Good afternoon! Thank you to everyone for your assistance during drop off time. Your patience and understanding have been appreciated. Please read below for a few updates and reminders.
Have a great day,
Katie
AM Drop Off – Thank you to everyone for allowing students to line up independently. This makes it much easier for us to keep students safe and see our surroundings.
Crosswalks (Use these) – Thank you to some of our parents who helped set up our temporary cross walks on Scott St. (one near the east side of the circle drive and one by the staff lot). We love the teamwork 😊. Please use these crosswalks and appreciate you modeling this for our students. It is dangerous to cross the street at random spots. In addition, do not let students get out of cars on the street side while waiting on Scott Street. This is incredibly dangerous.
Traffic Flow – Remember you should be entering via Halsted. Turning left into the parking lot makes for a more difficult traffic pattern. (Remember you can use the Target lot. You may be able to have an easier exit if you use that space.)
Dismissal - Please wait for classrooms to fully exit to their line up spots before getting your student.
End of Day Plan for Next Week – This week will ask that you complete the end of day plan for your student to ensure we know where you would like them to go. The survey will close on Monday at 9AM. (We will not be doing this weekly after this point. Typically after the second week schedules tend to normalize.) Please make sure you are communicating with your student what their after school plan is as well. Any updates to your weekly plan for younger students can go through their classroom teacher after this week. Or for bus updates the day of change, please call the main office 773-534-8500.
Cancelled Transportation Connecting Parents - We would like to help connect families impacted by cancelled/delayed transportation. Please complete this form if you would like to be connected. The information shared will be shared among the people who complete this form (https://forms.gle/GzVi7KEEFh32n6W5A). Please complete by end of day Friday.
*Please note we are still waiting on reimbursement procedures for impacted families. I will email as soon as I hear. Thank you for your patience on this.
Diversity Committee – Diversity Committee meetings will be held on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 8:30 am - 9:30 am and on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 3:30 - 4:30. The former will start with discussion of building a vibrant community, the latter will start with a discussion of supporting the school in its Diversity Equity and Inclusion plan. The next meeting is Wednesday, 9/15 @ 9am. Access the meeting via https://meet.google.com/jwv-dnvu-qjk.
COVID Travel Reminders - All Domestic Travel must follow CDPH Guidance. Families must comply with this to keep our community safe. Current CDPH guidance is outlined below:
- Anyone traveling from a state on the Orange list is directed to obtain a negative COVID-19 test result no more than 72 hours prior to arrival in Chicago or quarantine for a 10-day period (or the duration of their time in Chicago, whichever is shorter). The Order is subject to the limited exceptions outlined in the ‘Exceptions tab’
- This order applies to returning Chicago residents and all out-of-city and out-of-state visitors arriving in Chicago.
- Returning travelers who live or work in Chicago or visitors to Chicago who have traveled domestically are not required to quarantine if they are asymptomatic and fully vaccinated.
- Fully vaccinated is defined as ≥2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a two-dose COVID- 19 vaccine series or ≥2 weeks following receipt of 1 dose of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
- Adhere to masking rules: Masks are required on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation traveling into, within, or out of the United States and in U.S. transportation hubs such as airports and stations.
- Returning travelers who live or work in Chicago or visitors to Chicago who have traveled domestically are not required to quarantine if they are asymptomatic and fully vaccinated.
- All International Travel must follow CDC Guidance. Current CDC guidance is outlined below:
- Do not travel internationally until you are fully vaccinated. If you are not fully vaccinated and must travel, follow CDC’s international travel recommendations for unvaccinated people.
- Fully vaccinated travelers are less likely to get and spread COVID-19. However, international travel poses additional risks, and even fully vaccinated travelers might be at increased risk for getting and possibly spreading some COVID-19 variants.
- The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new or concerning variants, differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling.
- CDC will update these recommendations as more people get vaccinated, as rates of COVID-19 change, and as additional scientific evidence becomes available.
- Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
- Fully vaccinated is defined as ≥2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a two-dose COVID- 19 vaccine series or ≥2 weeks following receipt of 1 dose of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine
- Before you arrive in the United States:
- All air passengers coming to the United States, including U.S. citizens and fully vaccinated people, are required to have a negative COVID-19 test result no more than 3 days before travel or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 in the past 3 months before they board a flight to the United States.
- After travel:
- Get tested with a viral test 3-5 days after travel.
- Self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms; isolate and get tested if you develop symptoms.
- Follow all state and local recommendations or requirements after travel.
- Recommendations for Unvaccinated People
- Before you arrive in the United States:
- All air passengers coming to the United States, including U.S. citizens and fully vaccinated people, are required to have a negative COVID-19 viral test result no more than 3 days before travel or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 in the past 3 months before they board a flight to the United States.
- After you travel:
- Get tested with a viral test 3-5 days after travel AND stay home and self-quarantine for a full 7 days after travel.
- Even if you test negative, stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days.
- If your test is positive, isolate yourself to protect others from getting infected.
- If you don’t get tested, stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
- Avoid being around people who are at increased risk for severe illness for 14 days, whether you get tested or not.
- Self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms; isolate and get tested if you develop symptoms.
- Follow all state and local recommendations or requirements.
- Before you arrive in the United States:
Thank you to FoSN! – FoSN funded a small gift for each of our students. Students received a friendship bracelet and note welcoming them back as important members of our community. Find out more about FoSN at fosn.net.
P-EBT Benefits - When will P-EBT Benefits be Issued?
Benefits will be issued for August 2020 through June 2021 for the days that schools have been closed during the 2020-2021 school year.
In March, P-EBT families will receive a distribution for the months of August 2020 through December 2020 for all schools that submitted the required information. Some families received August and September benefits in September. A determination will be made if additional benefits may be provided and all eligible days will be received by eligible students.
In April, families will receive a distribution for January 2021 through March 2021.
Beginning in May, families will receive a monthly benefit for the remainder of the school year.
Benefits will be issued between the 11th and 22nd of each month based on the first letter of the student's last name. Benefits will be issued on the same day on subsequent months so your family can plan their food budget. See the P-EBT Availability Date Chart at the end of this memo.
Find more information at https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=131609
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