday, April 9. If your child is currently learning remotely every day, they have one final opportunity to opt in to learning in person in the school building at least part of the week. The deadline to submit your request to transition to blended learning for the rest of this school year has been extended to ...

www.schools.nyc.gov

We hope this is welcome news to you and your school communities as this means minimizing disruption to teaching and learning and allowing our students to have continuity in their academic and social-emotional experiences in school. The health and safety of students and staff remain our utmost priority and are among the reasons that our schools have maintained lower COVID-19 positivity rates than the City overall and have helped to prevent outbreaks within our schools.

Download the eChalk Notify App to get important mobile alerts

Download the eChalk Notify App for free from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Just search for “eChalk Notify.”

Click on “Proceed without logging in” > Enter your school's eChalk Notify Alert Code (ZPD8LM). Settings icon > + > enter your school’s alert code > Connect to receive emergency alert notifications only.

Period	Time
1	8:30 AM - 9:17 AM
2	9:20 AM - 10:04 AM
3	10:07 AM - 10:51 AM
4	10:54 AM - 11:38 AM
5	11:41 AM - 12:25 AM
6	12:28 AM - 1:08 AM
7	1:11 AM - 2:00 PM

Bell Schedule

2020-21 School Year Bell Schedule