COVID-19 update
Posted Friday, January 14, 2022
January 11, 2022Dear parents, guardians, and staff, There have been many recent protocol updates and changes coming from the NY State Department of Health, the CDC, Governor Hochul’s Office, and the Otsego County Department of Health relative to COVID procedures. The latest directives came out Monday, January 10 and will be implemented at Unatego on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. (Please note that the below applies to students, faculty, and staff) If you have symptoms of COVID:Stay home if you have COVID-19 symptoms and get tested as soon possible. If you are sick but cannot get a test, stay home, and follow the isolation guidelines (below) as if you were positive for COVID-19.If you test positive for COVID-19 – (Including a home test – Rapid Test): Regardless of your vaccination status, isolate at home for five days, separate from other family members, staying in a separate room and using a separate bathroom if possible. If you have no symptoms or your symptoms have resolved after five days, you can leave your house but must wear a surgical or KN-95 mask. A cloth mask is not acceptable. Continue to wear your mask around others for five additional days after quarantine.If you have a fever, continue to stay home until your fever resolves; this is without the use of fever reducing medications for 24 hours.If symptoms have not improved after your 5-day quarantine, you should stay home until your symptoms are improving and no new symptoms begin.If you were exposed to someone with COVID-19 (close contact) and are fully vaccinated*: You do not need to quarantine, but you should wear a mask around others for ten days.Take a COVID test on day five, if possible.If you develop symptoms, get tested for COVID as soon as possible and stay home. *fully vaccinated defined as two weeks after receipt of last dose of vaccine except as follows:Individuals 12 years and older who re eligible for a booster but not boosted who have been exposed to a COVID-19 positive individual cannot participate in extracurricular or after-school activities and, aside from school attendance for instruction and bus travel, must adhere to the five-day quarantine at home. If you were exposed to someone with COVID-19 and not fully vaccinated:Quarantine at home for five days.Continue to wear a mask around others for an additional five days after quarantine.Test on day five, if possible.If you develop symptoms get tested for COVID as soon as possible and stay home. Should there be more information or changes to these practices, I will share them with you as quickly as possible. Please know that it is likely that you will not receive a call from the Department of Health or a NYS Contact Tracer and can return to work/school based on the above protocol. As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns, stay well, and thank you. Sincerely, Dr. David S. RichardsSuperintendent of Schools
Posted Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Daily COVID-19 Update
Daily COVID-19 Case update 1/11/22 Dear Parent/Guardian Since Friday afternoon, January 7, we have learned that six members of our school community tested positive for COVID-19, including four students and one staff member at the Jr-Sr High School, and one student at the Elementary building. Contact tracing has been completed as necessary. Please note that we did not file a report yesterday due to technology issues. We will continue to update our website daily with any additional COVID positive students or staff. Thank you David S. RichardsSuperintendent of Schools
Posted Tuesday, January 11, 2022
On September 2, 2021, the Governor of New York State signed Chapter 417 of the Laws of 2021, which authorized a return to School Board meetings being held remotely. The law expires January 15, 2022. Unatego Board of Education will meet on Monday, January 10, at 6:30 PM in the Board Room at the Junior Senior High School, located at 2641 State HWY 7, Otego. The board expects to go out of regular session into exempt session to discuss recommendations of the Committee on Special Education. Members of the public are not allowed into exempt session. The board plans on returning to regular session at 7:00 pm. Regular session is open to members of the public. Out of an abundance of caution, this meeting will be closed to in-person public participation but will be available via videoconference. Time for public comment will be allotted. Members of the Public can access the meeting remotely as follows: Join Zoom Meeting https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/97976743521Meeting ID: 979 7674 3521 One tap mobile +16468769923,,97976743521# US (New York) +16465189805,,97976743521# US (New York)
Posted Monday, January 10, 2022
Board Meeting Announcement On September 2, 2021, the Governor of New York State signed Chapter 417 of the Laws of 2021, which authorized a return to School Board meetings being held remotely. The law expires January 15, 2022. Unatego Board of Education will meet on Monday, January 10, at 6:30 PM in the Board Room at the Junior Senior High School, located at 2641 State HWY 7, Otego. The board expects to go out of regular session into exempt session to discuss recommendations of the Committee on Special Education. Members of the public are not allowed into exempt session. The board plans on returning to regular session at 7:00 pm. Regular session is open to members of the public. Out of an abundance of caution, this meeting will be closed to in-person public participation but will be available via videoconference. Time for public comment will be allotted. Members of the Public can access the meeting remotely as follows: Join Zoom Meeting https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/97976743521Meeting ID: 979 7674 3521 One tap mobile +16468769923,,97976743521# US (New York) +16465189805,,97976743521# US (New York)
On September 2, 2021, the Governor of New York State signed Chapter 417 of the Laws of 2021, which authorized a return to School Board meetings being held remotely. The law expires January 15, 2022.
Unatego Board of Education will meet on Monday, January 10, at 6:30 PM in the Board Room at the Junior Senior High School, located at 2641 State HWY 7, Otego. The board expects to go out of regular session into exempt session to discuss recommendations of the Committee on Special Education. Members of the public are not allowed into exempt session. The board plans on returning to regular session at 7:00 pm. Regular session is open to members of the public. Out of an abundance of caution, this meeting will be closed to in-person public participation but will be available via videoconference. Time for public comment will be allotted.
Members of the Public can access the meeting remotely as follows:
Join Zoom Meeting https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/97976743521
Meeting ID: 979 7674 3521 One tap mobile +16468769923,,97976743521# US (New York) +16465189805,,97976743521# US (New York)
January 7, 2022 Dear Parent/Guardian Since yesterday, we have learned that four members of our school community tested positive for COVID-19, including two students at the Jr-Sr High School, one student at the Elementary building, and a staff member at the Jr-Sr High. Contact tracing is underway as necessary. We will continue to update our website daily with any additional COVID positive students or staff. Thank youDavid S. RichardsSuperintendent of Schools
Posted Friday, January 7, 2022
January 6, 2022 Dear Parent/Guardian Since yesterday, we have learned that five members of our school community tested positive for COVID-19, including four students at the Jr-Sr High School and one student at the Elementary building. Contact tracing is underway as necessary. We will continue to update our website daily with any additional COVID positive students or staff. Thank youDavid S. RichardsSuperintendent of Schools
Posted Thursday, January 6, 2022