亲爱的CBE家庭们：

自11月初以来，我们注意到许多学校出现了学生和教职员工因病缺勤的激增。疾病率对每所学校的影响不同，校长们正在做出决策以最好地支持他们各自的学校社区的学生和教职员工。

我们将重点放在面授学习上

为了保持正常运作，学校正在尽力满足教职员工的缺勤需求，包括由教师负责多个班级，校长、副校长和中央教学人员进入教室上课。我们将继续聘请额外的代课教师和支援人员来应对教职员工的缺勤。

校长们可能还需要修改一些学校活动和活动，例如将家长教师会议和学校委员会会议转移到在线模式，或者调整或推迟一些聚会或课外活动。在特殊情况下，学校还可能考虑将班级或年级转为居家学习。

关于因病缺勤的报告

为了让家庭了解当前的疾病水平，我们现在会在我们的网站上报告每所学校因疾病缺勤的情况。每天早上会发布前一天的数据。

访问CBE网站查看每日缺勤率

如果某所学校因病缺勤率达到学生总人数的10％以上，我们将建议阿尔伯塔卫生服务局（AHS）介入。AHS将进行调查，如果宣布爆发，学校将向家庭提供AHS的指导意见。重要的是要知道，并非所有缺勤率高的学校都会被宣布为爆发。

健康措施提醒

我们持续采取多种措施来减少学校中疾病的影响，如高频触摸点清洁和增强通风。

我们还想提醒大家采取以下健康措施以减少传播：

• 如果您的孩子感觉不适，请让他们在家休息。
• 继续频繁洗手，并遮住咳嗽和打喷嚏。
• 学生和教职员工可以继续自行决定是否佩戴口罩。

我们将继续遵循阿尔伯塔教育部和AHS提供的指导与方向。我们将密切监控这一问题，并随着情况的发展向您提供更新的信息。

真挚地，

Christopher Usih
学校总务主任

​Dear CBE Families,

Since early November, we have seen a spike in student and staff absences due to illness across many of our schools. Rates of illness are impacting each school differently, and principals are making decisions that consider how to best support students and staff in their individual school communities.

We are Prioritizing In-person Learning

To maintain ongoing operations, schools are doing the best they can to cover staff absences including teachers taking over more than one class and assigning principals, assistant principals and centralized teaching staff into classrooms. We are continuing to hire additional substitute teachers and support staff to cover staff absences.

Principals may also need to modify some school events and activities, such as moving parent-teacher conferences and school council meetings online, or adjusting or postponing some gatherings or extracurricular activities. In exceptional circumstances, schools may also consider transitioning a class or grade to at-home learning.

Reporting Absences Due to Illness

To keep families informed of the current levels of illness, we are now reporting school-by-school absences due to illness rates on our website. Information will be posted every morning with the numbers from the previous day.

Visit the CBE website to view daily absence rate

If the absence rate due to illness in an individual school reaches above 10 per cent of their student population, we advise Alberta Health Services (AHS). AHS will investigate and if they declare an outbreak, families will receive information from the school with AHS direction. It is important to know that not all schools with high absentee rates will have an outbreak declared.

Health Measure Reminders

We continue to use a number of measures to reduce the impact of illnesses in schools such as high touchpoint cleaning and enhanced ventilation.

We would also like to remind everyone of health measures they can take to reduce transmission:

• If your child is feeling unwell, please keep them at home.
• Continue to wash hands frequently and cover coughs and sneezes.
• Students and staff can continue to make their own decision regarding masking.

We continue to follow the guidance and direction provided by Alberta Education and AHS. We are monitoring the issue carefully and will keep you updated as the situation evolves.

Sincerely,

Christopher Usih
Chief Superintendent of Schools