Advocacy - Board of Education - Welcome to New Rochelle Public Schools

The following letter was sent to New Rochelle families by Superintendent Dr. Laura Feijóo on February 27, 2020

Dear Families,

There have been a number of questions about the recent warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for schools to prepare to protect against the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).

Our administrative team and Medical Director are closely monitoring the local and global situation. While no confirmed cases of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed in New York State, we have been notified by Mr. Latimer, Westchester County Executive, that there may be nine (9) suspected cases in Westchester. We must stay calm. We have a plan. Yesterday, we collaborated with principals to go over procedures in place in the school district to safeguard each other and our community from the spread of this and other diseases. The safety and security of our students is a top priority.

Collaborative planning has yielded the following plan in The City School District of New Rochelle to prevent the spread of disease:

Masks are available in health offices throughout the district to cover adults or students who have fever and are coughing when they come to the medical office. These masks will have to stay on until the individual has left the school.
Any student out for periods of time due to illness should contact the school to ensure access to ongoing curriculum and instruction.
Having handwashing facilities available throughout all of our buildings and ensuring that all soap dispensers are regularly refilled.
Providing a teaching segment on handwashing practices for students and staff in all buildings.
Increasing each school building’s disinfection program for cleaning student desks, horizontal surfaces and touch points such as doorknobs, drinking fountains, phone receivers and handrails.
We are asking anyone with fever and/or flu-like symptoms to stay home. Anyone who presents with fever and/or flu-like symptoms in our schools will be provided a mask, screened for a recent travel history and asked to go home. Students can only return to class after meeting with the school nurse upon their return to the building.
Reporting any at-risk patients and their clinical status to the Westchester County Department of Health.

The NYS Department of Health reports that while there is currently no vaccine to prevent the COVID-19 virus, these simple steps can help stop the spread of this and other respiratory viruses:

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Click here for a video on proper handwashing.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Stay home when you are sick.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

We ask, as always, that children, staff or visitors with fever and severe cold or flu-like symptoms remain home until they feel better and are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication. Contact your medical provider if you have any questions.

For additional information about COVID-19, you may contact the NYSDOH Coronavirus Hotline at 1-800-364-3065, or visit https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/. If you have questions, please call the health office at your school or Dr. Brooke Balchan, District Medical Director, at 914-576-4264.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Dr. Laura Feijóo

Superintendent

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Governor of New York

Andrew Cuomo

New York State Capitol Building

Albany, NY 12224

Phone: 518-474-8390

Email Address: gov.cuomo@chamber.state.ny.us

Web Form: https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form

NY State Senator

District Office:

222 Grace Church Street, Suite 300

Port Chester, NY 10573

Phone: (914) 934-5250 Fax: (914) 934-5256

NY State Assembly District 88

Amy Paulin

District Office:

700 White Plains Road, Suite 252

Scarsdale, NY 10583

Phone: (914) 723-1115

PaulinA@nyassembly.gov

Web Form: http://nyassembly.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/contact

Speaker of the Assembly

Carl E. Heastie

Albany office:

LOB 932

Albany, NY 12248

Phone: (518) 455‐3791 Fax: (518) 455-4812

District office:

1446 East Gun Hill Road

Bronx, NY 10469

Phone: (718) 654‐6539 Fax: (718) 654-5836

Speaker@nyassembly.gov

NYS Senate Standing Committee on Education

Carl L. Marcellino, Chairman

Albany office:

188 State Street

Room 811, Legislative Office Building

Albany, NY 12247

Phone: (518) 455‐2390

Fax: (518) 426-6975

District office:

250 Townsend Square

Oyster Bay, NY 11771

Phone: (516) 922‐1811

Fax: (516) 922-1154

marcelli@nysenate.gov

Senator John Flanagan

Albany Office:

Room 330, State Capitol Building

Albany, NY 12247

Phone: (518) 455-2071

Fax: (518) 426-6904

District Office:

260 Middle County Road, Suite 102

Smithtown, NY 11787

Phone: (631) 361-2154

Fax: (631) 361-5367

flanagan@nysenate.gov

NYS Assembly Committee on Education

Catherine Nolan, Chair

Albany Office:

LOB 836

Albany, NY 11248

Phone: (518) 455-4851

District Office:

47-40 21 Street, Room 810

Long Island City, NY 11101

Phone: (718) 784-3194

Fax: (718) 472-0648

NolanC@nyassembly.gov

New York State Commissioner of Education

MaryEllen Elia

New York Education Building

89 Washington Avenue

Albany, NY 12234

Phone: (518) 474-3852

elia@nysed.gov

NYS Board of Regents

New York State Education Department

89 Washington Avenue

Board of Regents, Room 110 EB

Albany, New York 12234

Phone: (518) 474-5889

Fax: (518) 486-2405

RegentsOffice@nysed.gov

Board of Regents Member, 9th Judicial District

Judith Johnson

Regents Office, State Education Building

89 Washington Avenue

Albany, NY, 12234

Phone: (518) 474-5889

Regent.Johnson@nysed.gov

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President Donald Trump

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington D.C. 20500

Comments: (202) 456-1111

Switchboard: (202) 456-1414

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

U.S. Senators for the State of New York

Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Washington, DC Office:

478 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Phone: (202) 224-4451

NY Office:

780 Third Avenue, Suite 2601

New York, NY 10017

Phone: (212) 688-6262

Fax: (866) 824-6340

Web Form: https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Senator Charles E. Schumer

Washington, DC Office:

322 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Phone: (202) 224-6542

Fax: (202) 228-3027

NY Office:

780 Third Ave, Suite 2301

New York, NY 10017

Phone: (212) 486-4430

Fax: (202)228- 2838

Web Form: https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/email-chuck

U.S. House of Representatives District 16

Congressman Eliot Engel

Washington, DC Office:

2462 Rayburn HOB

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2464

Fax: (202) 225-5513

Westchester Office:

6 Gramatan Ave. Suite 205

Mt. Vernon, NY 10550

Phone: (914) 699-4100

Fax: (914) 699-3646

Web Form: https://engel.house.gov/write-your-rep1/

U.S. House of Representatives District 17

Congresswoman Nita Lowey

Washington, DC Office:

2365 Rayburn HOB

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-6506

Fax: (202) 225-0546

White Plains Office:

222 Mamaroneck Ave.#312

White Plains, NY 10605

Phone: (914) 428-1707

Fax: (914) 328- 1505

Web Form: https://lowey.house.gov/contact/email

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