The Department of Health and Human Services is releasing $10 billion to states to support COVID-19 screening testing for teachers, staff and students to assist schools in re-opening for in-person instruction and to support essential worker testing. Testing helps schools identify infected individuals without symptoms who may be contagious so that prompt action can be taken to prevent further transmission.
This week’s Community of Practice call will focus on the importance of the partnership between public health and education in establishing COVID-19 K-12 school screening testing programs and provide information on assistance being offered to support these programs.
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Agenda:
- Joseph Miller: Increasing Community Access to Testing (ICATT) and Project Expanded Testing
- Jessica Gross: Decision points in setting up a testing program
- Mary Ellen Duggan and Greg Martineau: Northborough-Southborough Public Schools (MA)
- Victor Simon: Gower School District 62 (IL)
- Eliza Novick: Shah Family Foundation tools for school screening testing programs
- Q&A with the speakers
To join the call:
Use the following link to access the Zoom webinar or dial in using the call-in line below:
Zoom Webinar: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1611489877?pwd=Q1dKY01tVExydkFQVzRzSnJia25Fdz09
Zoom Dial in 1 646-828-7666 Meeting ID: 161 148 9877 Passcode: 66625007
