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Olga Hugelmeyer
Superintendent of Schools

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The health, safety, and well-being of our students, families, and team members is our top priority.

LHI, a subsidiary of OptumServe, the federal health business of Optum and UnitedHealth Group, is offering COVID-19 testing at the Thomas G. Dunn Sports Center at 151 Pearl Street on weekdays (October 23-30) from 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays (October 24 and 31) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Registration is required to make an appointment for testing, which can be done on the LHI website at www.lhi.care/covidtesting. You may register by using your child’s ipad or laptop. If you are registering for a child under 18 years old or are having trouble registering online, please call 877-207-7571 to register. Appointments are scheduled every 15 minutes.

Anyone who meets the testing criteria can register and be tested at the testing site, including uninsured, underinsured, undocumented and homeless individuals. OptumServe will generate a unique identification number to track their test results.

When going for testing, please bring a valid photo ID or another method of proving your address, such as a utility bill. There is no charge for testing. However, if you have health insurance, please bring your insurance card.

Nurses will be onsite at the Dunn Sports Center to assist with the COVID-19 testing and translators will also be available.

If you have questions or need assistance with registration, please contact 908-436-6131. As a reminder, we have many resources and information related to COVID-19 at www.epsnj.org.

Please stay safe and be well.

Sincerely,

Olga Hugelmeyer

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Talking with Children and Young Adults, Grades K-12:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• How to Protect Yourself (English)
• How to Protect Yourself (Spanish)
• How to Talk to Your Child about the Coronavirus (English)
• How to Talk to Your Child about the Coronavirus (Spanish) 

Child Mind Institute:

• How to Talk to Your Child about the Coronavirus (English)
• How to Talk to Your Child about the Coronavirus (Spanish)

Psychology Today 

• How to Talk to Kids and Teens About the Coronavirus (English)
• How to Talk to Kids and Teens About the Coronavirus (Spanish) 

National Association of School Psychologists

• Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource (English) 
• Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource (Spanish) 

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• Helping Your Child Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Social Distancing and Home Prevention

Santa Clara Public Health

• Social Distancing (English) 
• Social Distancing (Spanish) 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Resources for Home (English)
• Get Your Household Ready for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (English)
• Get Your Household Ready for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Spanish)

Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations (English)
• Checklist for Individual and Families (English)
• What To Do If You Are Sick (English)
• FAQs for Individuals and Families (English)

E-Remote Learning Responsibilities for Students, Families and Staff

Students Responsibilities:

• Log into their PowerSchool Unified Classroom to identify the expected work for each subject every day and/or week.
• Limit distractions and be focused while learning.
• Behave according to district guidelines and follow all district rules.
• Collaborate (not copy) with classmates as appropriate.
• Communicate with teachers when they have questions or need clarification. Teachers will be available via district email 9:00am – 10:30 am and 1:30pm – 3:00pm daily.
• Meet assignment deadlines. This will allow teachers to provide feedback in a timely manner.
• Students are responsible for all work.
• Students are expected to conduct themselves in school appropriate manner in the E-remote learning environment.

Family Responsibilities

Support your child in their E-remote learning process by:

• Monitoring Elizabeth Public Schools updates and checking in with your child daily about the E-remote learning tasks, activities, and assessments that they are working on.
• Maintaining the recommended school schedule daily.
• Designating a place where your child will work independently on their assigned tasks.
• Asking your child to provide a brief summary of the learning they are engaging in for each class.
• Asking your child about their work and supporting them, as needed, in submitting assignments in accordance with the established deadlines.
• Reminding your child to email teachers if they have any questions.

Staff Responsibilities

• Faculty is expected to be available electronically during the assigned hours of 9:00am – 10:30am and 1:30pm – 3:00pm daily.
• Teachers will log into PowerSchool Unified and Microsoft Outlook daily.
• Monitoring and maintaining lessons and activities on PowerSchool Unified Classrooms.
• Upon assignment due dates and teacher will provide feedback on work that is submitted.
• Any and all communication between staff, students, and their families will be done through the PowerSchool Unified and Microsoft Outlook email.