20-21 Riverwood Site Specific Health and Safety Plan

HAPPY SUMMER BREAK!

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Re-enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year

Mustang Families,

We are pleased to announce that MPS will be providing limited Summer Meal Service through June 29, 2021 for ANY CHILD age 18 and under in our community!

MPS Summer Meal Service

Two days worth of meals (breakfast & lunch) will be served on Tuesdays & Thursdays starting on Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Mustang Horizon Intermediate School and Mustang Trails Elementary School. Meal delivery to apartment complexes may be offered, but will be based on need indicated in the form (see below).

Please take a moment to fill out this short form (by Wednesday, May 26, 2021) to let us know if you plan to take advantage of this service. We will use the information gained from this to help us in our initial allocations/orders for meals/supplies.

For additional assistance with meals during the summer months, please contact The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. To find a RFBO meal site near you, please visit rfbo.org/summermeals. Any child, up to the age of 18, is eligible to receive a free meal and snack each weekday; for general food assistance, visit rfbo.org/get-help or call 405-972-1111. You can also find a feeding site near you, by visiting www.meals4kidsok.org.

Please note that the MPS Summer Meal Service is dependent upon food availability through our suppliers. Any supply chain disruptions may negatively affect our ability to provide the service. Should this occur, as much notice as possible will be given on the situation.

For questions/assistance, please contact Child Nutrition at (405)376-7317, or email Tammy Bales at [email protected].

Mustang Family,

Recently the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated/changed their guidance concerning COVID-19 quarantines. As a reminder, a quarantine is used to separate someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 and may develop illness away from other people. Quarantines must be followed inside and outside of school to be effective in preventing the spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they have the virus. Below is a summary of this updated guidance and how it will be applied in Mustang Public Schools.

Updated Guidance Summary:

• A quarantine may end after Day 10 (previously 14) without testing and if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring.

• A quarantine may also end after Day 7 with a negative test if no symptoms were reported during daily monitoring:

  • The test can be a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based) or rapid (Antigen) test.

    • PCR vs Rapid Tests

  • The test must be administered within 48 hours of the end of quarantine, but no earlier than Day 5;

  • Regardless of a negative test, a quarantine cannot end earlier than after Day 7;

    • Even if a negative result is received on Day 5, do not exit quarantine until after Day 7.

  • Individuals who test out and return on Day 8 must give negative test results to their supervisor/school office before returning to class/work.

    • Supervisor/School will email [email protected] to advise of shortened quarantine.

  • This option is dependent upon the sufficient availability of testing resources.

  • A positive test will result in an additional 10 day isolation from the date of the positive test;

In both cases, additional criteria (e.g., continued symptom monitoring and masking through Day 14) must be met. Additionally, the newly released guidance requires that when a shortened quarantine is in place, the following also should be in place through 14 days after exposure:

• Daily symptom monitoring

• Mitigation strategies, including correctly and consistently wearing a face covering and social distancing.

Lastly, Federal health officials are concerned about the Christmas holiday season, and they also have issued new guidance about traveling. CDC officials recommended people be tested both one to three days before traveling and three to five days after. Even with a negative test, CDC is recommending travelers reduce activities for a week after traveling. Travelers who aren't tested should reduce activities for 10 days, according to the guidance.

Thank you for your continued support as we continue to evaluate new guidance and adjust accordingly to provide the safest possible environment for our schools.