Important Announcements

  • Last updated February 4, 2021

    Secondary IHD Program

    Updates were recently made to students in the secondary IHD program for the February 16th transition back to hybrid learning.

    Secondary IHD COVID-19 Procedures & Protocol: What to Expect and What’s Changed

    • Click on the above link to view an important summary of elementary IHD staff/student updates to:
      • Face masks/coverings, social distancing, transportation and meal procedures 
      • Staff COVID-19 testing and general elementary COVID-19 communication
      • Close contact quarantine period

    Elementary IHD Program

    Updates were recently made to students in the elementary IHD program for in-person learning (January/February 2021 transition). 

    Elementary IHD COVID-19 Procedures & Protocol: What to Expect and What’s Changed

    • Click on the above link or view the document below for an important summary of elementary IHD staff/student updates to:
      • Face masks/coverings, social distancing, transportation and meal procedures 
      • Staff COVID-19 testing and general elementary COVID-19 communication
      • Close contact quarantine period

    Hacer COVID-19: Phone number. 651-304-6154, Bilingual Spanish and English

     

    COVID-19 Attendance Line Reminders

    An IHD student who is attending school in-person (or in the hybrid portion of the learning model) should stay home and their parent/guardian contact the attendance line in the following situations:

    • When a student has COVID-19 related symptoms (one more common symptom or at least two less common symptoms).
    • When a family member in their immediate household has COVID-19 symptoms (one more common symptom or at least two less common symptoms) and/or is in the process of being tested OR has a positive COVID-19 PCR test.

    Staff Testing & Vaccines

    • Staff will be offered COVID-19 PCR testing at school every 2 weeks when operating in the in-person IHD learning model. 
    • The COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to district staff based upon national and state priority orders, and availability of supply. 

Elementary IHD In-Person Transition - What to Expect

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Secondary IHD Transition to Hybrid - What to Expect

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Past Announcements

  • Continuing to Minimize the Spread of COVID-19

    • Protect yourself and others by wearing a face covering when it is hard to stay 6 feet away from people; washing your hands often with soap and water; covering your cough and sneeze; and avoiding touching your face with unwashed hands.
    • If you or your child/children are sick, stay home from work, child care and other activities.
    • Be prepared in case you get sick and need to stay home. Keep enough food, regular prescription drugs, and other necessities on hand in case you need to stay home and are not able to go out easily.
    • Frequently clean all commonly touched surfaces (e.g., telephones, doorknobs, countertops, etc.).
    • If you are considered a close contact to a lab confirmed case of COVID-19, get tested yourself and receive a negative test result, continue to quarantine until the end of your exclusion period.
    • Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website on how to care for yourself at home; see What to Do If You Are Sick.
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  • COVID-19 Testing Resources

    Scott County continually updates COVID-19 testing sites and related resources on their website.

    The MN Department of Health is also promoting at-home COVID-19 saliva testing for any person who wants to be tested, with or without symptoms, at no cost. More information is available on the Minnesota Department of Health’s website, including information on how to order a test.
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