COVID-19

Before or After School Hours and over the Weekend:
Please fill out this form to alert Regina Catholic Education Center that your student has either tested positive for COVID-19 or has had a confirmed exposure to someone else who has tested positive.
The information that you provide will only be used by school personnel to help us to do contact tracing and help to protect other children and staff in our school community.

During School Hours:
You may email or call your school level administrator.

Regina Jr/Sr High: Principal Glenn Plummer
glenn.plummer@regina.org or 319-338-5436

Regina Elementary: Principal Celeste Vincent
celeste.vincent@regina.org or 319-337-5739

Regina Early Childhood Center: Director Barbara Meyer
barbara.meyer@regina.org or 319-337-6189

Dear Families,

We need everyone’s assistance to help with this very important step in helping to control the spread of COVID-19 as we return to on-site learning for the 2020-21 school year.

We are asking all families to sign this PLEDGE:
(Please fill out this form separately for each student)

• They will take all student’s temperatures at home on a daily basis each morning before coming to school.
• Should the student’s temperature be 100.4°F or more, then the student should stay home for 10 days and until they are fever-free (unmedicated) and symptom free for 24 hours OR if they receive clearance from their primary care provider OR they receive a negative COVID-19 test. This is required.

Regina will reserve the right to send home any individuals that display symptoms and may request that the individual consult with their health care provider before returning to school and activities.

All staff are also required to check their temperature before reporting to work.

Any adult family member who needs to come into the building should check their temperature before doing so.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE TEMPERATURE PLEDGE FORM

Thank you,

Celeste Vincent, Elementary Principal – celeste.vincent@regina.org Glenn Plummer, Jr/Sr High Principal – glenn.plummer@regina.org

View on on www.facebook.com/uichildrens at noon on Wednesday. It will also be recorded and you can view at your convenience.

Facing the Facts: The Role of Face Coverings in Containing COVID-19

The University of Iowa College of Public Health is hosting a free webinar for anyone interested in understanding the role of face coverings in controlling COVID-19.

This event will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. (CT).  We have brought together a panel of faculty experts — including Drs. Edith Parker, Renee Anthony, Fred Gerr, and Dan Sewell — to address a variety of issues related to the use of face coverings during the pandemic. The panelists will address questions posed ahead of time (questions will be collected during the brief pre-registration process at https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E4FPyaIATeubbU3Bt9JgQQ.

We have considerable capacity for this webinar so all who are interested are welcome to join. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues and others. Pre-registration is required to ensure security over the Zoom platform, and during the webinar participants will be passive (no interaction with the panelists or with each other). Following the webinar we will send a list of related resources and a link to the recorded webinar to all participants.

Thank you,

College of Public Health
University of Iowa
https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu

Dear Families,

We need everyone’s assistance to help with this very important step in helping to control the spread of COVID-19 as we return to on-site learning for the 2020-21 school year.

We are asking all families to sign this PLEDGE:
(Please fill out this form separately for each student)

• They will take all student’s temperatures at home on a daily basis each morning before coming to school.

• Should the student’s temperature be 100.4°F or more, then the student should stay home for 10 days and until they are fever-free (unmedicated) and symptom free for 24 hours OR if they receive clearance from their primary care provider OR they receive a negative COVID-19 test. This is required.

Regina will reserve the right to send home any individuals that display symptoms and may request that the individual consult with their health care provider before returning to school and activities.

All staff are also required to check their temperature before reporting to work.

Any adult family member who needs to come into the building should check their temperature before doing so.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE TEMPERATURE PLEDGE FORM

Thank you,

Celeste Vincent, Elementary Principal – celeste.vincent@regina.org Glenn Plummer, Jr/Sr High Principal – glenn.plummer@regina.org

Dear Regina Families,

These unprecedented times have created many issues and challenges. 

The Regina community has demonstrated the ability to overcome obstacles over and over again. This pandemic gives us the chance to show the great support that our parents provide to our school.

We have always faced a problem with having enough substitute teachers to meet the needs of our school. As we look forward to this school-year, there is a potential for that problem to be even greater. If it fits into your life and schedule, we ask you to look into obtaining a substitute authorization. Please pass on this information to anyone you know who may be interested in helping us out this year.

Information for obtaining a substitute authorization can be found at https://www.mbaea.org/professional-development/substitute-teach-in-iowa-schools.

Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Celeste Vincent, Elementary Principal – celeste.vincent@regina.org

Glenn Plummer, Junior Senior High Principal – glenn.plummer@regina.org

Our Return-to-Learn Committee has been working diligently to prepare for the upcoming school year. After careful discussion, thought, and consideration, the Regina Board of Education has approved a plan of starting the school year with our students in the classroom.  However as part of our plan, a full comprehensive on-line option will be available to support our learners and families that choose to do so.

In the classroom and on campus, we will be taking necessary precautions to protect our students and staff.  As part of this plan, face coverings will be mandatory on-site at Regina for all 2nd-12th grade students, staff, and visitors. Face coverings are strongly recommended for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade.   

We will continue to provide further details regarding safety protocols and procedures as they evolve.  We are committed to our Return-to-Learn plan, but keep in mind that this situation is fluid and may require us to make modifications to our plan.  Updates from the Return-to-Learn Committee will continue to appear here on our website under the COVID-19 tab. 

Please know that our primary objective is to keep our students, families, and staff safe and healthy while providing the level of education our families are accustomed to at Regina.  

Please feel free to reach out to Celeste Vincent at 337-5739 (Elementary Principal) or Glenn Plummer at 338-5436 (Jr./Sr. High Principal) with any questions or concerns.