Log in your absence in AESOP as a sick day

Contact your supervisor

Submit the Employee Self-Report COVID19

Contact your healthcare provider for testing and care

No

No. Governor JB Pritzker announced an Executive Order that requires that masks be worn indoors by all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to P-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.

Beginning March 2, Cicero District 99 will move to a mask optional policy for students, staff and visitors. Masking is recommended, however, it is still optional.

Mask optional status will only be permitted should the Town of Cicero's two-week rolling positivity rate remain below 6%. The District will monitor case numbers in Cicero through maintaining communication between the Town of Cicero and Cicero Health Department. 

No. The CDC does not recommend use of single-layer athletic face masks (e.g., "gaiters/neck warmers) as a substitute for multi-layered cloth face masks.

Beginning March 2, Cicero District 99 will move to a mask optional policy for students, staff and visitors. Masking is recommended, however, it is still optional.

Mask optional status will only be permitted should the Town of Cicero's two-week rolling positivity rate remain below 6%. The District will monitor case numbers in Cicero through maintaining communication between the Town of Cicero and Cicero Health Department. 

For persons with a disability who cannot wear a mask, or cannot safely wear a mask, because of the disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), including:

• A person with a disability who, for reasons related to the disability, would be physically unable to remove a mask without assistance if breathing becomes obstructed. Examples might include a person with impaired motor skills, quadriplegia, or limb restrictions.
• A person with an intellectual, developmental, cognitive, or psychiatric disability that affects the person's ability to understand the need to remove a mask if breathing becomes obstructed. For individuals who have a condition or medical contraindication (e.g., difficulty breathing) that prevents them from wearing a face mask.
• Please note that if you are not able to wear a face mask, please submit an accommodation request to the section 504/ADA coordinator

Beginning March 2, Cicero District 99 will move to a mask optional policy for students, staff and visitors. Masking is recommended, however, it is still optional.

Mask optional status will only be permitted should the Town of Cicero's two-week rolling positivity rate remain below 6%. The District will monitor case numbers in Cicero through maintaining communication between the Town of Cicero and Cicero Health Department. 

Yes, under the following circumstances:

• When eating
• If using a face shield when other methods of protection are not available or appropriate. See can I wear a face shield instead of a mask?
• For staff when alone in classrooms or offices with the door closed.
• For staff and students when they are outdoors. However, particularly in areas of substantial to high transmission, staff and students who are not fully vaccinated should wear a mask in crowded outdoor settings or during activities that involve sustained close contact with other people who are not fully vaccinated.

Executive Order 2021-18 requires that masks be worn indoors by all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to P-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.

Beginning March 2, Cicero District 99 will move to a mask optional policy for students, staff and visitors. Masking is recommended, however, it is still optional.

Mask optional status will only be permitted should the Town of Cicero's two-week rolling positivity rate remain below 6%. The District will monitor case numbers in Cicero through maintaining communication between the Town of Cicero and Cicero Health Department. 

Yes, when possible. Schools should maintain at least 3 feet of physical distance between students in the classroom setting. If this is not possible, distance to the greatest possible extent. Staff must keep seating charts for all classes to allow for contact tracing.

Some mitigating factors we follow are:

• Providing guidance and educational materials
• Correct and universal wearing of masks should the Town of Cicero's two-week rolling positivity rate be 6% or above.
• 3 ft. of physical distancing when possible
• Daily sanitizing and disinfecting of schools
• Enhancement to HVAC systems via increase in outside air, increase in building operation, and increase in the air changes per hour
• Thermal scanners utilized
• Hand sanitizer stations throughout our buildings and in each classroom
• Disinfectant spray in each classroom
• Contact tracing should the Town of Cicero's two-week rolling positivity rate reach 10% or above.
• Testing program
• Vaccination clinics

Yes. All district facilities will be sanitized a minimum of once per day in accordance with recommendations by the CDC, IDPH, and local health departments. For further information regarding solutions used please CLICK HERE

Yes

Yes

Are you experiencing any symptoms? If the answer is no, then you do not have to quarantine and you may return to work. If you are experiencing symptoms then log in your absence in AESOP as a sick day, contact your supervisor and submit the Employee Self-Report COVID19, and contact your healthcare provider for testing and care. 

No. We are not allowing this at this time.

Schools will maximize physical distance as much as possible when students are moving through the food services line and while eating (especially indoors). Location of lunch might vary from school to school.

Yes, if you want to.

Yes, all staff are encouraged to teach their students in the manner which best meets the needs of the individual students. 

Students will attend PE class. Unity students will dress for PE. 

Beginning March 2, Cicero District 99 will move to a mask optional policy for students, staff and visitors. Masking is recommended, however, it is still optional.

Pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/10-30 and 105 ILCS 5/34-18.66, remote instruction will only be provided to students while they are under quarantine restrictions in accordance with requirements from the local public health department or the Illinois Department of Public Health. 

There is no option at this time.

District 99 will continue to work with local agencies to provide vaccine clinics. Details will be posted on the District website as they become available. 

Yes. Each classroom will have a box of masks and gloves. 

No.

No. Temperature Checks No Longer Required. 

In accordance with updated CDC guidelines, beginning Oct. 18, District 99 students and staff will no longer be required to have their temperature taken at our buildings prior to entry. 

However, now that the weather is changing and the cold and flu season is upon us, it is imperative that families monitor their children daily for COVID-19 or other illness. If your child is displaying any symptoms (sore throat, cough, congestion, difficulty breathing, fever, chills, fatigue, new loss of taste or smell, etc.), please keep your child home until they are symptom-free for at least 48 hours.

In order to continue keeping our schools and community safe, we must do our part to self-monitor for symptoms and continue to adhere to best practices for health and hygiene, including mask wearing, frequent hand washing, social distancing and vaccination (if eligible).

No. Each staff member is provided an ID which they must use to "swipe in" and "swipe out" daily, even if the door is open. Staff that is visiting a building that does not have accessibility for you to swipe in will be required to sign in. 

Yes. Unless you have been provided with a 504 accommodation you are required to attend. The district will make every effort to maintain 3 ft. of distancing, when possible, and will provide opportunities for some meetings or events to be virtual (i.e., Open house)