OPT IN CONSENT FORMS: Digital OR printed consent form
Digital consent sign up: studentapp.viralsolutionsga.com/consent
** NOTE: Consent forms received after 12PM on Fridays will begin surveillance testing a week from the following Monday.

Paper consent forms:
Student Consent Form ENGLISH    SPANISH
Staff Consent Form ENGLISH

OPT OUT OF TESTING:
To opt out of surveillance testing, please send an email to Viral Solutions with your name, your student's name, and your student's date of birth to kenny@viralsolutionsga.com. Please copy Nurse Petty on this email as well - casondra.petty@atlanta.k12.ga.us.

When: Monday mornings at MES
Who: Students and staff members who complete and turn in a consent form (see below)
By Whom: Viral Solutions
What: A swab of the lower nostrils that is very minimally invasive (this is not a deep nasal swab)

OBTAINING PRINTED RESULTS:
https://studentapp.viralsolutionsga.com/portal

Georgia Department of Health Quarantine Guidance

Updated DPH Quarantine Guidance (1.7.22)

The recommended quarantine period is 10 days
●However, individuals may leave quarantine after 5 full days have passed since their most recent exposure if, 
○They do NOT experience any symptoms of COVID-19 
○Continue to wear a well-fitted mask around others for the 10 days post exposure

Individuals DO NOT need to quarantine if

●They previously tested positive in the past 90 days
●They are up-to-date on their COVID vaccinations which is defined as:
○Ages 5-17 years and it has been at least 2 weeks since they completed the primary series of COVID-19 vaccines

Regardless of vaccination status, all persons exposed to COVID-19 should 

●Wear a well-fitted mask for the 10 days following an exposure
●Seek testing on day 5 after last day of exposure
●Monitor for symptoms for 10 days after exposure
○Individuals who develop symptoms after an exposure will need to isolate

Updated DPH Isolation Guidance (1.7.22)

●10 days of isolation are still recommended

●HOWEVER, isolation may be discontinued after 5 days if the following criteria is met. If isolation is discontinued early, individuals are still required to wear a mask for the 10 full days. 

○Discontinuing isolation early if person was symptomatic
■At least 5 days* have passed since symptoms first appeared and
■At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and
■Symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved

○Discontinuing isolation early if person has NO symptoms
■At least 5 days have passed since the positive laboratory test and they remain asymptomatic
**Note, if symptoms are developed later, the guidance for symptomatic persons above should be followed.

Before we communicate duration of isolation or quarantine, we make use of The Georgia Department of Health Isolation and Quarantine Calculator is used to calculate duration of isolation or quarantine.

DPH Isolation and Quarantine Calculator- https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-quarantine-calculator

STUDENT SELF REPORT - Click HERE for the APS COVID 19 STUDENT Self Report Form

STAFF SELF REPORT - Click HERE for the APS COVID 19 STAFF Self Report Form

Per APS, we follow the CDC guidelines for post travel self reporting and quarantining. If you feel that you should fill this out based on your travel, please do so.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5Un2WOBiATROBSj5bezgthiJBNzvYZaDMit2XBlB6YL6HEQ/viewform

The guidelines can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html

HealthCheck is a COVID-19 screening tool available as a mobile app and website. All students participating in in-person instruction are required to have a daily health screening. Parents and guardians will utilize HealthCheck to answer a handful of COVID-19 symptom questions before being permitted to enter the school building. After answering those questions, you will receive a green/red color status indicating your student's level of risk based on your responses.

Click HERE to register in English or HERE en espanol.

Click HERE to view instructions to register for HealthCheck (English)
Click HERE to view instructions to register for HealthCheck (Spanish)

Our school codes are as follows by grade level:
MES Kindergarten: A1664KK
MES 1st Grade:  A166401
MES 2nd Grade:  A166402
MES 3rd Grade:  A166403
MES 4th Grade:  A166404
MES 5th Grade:  A166405