Patrick C. Daly, Superintendent

  Dear North Reading Public Schools Community, I’m writing today to provide a few updates related to  COVID -19 and our schools. COVID -19 Testing Updates Yesterday,  the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ( DESE )  announced a new testing program  that would allow districts to provide weekly at-home testing kits to those staff and students who opt into this program. Districts who participate would also continue symptomatic and/or pooled testing (we would plan to continue with both options) and would no longer contact trace or provide test and stay testing options (as the at-home tests would serve this purpose). There are many reasons for these changes, including the recent  uptick  in cases across the state and the need for all nurses to focus on providing support to those who are positive and the availability of at-home tests for everyone who desires to participate. The district will certainly be exploring this option that would begin l...

  Dear North Reading Public Schools Community, Tomorrow looks to be very cold so please take all necessary precautions and continue bundling up and staying warm! COVID -19 Updates Earlier today the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ( DESE ) extended the mask mandate for schools through February 28, 2022. More information on this update can be found here: https://www.doe.mass.edu/covid19/on-desktop/2022-0110mask-requirement-extension. pdf DESE  also released updated  FAQs  related to  COVID -19 that have been attached to this message. The North Reading Public Schools continue to provide as much distance as feasible during snack and lunch in order to prevent transmission. We continue to offer thorough cleanings of all buildings and  For cases reported in the month of January, which includes those positive cases from December 23, 2021 through January 5, 2022, we have a total of  315 cases, including 261 students and...

Dear North Reading Public Schools Community, I'm writing today to provide some important updates on our COVID-19 cases and our schools. Our first priority is keeping our students and staff safe and in person for school. Our educators and administrators have worked so hard to maintain class coverage this week even as our positive cases increase. Despite the rising numbers we have been able to remain open and if there is a need to close a school this will be made on a school-by-school basis if there are not enough staff members to open a building safely. These next few weeks will be challenging but we are confident that we will be able to work together to meet these challenges as a school community. Thank you to our school nurses who have been working with so many individuals each day and providing support, information, and answers to questions as each new scenario unfolds. Data and Dashboard For cases reported in the month of January, which includes those positive cases from Decembe...