Public Information and Announcements

I’m writing to inform you that we confirmed today that a student from Somerset County Technical Center (SCTC) and a student at Skowhegan Area High School (SAHS) have tested positive for COVID-19. District nursing and administrative staff contacted Maine CDC and determined that 1 staff member and 7 students will need to quarantine as a result of these exposures.

All individuals needing to quarantine were contacted by district nursing staff over the course of the day today. At this time there is no recommendation that we close a school or take additional actions beyond those described above.

I am writing to inform you that MSAD 54 was notified this afternoon that a student from Margaret Chase Smith School has tested positive for COVID-19.

District nursing staff and administration worked over the course of the afternoon to confirm the positive case with the Maine CDC and identify close contacts. All individuals having to quarantine as a result of the positive case were contacted today. In total, there were 35 students who will need to quarantine. At this time, there is no recommendation that we close school or take additional actions beyond those described above.

Good afternoon,

With the approval of the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 12+, we are reaching out to determine your interest in having your children be vaccinated at a school-based clinic. At this time there is no clinic scheduled, but should there be interest, we will be working with our community health partners to set one up much like we have done in the past with the flu vaccine.

Please take a moment to complete the following survey if you have students age 12 or older.

MSAD 54 Student Vaccination Interest Survey
 

Thank you,

MSAD 54

I am writing to inform you that MSAD 54 was notified today that a student from North Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19.

District nursing staff and administration worked over the course of the day to confirm the positive case with the Maine CDC and identify close contacts. All individuals having to quarantine as a result of the positive case were contacted today. In total, there were 14 students and 3 staff members who will need to quarantine. At this time, there is no recommendation that we close school or take additional actions beyond those described above.

I am writing to inform you that MSAD 54 was notified today that an individual associated with North Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19.

District nursing staff and administration worked over the course of the day to confirm the positive case with Maine CDC and identify close contacts. All individuals having to quarantine as a result of the positive case were contacted today. In total, there were 28 students and 2 staff members who will need to quarantine. At this time, there is no recommendation that we close school or take additional actions beyond those described above.

I am writing to inform you that MSAD 54 was notified earlier today that a student at SAMS has tested positive for COVID-19. District nursing staff and administration worked over the course of the day to confirm the positive case with Maine CDC and identify close contacts. All individuals having to quarantine as a result of this positive case were contacted today. In total there were 9 students and 1 staff member who will have to quarantine.

We are writing to inform you that Maine CDC has reached out to the district to inform us that Mill Stream Elementary School (MSES) has been labeled as an “Outbreak”. A school is labeled an outbreak when there are 3 positive cases that are associated with the school within a 14-day period, even if an individual who became positive was not at the school during the time he or she may have been contagious. In reviewing the cases we had reported to Maine CDC, they confirmed that MSAD 54 nursing staff are doing an exceptional job following state protocols for tracking, reporting and following-up on cases in our schools, including required quarantining.