COVID DASHBOARD
Please note, we have moved our weekly case totals to a Saturday - Friday model.
COVID INFORMATION:
COVID-19 Weekly Dashboard:
Our weekly dashboard can be found our COVID-19 Updates Page. Parents are encouraged to monitor and follow best practices and evolving guidelines on the safe return of students to physical activity after testing positive for COVID-19. Current information and guidelines can be found HERE.
Masks:
Please note that students are required to wear masks to school that are made from appropriate materials. Mesh material masks are not permitted. Students that arrive at school without an adequate mask will be provided with one. Here is a helpful resource for finding an appropriate mask.
Illness Reminders:
As we approach cold and flu season, please keep in mind that we are still required to follow the illness guidelines for students at school, even if you believe that your child does not have Covid. If your child exhibits symptoms of illness, we will require either a negative Covid test result (home testing is not permitted for return to school), a note indicating they are allowed to return to school with an alternate diagnosis from their healthcare provider, or a 10-day exclusion from the classroom. Thank you for your cooperation.
Testing Information:
HERE and HERE are a few testing resources for families looking for free Covid testing.
Digital Covid-19 Vaccine Records
For all students that would like to voluntarily provide their Covid vaccine record, please visit Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record (we will not be accepting vaccine cards). Follow the prompts and either send the screenshot of the QR code and information to jmuller@placeracademy.org or print and bring it into the office. This will change your student's quarantine requirements, should we have exposures at school.
COVID-19 Weekly Dashboard:
Our weekly dashboard can be found our COVID-19 Updates Page. Parents are encouraged to monitor and follow best practices and evolving guidelines on the safe return of students to physical activity after testing positive for COVID-19. Current information and guidelines can be found HERE.
Masks:
Please note that students are required to wear masks to school that are made from appropriate materials. Mesh material masks are not permitted. Students that arrive at school without an adequate mask will be provided with one. Here is a helpful resource for finding an appropriate mask.
Illness Reminders:
As we approach cold and flu season, please keep in mind that we are still required to follow the illness guidelines for students at school, even if you believe that your child does not have Covid. If your child exhibits symptoms of illness, we will require either a negative Covid test result (home testing is not permitted for return to school), a note indicating they are allowed to return to school with an alternate diagnosis from their healthcare provider, or a 10-day exclusion from the classroom. Thank you for your cooperation.
Testing Information:
HERE and HERE are a few testing resources for families looking for free Covid testing.
Digital Covid-19 Vaccine Records
For all students that would like to voluntarily provide their Covid vaccine record, please visit Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record (we will not be accepting vaccine cards). Follow the prompts and either send the screenshot of the QR code and information to jmuller@placeracademy.org or print and bring it into the office. This will change your student's quarantine requirements, should we have exposures at school.
COVID-19 Updates
COVID-19 SAFETY PLAN (CSP)
GUIDANCE USED FOR COVID-19 SAFETY PLAN
Per State guidelines, Placer Academy Charter will continue to review guidance, consult, communicate, and collaborate with the following entities to ensure our campus is compliant and safe for our students and staff:
Per State guidelines, Placer Academy Charter will continue to review guidance, consult, communicate, and collaborate with the following entities to ensure our campus is compliant and safe for our students and staff:
COVID-19 GUIDELINES AND RESPONSE
Every family should prepare for on-going school or classroom closures based on any positive cases on campus or potential COVID-19 exposure. When a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19 the students in that individual’s class(es) will likely be sent home to quarantine and learn via distance learning. Anytime we have a student or staff member with a confirmed COVID-19 case we will contact Placer County Public Health for guidance using the most up-to-date protocols. However, below are some overall principles families, students, and staff members should expect to implement based on three broad scenarios.
Student or Staff that have confirmed COVID-19 infection
Student or Staff that have close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case
When students are identified contacts off campus, or when all involved students are not masked indoors, then unvaccinated students who are close contacts may discontinue quarantine if:
To discontinue quarantine before 14 days following last known exposure all asymptomatic close contacts must:
A close contact is defined by the CDC as anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24 hour period.
COVID-19 tests to shorten quarantine or exclusion are valid when administered by a trained healthcare professional in a healthcare setting or school setting
How Will I Know If There Was a Covid Exposure at School?
If a student is identified as positive for Covid-19, a notification will be sent to families whose children were considered a close contact (within a 6 feet radius of the positive case for 15 minutes or more over the course of the school day).
Close contact students may qualify for a modified quarantine, which would allow them to return to school, as long as they are symptom-free and meet the testing requirements. To meet modified quarantine requirements, students must obtain testing from a health care provider or testing center (at-home test kits are not accepted) twice in the 10 day period following exposure. Students will need to obtain testing immediately after exposure and provide results to the school. Repeat testing must be performed a minimum of 3 days later, with results provided to the school. Those who do not wish to test will need to stay home and remain in quarantine for 10 days. Vaccinated students who remain symptom-free are exempt from quarantine and testing requirements.
Every family should prepare for on-going school or classroom closures based on any positive cases on campus or potential COVID-19 exposure. When a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19 the students in that individual’s class(es) will likely be sent home to quarantine and learn via distance learning. Anytime we have a student or staff member with a confirmed COVID-19 case we will contact Placer County Public Health for guidance using the most up-to-date protocols. However, below are some overall principles families, students, and staff members should expect to implement based on three broad scenarios.
Student or Staff that have confirmed COVID-19 infection
- Parents need to notify the school and staff are required to notify their administrator as soon as they are aware of a positive test for COVID-19.
- Designated health personnel will notify the local health department in accordance with State and local laws and regulations.
- Individuals who are positive cannot return to campus for 10 days from symptom onset or date of test in the absence of symptoms; AND at least 24 hours fever free without the use of fever-reducing medication; AND symptoms have improved.
- Contact tracers will identify close contacts from school and follow notification and quarantine guidance for those individuals.
Student or Staff that have close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case
- Unless vaccinated, students and staff should not come to school if they knowingly had close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 positive individual until they have spoken with the PAC school nurse to determine their quarantine plans.
- Vaccinated individuals may continue to come to school but should still report their exposure to the PAC school nurse. Vaccinated individuals who do not have symptoms do not need to quarantine or be tested to attend school.
- When all students are masked indoors, unvaccinated students who are a close contact of a school-related exposure may continue to attend school on modified quarantine for the in-person instruction if:
- They are asymptomatic (without any symptoms of COVID-19); AND
- They continue to appropriately wear a mask on campus; AND
- They provide documentation of two negative tests during the 10-day quarantine; AND
- They continue to quarantine for all extracurricular activities at school, including sports and other activities. Per item 9a in the CDPH guidance, students can return to extracurricular activities, including sports, after day 7 if they test negative on a sample collected on day 5 or later. These results will need to be documented and shared with the school administrator prior to their clearance to return.
- Participation in modified quarantine is limited to students whose mask-on-mask exposure occurred at school (both case and contact were masked). Students who are identified as a close contact due to exposure outside of the school are subject to regular quarantine. Teachers and staff are eligible for a modified quarantine in accordance with CDPH guidance.
When students are identified contacts off campus, or when all involved students are not masked indoors, then unvaccinated students who are close contacts may discontinue quarantine if:
- They are asymptomatic (without any symptoms of COVID-19); AND
- Continue to appropriately wear a mask at all times on campus; AND
- Quarantine 10 days from the date of last exposure has been completed without testing OR quarantine 7 days from the date of last exposure and tests negative with specimens collected after day 5 from last exposure.
To discontinue quarantine before 14 days following last known exposure all asymptomatic close contacts must:
- Continue daily self-monitoring for symptoms through day 14 from last known exposure; AND
- Appropriately wear a mask at all times on campus; AND
- If any symptoms develop during the 14 day period, student or staff members must immediately isolate, get tested, and contact their healthcare provider.
A close contact is defined by the CDC as anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24 hour period.
COVID-19 tests to shorten quarantine or exclusion are valid when administered by a trained healthcare professional in a healthcare setting or school setting
How Will I Know If There Was a Covid Exposure at School?
If a student is identified as positive for Covid-19, a notification will be sent to families whose children were considered a close contact (within a 6 feet radius of the positive case for 15 minutes or more over the course of the school day).
Close contact students may qualify for a modified quarantine, which would allow them to return to school, as long as they are symptom-free and meet the testing requirements. To meet modified quarantine requirements, students must obtain testing from a health care provider or testing center (at-home test kits are not accepted) twice in the 10 day period following exposure. Students will need to obtain testing immediately after exposure and provide results to the school. Repeat testing must be performed a minimum of 3 days later, with results provided to the school. Those who do not wish to test will need to stay home and remain in quarantine for 10 days. Vaccinated students who remain symptom-free are exempt from quarantine and testing requirements.