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.
Coloradans love their big-box stores, but since the rise of COVID-19, those stores have sometimes stocked more than bargains. Many major retailers and grocers have already experienced novel coronavirus outbreaks, and more of them appear on the latest weekly update from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment which again includes over 200 fresh entries.
Walmart reports four new outbreaks across the state, while Home Depot has three in a single metro county.
The CDPHE considers an entity an outbreak after two or more COVID-19 cases among residents, staffers or other people connected to a specific location are confirmed within a fourteen-day period, or two or more cases of respiratory illness with an onset of symptoms within a fourteen-day period are paired with at least one additional COVID-19 diagnosis. The vast majority of businesses and facilities identified as outbreaks remain open, while working with the department to monitor symptoms and prevent future infect