Plainfield High School

September 25, 2020

Notice of Positive COVID Staff Member at PHS

Dear Parents and Community Members:

On September 25, 2020, Plainfield High School and our district were notified that a member of our school staff tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The affected person has been instructed to remain home and quarantine for 14 days.

The last day this person was in Plainfield High School was September 21^st.  We have/have not received any reports of other students or staff members experiencing illnesses with symptoms resembling those of COVID-19.  Anyone who is considered a “close contact” with this person has been contacted by school or local health officials and provided with instructions on the appropriate steps to take.  Please know that Plainfield takes its responsibility to ensure the safety of the students, staff and families.  We follow all State guidelines for responding quickly and notifying the public. 

As a result of this notification, Plainfield High will be closed Monday – Wednesday (9/28 – 9/30).  Volleyball has been cancelled for the week of September 28^th pending test results to determine if any staff who were in contact with the individual also test positive for COVID -19.  Because PHS is on remote learning, students will not lose a week of school as teachers have been directed to teach remotely from home.  No students or staff will report to PHS September 28^th to September 30^th.

NOTE:  The Mid-Day Bagged Meal Program will continue to operate at PHS, PCS and MES during this shutdown.

COVID-19 is spread mainly via person-to-person contact through contaminated air droplets from coughing and sneezing by an infected person. As with controlling the spread of other viruses, we urge everyone to discuss the following preventive measures with your children and family members: 

• Wash your hands frequently, but especially after using the restroom and before preparing or consuming food. Using soap and hot water, wash for about 20 seconds. Be sure to also wash your fingertips. When soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer.
• Avoid coughing or sneezing into your hands or in the air. Always try to cough or sneeze into a tissue, then throw the tissue away. If you don’t have a tissue, cough/sneeze inside the elbow of your arm.
• As much as you can, avoid touching your eyes, mouth, and nose.
• Wear a face covering (mask) whenever there is a likelihood that you or your family members will be in the presence of others.
• Maintain social distancing (at least 6 feet) between yourself and others when outside of your home.

Below is the list of COVID-19 symptoms for which everyone should monitor in their family members:

• ❑Fever (100.4° Fahrenheit or higher)
• ❑Chills or shakingchills
• ❑Uncontrolled new cough (not due to other known cause, such as chroniccough)
• ❑Difficulty breathing or shortness ofbreath
• ❑New loss of taste orsmell

For additional information on COVID-19 symptoms, please see:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html

Staff and students exhibiting any of the above symptoms, or feeling ill, should call their medical provider to report  their symptoms and ask about testing prior to seeking in-person care at a clinic, physician’s office, or hospital.  For more information on what to do if you or a family member has symptoms, a diagnosis, or exposure to COVID-19, please see:

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/COVID-19/Addendum-5-Interim-Guidance-for-Responding-to-COVID-19-Scenarios-in-CT-School-Districts.pdf

We are closely monitoring this situation and working with NDDH - the Northeast Division of the Department of Health and will provide you with updates as we know more.  If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Kenneth R. Di Pietro, Superintendent

PHS student schedules and student email accounts.

Schedules: To access schedules for the start of the year, we are asking all students to log into their existing Aspen accounts and access them electronically. If you are a new student, your aspen login information has been sent out with your opening packet.  We are asking all students to please know their schedules ahead of time going into the first day of school.

Student Emails:  Email will be a frequent form of communication throughout the year.  All student email accounts have been updated in ASPEN and all students should be using their school account only. This account will be last name, first initial, two digit year of graduation @student.plainfieldschools.org.  If you have never logged into your email account, your temporary password will be “plainfield2020”.  After an initial login, the system will prompt you to change your password to your choosing.  Teachers and counselors will be defaulting to sending emails to students through these school email accounts.  These email accounts will also be linked with Google classroom and other G-Suite extensions throughout the school year.  We ask all students to check their emails daily.  

Thank you for your attention to this detail.  It is imperative that all students are aware so that the first week can be as smooth of a transition back to school as possible.

PHS Fall Athletics

All students wishing to participate in PHS athletics must sign up on the Family ID website and have an up to date physical on file in the school nurse’s office. The practice schedule for the weeks of 8/31/20 – 9/12/20 are:

Football                M-F 5-6 pm

Girls Volleyball    M-F Grades 10-12 4-5 pm

                            M-F Grade 9 5:15-6:15

Boys Soccer         M-F 2:30-3:30

Girls Soccer         M-F 2:30-3:30

Cheer                   TBA

Cross Country     M-F 5:00

Reopening Plan


2020-2021 School Year 
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