Per CDC guidance, the District will notify those who have been determined to have been in close contact with the person who tested positive. A close contact is anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, starting from 2 days before illness onset. Under the CDC definition, for example, an individual exposed to COVID-19 for only 5 minutes but three different times within a 24-hour period (perhaps spanning two school days) now falls under the definition of a “close contact.” 

The District will maintain confidentiality as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).

Possible and confirmed exposure could result in remote learning days for part of a class, an entire class, or an entire school, depending on the exposure. Students and staff within 6 feet of someone who has tested positive may move to remote learning for 10 days. Seating charts will be enforced in classrooms and buses to help D34 staff determine possible exposure and mitigate future spread as best as possible.  

Infirmaries at each building are ventilated and staffed so that students who become sick are isolated from others and cared for until parents can pick them up. Parents or guardians of a symptomatic student will be notified immediately of their child’s status and asked to pick up their child as soon as possible (preferably within 45 minutes of a school nurse phone call).

A close contact is anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, starting from 2 days before illness onset. Under the CDC definition, for example, an individual exposed to COVID-19 for only 5 minutes but three different times within a 24-hour period (perhaps spanning two school days) now falls under the definition of a “close contact.”

Individuals who have been identified as close contacts are instructed to quarantine for 10 days after the last day of contact with the person who is COVID-19 positive to monitor for symptoms. 

A probable case is a student or staff member who has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing COVID symptoms, but has not been tested for the virus. 

When you receive your child's COVID-19 test results, please email results to Bernadette Godley.

If you receive results outside of working hours and your child is returning to school the next day, please call: 773-596-4971.

Staff members who travel should submit test results to their building principal or supervisor. Parents should send their children’s test result to your school’s health office:

• Attea: Bernadette Godley

• Glen Grove: Jennifer Hastings

• Henking: Kathy Walstrom

• Hoffman: Kathy Haring

• Lyon: Sydney Hellmer

• Pleasant Ridge: Kathleen Pickard

• Springman: Kathy Szwedo

• Westbrook: Munhi Sohn

NOTE:  After hours and on weekends, send results to District 34’s district-wide contact tracing coordinator Bernadette Godley, bgodley@glenview34.org, 773-596-4971.

No. Students or staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not have to quarantine after travel or if they are a close contact to a COVID-19 positive person for 90 days after the onset of their symptoms (or after the date of their positive test, if they were asymptomatic). 

Not for exposure to someone with COVID-19, according to a 2/10/2021 update from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), if at least two weeks have passed since having your second shot. "Fully vaccinated persons who meet criteria will no longer be required to quarantine following an exposure to someone with COVID-19," the CDC said in updates to its webpage with guidance on vaccination.

From the CDC:
Vaccinated persons with an exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are not required to quarantine if they meet all of the following criteria†:

• Are fully vaccinated (i.e., ≥2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a 2-dose series, or ≥2 weeks following receipt of one dose of a single-dose vaccine)

• Are within 3 months following receipt of the last dose in the series

• Have remained asymptomatic since the current COVID-19 exposure

Persons who do not meet all 3 of the above criteria should continue to follow current quarantine guidance after exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

However, the CDC has not updated guidance on the requirement to quarantine after travel for vaccinated individuals. At this time, guidance states that you must quarantine after travel, even if you have been vaccinated.

There are many options for no-cost COVID-19 testing open to all, regardless of symptoms. You can find the full list of the State of Illinois community testing sites here. 

In addition, there is a testing site at Flick Park in Glenview, sponsored by State Senator Laura Fine, as well as other local legislators and the Glenview Park District. 

Results are typically reported within 48 hours.

In a recent updated guidance from the Cook County Department of Public Health dictates that, until the Illinois Department of Public Health issues a new "low transmission guide," the District must only accept a PCR test as proof of a negative COVID diagnosis. District 34 will not accept rapid COVID-19 tests at this time.

New from CCDPH: Rapid and PCR tests are acceptable for travel purposes; note that a positive rapid test followed by a negative PCR will still be treated as positive.

Yes. Masks will be required of all staff, and students who do not have a disability or condition that prevents them from wearing one. The District has provide three reusable masks for each student and staff members, and disposable masks will be available in each building.

As required by IDPH, except while eating and during band, face coverings must be worn at all times in school buildings, even when social distance is maintained. Face coverings are not required outside if social distance is maintained (if individuals remain 6 feet apart from each other).

Face shields will be allowed if also wearing a mask. There will be limited exceptions for certain individual needs in which face shields alone will be allowed.

ISBE and IDPH states: that social distance for in-person learning is now defined as 3 to 6 feet for students and fully vaccinated staff. Maintaining 6 feet remains the safest distance, but schools can operate at no less than 3 feet in order to provide in-person learning.

A close contact is anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, starting from 2 days before illness onset. Under the CDC definition, for example, an individual exposed to COVID-19 for only 5 minutes but three different times within a 24-hour period (perhaps spanning two school days) now falls under the definition of a “close contact.”

District 34 has a District Nurse Coordinator who is managing the health protocols of District 34, in collaboration with the nurses in the other Northfield Township school districts.

District 34 is also consulting with IDPH and Cook County Department of Public Health.

Yes, when students and staff are outside and at least 6 feet away from each other, they can remove their masks.

Students who are in quarantine due to close contact will be able to access classroom instruction through Zoom and/or streaming. It will vary by grade, classroom and student need, but in general, students will be "live" for the beginning of school/class, and for instruction, and then will work independently (just like their peers in the building are working independently on classroom work). So, students will move between synchronous and asynchronous time throughout the day.

If you are traveling to a yellow state, no quarantine or pre-arrival test is required. Maintain strict masking and social distancing.

If your final destination is a state on the orange list, you must follow the quarantine guidelines, even if you visit the state for less than 24 hours. Note that the orange list is posted on the City of Chicago’s website. The CCDPH references that list; they aligned their guidance to be consistent with the City of Chicago’s Travel Order.

If you travel to an orange state, the following guidelines must be followed when returning back to Cook County:

• 10-day quarantine 

OR

• Pre-arrival negative test result (no longer than 72 hours prior to arrival) with strict masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-person gatherings. (New from CCDPH: Rapid and PCR tests are acceptable for travel purposes; note that a positive rapid test followed by a negative PCR will still be treated as positive.)

OR

• If you are not able to get a test within 72 hours before returning, you can take a test when you return as long as you quarantine until you receive a negative test result. The Flick Park testing location has easy online scheduling.

OR

• Be fully vaccinated, defined as two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or two weeks after one dose of a single-dose vaccine (while remaining symptom-free and maintaining masking and distancing). 

OR

• Have had COVID-19 (within 90 days after onset of symptoms or, if asymptomatic, their positive test). 

NOTE: Parents must provide negative test results for their children who travel.

For international travel, the District follows CDC guidelines requiring at least a seven-day quarantine upon return. The CDC requires all air passengers entering the United States to present a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three calendar days of departure, or proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days. Then, 3-5 days after you return, you can test again and return to school with a negative test after 7 days. If you do not test, you can return to school after 10 days.

No, there is no quarantine requirement after travel within the state. However, please understand the primary goal is to protect the safety and health of our staff, students and families. Regardless of location (even locally), if you attend gatherings larger than the Restore Illinois Phase 4 guidelines (the lesser of 50 people or 25% capacity), or any gathering where distancing and masking requirements are not followed, you must quarantine.

No, there is not a designation of a close contact of someone who travels, and therefore no requirement for quarantine. However, the parent who travels (and anyone in quarantine) should practice masking and distancing until they receive a negative test result, and for 10 days when in contact with anyone who has a health condition that places them at particular risk for COVID-19.

Staff members who travel should submit test results to their building principal or supervisor. Parents should send their children’s test result to your school’s health office:

• Attea: Bernadette Godley

• Glen Grove: Jennifer Hastings

• Henking: Kathy Walstrom

• Hoffman: Kathy Haring

• Lyon: Sydney Hellmer

• Pleasant Ridge: Kathleen Pickard

• Springman: Kathy Szwedo

• Westbrook: Munhi Sohn

Students will generally be eating in their classrooms with tri fold dividers placed on their desks while eating. Lunches ordered through food services will be delivered to classrooms.

In order to allow for distancing, multiple spaces including classrooms will be used for lunch. As students will not be wearing masks, distancing will be critical during lunch.

All complete meals are free, which includes an entree, fruit, vegetable, milk and bagged snack. Milk alone (without a meal) costs $0.60 (sixty cents).

On Wednesday, April 7, students returned to full in-person learning. Meal boxes are only available for students (and/or their siblings under 18) who are not offered meals in schools. GOAL families, and families of students who are in person but have siblings under age 18 who are not in school (or not in person), can participate. 

Meal pick up will continue to be on Wednesdays. Pickup will be from 3:30pm - 6:00pm at Springman Middle School. 

If you need additional assistance, reach out to your school's social worker. You can also contact the Northfield Township Food Pantry at 847-724-8300.

For international travel, the District follows CDC guidelines requiring at least a seven-day quarantine upon return. The CDC requires all air passengers entering the United States to present a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three calendar days of departure, or proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days. Then, 3-5 days after you return, you can test again and return to school with a negative test after 7 days. If you do not test, you can return to school after 10 days.

New travel guidance (as of March 17, 2021):

If you are traveling to a yellow state, no quarantine or pre-arrival test is required. Maintain strict masking and social distancing.

If your final destination is a state on the orange list, you must follow the quarantine guidelines, even if you visit the state for less than 24 hours. Note that the orange list is posted on the City of Chicago’s website. The CCDPH references that list; they aligned their guidance to be consistent with the City of Chicago’s Travel Order.

If you travel to an orange state, the following guidelines must be followed when returning back to Cook County:

• 10-day quarantine 

OR

• Pre-arrival negative test result (no longer than 72 hours prior to arrival) with strict masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-person gatherings. (New from CCDPH: Rapid and PCR tests are acceptable for travel purposes; note that a positive rapid test followed by a negative PCR will still be treated as positive.)

OR

• If you are not able to get a test within 72 hours before returning, you can take a test when you return as long as you quarantine until you receive a negative test result. The Flick Park testing location has easy online scheduling.

OR

• Be fully vaccinated, defined as two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or two weeks after one dose of a single-dose vaccine (while remaining symptom-free and maintaining masking and distancing). 

OR

• Have had COVID-19 (within 90 days after onset of symptoms or, if asymptomatic, their positive test). 

NOTE: Parents must provide negative test results for their children who travel.

No. Students or staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not have to quarantine after travel or if they are a close contact to a COVID-19 positive person for 90 days after the onset of their symptoms (or after the date of their positive test, if they were asymptomatic). 

Not for exposure to someone with COVID-19, according to a 2/10/2021 update from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), if at least two weeks have passed since having your second shot. "Fully vaccinated persons who meet criteria will no longer be required to quarantine following an exposure to someone with COVID-19," the CDC said in updates to its webpage with guidance on vaccination. From the CDC:

Vaccinated persons with an exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are not required to quarantine if they meet all of the following criteria†:

• Are fully vaccinated (i.e., ≥2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a 2-dose series, or ≥2 weeks following receipt of one dose of a single-dose vaccine)

• Are within 3 months following receipt of the last dose in the series

• Have remained asymptomatic since the current COVID-19 exposure

Persons who do not meet all 3 of the above criteria should continue to follow current quarantine guidance after exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

If the children wear masks, keep a 6-foot distance, they do not need to quarantine.

The District will have a process for staff to self-certify that they have taken their temperature and considered symptoms of COVID-19 before coming to work each day. Parents will certify that they have screened their children (taken temperature and assessed other symptoms). They will confirm that they have done this before school each day by logging into PowerSchool and selecting the certification process. There also will be a scanning process near the entrance of each building for students to scan in to ensure that their parents have completed the certification process each day.

Every room throughout the District will be disinfected daily. The routine daily cleaning procedures include: 

• Clean and disinfect hard surfaces once a day (exceptions include tablets, touch screens, keyboards and other electronic devices)
• Repeatedly disinfect frequently touched fixtures in common areas multiple times throughout the day, including: 
  • Bannisters
  • Exterior and Hallway door handles
  • Bathrooms

The District will use disinfectant approved by the EPA against COVID-19; a spray bottle of disinfectant will be in every classroom for as-needed use. 

Deep cleaning including disinfecting all buildings will happen daily. The District will use a disinfectant approved by the EPA against COVID-19. In addition, a spray bottle of disinfectant, wipes and hand sanitizer will be available in every classroom for as-needed use.

The District is hiring additional custodial staff to meet the increased cleaning and sanitizing requirements.

More time will be provided for hand washing as students enter and exit the room and before and after eating. Signs reminding students of proper hand hygiene will be posted throughout schools. Dispensers for hand sanitizer (at least 60%) will be available in every room and in common areas.

There will be very limited access to District 34 schools and the administration building; only those needing to conduct essential business, and have made an appointment. Visitors will be required to wear masks. Plexiglass guards have been installed in offices as a barrier between visitors and office staff, and distance markings will be visible on floors to remind visitors of distancing requirements.

Students will not use lockers in the fall; they will carry their belongings for the day. 

Students will not share any school supplies, books or materials.

No more than 50 people (students, driver and any necessary assistants) will be on a bus. Seat assignments will allow for distancing as much as possible, but there may be routes in which students are less than 6’ apart. Family members/students from the same household who ride the same bus will sit together.

If you are a paid rider, and won't be utilizing transportation, the District will provide a full refund. To request this refund, contact Rob Conner at rconner@glenview34.org.

A large portion ($75) of the annual student fees cover technology, which will continue to be used for remote learning. The remaining portion of the fees will be used for supplies that are unique to remote learning, such as art supplies. These supplies will be distributed to students during supply pick up opportunities.

Additional cleaning of buses will occur on buses daily and in between routes on commonly touched areas as much as possible.

• Hand sanitizer will be available on buses
• Signage will be posted for students on new procedures
• Drivers will be screened daily for symptoms, including temperatures
• Passengers and adults must wear face coverings on the vehicle at all times

This will occur in situations where a student stays in a specific mode throughout the year (Example - GOAL all year, REMOTE+ / Hybrid all year, In-Person All Year).

• With movement (both by students and staff) based on the changing dynamics of our environment, there is not 100% guarantee.  What we can provide is the assurance that we will be working throughout each transition to provide the smoothest and most age appropriate supports for our students and staff.

Yes - we are working on the specifics around following our current curriculum maps throughout each grade and environment.  This will mean that upon the completion of Trimester 1 - all students will be within a lesson or two of each other, to ease transitions or adjustments in an individual placement.

This is a very real and important question that may ultimately play a role in the specific direction we are able to take as a district.

If a situation did come up like this, in alignment with ISBE guidelines we would provide a certified substitute or re-allocate our district staff to support a classroom. If the time-period were to extend beyond the level of certificate for a substitute teacher, the district would work to allocated the appropriate supports.

If a teacher is required to be out of the classroom, a certified staff (current teacher or substitute) member will be assigned to supporting the class for the time he/she is absent.

We are working on purchasing and distributing supplies.

We are working under the guidelines of consistency being a KEY factor in a successful delivery of all our options.

Yes, however this is dependent on the needs of students and staff.  Some staff may need to teach in GOAL, while others may not have that same need.  The same can be said for students.

We are not able to honor placement requests.

In terms of high school testing, it has been the PSAT, usually in October, usually in-person at the high school on a Saturday. We have not heard yet how the high school will work through testing or even if done at all.  We will administer NWEA which is shared with the high school but I’m not sure what factor it is for placement. I think most placement work is done through teacher recommendations with meetings between 8th grade teachers and high school staff.