Articles from March 2020

Enin ej enaan eo ekaal ej diwoj tok jen Dubuque Community School District:

ENAJ WOR KIJEN RIJIKUUL RO MONA
Jej monono in kojjela ke district in im ebar lon jukjukinped ko mottad renaj jiban letok kijen rijikuul ro mona ilo kotaan in ej bojrak jikuul. (jouj im melele ke eban wor kijen ninnin milik ak kijeer mona. Mona kein komij itok wot em buki ejjelok wonaer nan armej ro 18 im diklok aer iio). Enaj wor mabun, mona in raelep im kojota ilo elon jikin ko ipelakin jukjukinped in. LALE LAAJRAK IN IA KO IM AWA KO

KAROK EO AN STATE IKIJEN AWA KO RENAJ JAKO
Jota, Jikin bebe eo euteej an Iowa ekar bok buntok ko rokkar nan jolok kabanban ko nae jikin jikuul ko nan koroltok awa in jikuul ko renaj kar jako ilo kotaan in jikuul ej bojrak itok wot jen naninmej in coronavirus. Ilo tore in, jej kojatdikdik bwe wewen in enaj na mejlan bojrak in maan waj mae Eprol 13. Jenaj karon waj kom ikijen kolonta in jikuul nan jomlokin lok iio in ilowan ran kein maan waj
jikuul ej bojrak.

EBOK UNO: IIEN KO REJ KAB BAR ALIKAR TOK
Elane kwar kajitok am ebok uno jen jikuul, jouj im kebak ak konono tok ipen Lead Nurse e Allie White ilo awhite@dbqschools.org mokta jen mona in raelep ilo Maaj 23 nan am komman karok. Kajitok ko renaj itok elkin iien en, jenaj kaiet lok rijerbal ro rej itok im jejjab maron naj kalimur ke konaj maron ebok uno toren en.

Here are the latest updates from the Dubuque Community School District:

STUDENT MEAL AVAILABILITY
We are pleased to share that the district and a number of community partners will provide meals for students during the school closure. These grab-and-go meals are available at no cost to any individual ages 18 and under (note that infant formula or food will not be available). Breakfast, lunch and dinner options are available throughout the community. VIEW THE FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS AND TIMES

STATE ACTION REGARDING MAKE-UP TIME
Late last night, the Iowa Legislature took official action to waive a school districts’ requirements to make up lost instructional time due to the coronavirus-related closure. At this point, we believe this action covers the closure in place through April 13. We will provide updates regarding the calendar for the remainder of the school year later in the closure.

MEDICATION PICK-UP: UPDATED TIMELINE
If you have a request to pick-up medication from school, please contact Lead Nurse Allie White at awhite@dbqschools.org by NOON ON MONDAY, MARCH 23 to schedule an appointment. For requests received after that time, the district will be in a reduced staffing mode and cannot guarantee the ability to obtain the medication.

Jej kamoolol baamle ko im rijerbal ro ilo ami kijenmej im melele ilo ad dibuk jet iien ko jejjab likuun melele kaki. Jej kajoor ilo an baamle ko im ro mottad ilo jukjukinped in likuun erloke peiir im jiban.

Ilo iialan kakememej, aolep jikuul ko rej kio kilok maan waj mae Mande, Eprol 13 ran. Jej likuun kate koj jerbal nan uaak aolep kajitok im jej monono ilo ami kijenmej einwot an lon melele rej alikar tok im mokaj aer ukoktak. Jej bareinwot kottar tok enaan jen State in Iowa ikijen elane ebar lon wewen ko im jenaj mokaj im kojelaik waj kom elane jenaj maron.

Erkein enaan ko rokaal tata an rainin:

AOLEP MAKUTKUT IM BUROKURAM KO AN JIKUUL
Ilo iien in ej kilok, aolep makutkut im burokuram ka an jikuul( jimor ikkure im jab ikkure) rej bojrak, elkin an itok melele jen Doulul in Ikkure eo an Leddik ilo Iowa im Doulul eo an Leddik in High School ro.

“Aolep IHSAA im IGHSAU rej kio bojrak im mo aer kokomalmel, Jiae ikkure, im ej bojrak makutkut in ikkure mae iien enaj jomlok kabjorak in. Mo in ej meleleen ejjelok kebak im konono ipen don ikotan rikkure ro, coach ro im ro rej eddoik burokuram ko ilo aolepen kotaan in maan waj.”

EJJELOK MAKUTKUT AN DOULUL KO ILIKIN JIKUUL
Aolep makutkut ko ilikin komman jen ro ewor aer melim nan kojerbal imon jikuul kein rej bareinwot bojrak. District in enaj jerbal ipen armej ro nan korooli lok wonen rent ak jabdewot wonen ko ekkar nan korooli lok ilo kotaan in.

EBBOK UNO ILO JIKUUL KO
Baamle ko ewor nejier rijikuul ro ewor aer uno ilo jikuul, im ro rej aikuji uno ko ilo tore in ebojrak jikuul, remaron kur tok lead Nooj e Allie White ilo awhite@dbqschools.org nan komman karok nan iien ebok uno. Uno jab kanuuj aikuji ilo iien bojrak in naj doori wot ilo obij eo an ejmuur nan aer naj bar jerbal elkin an jomlok bojrak in.

MONA KIJEN RIJIKUUL RO
Jikuul elap ijo konaan nan na kijen elon wot ian rijikuul ro mona – im eben wot ibam ke komij kojbarok wot wewen in ilo iien in jikuul ebojrak. District in enaj jiban ro romonono in ebok kijen rijikuul mona jino jen Mandre, Maaj 23 ran, ilo jet jikin im awa ko naj kojjela kaki ilowan ran kein rej bedo tok. Jej bar jerbal ebake ro mottad im remaron jiban koj ikijen lewaj mona im naj aini im lewaj melele nan baamle ko ikijen mona ko nan ro rej monono ak aikuji.

ACT TEEJ EO EJ BAR BOJRAK
ACT ekar kojjela kio jibbon ke ej bar bojrak ACT teej eo im ekar jikejuul nan Eprol 4 emoj an bar rumujlok nan Juun 13 ran ilo 2020.

Bar juon alen, kom emool ilo ami jiban tok wot kim. Jouj im bukiti enaan ko rokaal tata rej diwoj waj iturin lok 3 awa ilo kajojo ran. Emaron ilo email, ak ilo website in ad ikijen naninmej in Coronavirus Update Webpage im ilo district Facebook im Twitter channels. Barienwot, jouj im jab meloklok in bukot enaan ko rejimwe tata im kaal tata ilo website in ad. Jet iien elon ro jet rej bar kojerbale, elaptata ilo social media.

Thank you to our families and staff for their patience and understanding as we move through these uncertain times. We are uplifted by the overall positivity and support shown by our families and community partners.

As a reminder, all schools are currently closed until Monday, April 13. We are working hard to answer all of your questions and appreciate your patience as information is developing and changing quickly. We also expect further guidance from the State of Iowa on a number of issues and will provide details as soon as we are able.

Here are the main updates for today:

DISTRICT ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
During this closure period, all school events and activities (both athletic and non-athletic) are cancelled, following guidance from the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union:

“All IHSAA and IGHSAU sports are now in a prohibited period for practice, competition, and sanctioned activity until the closure is lifted. This prohibition means no in-person contact between coaches/administrators and student-athletes for the duration of the period.”

NON-DISTRICT ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
All outside events and activities by rental permit holders in district facilities are also cancelled. The district will work directly with renters to refund any rental fees paid during this period.

MEDICINE PICK-UP AT SCHOOLS
Families with students who have medicine at school, and who need that medicine during the closure, can contact Lead Nurse Allie White at awhite@dbqschools.org to arrange a time to pick it up. Medication not needed over break will remain in the health office to be used following the closure.

MEALS FOR STUDENTS
School is a key provider of meals for many of our students – and we are committed to maintaining this resource during the closure. The district will begin providing meal options for students on Monday, March 23, with specific locations and times to be announced in the next few days. We are also collaborating with community partners who are providing meals and will collect and share information with families regarding all community meal options.

ACT EXAM CANCELLED
ACT announced this morning that the ACT exam scheduled for April 4 has been postponed to June 13, 2020.

Again, thank you for your continued support. Please continue to look for updates each day around 3 p.m. via email, on our Coronavirus Update Webpage and on our official district Facebook and Twitter channels. Also, please remember to look for the most accurate, up-to-date information on these official district channels and be conscious of the misinformation that is sometimes shared by other sources, especially on social media.

Ilo Jotinin rainin, Kobna e an Iowa Kim Reynolds emoj an kojela tok ke ej kur bwe aolep jikuul kein ilo Iowa ren kilok iumin emen wiik nan jiban kadiklok ajeded in coronavirus (COVID-19).

Jikuul kein rar baj jela wot ke emaron kar wor komkaut rot in eidun ainwot an aolep armej melele, im komij enjake ke emaron wor ami kajitok. Komij bareinwot kajitok elon ian ejja kajitok kein wot im komij kojatdikdik bwe enaj wor tok melele ilju im ilowan raan kane rollon rej pedo tok.

Jikuul kein ilo district renaj kilok maanlok mae Eprol 13 ran. Kim kar jela ke kelet in emaron kar komman, ritel rein rej bok eddon jikuul kein rar likuun jerbal mantak nan bojak. Komij kadedelok karok kein am nan an bojrak jikuul, eo im enaj jino jelet jikuul kein jen wiik en elkin wot wiik in kakkuje in. Ilo kotaan in wewen ej walok, jenaj kate koj jerbal nan lewaj melele ko rejimwe im kaal tata im jenaj maron tobari.

Ilo an wor jidik melele ko emoj ad tobari jotinin ikijen wewen in enana, ilo tore kein rej jab pidodo jemaron jiron kom ke jenaj ben im kajur wot ilo ad jerbal nan rijikuul ro im baamle ko aer kab rijerbal ro kin ijo emman tata jomarone.

Nan kakememej, jej lomnak bwe jen karon waj baamle ko im rijerbal ro ikijen enaan ko rokaal tata kajojo ran ilo 3 awa elkin raelep. (ne erumuj) ak naj door melele ko rokaal tata ilo website in ad ilo www.dbqschools.org/melele-ko-ikijen-coronavirus.

Kom emmol ilo ami jutak wot ibam im jiban kim.

Tonight, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced that she is recommending that all Iowa schools close for four weeks to assist in reducing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The district learned of this unprecedented move as the general public did, and we realize that you are likely to have questions. We share in many of those same questions and expect more details to be available tomorrow and over the next number of days.

Schools in the district will remain closed until April 13. Knowing that this decision was a possibility, our leadership team has been working diligently to prepare. We are finalizing our plans for this closure, which for the district begins impacting us next week following spring break. Throughout this situation, we will work hard to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date information possible.

While we have few details tonight about the implications of this closure, in these challenging times we can tell you that we will remain committed to serving our students, families and staff to the best of our ability.

As a reminder, we will plan to send an update to families and staff each day this week at 3 p.m. (at a minimum) and will post the most up-to-date information on our website at www.dbqschools.org/coronavirus.

Thank you for your continued support.

Ritel ro ilon ilo jikuul kein rej wonmanlok wot im kwelok aolep raan nan lale tok jokjokin naninmej in im konono kin wewen ko ikijen coronavirus in ilo an bedejake aolepen Amedka in im naj wonmanlok wot ilowan wiik in kakkuje in ilo spring. Ejab jomlok ad eoron tok enaan ipen Ra eo an Jikin Ejmuur ilo Iowa in im Ra eo an Ejmuur ilo Bukon in Dubuque in im ilo tore in jej lewaj enaan in ekaal tata, ejanin wor case in coronavirus en nanin kabene ilo Dubuque in.

Ewor jet enaan ko rokaal nan kojelaik kom kaki ilo rainin, Friday, Maaj 13:

• Trip in kojanjan eo an Hemstead High School lok nan Florida emoj an kio likkuun bojrak iben an bareinwot bojrak trip eo lok nan Walt Disney World.
• Ilo an likkuun lon kain im obrak makutkut ko ipelakin jukjukinped in, district in enaj ja kabojrak an elewaj enaan ikijen makutkut ko ekka aer iwoj ilo email kajojo wiik. Kajitok ko kake makutkut kein rej diwoj waj naj aikuj kajitok lok ipen doulul eo ej lolorjaki.

Elkin enaan in district in enaj bar karon waj kom enaan ilo Mande, Maaj 16, iturin lok 3 awa elkin raelep. Ak elane enaj wor enaan edin im eaorok mokta jen tore en, jenaj mokaj im lito-litak.

The district’s executive team continues to meet daily to monitor and discuss the latest developments in the coronavirus situation across the nation and will continue to do so during spring break. We continue to be in regular communication with the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Dubuque County Health Department and at time of this update, there are currently no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Dubuque County.

There are a few updates to share today, Friday, March 13:

• The Hempstead High School music program trip to Florida has officially been cancelled in conjunction with the closing of Walt Disney World.
• With a large number of events in flux throughout the community, the district is suspending the weekly Digital Backpack email at this time. Questions about events posted on the backpack should be directed to the hosting organization.

The next update from the district is scheduled for Monday, March 16, at approximately 3 p.m. Should there be important developments prior to that time, we will share them as soon as possible.

As a district, we continue to work with state, county and local officials to monitor the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in our state. Our executive leadership team is meeting daily at a minimum (including during spring break) to monitor the situation and is receiving numerous updates throughout the day.

As this constantly evolving situation continues to unfold, we will share regular updates with families and staff. Starting tomorrow, we plan to share daily updates with families at approximately 3 p.m. each weekday with the latest information we have. Additional time-sensitive updates will continue to be sent as needed regardless of the time or day. We have also established a page on our website (www.dbqschools.org/coronavirus) that will be a central point to find updates from the district.

At this time, there has been no decision to make adjustments to the school schedule. We will be closely monitoring the situation over the next number of days and any decision to modify school calendars would be made in conjunction with the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Dubuque County Health Department.

Here is the latest:

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

Beginning earlier this week and into the future, a number of additional precautionary measures have been or are being put in place across the district:

• • • We continue to reinforce with students the importance of preventive measures, in particular hand washing and covering coughs/sneezes with their sleeves.
    • We will indefinitely discontinue the practice of students serving themselves at meal time and will instead have all food plated by school staff.
    • We have placed additional hand sanitizer stations throughout our schools, particularly near the beginning of lunch lines. The sanitizer meets the alcohol content recommendations of the CDC.
    • We will add more frequent table cleanings between lunch shifts.
    • All buildings will discontinue the use of attendance incentives for students and instead focus on promoting that students and staff should remain home if they are ill.
    • We continue to sanitize commonly touched surfaces with hospital-grade disinfectant and will conduct a deep-clean of buildings over spring break.
    • We will review upcoming events scheduled in our facilities, both internal and external, in upcoming days to determine next steps.

SPRING BREAK TRAVEL

We realize that many families and staff have planned trips over spring break both domestically and internationally. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have identified travel advisories for high-risk areas. Please follow this growing list throughout spring break.

In next week’s updates, we will include the current list of travel advisories and at-risk areas. We expect that individuals traveling from these areas follow the public health guidelines for self-quarantine upon return.

TALKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT COVID-19

We realize that there is a non-stop flood of information regarding coronavirus and that it can leave both adults and particularly students feeling anxious and uncertain. The Child Mind Institute has developed a resource called Talking to Kids About Coronavirus recommended by the American School Counseling Association. The Iowa Department of Public Health has also shared a resource called Tips for Talking to Children about COVID-19. We invite you to use these resources as a guide to help support conversations with your students.

We encourage you to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus developments by using reliable sources of information, in particular the Iowa Department of Public Health Coronavirus Webpage and the CDC Coronavirus Webpage. Both provide the most current, factual information regarding coronavirus.

As you know, there has been increasing attention and media coverage regarding the coronavirus (specifically the COVID-19 strain of the virus). This new strain of coronavirus is believed to spread mainly via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person sneezes or coughs.

As a district, we are operating in a state of preparedness and are in regular communication with the Iowa Department of Public Health, as well as Dubuque County and City of Dubuque Health officials to be sure we are informed on the latest developments.

Moving forward we will continue to partner with and follow the guidance of these agencies. The most up-to-date state information about the coronavirus can be found on the Iowa Department of Public Health Coronavirus Webpage and on the Centers for Disease Control Coronavirus Webpage.

It is also important to note the following:

• The district uses hospital-grade disinfectants to disinfect commonly touched surfaces in all district buildings.
• As is always the case, the best preventative measures are those normally associated with minimizing the spread of common illnesses, including:
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. (Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.)
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Stay home when you are sick.
  • Cover your mouth with your upper arm or tissue when coughing or sneezing.
• It is important for staff as well as students to stay home if they are ill, including any of the following symptoms:
  • Fever at or above 100* (*updated to 100, rather than 100.4, on March 13, 2020 per updated CDC guidelines)
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • NOTE: Do not return to school or work until being free of any of these symptoms without the use of medication for 24 hours.

Again, at this time, we are working as a district to be proactive and preventative. We will provide additional information as it becomes available and appreciate your ongoing assistance in promoting good preventative measures in our schools.