Health and Wellness
Sara Williams, RN, BSN
District Director / School
Nurse
Amber Wells, LPN
High/Middle School Nurse
Conner Middle School2007 East Ash St.McGehee, AR 71654PH: (870) 222-3600, FAX: (870) 222-9180
Blair Pambianchi, RN
School Nurse
McGehee School District409 Oak St.McGehee, AR 71654PH: (870) 222-5400, FAX: (870) 222-6532COVID19 REPORTING
NOTICE
***If a student or staff has had a COVID 19 test recently, They SHOULD NOT return to school until they have a negative test result from the health agency (regardless if symptomatic or not), and have met any required quarantine protocol based on positive test results or known possible exposure.***
If you have any questions, please call your school nurse before returning to school for verification.
Elementary Campus: 222-5444 | JH/HS Campus: 222-3601
Student Screening Questionnaire
Student Screening Questionnaire
Parents are expected to screen students before sending them to the bus stop or school.
If the answer is yes to any of the screening questions your student will need to remain at home. Please contact your child's school to notify them of the failed screening. CALL (870) 222-5444 (leave message if no answer).
If any answer is yes, it is highly recommended that you contact your student’s physician and, if needed, they be tested for COVID-19.
Close Contact is defined as an individual that has been within 3 feet for 15 cumulative minutes or longer within a 24 hour period to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Has your student had an unexplained cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, loss of taste or smell? (YES/NO)
Has your student had close contact with an infected person (COVID-19) within the previous 14 days and is now having symptoms? (YES/NO)
Has your student had a fever of 100.4 or above within the last 48 hours? (YES/NO)
COVID-19 Point Of Contact - if the following occurs - CALL (870) 222-5444:
Student/Staff has been tested for COVID-19. Student/Staff should remain in quarantine pending the result of their COVID-19 test.
Someone in the household has symptoms and tested for COVID-19. Students/Staff are recommended to quarantine pending the result of the family member’s COVID-19 test.
Student/Staff has been identified as a close contact to a positive case of COVID-19 within the previous 14 days and is now having symptoms should quarantine.
Please call District POC: Sara Williams, RN at 870-222-5444 (If no answer, leave a voicemail), or email information to sara.williams@mcgeheeschools.org.
Thank you for your cooperation. Together we can help keep our McGehee School District family safe, healthy, and ready to learn during this unique time.
03/13/23 COVID-19 Update
0 - currently isolating after testing positive for COVID-19
86 - closed positive cases of COVID-19
0 - currently in quarantine as a close contact to a positive for COVID-19
Desha county is currently Green (Low Community Level)
We have a Point of Contact identified to be our liaison with the Arkansas Department of Health and a process in place to help minimize the risk in our school. The Arkansas Department of Health is identifying confirmed cases on the county level. If there are cases associated with students or staff in the school district, the student or staff member will be notified by health department officials. For the privacy of students and staff, the district will not be sharing any information. We are committed to provide the safest learning environment and will follow the guidance provided by the CDC and the Arkansas Department of Education in conjunction with the Arkansas Department of Health.
For the privacy of all students and staff, McGehee School District will not be sharing any personal information publicly.
We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
*Please refer to https://achi.net/covid19/ , for COVID-19 cases in the community, school district, and zip code.
Sara Williams, BSN, RN
McGehee School District Nurse
McGehee School District POC
870-222-5444
sara.williams@mcgeheeschools.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS/NEWS
Arkansans age 5+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
All Arkansans aged 5 years and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. For more on vaccine locations, call our vaccine call-line at 1-800-985-6030 or go to:
https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/.../covid-19-vaccination...
WELLNESS POLICY:
WELLNESS COMMITTEE
Exempt from immunizations from DHS
McGehee Elementary (Grades PK-5): 0 Students
Conner Middle School (Grades 6-8): 0 Students
McGehee High School (Grades 9-12): 1 Students
Failed to provide proof of vaccinations and no exemption from DHS
McGehee Elementary (Grades PK-5): 4 Students
Conner Junior High (Grades 6-8): 2 Student
McGehee High School (Grades 9-12): 0 Student
MEDICAL FORMS:
(Please print any necessary form(s) and submit completed form(s) back to your child's school nurse. If you have any questions, please contact your child's school nurse).
Request for Administration of Medication/Self-carry Forms and Certification of Disability for Special Dietary Needs Forms are available in each school’s office, the nurse’s office and on the school website at www.mcgeheeschools.org
Please notify the school if your contact information changes throughout the year. It is very important that the nurse be able to reach a guardian should a student become ill or injured.