New Isolation/Quarantine Guidelines and COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Tests Update
As communicated to our Staff and Parents/Guardians on Friday, January 14, 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has updated the K-12 Guidance for Schools. Students and Staff have the option of continuing with a standard 10 days isolation/quarantine period, or choose to have a shortened 5 days isolation/quarantine period with a negative test and no fever and resolving symptoms. Additional days may be needed for Students or Staff members who are continuously exposed by living with a confirmed positive family member. The new isolation/quarantine protocol may be found on our website (www.centralsd.net) in the COVID-19 section. Our school sites and HR department will continue to assist in calculating the return date for our Staff and Students. If your child is currently in isolation/quarantine and you would like information on how the new guidelines for shortened isolation/quarantine may allow your child to return to school earlier, please call your school.
The State provided at-home COVID-19 rapid tests for students attending In-person schooling have been distributed to our schools. Look for communication from your child’s school. Each student will be given 1 kit with 2 tests in each kit. An instructional video on how to administer the iHealth rapid test is on our website (www.centralsd.net) in the COVID-19 section.
In addition, residential households in the U.S. can now order one set of 4 free at-home tests from the United States Postal Service (USPS). It is limited to one order per residential address and will ship free starting in late January. To order your free at-home COVID-19 test from the USPS, go to their website at https://special.usps.com/testkits to complete the order form.
As communicated to our Staff and Parents/Guardians on Friday, January 14, 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has updated the K-12 Guidance for Schools. Students and Staff have the option of continuing with a standard 10 days isolation/quarantine period, or choose to have a shortened 5 days isolation/quarantine period with a negative test and no fever and resolving symptoms. Additional days may be needed for Students or Staff members who are continuously exposed by living with a confirmed positive family member. The new isolation/quarantine protocol may be found on our website (www.centralsd.net) in the COVID-19 section. Our school sites and HR department will continue to assist in calculating the return date for our Staff and Students. If your child is currently in isolation/quarantine and you would like information on how the new guidelines for shortened isolation/quarantine may allow your child to return to school earlier, please call your school.
The State provided at-home COVID-19 rapid tests for students attending In-person schooling have been distributed to our schools. Look for communication from your child’s school. Each student will be given 1 kit with 2 tests in each kit. An instructional video on how to administer the iHealth rapid test is on our website (www.centralsd.net) in the COVID-19 section.
In addition, residential households in the U.S. can now order one set of 4 free at-home tests from the United States Postal Service (USPS). It is limited to one order per residential address and will ship free starting in late January. To order your free at-home COVID-19 test from the USPS, go to their website at https://special.usps.com/testkits to complete the order form.
CMS will be distributing at-home COVID-19 testing kits in front of the school to our parents/guardians on 1/18 and 1/20 from 2-3pm. Families may pick up one kit, containing 2 tests, per child enrolled at the school.
There is no school Monday, January 17th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Parent conference week is January 18-21, with school ending each day at 12:24. All parent conferences will be held virtually due to COVID-19 guidelines. Enjoy your three day weekend Cougars!
CMS hosted our Spelling Bee to kick off 2022 and were so impressed with the participants. Congratulations to our top 3 winners who will advance to the district bee later this month! See you at the bee @RMMS_Bulldogs!
Happy New Year! We look forward to welcoming all of our CMS Cougars back to school on Monday, January 3rd at 8am. We are excited to see you and the great things we will do together in 2022!
Join us for some festive fun this week with holiday spirit dress-up days!
🌮It's Taco Tuesday! 🌮 We know you are HUNGRY to support CMS students and activities--join us for our Family Night at Chipotle on Foothill Blvd. Eat some yummy food and do good for our school! We appreciate you! Share the attached flyer or use the online code to order pick-up: English flyer https://5il.co/12t5l
Spanish Flyer: https://5il.co/12t5q
Getting up early on a foggy morning to TROT! Our Cougars are healthy and moving for our annual Turkey 🦃 Trot! #tocmsandbeyond
Attention CMS Families: See attached flyer for FREE upcoming vaccine events in our CSD community: https://5il.co/11wyv
There will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow, 11/11 in honor of Veteran's Day. Also, there is no school on Friday, 11/12 due to a staff development day. Enjoy your four day weekend, Cougars!
Thank you to CSD’s awesome food services staff for giving our Culinary Arts students the opportunity to test & give input on possible menu items.
Our CMS community came together this morning to support all whose lives have been affected by breast cancer. You can donate at: https://fundraise.nbcf.org/team/380345
Today was a great day to be a Cougar! Trimester 1 Renaissance celebration and pink out day for breast cancer awareness #cougarpride #toCMSand beyond
We are excited to inform you that all students will be utilizing PE locker rooms and dressing out for daily PE classes at CMS starting Monday, October 25th. If your student is still not registered to a locker, there is still time. To be registered in a locker, a student will need their blue PE form signed and returned along with their CMS PE Shirt, CMS PE Shorts, and CMS Lock. If you have any questions, please contact your student's PE teacher.
Like many other schools and businesses in California, CMS is participating in "The Great Shakeout" today in order to promote safety and earthquake preparedness.
California Law AB 1767 requires age-appropriate suicide prevention education in public schools. Central School District's mental health counselors are hosting two virtual parent information sessions to give an overview of the program for K-6 parents on Thursday, October 28. Parents can choose from a 10am session or 6pm session and registration is required. See the attached flyer for registration details: https://5il.co/zwoj
The district is pleased to work with stakeholders to develop a three-year plan to help identify how to allocate one-time federal funds under the Elementary Secondary Schools Emergency Relief funds because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The dates of the survey are from now through October 10, 2021. Please help us by sharing your thoughts on ways we can improve our support to students, staff, and the community.
A live link can be found in our News section under ESSER III Plan Survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HNSX8Q2
Attention 7th and 8th Grade Parents--The organization "With Hope" is providing a parent presentation this Wednesday, October 6th to give an overview of the 7th/8th suicide prevention educational program that CMS students will receive as a result of CA AB 1767. There are two virtual sessions to choose from, one at 10am and one at 6pm. Use the attached flyer to register for an informational session: https://5il.co/zwoi
Happy Thursday Cougars! Here's a reminder about tomorrow's schedule as we head into fall!
