Health & Wellness

Eagle Ridge Academy: COVID-19 Planning

FAQs – updated 4/6/2020

School Closure UPDATE 3/25/2020: In accordance with Governor Tim Walz’s Stay at Home order for Minnesota, our school closure has been extended from now through May 4. Distance Learning will begin after Spring Break on Monday, April 6. View updated information regarding the school closure in the 3/25/2020 Parent Letter. Thank you again for your flexibility. We will be in communication with more information as we are able. SCHOOL CLOSURE THROUGH MAY 4.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Hub

This information is intended to provide updates on Eagle Ridge Academy’s response plan to the outbreak of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. The situation is evolving and information and recommendations are changing daily as new information becomes available.

Please refer to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the latest updates.

We are monitoring updates from the Minnesota Department of Education, MDH, and the CDC for further guidance.

Prevention Measures

While a new type of illness can be scary, we can protect our students, staff and the broader community by using simple everyday actions that protect people from other types of respiratory or flu-like illnesses.

  • Thoroughly wash hands.
  • Cover every cough or sneeze.
  • Clean classroom tables/surfaces frequently.

Keep kids at home for at least 24 hours after there is no longer a fever or signs of a fever (without the use of fever-reducing medicine).

If students become ill at school, parents will be called and expected to pick up their child without delay. This is critically important to prevent or contain the spread of illness.

Communications to Parents

Essential Services Survey – Complete by 3/17/2020 at 1:00 pm

FAQs

View FAQs Here – Last Updated 4/6/2020

View Events Update Spreadsheet Here – Information about cancelled and postponed events

This information is intended to provide updates on Eagle Ridge Academy’s response plan to the outbreak of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. The situation is evolving and information and recommendations are changing daily as new information becomes available.

Please refer to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the latest updates.

As new information becomes available, this document will be updated (noted in the document date stamp at the bottom of each page). All answers and procedures have been developed under the guidance of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) as well as by consulting with other local and national schools to learn of their best practices.

We thank you for your flexibility as we navigate this time of uncertainty together, and we ask for your patience with school operations (i.e., drop-off and pick-up times) as they will be affected by changes we make to align with MDH best practices. It is times like these that show us the strength, wisdom, and care present in our school community, and we are grateful for each of you in the middle of this challenging situation. Your family and your child’s health and well-being are of the utmost importance to us and informs every decision we make.

Health & Wellness Information

School Nurse
Phone: 952-746-7760 x 1301

Paula Kofflin, pkofflin@eagleridgeacademy.org