To:   Transportation Employees

From:  Albert Samora, Executive Director of Transportation Services

Date:   January 7, 2022

RE:  COVID-19 Guidance

 

Welcome back for the second half of the 2021-22 school year. I hope everyone had a safe and happy winter holiday. As we continue to adjust for the changes the pandemic has brought to our lives, now is a good time to go over the District’s COVID-19 policy, as it has changed since last semester. The District is following the CDC’s new isolation and quarantine guidance. District leaders worked with the Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) to put together the following guidelines, which applies to students, staff and volunteers.

 

• Isolation: Any student, staff member, or volunteer in a school who tests positive for COVID-19 must isolate at home for at least 5 days. If at that point, symptoms are greatly improving and there is no fever (without the use of fever-reducing medication), they may return to school or work with a well-fitting mask on at all times when around others. 
• Quarantine: Students, staff members, or volunteers in a school who are exposed to someone with COVID-19 should do the following, based on their vaccination status:
• Unvaccinated OR have not yet received a booster: Quarantine for 5 days followed by strict mask use for an additional 5 days.

 

• Quarantine is not required for students, staff, or volunteers who are not experiencing symptoms, AND: 

 

• Are vaccinated and have received their booster; OR 
• Have completed the primary series (first 2 doses) of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last 6 months; OR 
• Have completed the primary series (first dose) of Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the last 2 months; OR 
• (Students only) Both individuals were masked at the time of exposure.
• Even if a person is not required to quarantine, the individual should wear a mask around others for 10 days after the exposure. 
• Anyone who has been exposed should be tested 5 days after exposure. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately get tested and then quarantine until they get test results back. (If the results are positive, they should follow the isolation guidance above).
• Please follow the COVID-19 Screening and COVID-19 Testing Decision Tree to help you decide if you need to get tested.
• Please click here for more on scheduling a COVID-19 test.

 

As a reminder, masks are mandatory for students and staff, regardless of vaccination status. If you need a mask for yourself or for your students, please see your supervisor. In addition to wearing masks and social distancing, we are continuing to follow The DPS 5.

 

Please click here to see more COVID-19 resources from The District.

 

Thank you for doing your part to help keep us all as safe as possible.

 

Thank you,

 

Albert Samora

Executive Director of Transportation Services

Transportation@dpsk12.org