There it is - ACPS pivots

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The threshold percentages that districts not in Nova and privates are using are the percentage of the entire student and staff population testing positive. This is just the percentage used to help in deciding if a class, grade or school should go virtual.

It is not the positivity rate in the general population.

What percentage of staff and students are being tested in those jurisdictions? ACPS is doing very minimal testing, that requires families to opt-in on a weekly basis. Participation rates are low. But if the general positivity rate is already 20%, can the schools really be less than 10%? Seems unlikely.

The health department won't look at the positivity rate. It will make decisions based on the amount of transmission within a class or school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The threshold percentages that districts not in Nova and privates are using are the percentage of the entire student and staff population testing positive. This is just the percentage used to help in deciding if a class, grade or school should go virtual.

It is not the positivity rate in the general population.

What percentage of staff and students are being tested in those jurisdictions? ACPS is doing very minimal testing, that requires families to opt-in on a weekly basis. Participation rates are low. But if the general positivity rate is already 20%, can the schools really be less than 10%? Seems unlikely.

The health department won't look at the positivity rate. It will make decisions based on the amount of transmission within a class or school.

So if say 60-70% of a class is infected but it wasn’t transmitted in school, it’s business as usual?

[Anonymous]

Well, I am happy that at least GWMS students can finally have outdoor lunch!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The threshold percentages that districts not in Nova and privates are using are the percentage of the entire student and staff population testing positive. This is just the percentage used to help in deciding if a class, grade or school should go virtual.

It is not the positivity rate in the general population.

What percentage of staff and students are being tested in those jurisdictions? ACPS is doing very minimal testing, that requires families to opt-in on a weekly basis. Participation rates are low. But if the general positivity rate is already 20%, can the schools really be less than 10%? Seems unlikely.

The health department won't look at the positivity rate. It will make decisions based on the amount of transmission within a class or school.

So if say 60-70% of a class is infected but it wasn’t transmitted in school, it’s business as usual?

That’s my understanding, yes.