Protecting Our Students and Community from Coronavirus

Schools Closed

Dear Randolph School District families, 

The health and safety of our students and staff are always our number one priority. We have closed our school buildings under order to help contain the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus in Wisconsin.

We know that keeping children at home may cause difficulties for your children and families as you juggle work, child care and other challenges, and our staff are committed to doing everything we can to help make this as positive an experience as possible for your children.

Gov. Tony Evers on March 13, 2020 ordered the closure of all K-12 Wisconsin schools, public and private, from Wednesday, March 18 to April 5, as part of the state's efforts to respond to and contain COVID-19. The announcement affects more than 1 million students - including almost 855,000 students in more than 400 public school districts across the state. Evers later said schools will be closed "indefinitely" during the public health emergency.

“Kids and families across Wisconsin often depend on our schools to access food and care," Evers said. "We are going to continue working to do everything we can to ensure kids and families have the resources and support they need while schools are closed.”

Randolph School District will be closed Indefinitely in accordance with Governor Evers ordered closure. All after-school activities and athletics, including practices, also will be canceled until the Governor's order is lifted.

School Meals

This is for any families with school age children ages 4-18 who would like FREE meals available during the State Mandated COVID-19 Closure. Bag breakfasts and lunches will be offered Monday through Friday beginning Thursday, March 19. Students or parents are allowed to pick up meals at designated locations, but are not to consume the meal on site.

Digital Learning

The district will work to ensure virtual learning continues for students. 

Please make sure students check their school emails and Google Classrooms daily.

Home WiFi options

If your home internet connect is not reliable or you do not have one, please contact the school and a Cellular Hotspot may be available for pickup. 

See DPI list of internet offers for families???????

When School Resumes

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath

Please contact the school to report the absence and symptoms. Learn more about the symptoms and treatment of Coronavirus at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website. Those at highest risk for Coronavirus complications are older adults and individuals with compromised immune systems or heart, lung and kidney disease. See how Coronavirus is spread. It can take two to 14 days for a person to develop symptoms after initial exposure to the virus; the average is about five days.

We have no known cases of COVID-19 among students or staff at the Randolph School District.

We continue to closely monitor the situation with our School Nurses and Dodge County Health Departments, as well as review updates from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Department of Public Instruction and the CDC. Here is the latest information on confirmed cases in Wisconsin.

What You Can Do and Our Cleaning Measures

The Randolph School District has a routine cleaning regimen in place to help reduce the spread of germs and communicable disease. In addition to our regular cleaning and disinfection, we are increasing the cleaning of high-touch areas and hard and soft surface items throughout the day. We will follow all guidelines of the CDC and our local and state health departments.

• Wash your hands regularly, for 20 seconds, using soap and hot water. Make sure to wash your fingertips. This is especially important after using the restroom, coughing or sneezing into your hands, and before preparing or consuming food.
• Avoid coughing or sneezing into your hands or in the air. Always try to cough or sneeze into a tissue, and then throw the tissue away. If you don’t have a tissue, cough/sneeze into your arm.
• As much as you can, avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose.
• If children are feeling sick, please keep them home from school. Families should have a plan in place for keeping your child home, picking up your child if they are sent home sick, and if schools are closed.
   

Travel Restrictions

This is a rapidly evolving situation, with the World Health Organization declaring Coronavirus a pandemic, the President and Governor declaring it a public health emergency and the President issuing a month-long ban effective March 13 on all travel from Europe, including the UK and Ireland, to the U.S.

• Cancel events with over 250 people
• Avoid non-essential domestic travel
• Avoid traveling to areas in the US with sustained community transmission of COVID-19 (currently Washington, New York, and California). See map of US sustained community transmission of COVID-19.
• Self-quarantine for 14 days upon return for anyone who travels to any U.S. states with confirmed community spread of COVID-19.

Many families have travel plans for spring break. If your family is planning to travel to a country with a Level 3 travel health notice, please contact the School Nurse, Kaite Breitlow directly at 920-326-4180 or Email before returning to school. The CDC is asking you to self-quarantine for 14 days. Read more about travel on the CDC's website.

We appreciate your patience with this fluid situation and we will continue to update you as needed. Please rest assured that we will continue to put your students’ safety first. If you have any questions, reach out to Katie Breitlow R.N. our District School Nurse at 920-326-4180.