Good evening,
Please see the attached informational update from the Town Administrator, Michael Gilleberto. As noted, there are no known cases of COVID-19 for staff or students in the North Reading Public Schools.
Please see the attached informational update from the Town Administrator, Michael Gilleberto. As noted, there are no known cases of COVID-19 for staff or students in the North Reading Public Schools.
At this time we will continue to operate our schools and classes as we would typically do with increased focus on handwashing and prevention, as has been previously shared. There will be changes to performances, events, and trips and this will be communicated via our building principals. I will also be providing updates regularly to centrally communicate some of these cancellations/modifications to events.
Please also understand that there will be some changes, for the time being, to our use of parent volunteers and for parent and community attendance and participation at school events and performances. For those events that we are not cancelling we may restrict attendance from anyone not typically in the schools (educators and students) in order to comply with the recommendations and guidance we are following. We ask that you please respect and adhere to these restrictions in order to provide the safest possible conditions for our students and our school community. Details will again be provided by principals with respect to specific events and performances.
We continue to closely follow recommendations from CDC, the Department of Health, and DESE about school cancellations or closure. At this time we are not considering anything above and beyond the guidance we have received but we are closely monitoring all information as it becomes available.
Our custodial team continues to do a tremendous job at keeping our buildings clean and we are reviewing all processes with Wayne Hardacker, Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, at our Administrative Council meeting tomorrow.
If you have any questions or concerns please share them with me or your principal who will then share with our entire Administrative Council. We appreciate your patience and support and everything that you do for our students.
Patrick
Town of North Reading Update Regarding COVID -19
March 11, 2020 at 4:30 PM
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) notified the Town of North Reading’s Board of Health that a North Reading resident, who attended the recent Biogen conference in Boston, has tested presumptive positive for COVID-19. The resident was tested for COVID-19 by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Saturday, March 7, 2020.
At this time, the case investigation has indicated that the resident has been in self-isolation and there is no connection to the North Reading Public Schools. The resident has contact with a child care facility in another community. The North Reading Board of Health has notified that community, which will conduct the appropriate investigation and outreach within that community.
The resident is recovering at home, is doing well, and will be monitored and supported by local public health officials.
As of March 11, according to MDPH there are 86 presumptive positive cases of COVID -19 in Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Public Health Lab results are considered “presumptive positive” and are sent to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for final confirmation. Six additional cases have been confirmed as of March 11th.
For more information about COVID – 19 and the Town’s response, please visit the Town website at
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