Telluride School District R- 1

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January 14, 2022

Dear TSD Families,

This message is to clarify a few things related to Microgen testing and positive Covid cases.

1. On Thursday, January 6, we tested 460+ students and staff and only 5 came back positive, for a positivity rate of those tested at 1.1%.  This was significantly lower that the approximately 25% rates across the county.  While this is good news, it does need to be weighed against 100+ students and staff who tested positive over December break and in January outside of Microgen testing at school.
2. On Thursday, January 13 we tested 405 students and staff and will receive results tonight or early tomorrow.  We are hopeful for results as low as last week.  Notification of results will happen as follows:
   • For any positive results from this testing, SMCPH will be sending an email by 12:00pm tomorrow, using the primary email address from our PowerSchool records.  It is possible that email may go to your spam so please check there.
   • You can check your results in the Microgen Portal.  Please refer to this PDF to ensure you've set up your account to receive notifications.  There are some issues with different email addresses being used which causes problems accessing the portal.  For help with problems, contact Microgen Customer Care at labportal@microgendx.com or 1-855-208-0019.
3. To see the latest COVID-19 Symptom Screening Tool, Addressing Symptoms at School, Who Needs to Quarantine, and Return to Learn guidance go to our district COVID-19 page at:  http://tellurideschool.org/covid-19

Thank you,

John Pandolfo

Superintendent

jpandolfo@telluride.k12.co.us

970-369-1213

Superintendent John Pandolfo

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