​​​​​​亲爱的家长们，

2021年9月15日，阿尔伯塔省政府宣布了公共卫生紧急状态，并宣布了旨在保护医疗保健系统、限制COVID-19传播和提高阿尔伯塔省疫苗接种率的新措施。

卡尔加里教育局已经审查了这些新的卫生措施。我们在2021-22学年的学校重返计划中已经超过了所有新的政府卫生措施，包括：

• 对所有K-12学生和所有工作人员进行强制口罩佩戴
• 对小学学生K-6进行分组措施
• 非学校基础员工居家办公
• 只允许户外活动的课外体育比赛和活动的观众

在9月份初，我们曾与提供课外体育比赛和活动的学校确认，室内观众将不被允许。这一措施也超过了新的省级指导方针。我们的重点是确保学生有机会参加课外体育活动。我们理解家庭对观看孩子比赛的重要性，但目前我们不允许室内观众和其他人群聚集。我们将在10月初重新审查和确认这个决定。

作为政府的要求，学校董事会仍有能力实施超过省级指导方针的措施。我们将评估我们的健康措施计划，确定是否有任何措施需要加强以进一步保护学生和工作人员。需要审查的重点领域包括但不限于学校和校外活动/实地考察中计划的志愿者、来宾和合作伙伴的存在。

我们将继续通知家庭学校内的自我报告病例，并支持AHS进行爆发事件通知和调查。

此情况仍在发展中。我们将根据新信息继续审查和调整我们的做法。任何调整将考虑到卫生局长、阿尔伯塔省教育部、学校出勤率和卡尔加里地区现有的活动病例数量的进一步指示。

我们都在努力确保学校尽可能安全，并尽量减少COVID-19的传播。卡尔加里教育局已经并将继续鼓励所有符合条件的人接种疫苗。

Christopher Usih
首席学校主任

​​​​​​Dear families,

On Sept. 15, 2021, the Government of Alberta declared a state of public health emergency and announced new measures intended to protect the health care system, limit the spread of COVID-19 and increase vaccination rates in Alberta.

The Calgary Board of Education has reviewed these new health measures. Our plan for the 2021-22 school year, shared with you on Aug. 18, 2021, already exceeds all the new government health measures, including:

• mandatory masking for all students K-12 and all staff
• co-horting for elementary students K-6
• work from home direction for non-school based staff
• spectators attending extracurricular sports and activities at outdoor events only

Earlier in September, we confirmed with schools offering extra-curricular sports and activities that indoor spectators will not be permitted. This direction also exceeds the new provincial guidance. Our priority is ensuring that students have the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular sports. We recognize the value families place on watching their child play, but at this time we are not allowing spectators indoors and other group gatherings. We will revisit and confirm this decision in early October.

As part of the government direction, school boards continue to have the ability to implement measures that exceed provincial guidance. We will review our health measures plan to determine if any measures need to be strengthened to further protect students and staff. Key areas to be reviewed include, but is not limited to, the presence of scheduled volunteers, guests and partners in schools and off-site activities/field trips.

We will continue to notify families of self-reported cases within schools and support AHS with outbreak notifications and investigations.

This situation is evolving. We will continue to review and adjust our practices based on new information. Any adjustments will consider further direction from the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Education, attendance rates at schools and existing active case counts in the Calgary Zone.

We all play a role to ensure our schools are as safe as possible and that we minimize the spread of COVID-19. The CBE has and will continue to encourage everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated.

Christopher Usih
Chief Superintendent of Schools