- Bensenville School District 2
- Coronavirus
Reopening Criteria
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As of December 31, our region (Region 8) was very close to meeting the state’s three criteria for relaxing the current Phase 4/Tier 3 COVID mitigation measures:
- Positivity rate below 12 percent for three consecutive days (using the seven-day rolling average). Our region’s positivity rate was last reported at 9.8 percent, and has remained under 12 percent for 11 days.
- Hospital bed availability greater than 20 percent for three consecutive days for both intensive care unit (ICU) beds and medical/surgical beds (using the three-day rolling average). Availability of ICU beds in our region has been above 20 percent for the past 11 days, but the availability of medical/surgical beds has been above 20 percent one day less than the requirement.
- Hospital patient count for COVID has declined in seven of the last 10 days (using the seven-day rolling average). Our region’s patient count has declined 9 of the last 10 days.
Considering this information, as well as recommendations from the Board of Education’s Special Reopening Committee, our reopening plan will likely unfold as follows:
- If our region returns to Tier 2 mitigations, staff will return to the schools for two days each week and -- to the extent practical -- work remotely the remaining three days. Staff could return to the schools as early as Tuesday, January 19.
- At its special January 6 meeting, the Board of Education will consider directing administration to prepare for a possible return of students under the hybrid instructional model on either February 1, February 8, or February 15. This return would be dependent upon our region’s return to Tier 2 mitigations, and our achievement of certain positivity rates and other criteria deemed appropriate from the DuPage County Health Department and the Board’s Special Reopening Committee.
- Special Education and/or Pre-K and/or K-5 could return to hybrid, in-person instruction at earlier dates than other grades, following the model of other districts.
- The DuPage County Health Department is currently vaccinating healthcare workers and first responders for COVID-19. They have indicated that school district staff will likely be in the next group to receive the vaccine. Plans are still being developed to support this work.
- Positivity rate below 12 percent for three consecutive days (using the seven-day rolling average). Our region’s positivity rate was last reported at 9.8 percent, and has remained under 12 percent for 11 days.
BSD2 COVID Dashboard
News & Notifications
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Confirmed case from Johnson is only District's third in past two weeks
A W.A. Johnson School staff member was diagnosed with COVID on January 10., and will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. There were no close contacts.
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Confirmed case from Tioga is District's 35th
A Tioga School staff member was diagnosed with COVID on Monday, January 4, and will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. There were no close contacts.
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Two confirmed cases reported over winter break
Two staff members were diagnosed with COVID during the winter break. One works at W.A. Johnson School and the other works at Tioga School. Both will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. There were no close contacts.
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: New case from EAC is District's 32nd
A staff member at the Educational Administration Center was recently diagnosed with COVID and willremain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. There were no close contacts.
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Tioga staff member recently diagnosed
A staff member at Tioga School was recently diagnosed with COVID, and will emain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. There were no close contacts.
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Confirmed case from EAC is District's 30th
A staff member at the Educational Administration Center was recently diagnosed with COVID. This staff member will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. There was one close contact who will also remain away from the District for about two weeks.
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Confirmed case from Blackhawk is District's 29th
A staff member at Blackhawk Middle School was recently diagnosed with COVID. This staff member will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. There were no close contacts.
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Third positive case since return from Thanksgiving break
A staff member at W.A. Johnson School was recently diagnosed with COVID. This individual will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. There were no close contacts.
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Three new confirmed cases across the District
One was from Tioga School, one was from Tioga’s Head Start program, and one was from W.A. Johnson School. All will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the State and County health departments. Because none had been in any District building for several days, there were no close contacts.
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COVID UPDATE: Blackhawk staff member tests positive
One staff member from Blackhawk Middle School was diagnosed with COVID earlier this month, and will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. This individual has not been in any District building since October for other reasons, so there are no close contacts.
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COVID UPDATE: Weekend brings three new cases at Johnson
These three individuals worked in three different wings and were not near each other in the building. As a result, these cases do not appear related, nor are they an outbreak as defined by the Illinois Department of Public Health. No quarantines of any other staff members occurred because no one in the District was in close contact in any of these cases.
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COVID UPDATE: Confirmed case from Johnson makes 20 District-wide since August
One staff member from Johnson School was diagnosed on Wednesday with COVID. This person will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. No quarantines of any other staff members occurred, because no one in the District was in close contact with this individual.
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COVID UPDATE: Weekend brings two new cases at Blackhawk, one at Tioga
Eight positive cases occurred in the past two weeks. None have any known connection to cases in the District. Seven of them have family members that recently tested positive.
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COVID UPDATE: Today's case at Johnson makes five in two weeks across District, 16 total
One staff member was diagnosed yesterday with COVID at Johnson School, and will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. One other person at Johnson was in close contact and will also quarantine.
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COVID UPDATE: Three more cases, four more close contacts
Three staff members were diagnosed today or yesterday with COVID. Two were diagnosed at Johnson, and one was diagnosed at Tioga. All will remain away from the District until meeting requirements set by the state and county health departments. Four other people were in close contact, three at Johnson and one at Tioga. They will also quarantine.