What should I do if my student is quarantined?

Due to COVID-19, it is possible that students may have to quarantine at some point during the school year. A quarantined student is one who has been exposed to COVID-19 and has been told by a medical professional to quarantine as a result.

According to state regulation, students may be counted as present during the quarantine period as long as they are receiving the equivalent of six hours of daily instruction. This does not have to be 100% synchronous instruction but should include interaction with a teacher during the quarantine period. Please see below for the language from KDE:

Quarantined students (quarantined due to COVID-19 exposure or isolated due to a positive COVID diagnosis) may be coded with an Attendance code of “Quarantined Receiving Services” that is mapped to Absent – Exempt. Students so-coded, must continue to receive daily instruction virtually. This does not have to be 100% synchronous instruction but should include interaction with a teacher during the quarantine period. Pursuant to KRS 158.060(3), except students in shorter primary programs or with disabilities, the district must provide at least the equivalent or six hours of daily instruction.

In order to keep students connected to their classrooms, students will have asynchronous work. This work will either be provided by the classroom teacher or the district resource teacher team (see more details below, this list is being updated through the end of the day today - not all teachers are listed right now). The district resource teachers will provide the required synchronous instruction for students. There will be a combination of synchronous lessons focused on the priority grade level standards and the district resource teachers will provide “office hours” to support students.

Here is a video from the district explaining the process.

Logging in

• Students will go to www.classroom.google.com and choose the appropriate “JCPS Google Classroom” for their grade level.

• When a Brown School student is quarantined, our staff mary.landenwich@jefferson.kyschools.us and/or amy.thornton@jefferson.kyschools.us will support the family by assisting in logging into the “JCPS Google Classroom”.

• Here is a video on how to access JCPS student email.

• If you need tech help you may text or call Amy Thornton at 502-398-3450.

Students who Choose not to Participate during the Quarantine period

Students who choose not to participate in QRS or do not receive the equivalent of six hours of instruction will be marked as either absent excused or absent unexcused.