• 2022_2023 SCHOOL YEAR

  • If your child is sick, please keep them home.
    - When notating Pick Up Patrol that your child is absent please include symptoms of illness under "Note".
    - Not only is COVID-19 still present, the flu season is right around the corner.
    - Please test your child for COVID-19 if your child has any of the  following symptoms.

    • Fever of 100.4°F / 38°C
    • New or worsening cough
    • New or worsening cough
    • Chills
    • Fatigue
    • Muscle pain or body aches
    • New taste or smell disorder
    • Sore throat
    • Congestion or runny nose
    • Nausea or vomiting
    • Diarrhea
    • Headache

    - Home COVID test kits are available through the Health Office.
    - Contact Mrs. Kovalsky RN to have one sent home or to arrange for pickup. 

    UPDATED COVID-19 GUIDANCE EFFECTIVE 9/2022

    • No quarantine for exposure to positive cases, including in-home exposure
    • Positive COVID cases: 5 days quarantine, then return if fever free for 24 hours and symptoms greatly improve, and mask for 5 days in school.
    • Students will be sent home for COVID-like symptoms but can return with a negative COVID test and improved symptoms. However, symptomatic sick children should stay home, even with a negative test.
    • If testing is refused, the students will be excluded for five days if symptomatic and a known close contact.
    • At-home antigen tests are still accepted. Write the child's name, date, and parent initials and send a picture of it to the school nurse. 
    Regarding Monkeypox, there are cases within Warren County.
    Here is the link to the CDC website for Monkeypox information:

    If you have ANY questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Jamie Kovalsky, RN,
    at kovalskyj@htesd.org or (908) 859-1001 ext. 190

If YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN VACCINATED...

  • IF YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN VACCINATED: 
    If your child has been vaccinated for COVID-19
    please send a copy of the documentation to the school nurse
    for your child's health records.
    This will assist the school nurse in identifying students
    that need to be quarantined if there is exposure to a positive COVID-19 case.
    The documentation can be scanned and emailed to kovalskyj@htesd.org,
    faxed to 908-859-2277, or dropped off at the main office. Thank you!

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

  • If your child develops COVID like symptoms during the school day
    it is imperative that they be picked up immediately.
    Please ensure that you have at least one emergency contact
    that will be available to pick up your child within 30 minutes of contact.
    Please contact Mrs. Kovalsky, the school nurse, with any questions.
    908-859-1001 ext. 190

Minds Matter

  • Minds Matter

PICKUP PATROL PROCEDURES

  • PickUp Patrol

    ATTENTION PARENTS:
    Some BUS assignments have changed.
    BUS #4 has been eliminated.
    You can verify your child's BUS #
    in the Genesis Parent Portal.

    ALL ABSENCES, LATE ARRIVALS AND EARLY DISMISSALS
    MUST BE ENTERED IN PICKUP PATROL
    IF APPLICABLE, PLEASE INCLUDE TIME

    DROP OFF/PICKUP DOORS
    PLEASE CHOOSE DOOR DESIGNATED BY YOUR CHILD'S LAST NAME
    PLEASE REMAIN IN THE CAR AND WAIT FOR STAFF
    - BACKDOOR RT 519 (FOR LAST NAME A-L)
    - SIDEDOOR BRAINARDS RD (FOR LAST NAME M-Z)

    SEE MAP FOR DIRECTIONS >>

    PRESCHOOL STUDENTS WILL ALWAYS USE THE BACKDOOR RT 519