Among the first Coloradans to be vaccinated against COVID-19 were residents and employees of nursing homes and other senior-care centers in the state. But while these efforts initially seemed to be eliminating outbreaks at such facilities, that s clearly not the case. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has reported nearly 100 outbreaks at health-care sites in the past two weeks, with the category surpassing outbreaks at K-12 schools for the first time in months.
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Track COVID in Fort Collins schools: Poudre School District reports more than 1,200 cases since fall Molly Bohannon, Fort Collins Coloradoan
PSD s four phases of learning amid COVID-19
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As COVID-19 cases are slowly decreasing across Colorado, Poudre School District has made a full return to in-person education.
Elementary schools moved to Phase 4 learning on Jan. 19, meaning they are completely in person. Middle and high schools transitioned to Phase 4 later in the semester on March 22; they were previously in hybrid learning.
PSD originally expected middle and high schoolers to return to in-person learning on Feb. 1 and Feb. 8, but Interim Superintendent Todd Lambert announced on Jan. 21 that the target dates to move to Phase 4 were being left open to allow the district to monitor trends and evaluate the prevalence of new strains of the disease.
Track COVID in Fort Collins schools: Poudre School District reports more than 1,100 cases since fall Molly Bohannon, Fort Collins Coloradoan
PSD s four phases of learning amid COVID-19
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As COVID-19 cases are slowly decreasing across Colorado, Poudre School District has made a full return to in-person education.
Elementary schools moved to Phase 4 learning on Jan. 19, meaning they are completely in person. Middle and high schools transitioned to Phase 4 later in the semester on March 22; they were previously in hybrid learning.
PSD originally expected middle and high schoolers to return to in-person learning on Feb. 1 and Feb. 8, but Interim Superintendent Todd Lambert announced on Jan. 21 that the target dates to move to Phase 4 were being left open to allow the district to monitor trends and evaluate the prevalence of new strains of the disease.
As COVID-19 cases are slowly decreasing across Colorado, Poudre School District has made a full return to in-person education.
Elementary schools moved to Phase 4 learning on Jan. 19, meaning they are completely in person. Middle and high schools transitioned to Phase 4 from hybrid learning on March 22.
PSD originally expected middle and high schoolers to return to in-person learning on Feb. 1 and Feb. 8, but Interim Superintendent Todd Lambert announced on Jan. 21 that the target dates to move to Phase 4 were being left open to allow the district to monitor trends and evaluate the prevalence of new strains of the disease.
On Jan. 29, Gov. Jared Polis announced educators would begin to be vaccinated on Feb. 8 with the goal of having all Colorado educators vaccinated by Feb. 28. PSD released a statement recognizing this development as “a positive move forward that supports PSD’s plans to keep schools open.