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Board of Education Regular meeting will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Due to Executive Order 202, the Board meeting will be held virtually.

Live streamed channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyyGXNnB-fKndXzHrPO_WqA/videos

Once live stream begins, link will update:

The Board of Education will also be lived streamed on Channel 22 Comcast and Channel 46 Verizon Fios.

Public Participation at Board Meetings during the Covid-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 Pandemic and pursuant to the Resolution passed at the Board of Education meeting held on November 12, 2020, public participation for comments/questions will be implemented via virtual technology through Zoom. Due to the fact that there are two different times during the meeting where public participation is afforded, (1) on agenda items and (2) on non-agenda items, the participants will be divided into those two categories and then speak in the order in which their request was received. Please see below for guidelines to participate:

Contact District Clerk, Melody LaRocca at laroccam@mahopac.org with your full name, address and topic of comment/questions by 3:30 p.m. the day of the meeting;
A registration link will be provided to you at that time. Once registered, a link will be provided immediately, which will be encrypted to you only and will not work if it is forwarded or copied;
During the meeting, you will remain in the waiting room until you are admitted in, at which time, you will be provided three minutes to complete your comments/questions;
Please be patient as it may take some time to admit you. You can still watch the meeting on YouTube here;
Please limit your questions/comments to three minutes pursuant Policy 1512;
We ask that cameras remain on during the time at which you are addressing the Board of Education;
The Board of Education reserves the rights to remove any community member from the meeting should Policy 1512 be violated.at the Board of Education Regular Meeting

Dear Mahopac Parent/Guardians and Staff,

As stated in previous correspondence, the MCSD may be designated as a school district required to administer bi-weekly COVID-19 screening tests to 20% of in-person students and staff as a result of the positivity rate in Putnam County. These Binax Rapid Antigen Tests have been provided to the MCSD by NYS DOH and are conducted by using a simple anterior nasal swab which provides results in fifteen minutes. We need to meet the 20% required testing threshold for MCSD to remain open and in our hybrid model. If the positivity rate among in-person students and staff is lower than the designated number at the time of the Governor’s order, the MSCD may not have to continue with the testing and schools can remain open.

Over the past week, we have been reviewing the testing requirements and scheduling of our testing plan. The requirements are that we randomly select students equally over each building. Should your child be selected, you will receive an email from the district containing a consent form as well as the testing information including the location and time. If your household does not receive an email, your child(ren) are not subject to screening at this time. In order to complete the tests in an orderly and safe manner, it will warrant a number of days that our hybrid students will be on remote asynchronous instruction while students in those buildings are being tested. Should MCSD be designated by the Governor to test, we will then provide a testing schedule.

As I have mentioned many times, we face fluid scenarios that are unprecedented in education and continue to need patience and understanding. Please be assured we will make the best decisions possible, based on the information from New York State and Putnam County, and always with the health and safety of our students and staff as the priority.

We are delighted to have our Blue Cohort students physically back in school today and tomorrow and look forward to our Gold Cohort Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please continue to follow the practices of completing the daily health screening, wearing a mask, wash/sanitize your hands, and social distancing. Also as a reminder, if you believe at any point you and/or your child may have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, you and your child should self-quarantine and be tested. If you suspect your child is becoming ill, that child should stay home. Some symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache, muscle aches, nausea, muscle pain, fatigue, and issues with smell and/or taste. You should consult with your physician for more medical advice.

Thank you for your understanding and patience. I will keep you informed of the testing protocol possibility as appropriate.

Sincerely,

Anthony DiCarlo

Superintendent of Schools

Estimados padres / tutores y personal de Mahopac:

Como se indicó en correspondencia anterior, el MCSD puede ser designado como un distrito escolar que debe administrar pruebas de detección de COVID-19 quincenales al 20% de los estudiantes y el personal en persona como resultado de la tasa de positividad en el condado de Putnam. Estas pruebas rápidas de antígeno Binax han sido proporcionadas al MCSD por NYS DOH y se llevan a cabo utilizando un hisopo nasal anterior simple que proporciona resultados en quince minutos. Necesitamos cumplir con el umbral de prueba requerido del 20% para que MCSD permanezca abierto y en nuestro modelo híbrido. Si la tasa de positividad entre los estudiantes y el personal en persona es menor que el número designado en el momento de la orden del gobernador, es posible que el MSCD no tenga que continuar con las pruebas y las escuelas pueden permanecer abiertas.

Durante la semana pasada, hemos estado revisando los requisitos de las pruebas y la programación de nuestro plan de pruebas. Los requisitos son que seleccionamos estudiantes al azar por igual en cada edificio. Si su hijo es seleccionado, recibirá un correo electrónico del distrito que contiene un formulario de consentimiento, así como la información de la prueba, incluida la ubicación y la hora. Si su hogar no recibe un correo electrónico, sus hijos no están sujetos a evaluación en este momento. Para completar las pruebas de manera ordenada y segura, se garantizará una cantidad de días en que nuestros estudiantes híbridos estarán en instrucción asincrónica remota mientras los estudiantes en esos edificios están siendo evaluados. Si el gobernador designa a MCSD para realizar la prueba, proporcionaremos un calendario de pruebas.

Como he mencionado muchas veces, enfrentamos escenarios fluidos que no tienen precedentes en educación y continúan necesitando paciencia y comprensión. Tenga la seguridad de que tomaremos las mejores decisiones posibles, basándonos en la información del estado de Nueva York y el condado de Putnam, y siempre con la salud y seguridad de nuestros estudiantes y personal como prioridad.

Estamos encantados de tener a nuestros estudiantes de Blue Cohort físicamente de regreso a la escuela hoy y mañana y esperamos nuestra Gold Cohort los miércoles, jueves y viernes. Continúe siguiendo las prácticas de completar el examen de salud diario, usar una máscara, lavarse / desinfectarse las manos y distanciarse socialmente. También como recordatorio, si cree que en algún momento usted y / o su hijo pueden haber estado en contacto cercano con alguien que tiene COVID-19, usted y su hijo deben ponerse en cuarentena y hacerse la prueba. Si sospecha que su hijo se está enfermando, debe quedarse en casa. Algunos síntomas de COVID-19 incluyen fiebre, tos, dolor de garganta, secreción nasal, dolor de cabeza, dolores musculares, náuseas, dolor muscular, fatiga y problemas con el olfato y / o el gusto. Debe consultar con su médico para obtener más consejos médicos.

Gracias por su comprensión y paciencia. Lo mantendré informado de la posibilidad del protocolo de prueba según corresponda.