Annual report 2020–2021 | 13
ABRSD’s Health Response to the Pandemic ABRSD nurses engaged in supporting their schools and our community 2020–2021
Contact tracing, pooled testing, and PPE—oh my! This has been a year for the history books. From March 2020 through the end of the 2020-21 school year, our amazing team of ABRSD nurses have been busy! From mass- producing and shipping homemade fabric masks early in the pandemic, to volunteering regularly at our local food pantry, to collaborating with our local health departments to get residents their flu and Covid vaccines, our nurses have served as local health heroes in addition to taking care of our students and staff. This was a year like no other, and our nursing team members rose to the challenge, creating (and frequently revising!) flowcharts to help staff and families navigate the ever-changing rules about quarantine, travel, and symptoms throughout the pandemic. We created a website to ensure transparency and easy access to flow- charts, Covid protocols, our health metrics dashboard, learning resources for families, and more. While our nursing team was amazing, we also want to be sure to note our appreciation for the amazing cooperation
from our staff and students, the ongoing support from so many of our families, and the collaboration and guidance from the Acton Health Department, the Nashoba Boards of Health, and Acton Medical. It took everyone across our entire school community to pitch in and help keep our schools open throughout the entire 2020–2021 school year.
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