Historical CoVid-19 Information for JCC (2020-2021)

do not come to school with these symptoms

 

If someone in your home has COVID-19:

Stay home and away from others for 14 days.

When you live with someone who has COVID-19, you should quarantine during the time they might be contagious (their isolation period), as well as the time you could develop COVID-19. This may mean you need to quarantine for 24 days or more.

Your 14-day quarantine period starts the day after the person you live with completes their isolation period.

This is usually:

  • 10 days from the day their symptoms started.
  • If they didn't have symptoms, 10 days from the day they got tested.

If multiple people in your home have COVID-19, your 14-day quarantine period starts after the last person has completed their isolation.

How long to stay home provides more information about isolation for people who have COVID-19.

Regarding the CDC quarantine guidelines:

MDH decision tree

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/close.html

Handling a suspected or confirmed positive case of COVID-19 

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/casehandle.pdf

What to do if you have had close contact with a person with COVID-19. 

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/contact.pdf

What to do if you have COVID-19. 

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/case.pdf

 

Jackson County Central  Reopening plan

and COVID-19 information for 2020-2021

 

Please review and comment:

Summer of 2021 COVID-19 Preparedness Plan

Public Comment Survey

 

Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball

January 29, 2022
Target Center (Minneapolis)

As of now, we are planning to play both the girls' and boys' varsity basketball games at Target Center on Saturday, January 29th with the girls' game beginning at 2:00 p.m. with the boys' game to follow.

Players, Spectators, and Coaches WILL NOT have to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or have a negative test within 72 hours of attending. This will not be in effect for our games on the 29th.
Target Center does have a mask mandate for fans unless eating and drinking (non-alcohol). No concessions will be sold during the times we are playing. Target Center will allow spectators to bring in food and beverages if they wish. You will not be required to wear masks while eating or drinking.
Players and coaches need to wear masks while entering Target Center, however players and the head coach will not be required to wear masks while coaching. Assistant coaches are encouraged to wear masks while the game is in progress, but are not required to do so.
Regarding one of six future Timberwolves games that spectators can choose to go to with the purchase of the $20.00 ticket, Target Center encourages people to choose a game on the list that's as late as possible in hopes the Covid-19 protocols will ease later this winter. Currently, if you were to attend a game after January 29th, you would have to show a vaccination card or show proof of a negative test within 72 hours of attending a game. Management at Target Center is hopeful this may not be in effect later in the season.

Tickets must be purchased online by this Sunday, January 23rd by 11:59 p.m. in order for us to get an accurate count of who will be attending. If between now and the 29th the game is canceled , all purchases will be refunded.

State Competitive Cheerleading

All State Cheerleading

January 29, 2022
Roy Wilkins Auditorium (St. Paul)

The St. Paul mandates do effect our event.  

All in attendance will be required to wear a mask except the athletes when they are warming up or competing.  This is the same as last year.

All Athletes, Coaches, Managers, registered Parent Chaperones, event workers, officials, vendors are EXEMPT from showing proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test taken no more than 72 hours prior.

All spectators 5 and older will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test taken no more than 72 hours prior. 

 

 

 

Sanford Health will begin scheduling and administering the COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 on Thursday, Nov. 4. Anyone over the age of 12 can also get the vaccine.

If interested, parents and guardians can begin scheduling their children for the COVID-19 vaccine on Nov. 4. Appointments can be made through My Sanford Chart or by calling Jackson Clinic at 507.847.2200 or Lakefield Clinic at 507.662.6611.  Pfizer is available all day, every day in Jackson and all day on Tuesdays and Fridays in Lakefield.  Extra access available after school.

 

MDH Covid Vaccine Clinic for Children Ages 5-11

Dose 1 Date: Sat., Nov 20 Time: 9:00 to 5:00 At: Windom Area Elementary

Dose 2 Date: Sat., Dec 11 Time: 9:00 to 5:00 At: Windom Area Elementary

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May 13, 2021

Dear School Leaders,

This evening, Governor Walz announced an end to the statewide mask requirement. This announcement follows new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stating that fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear a mask. Executive Order 21-23 will be effective immediately upon approval by the Minnesota Executive Council, which is scheduled to meet tomorrow. Minnesotans who are not fully vaccinated are strongly recommended to wear face coverings indoors.

The CDC has not yet provided clear guidance for school settings, but has stated that they expect to update guidance for children in school and summer camps soon. Additionally, our youngest Minnesotans remain ineligible for vaccines and eligibility for 12- to 15-year-olds was just announced this week. As a result, Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan, along with the existing face covering guidance for schools and child care settings, remain in effect. Through the end of the 2020-21 school year (last teacher contact day), masks must continue to be worn by everyone inside school buildings or on a school bus. 

As previously announced, proms, graduations and other end-of-year celebrations should continue to follow the Stay Safe - Entertainment Venue guidance. This guidance will continue to be updated.

We are making great progress in our fight against COVID-19, but our school-age children have been significantly impacted by the virus in recent months, so we must continue to be diligent with health and safety practices through the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. 

Thank you for your continued partnership and leadership,

Heather Mueller, Ed.D.
Commissioner of Education

 

Minnesota is currently experiencing high circulation of variants of COVID-19. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) estimates that 60% of all COVID-19 cases in Minnesota are the B.1.1.7. variant, which is a new version of the virus that spreads more easily. The B.1.1.7 variant has caused a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, with many of them happening in school and youth sports and activities.

In order to slow the spread of the virus and continue in-person learning, Minnesota is providing free COVID-19 test kits for middle and high schools to offer on-site testing for our students. Beginning May 6th 2021, JCC Middle and High School will begin offering free COVID-19 testing for all students every other week on Tuesday.

Date and times of testing will be Tuesday May 6th and Tuesday May 20th. Testing will be available from 9-11:30 at the Middle schooland 12:00noon to 2pm testing will be available at the High school 

For your student to take part in testing, you will need to sign and complete an acknowledgement form. A copy will also be sent home with your student or can be requested at our school’s front office. Also pre register your student on the Vault testing website prior to the test date and complete the consent on the Vault website as well.

You can pre register if you have not made an account on Vault yet,

 • Go to pre-registration URL

(http://vaulthealth.com/covid/start?var_c=onpre)

Be sure you select NO for the insurance question.

Additionally, as long as students don't have symptoms and have not been close to someone with COVID-19, they do not need to stay out of school, sports or activities while awaiting test results. Learn more about student COVID-19 testing.

The in-school COVID-19 testing program is intended to help identify those children who have COVID-19 even though they have no symptoms of illness so that we can prevent further spread of the virus. If students have symptoms, stay home and get a test from one of Minnesota's free community testing sites or through their health care provider.

If students are unable to take part in our on-site COVID-19 testing event, there are many other options to get tested at no cost: 

In-person or language line assistance is available at community testing sites. Some testing sites also have COVID Community Coordinators to help walk people through the testing process. Learn more on the COVID Community Coordinator page of the MDH website. 

Additionally, all youth in grades 6-12 who are participating in club or school sports are strongly encouraged to get tested at least once per week for COVID-19. Learn more on the Stay Safe Minnesota – Organized Sports webpage.

do not come to school with these symptoms

If someone in your home has COVID-19:

Stay home and away from others for 14 days.

When you live with someone who has COVID-19, you should quarantine during the time they might be contagious (their isolation period), as well as the time you could develop COVID-19. This may mean you need to quarantine for 24 days or more.

Your 14-day quarantine period starts the day after the person you live with completes their isolation period.

This is usually:

  • 10 days from the day their symptoms started.
  • If they didn't have symptoms, 10 days from the day they got tested.

If multiple people in your home have COVID-19, your 14-day quarantine period starts after the last person has completed their isolation.

How long to stay home provides more information about isolation for people who have COVID-19.

Regarding the CDC quarantine guidelines:

MDH decision tree

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/close.html

Current learning model:

Jan. 19 7th-12th will change to all in-person

Wednesdays will still be a noon dismissal

Please see updates tab to the left for more details.

If you are currently full distance learning and want to change, contact your Principal!

 

12/7/2020 Quarantine recommendations:

If you had close contact with a person with COVID-19 (an exposure), you need to stay home and away from others (quarantine). COVID-19 can take up to 14 days to make you sick, and some people with COVID-19 never feel sick, so you need to separate yourself from others so you don't spread the virus without knowing it.

The safest option is to stay home and away from others for 14 days. In certain situations, you may end your quarantine after 10 days, or after seven days with a negative COVID-19 test result.

You cannot end your quarantine before seven days for any reason.

Some work settings, like health care, have different rules about quarantine. Check with your employer.

You should stay away from others for 14 days if:

  • Someone in your home has COVID-19.
  • You live in a building with other people, where it's hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.

You may consider being around others after 10 days if:

  • You do not have any symptoms.
  • You have not had a positive test for COVID-19.
  • No one in your home has COVID-19, and you do not live in a building with other people, where it's hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.

Even after 10 days you must still:

  • Watch for symptoms through day 14. If you have any symptoms, stay home, separate yourself from others, and get tested right away.
  • Continue to wear a mask and stay at least 6 feet away from other people.

You may consider being around others after seven days only if:

  • You get tested for COVID-19 at least five full days after you had close contact with someone with COVID-19, and the test is negative.
  • You do not have any symptoms.
  • You have not had a positive test for COVID-19.
  • No one in your home has COVID-19, and you do not live in a building with other people, where it's hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.

Even after seven days you must still:

  • Watch for symptoms through day 14. If you have any symptoms, stay home, separate yourself from others, and get tested right away.
  • Continue to wear a mask and stay at least 6 feet away from other people.

You cannot end your quarantine before seven days for any reason.

More information about these updated recommendations is available at:

 

Free Test at Home: Minnesota is proud to offer at-home COVID-19 saliva testing for any person who wants to be tested, with or without symptoms, at no cost. https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/testsites/athome.html (You order this test, it is overnighted and you spit in it during a tele conference/web doctor visit and return it overnighted. It still take 3-5 days for results from start to finish. Here is a link to the full press release: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNMDH/bulletins/2ac2ff7 (updated 11/16/2020)

 

What to do if you are waiting test results - 

 https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/waiting.pdf

District Reopening Plan

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District Reopening Plan

Jackson County Central  Reopening plan

and COVID-19 information

Click on Reopening Plans to view extensive details above for the district and below for each school.
District Reopening Plan
 
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Activities:

Information:

Below are segments from the Emergency Executive Order 20-82 to further clarify why our School District is required to adhere to the requirements of MDE and MDH, regardless of whether those requirements are worded as "guidance" or "recommended". 

1.    Districts and charter schools must comply with Public Health Guidelines, applicable MDE guidance, and this Executive Order

a.            With student and school staff safety as the priority, the Commissioner and I, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, have concluded that a school district or charter school must adhere to parameters set fo1th in the "Safe Learning Plan for 2020-21" ("Safe Learning Plan") in implementing the three instructional models. Circumstances may require turning the dial backward (less in-school instruction) or allow for turning the dial forward (more in-school instruction). \While reopening school buildings for in-person instruction is our ultimate goal, and we recognize that many children and families have experienced additional economic hardships, social isolation, and other stressors through distance learning, the main priority must continue to be health, safety. and the wellness of our students, staff and community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our school districts and charter schools must continue to collaborate closely with MDE, MDH, and local public health authorities. 

 

b.    The Commissioner, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Health, continues to retain the authority to close schools. charter schools, and school districts or to curtail school activities. However, this Executive Order also gives local school districts and charter schools the ability to dial back or dial forward activities consistent with the latest data, guidance, and parameters set forth in the Safe Learning Plan. Our state agencies, along with local and regional partners, will provide our local education agencies the proper guidance and parameters to support them in making these important detenninations for their communities. In collaboration with community partners. educators, families, and students, a school district or cha1ter school may choose to be more restrictive than what is recommended by the most up-to-date parameters set forth in the Safe Learning Plan. We will also ensure that distance learning continues to be a widespread option for families concerned about in-person learning, and this option must meet the needs of all students who choose it. 

c.     Under Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 12.21, subdivision 3(11), the Governor may authorize the Commissioner "to alter school schedules. curtail school activities, or order schools closed." Pursuant to subdivision 3(1) of that same section. the Governor may "make. amend, and rescind the necessary orders and rules to carry out the provisions" of Minnesota Statutes 2019, Chapter 12. When approved by the Executive Council and filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, such orders and rules have the force and effect of law during the pendency of a peacetime emergency. Any inconsistent rules or ordinances of any agency or political subdivision of the State are suspended during the pendency of the emergency.


2.            For these reasons, I order as follows:

 

a.            Previous COVID-19 Executive Orders related to the Commissioner of Education remain in effect except as modified or superseded by this Executive Order.

 

b.            This Executive Order applies to all schools as set forth in Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 12.21, subdivision 3(11). I continue to encourage tribal and nonpublic schools to fulfill the spirit and directives of this Executive Order.

 

c.             Nothing in this Executive Order should be construed to encourage or require Minnesotans in categories at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 to act inconsistently with public health recommendations or the advice of their doctors. All Minnesotans should continue to regularly check and follow the advice on MDH's COVID-19 website https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/

 

d.            To begin the 2020-21 school year, school districts (''districts") and charter schools must implement an appropriate instructional model that adheres to parameters set fo1th in the Safe Learning Plan. The initial determination of which instructional model a district or charter school implements to stmt the 2020-21 school year must be made at least two weeks prior to the start of their respective school year calendar. I direct MDH to update the Safe Learning Plan as needed to respond to the evolving COVID-19 environment. Pursuant to MDE and MDH guidance, all districts and charter schools must offer a distance learning model that meets the educational needs of all students of families who choose not to receive in-person instruction. 

 

e.            Consistent with MDH guidance and in consultation with local public health officials, MDH, and MDE to the extent possible, a district or charter school may dial back to an instructional model that is more restrictive than what is required under the Safe Learning Plan if the district or charter school determines that dialing back is necessary for a school building or particular grades of instruction. Such actions must be consistent with guidance outlined in paragraph 8. If a district or charter school chooses to dial back to a more restrictive instructional model than what is required by the Safe Learning Plan, it must notify the Commissioner within 24 hours of implementing the more restrictive instructional model.

 

f.              Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 12.21, subdivision 3(11), the Commissioner is authorized to order a district or charter school to dial back to a more restrictive instructional model if the Commissioner, in consultation with MDH and the district or school, determines the instructional model being utilized by the district or charter school is no longer appropriate pursuant to the Safe Learning Plan.

 

The Jackson County Central administrative team works tirelessly each day to keep our students and staff healthy and safe. We are bound by the MDE and MDH and MSHSL requirements, the Governor's Executive Order, and Public Health recommendations. MDE is aggressively working with school districts that are not in compliance with MDH policies for learning scenarios. Furthermore, disregarding public health recommendations and violating orders can result in criminal and civil liability. 

 

JCC Assessment Plan for the ACT 2021

Guidance

Updated 12/7/20

If you had close contact with a person with COVID-19 (an exposure), you need to stay home and away from others (quarantine). COVID-19 can take up to 14 days to make you sick, and some people with COVID-19 never feel sick, so you need to separate yourself from others so you don't spread the virus without knowing it.

The safest option is to stay home and away from others for 14 days. In certain situations, you may end your quarantine after 10 days, or after seven days with a negative COVID-19 test result.

You cannot end your quarantine before seven days for any reason.

Some work settings, like health care, have different rules about quarantine. Check with your employer.

See below for how long you should keep away from others.

You should stay away from others for 14 days if:

  • Someone in your home has COVID-19.
  • You live in a building with other people, where it's hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.

You may consider being around others after 10 days if:

  • You do not have any symptoms.
  • You have not had a positive test for COVID-19.
  • No one in your home has COVID-19, and you do not live in a building with other people, where it's hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.

Even after 10 days you must still:

  • Watch for symptoms through day 14. If you have any symptoms, stay home, separate yourself from others, and get tested right away.
  • Continue to wear a mask and stay at least 6 feet away from other people.

You may consider being around others after seven days only if:

  • You get tested for COVID-19 at least five full days after you had close contact with someone with COVID-19, and the test is negative.
  • You do not have any symptoms.
  • You have not had a positive test for COVID-19.
  • No one in your home has COVID-19, and you do not live in a building with other people, where it's hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.

Even after seven days you must still:

  • Watch for symptoms through day 14. If you have any symptoms, stay home, separate yourself from others, and get tested right away.
  • Continue to wear a mask and stay at least 6 feet away from other people.

You cannot end your quarantine before seven days for any reason.

More information about these updated recommendations is available at:

Free Test at Home: Minnesota is proud to offer at-home COVID-19 saliva testing for any person who wants to be tested, with or without symptoms, at no cost. https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/testsites/athome.html (You order this test, it is overnighted and you spit in it during a tele conference/web doctor visit and return it overnighted. It still take 3-5 days for results from start to finish. Here is a link to the full press release: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNMDH/bulletins/2ac2ff7 (updated 11/16/2020)

What to do if you are waiting test results - 

 https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/waiting.pdf


MDH decision tree - 

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/exguide.pdf

Handling a suspected or confirmed positive case of COVID-19 

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/casehandle.pdf

What to do if you have had close contact with a person with COVID-19. 

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/contact.pdf

What to do if you have COVID-19. 

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/case.pdf

MDE Safe Learning Model Dashboard

The Minnesota Department of Health recently released a COVID-19 Decision Tree for People in Schools, Youth, and Child Care Programs.

COVID-19 Attendance Guide for Parents and Families (PDF)
Guide for parents and families to understand when children can attend school, youth programs, and child care during COVID-19.

Home Screen
ing Tool for COVID-19 Symptoms (PDF)

Home screening tool for parents and guardians related to COVID-19.

Additional School Resources:
Materials and Resources for COVID-19 Response
Videos, print materials (includes school-specific posters), and translated documents to assist with responding to COVID-19.

We are guided by our county COVID-19 Counts found at this link:  Data for K-12 Schools:14-day COVID-19 Case Rate by County

As of September 24, our numbers of active COVID-19 cases in the community went up.  At the number they are at (16.92), we are in the corresponding learning model of yellow (what we have been doing).  We can all make a difference to help keep that number down.   

Please review these links: 

Masks dos and don't

What should I do if I feel sick 

As we evaluate our COVID-19 numbers in our communities, we are planning to bring 7th grade back Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday schedule (Wednesday will still be distance learning for 7-12) starting Monday, September 14 If our numbers continue downward, we will consider adding more grades at the high school level on the green schedule.  For now, grades 8-12 will remain in the blended model of A and B scheduling.  We are being proactive in our current models so we don't have to continually transition between models for students and parents. We feel confident at this time that 7th grade can return while still maintaining the six foot distance in classrooms.

This is not an easy decision.  We need to do what is best for students while making sure we keep our staff safe.  We had COVID-19 incidences in our building this past week.  We will continue to monitor and communicate as needed.

Please remember to practice social distancing and mask wearing not only at school but also out of school.  We want our numbers to continue to go down and our communities to stay healthy.