Keeping our staff and students safe and healthy is our number one priority. We are excited to announce that we are able to provide free rapid COVID-19 test results for our staff and staff members’ families. One challenge to keeping our schools open and learning models intact is the length of time it takes to get COVID-19 test results to determine if a teacher or staff member needs to quarantine or can safely return to the classroom. Finding substitute teachers can be difficult.
To help solve this problem, Cooperative Educational Service Agency 6 (CESA 6), a non-profit serving KASD that provides solutions to school systems to maximize success, has partnered with Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories (WDL). The partnership will make rapid testing and results available to 39 school districts from the Fox Valley south to Dodge and Washington Counties. Find test sites and information on how to schedule a test at: cesa6.org/covid19-rapid-tests.
When and How to Get Tested
If a staff member or staff household member has symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, sore throat, runny nose, muscle pain, headache and new loss of taste or smell), they should contact Deb Dakins at the District Office at (920) 759-6109 or email her at dakinsd@kaukaunasd.org to request testing. During non-school business hours, please email the KASD Contact Tracing Team at kasdctteam@kaukaunasd.org. If the test is approved, the District will pay for the test and staff will follow an easy four-step process:
- Schedule the test
- Print and complete the testing consent form
- Bring the form and a valid ID to a testing site and take the test within minutes
- Get the test results by the end of the day or within 24 hours
We are pleased to offer this service to our district staff and their families. We believe getting results faster will help us make critical quarantine decisions faster and assist with contact tracing to stem the spread of COVID-19. Rapid testing will make it easier for all of us to keep doing our jobs to the best of our ability and keep all students learning and achieving!
If you have any questions, please contact Deb Dakins at (920) 759-6109.
Testing Sites
Find the testing site nearest you at https://www.cesa6.org/covid19-rapid-tests. Additional sites may be added in the future.
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