Mission CISD is keeping all planned protocols in place.  

 

We will notify parents and staff members when a person confirmed with COVID-19 has been on campus.  

 

We will continue to conduct contact tracing if there is a positive COVID-19 case, in conjunction with the County officials. 

 

 

 

We ask that parents screen students daily for fever and other symptoms of COVID-19 before leaving home. If your child is not feeling well, has symptoms or a temperature, we ask that you keep your child home and see your doctor.

 

 

 

• In the case of an individual who is symptomatic and is diagnosed with COVID-19, the individual may return to school when all three of the following criteria are met: 

  1. Fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever suppressing medications. Fever is a temperature of 100° Fahrenheit (37.8° Celsius) or higher;

  2. the individual has improvement in symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath); and
  3. at least 
     1. five (5) days have passed since symptoms first appeared for STAFF
     2. ten (10) days have passed since symptoms first appeared for STUDENTS as per the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Rule.  Children who test positive for COVID-19 but do not have any symptoms must stay home until at least 10 days after the day they were tested. TEA allows for up to 20 days (for the whole school year) of online instruction for students who have to quarantine due to COVID-19. 

Mission CISD will continue to be transparent and will continue to send notices to parents and staff regarding any positive cases of COVID-19 on campus, as we did as students started to return to class last school year.

In addition, visit our COVID-19 Dashboard updated daily: https://covidash.mcisd.net/

The Texas Education Agency will be proposing changes to the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook to add certain flexibility to rules describing Remote Conferencing.

 

Remote Conferencing is a mechanism by which remote instruction can be provided, but was previously available only upon issuance of a waiver requested for each individual student. In order to allow school systems to begin implementing changes in practice to align with the new rule (which, when adopted, would apply to the entirety of the
2021-22 school year), the relevant portion of the proposed rule language is provided below.

 

As per the TEA guidance:

As a reference, close contact determinations are generally based on guidance outlined by the CDC, which notes that individuals who are fully vaccinated may not need to follow the stay-at-home period.

 

Parents of students who are determined to be close contacts of an individual with COVID-19 may opt to keep their students at home during the recommended stay-at-home period. TEA allows for up to 20 days (for the whole school year) of online instruction for students who have to quarantine due to COVID-19. 

 

Parents who opt to send their children to school in the 10 days following exposure are encouraged to closely monitor their children for symptoms. 

 

Mission CISD requires household-based close contact students to stay at home during the below stay-at-home period. This applies specifically to students who are close contacts because an individual who lives in the same household is COVID-19 positive.

Similar to students, Mission CISD excludes staff from attending school in person who are actively sick with COVID-19, who are suspected of being actively sick with COVID-19, or who have received a positive test result for COVID-19.

• If symptomatic, at least five (5) days have passed since symptom onset, and fever free, and
  other symptoms have improved.
• For those with no symptoms, at least five (5) days after the day they tested positive. Fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever suppressing medications. Fever is a temperature of 100° Fahrenheit (37.8° Celsius) or higher.

• Ages 18 or older and have received all recommended vaccine doses, including boosters and additional primary shots for some immunocompromised people.
• Was confirmed COVID-19 positive within the last 90 days and has fully recovered.
• For staff who meet the close contact threshold with a COVID-19 positive individual who are not in one of the above groups, rapid testing must be performed periodically for 5 days post-exposure.

Mission CISD requires household-based close contacts to stay at home during the designated stay-at-home period. This applies specifically to students and staff who are close contacts because an individual who lives in the same household is COVID-19 positive.

 

Exception to this rule are individuals who were confirmed COVID-19 positive within the last 90 days and have fully recovered.

Day 0 is your first day of symptoms or a positive viral test. Day 1 is the first full day after your symptoms developed or your test specimen was collected.

They do not need to stay home unless they develop symptoms. 

 

Watch for symptoms until 10 days after last close contact with someone with COVID-19.

 

 

Learn more and register at https://goodsidehealth.com/register 

 

Hidalgo County https://www.hidalgocounty.us/2630/Coronavirus-Updates

 

TLC Pharmacy in Mission https://www.tlcpharmacymission.com/coronavirus

 

HEB https://vaccine.heb.com/

 

Walgreens https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid/19/landing

 

CVS https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

 

 

 

 

Our maintenance department has been busy installing brand new touchless water fountains throughout the district.  Students and staff will be provided with a re-fillable water bottle for their own personal use. Parents are advised to sanitize the refillable water bottles frequently.

 

 

 

Buses will be running at capacity.  We are implementing several safety measures for school buses such as: