Health and Wellness Update
October 22, 2021
Hello Zion 6 Staff
- Zion District 6 has taken the health and wellness of staff and students extremely serious over the past 19 months. We have provided guidance, mitigations, and tools for wellness that are centered on the overall safety of the community. Although it has been a rough road, the Zion 6 staff have been amazing in their dedication to keeping school open and students healthy. That being said, I want to express my extreme gratitude to all of you. Today is my last day with the district. My heart is heavy as I move on to my next endeavor. All of you have been incredibly wonderful and I will never forget it.
Starting Monday October 25th, Ms. Cheri Sinkovec BSN RN will be moving into the position of District Nurse. She has been the School Nurse at Beulah Park since September of 2020. The District nurse cell phone and office phone numbers will remain the same.
CELL: 847-505-8979 OFFICE: 847-379-0093. Her email is csinkovec@zion6.org. Please welcome Cheri with the open arms that I was welcomed with.
THANK YOU ALL!
-Natalee
Allergies or Covid?
COMMON ALLERGY SYMPTOMS
- Sneezing
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Itchy or watery eyes
- Itchy nose or ears
- Post-nasal drip (which can sometimes cause a mild sore throat)
- Mild fatigue
COMMON COVID-19 SYMPTOMS
- Fever
- Dry cough
- Shortness of breath
- Intense fatigue, body aches
- Loss of smell.
Zion 6 Fall Festival
Goodie bags, music, prizes for best costume, and more! This drive-thru event is for all District 6 families to attend and enjoy.
Elmwood Elementary School
October 27th
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Event is hosted by the District 6 Family and Community Engagement/BPAC-PAC.
NEW Sanitizer Wipes
Please remember when wiping a surface, the same wipe can be used for several surfaces at a time as long as the wipe is wet with solution. For example, if you are wiping books you don't need to use a new wipe for each book as long as the wipe has solution on it.
Opticide is N list and EPA approved.
District 6 Covid Protocols
- 3-feet social distancing recommended at meetings, in work spaces, and in the break rooms.
- Universal Mask Wearing among all staff in district buildings at all times, despite vaccination status. The only time you can de-mask is if you are in an office alone with the door closed, eating or drinking, or outside.
- If you are an unvaccinated close contact to a Covid positive person at work and opted into the BinaxNOW testing program, you can continue to work and receive a Covid test by your buildings staff designated nurse on Day 1, 3, 5, and 7 as long as you remain symptom free.
- If you are an unvaccinated close contact to a Covid positive person at home you must complete a 10 day quarantine.
- Vaccinated individuals do not need to quarantine if a close contact.
- If you contract Covid, please isolate for 10 days from the start of your symptoms OR if asymptomatic, your test date. Please let your building administrator and the district nurse know right away so contact tracing can be initiated.
- If you are symptomatic with any of the below symptoms, you must stay home and get a negative Covid test to return, despite vaccination status
- If you are unvaccinated and any of your household members are symptomatic with any of the below symptoms, you must stay home. The symptomatic person must either get a negative Covid test result or a doctors note clearing them of Covid. (The district requires a Covid test result or doctors note within 3 days time unless there is an exceptional reason. Please submit to HR and to your buildings designated staff nurse)
- Please DO NOT come to work with any of the below symptoms.
o Fever over 100.4
o Cough
o Shortness of Breath
o New Loss of Taste or Smell
o Body Aches
o Sore Throat
o Vomiting
o Diarrhea
Please contact HR with any leave questions.
Natalee Murray BSN RN
Email: nmurray@zion6.org
Website: www.zion6.org
Location: 2800 29th Street, Zion, IL, USA
Phone: 847-505-8979