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​​Schools & Child Ca​re​

Effective Oct. 26, 2022: This page is no longer being updated. The Sac​ramento County Public Health Schools Team has a new webpage that includes information and guidance on COVID-19 and other public health issues for schools.   You can find them at SCPHschools.saccounty.gov​​. ​

K-12 Schools

All public, private, and charter K-12 schools in Sacramento County should read, understand, and follow CDPH COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools to Support Safe In-Person Learning, 2022-2023 School Year.  Additional resources for schools and families are available on the CA Safe Schools for All website and below.​

SCPH Guidance & Decision Tree for Child Care, Pre-School, and K-12 Schools ​ (08/30​/22)  ( Dari | Farsi | Russian | Spanish )

Sample COVID-19 Communication Template​ (03/07/​22)​

​Sample COVID-19 Screening Tool - Adults ( Arabic | Chinese | Hmong | Pashto | Punjabi | Russian | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese )

​Sample COVID-19 Screening Tool - Children ( Arabic | Chinese | Hmong | Pashto | Punjabi | Russian | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese )​​

CDPH Masking Tips for​ Children (Spanish)​​

​Child Care & Pre-School

CDPH Guidance for Child C​are Providers and Programs 

SCPH Guidance & Decision Tree for Child Care, Pre-School, and K-12 Schools ​ (08/30​/22)​ ( Dari | Farsi | Russian | Spanish​ )​

Child Care and Pre-School operators should follow the outbreak reporting instructions outlined below in addition to following all reporting requirements set forth by their respective licensing entities. ​

​Testing

Sacramento County COVID-​19 Testing Flyer ( Arabic | Chinese | Hmong | Pashto | Punjabi | Russian​ | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese )​​

​SCPH Home Test Kit Attestation​ Template (Arabic | ​Chinese |  Dari | ​Farsi | Hmong | Pashto | Punjabi | ​Russian | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese ​


​​​​​Reporting Outbreaks​​

Elementary Schools, Pre-Schools, & Child Care (Single Classroom Cohort)

For schools/grades where students are primarily with the same classroom cohort (e.g. elementary school, pre-school, child care), schools should report outbreaks to SCPH using the online outbreak reporting module when:

  • ​At least 3 students in a classroom cohort are suspected, probable, or confirmed to have COVID-19 within a 14-day period.

OR

  • At least 10% of the school population are suspected, probable, or confirmed to have COVID-19 within a 14-day period.

Middle/High Schools (Multiple Classroom Cohorts)

For schools/grades where students are part of numerous classroom cohorts (e.g. middle and high school), schools should report outbreaks to SCPH using the online outbreak reporting module when:

  • At least ​10% of a grade level is suspected, probable, or confirmed to have COVID-19 within a 14-day period.

OR

  • ​At least 10% of the school population is suspected, probable, or confirmed to have COVID-19 within a 14-day period.

The SCPH Outbreak Reporting page includes previews of school reporting questions, childcare and pre-school reporting questions, and the Outbreak Reporting Module.  Please use this module in lieu of previous reporting mechanisms.


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