COVID-19 Dashboard

As of February 25, the OASD COVID-19 Dashboard now provides the thresholds for temporary required face coverings. Face coverings will be used as a temporary but required mitigation measure for individual classes and schools whenever the following COVID thresholds are met.

• Elementary School: If any elementary CLASSROOM has one or more active positive cases of COVID-19, face coverings will be required to be worn by students and staff in the impacted classroom while in school for 10 calendar days. This requirement will also be in place for elementary after school programs that have one or more active cases.
  • NOTE: Our elementary schools will communicate with their families when their child’s class has a positive COVID case and face coverings are required. 
• Middle and High School: If any middle or high SCHOOL reaches a point where 2% or more of the student population are considered active positive COVID-19 cases on our weekly monitoring dashboard, face coverings will be required to be worn by everyone inside the facility for 10 calendar days. This includes all extra-curricular activities, including participants and spectators, on school property.
  • NOTE: Any middle and high schools that are at or nearing the 2% threshold will communicate with their families on February 25 (and subsequent Fridays) to make them aware of their school’s current number of positive COVID cases and if the face covering requirement will be in place.

Importance of Reporting Symptoms to Your Child's School

Continuing to monitor student illness is critical even while students are not attending school in-person. This data is used to determine the District’s ability to safely transition back to in-person learning and is required by the Winnebago County Health Department.

ACTION NEEDED: All OASD families must notify their child’s school when he/she has COVID-19 symptoms, has been identified a close contact/household contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or if he/she tested positive for COVID-19. Please contact your school nurse to report this information. For a listing of school nurses and contact information visit www.oshkosh.k12.wi.us/district/student-services/health-services. 

OASD parents/guardians/caregivers must monitor their children for signs of infectious illness every day. This is especially critical during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Students who are sick cannot attend school in-person. The following self-check should be completed by parents/guardians/caregivers for each child before sending them to school: OASD 2020-21 - COVID-19 Student Daily Health Screen.

As you know, COVID-19 symptoms can range from mild to severe and could include fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills without a fever, sore throat, muscle aches and pains, and temporary loss of smell or taste. Symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure. Anyone experiencing symptoms should self-quarantine and contact your doctor. If you’re feeling ill, it is recommended that you separate from others in the home, wear a face mask, cover coughs and sneezes, clean hands and surfaces often, and avoid sharing personal items. It is important to monitor symptoms for potential worsening. It should be emphasized that anyone who is ill should stay home except to get medical care.

Those determined to be close contacts to a positive COVID-19 case in an OASD school or program/activity are notified by phone. The call will come from the OASD Student Services department, the OASD Human Resources department, or the Winnebago County Health Department.

When there is a positive case in a building, an email is sent to that school’s families and staff via Infinite Campus (IC). 

COVID-19 is an illness caused by a new coronavirus. It spreads from person to person through droplets created when we cough, sneeze, talk, sing or laugh. Most people - especially young people - who get COVID19 have mild illness, similar to having a cold or the flu. However, in others it can cause severe illness, such as pneumonia. Symptoms of COVID-19 include:

• Fever (temperature 100.4°F or higher)
• Cough
• Trouble breathing
• Chills
• Muscle/body aches
• Headache
• Loss of sense of taste or smell
• Runny nose or nasal congestion
• Fatigue
• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

Visit the CDC website for comprehensive information about COVID-19.

The following guidelines will help to prevent further spread of illness in our schools and community:

• Notify your child's school if your child is diagnosed with COVID-19.
• Notify your child's school if your child had contact with someone who you know was diagnosed with COVID-19, including household members.
• Keep students home from school if they are sick.
• Encourage good habits: frequent handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes, use of face coverings in public, and staying home as much as possible.
• Answer any calls you receive from the health department throughout the school year.  Please assist them as they work with us to control the spread of COVID-19 in our school and community.