Hello from the Coonley Safety Committee!
As a committee we are composed of teachers, staff, administrators, and our school engineer. We meet once a month to discuss our safety plan, updates, and any concerns that may come up due to COVID-19. Through collaboration, openness, and always keeping solutions at the forefront, we are continuously working hard to ensure the safety of our students and staff while in school. It is great to see that we are almost 84% fully vaccinated, and have almost 50% of our student population participating in weekly COVID testing. As a committee, we know this has helped keep our students and staff safe.
Thank you!
The Coonley Safety Committee
As a committee we are composed of teachers, staff, administrators, and our school engineer. We meet once a month to discuss our safety plan, updates, and any concerns that may come up due to COVID-19. Through collaboration, openness, and always keeping solutions at the forefront, we are continuously working hard to ensure the safety of our students and staff while in school. It is great to see that we are almost 84% fully vaccinated, and have almost 50% of our student population participating in weekly COVID testing. As a committee, we know this has helped keep our students and staff safe.
Thank you!
The Coonley Safety Committee
Reporting Positive Cases: Please be sure to report positive cases promptly to cps.edu/covidresults and email Ms. Humphrey (behumphrey1@cps.edu) and Ms. McLinden (semclinden@cps.edu).
Weekly In School Testing
The goal of the COVID-19 testing program is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and help keep our schools open for in-person learning. Many people with COVID-19, especially children and teens, don’t have symptoms but can still spread the virus, so regular testing helps find infections before they can spread to others. Testing is painless and provides an individual result in 24-72 hours. You can see how testing works at Coonley by watching this short video made by Coonley staff, featuring our very own students.
The testing program uses a PCR test, the most accurate COVID test. If your child has had COVID in the last 90 days, they should not participate in weekly testing.
To register, click here (Coonley specific link). You only need to register your child 1 time for the year.
To revoke consent for testing:
Weekly In School Testing
The goal of the COVID-19 testing program is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and help keep our schools open for in-person learning. Many people with COVID-19, especially children and teens, don’t have symptoms but can still spread the virus, so regular testing helps find infections before they can spread to others. Testing is painless and provides an individual result in 24-72 hours. You can see how testing works at Coonley by watching this short video made by Coonley staff, featuring our very own students.
The testing program uses a PCR test, the most accurate COVID test. If your child has had COVID in the last 90 days, they should not participate in weekly testing.
To register, click here (Coonley specific link). You only need to register your child 1 time for the year.
To revoke consent for testing:
- Email readycheckgo@color.com with subject line "Testing Opt Out"
- Include in the body of the email: Student First Name, Last Name, DOB, School Name and Parent First Name, Last Name, Email Address, Phone Number
Stakeholder |
# of Individual Registered |
# of Individuals Eligible |
% Registered |
Students |
436 |
874 |
49.9% |
Staff |
83 |
98 |
84.6% |
COVID Vaccination
Student vaccination records will be entered into the student’s profile in Aspen, where they can be stored safely and used to inform the contact tracing and quarantining process.
To submit a copy of your child’s vaccination card, you may:
Student vaccination records will be entered into the student’s profile in Aspen, where they can be stored safely and used to inform the contact tracing and quarantining process.
To submit a copy of your child’s vaccination card, you may:
- E-mail a copy of the card to Nurse Annie Kulik (akulik@cps.edu) and Nurse Megan Pacenta (MPacente@cps.edu)
- Send a copy to school with your child. They should give it to their homeroom teacher. Their homeroom teacher will secure the copy in a folder and give it to our School Clerk or School Nurse as quickly and safely as possible to ensure safe storage until it can be entered.
Age Range |
% of Students with At Least One Dose |
% of Students Fully Vaccinated |
Ages 5 - 11 |
86.72% |
81.88% |
Ages 12 - 17 |
91.03% |
88.03% |
Ages 5+ |
87.87% |
83.52% |
Updated Quarantine/Isolation Guidance
Beginning February 1, 2022, CPS adopted new guidance around quarantine and isolation to align with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Guidance has also changed regarding what it means to be up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine doses.
1 Are you up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines doses?
This means:
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Beginning February 1, 2022, CPS adopted new guidance around quarantine and isolation to align with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Guidance has also changed regarding what it means to be up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine doses.
1 Are you up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines doses?
This means:
- For people 18 years or older: You received all recommended vaccine doses, including boosters and additional primary shots for some immunocompromised people.
- For people 5-17 years old: You completed the primary series of COVID-19 vaccines.
- Positive at-home tests must be reported at cps.edu/covidresults.
- Negative at-home tests do not meet the criteria to exempt or shorten quarantine for close contacts, release someone from isolation, clear individuals who are experiencing Covid-like symptoms, or to enter or return to the U.S. from an international location
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