Letter to School Communities COVID 19 12.8.2020

December 8, 2020

Dear MSAD #60 Community;

This is being sent to inform the community of an updated positive case. An individual associated with the Noble Middle School building (No. Berwick Grade 4 and District Grade 5) has tested positive for COVID-19. Per the guidance of the CDC, and out of an abundance of caution, the students and teachers in the classroom will be participating in remote learning until December 17, 2020. Students and staff considered “potential” close contacts of these individuals have been notified.

Here is additional information from the Maine CDC and the school district as we move ahead:

• On Friday, December 4th, Maine CDC changed their quarantine period for individuals known to be close contacts to positive cases of COVID-19 to 10 days. Individuals identified as close contacts prior to 12/4/20 at 3:30pm will be required to complete a 14 day quarantine period, and those identified after 3:30 on 12/4/20 will follow the new policy of 10 days. Maine CDC continues to recommend a COVID-19 test between days 5 and 7 for those who have been exposed, though a negative test will not change the duration of the 10 day quarantine.

• Maine has also applied the 10 day quarantine to the state's travel mandate. Traveling to a non-exempt state will require a 10 day quarantine or a negative COVID-19 test upon returning to Maine.

• Maine CDC Director, Dr. Shah’s, daily update on Monday, December 7, 2020, indicated that processing testing results is taking longer than in previous months. This is due to the increase in testing. Please do not send your child to school if you are awaiting results for your child or anyone in the household. Please do not send your child to school should anyone in the household have symptoms. With the cases increasing daily we ask for everyone’s continued assistance.

• If your child, or someone in the household is awaiting test results, it is of great importance that the information is communicated to the school nurse directly rather than a teacher or staff member. Below you will find the school contacts for easy reference:

  • Noble High School (Grades 6-12) 676-2175, Amy Creighton

  • Noble Middle School (No. Berwick Grade 4, District Grade 5) 698-1320, Katherine Grant

  • North Berwick Elementary School (Kindergarten-Grade 3) 676-9811, Jen Hamel

  • Lebanon and Hanson Schools (Kindergarten-Grade 4) 457-1299, Taryn Frizzell

  • Knowlton School (Grades 3, 4) 698-1188, Samantha Hill

  • Hussey School (Kindergarten-Grade 2) 698-4465, Maghen Ward

Thank you for your continued support and assistance.

Sincerely,

Audra E. Beauvais

Superintendent of Schools