Dear LREI Families,
Hello, all. I hope that this note finds you well. We appreciate all that LREI’s families are doing to focus on the health of the institution and the people in it. We have seen the number of Covid cases in the community drop and while it is harder and harder to discern, we are confident that there is no in-school transmission.
Isolation and Quarantine Protocol Changes – Beginning January 31, 2022
We have decided to adjust our protocols to include a shortened quarantine (people with known exposure to COVID who do not have any symptoms) and to include modified isolation (people who have a positive COVID-19 test). These protocols are adapted for our program from the NYS Department of Health guidelines. You can find the complete set of protocols on Connect under Healthy LREI “Quarantine & Isolation Guidelines.” Please pay special attention to the following documents:
Please note that students who are in modified quarantine or isolation have additional requirements and restrictions for the full 10 day period. Specifically, to return from isolation prior to 10 days, you must satisfy all of the following:
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No symptoms and fever-free without medication for over 24 hours AND
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A negative antigen test taken on day 5 at home, repeated at school on day 6 (or your return date if these dates fall on a non-school day). If your child tests positive on either of these tests, they will complete the full 10-day isolation.
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Students must remain masked at all times in a KN95 or equivalent mask, indoors and out for the full 10 days. Students who are not able to mask will be sent home.
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Students may not participate in sports/afterschool/extracurricular activities for the full 10 days.
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Students returning prior to day 10 commit to not having outside of school close contacts or sleepovers during their 10 day isolation period.
Students Currently Excluded
The adjustments to isolation end dates for students currently restricted due to COVID-19 will be made on an individual basis by the school’s nurses. If your child is currently home in isolation, you will receive a phone call to review the protocols and be given a new return date if your child meets the criteria to return. Please be patient as we call each affected family.
Below the principals of the three divisions have described how we will support the learning for those students who are quarantined or isolated. A reminder that those students who are eligible for the vaccine and who are excluded due to in-school exposure will have limited access to instruction while quarantined. The limited hybrid program we will offer is only available to those who were exposed to Covid at home or in school, if ineligible for the vaccine, and not for other illnesses or needs that keep students out of school. If a student has a health need that keeps them home for a day or so, they should rest and recuperate.
Our goals are to keep everyone healthy and to keep teachers and students in the classrooms together. We ask for your continued partnership in this – vaccines, masks, handwashing, limited indoor gatherings. We are all hopeful that in the coming months we will be able to contemplate additional time together and a return to more typical gatherings and activities.
Divisional Plans for Excluded Students
Lower School Learning Continuity Plan Beginning Monday, January 31, 2022
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Unvaccinated students that are excluded due to an in-school or at home exposure will have access to daily asynchronous student work while they are quarantined. This work will become accessible to you on the second day your child is home.
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All students who have a positive COVID-19 test and vaccinated students that are excluded due to an in-school or at home exposure, will have access to daily teacher check-ins and a mix of synchronous and asynchronous core academic subject lessons. These lessons will begin the second day a child is home.
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Students who are home for non-Covid illness or for school-notified mental health days should rest and get the care they need; they will not zoom to class.
Middle School Learning Continuity Plan Beginning Monday, January 31, 2022
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ZOOM OPTION: All students who are excluded due to positivity, at-home exposure, or symptoms will be allowed to Zoom into class if they feel well enough to attend. Students will join class on Zoom (using one link provided by their advisor) via a laptop, so that they can more easily join group discussions and ask questions of peers.
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Students who are home for non-Covid illness or for school-notified mental health days should rest and get the care they need; they will not zoom to class. This guideline reflects a return to our practices at the MS in trimester 1.
High School Learning Continuity Plan Beginning Monday, January 31, 2022
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ZOOM OPTION: All students who are excluded due to positivity, at-home exposure will be allowed to Zoom into class if they feel well enough to attend. Students will join class on Zoom via a laptop in the classroom, so that they can more easily join group discussions and ask questions of peers.
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Students who are home for non-Covid illness or for school-notified mental health days should rest and get the care they need; they will not zoom to class. This guideline reflects a return to our practices at the HS in trimester 1.
