This dashboard provides an “at a glance” summary of information about confirmed COVID-19 cases associated with District 63. A reminder that due to health privacy laws, personally identifiable information for COVID-positive individuals will not be shared.

• Positive Case: a student or staff member has been tested and received a report confirming that they have the virus. These individuals are excluded for a minimum of ten days and upon meeting the criteria set by the Illinois Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) Exclusion Guidance Decision Tree can return to school. 
• Exposure/Close Contact: individuals who have not tested positive but have been identified as being in close contact with someone who has. These individuals are identified through contact tracing or by self-reported interaction. They are instructed to get tested. Depending on the circumstances and state protocols, the individual may not need to be excluded from school - or may have to be excluded for up to 14 days after the last day of contact with the COVID-positive person and to monitor for symptoms.

How does the District notify families and staff about COVID cases?

• The District directly contacts individuals (or, parents/guardians of students) who may have been exposed to a positive COVID case. Staff and families who do not receive a phone call from the District can assume there was no close contact with the COVID-positive individual.
• The District does not send out a separate communication to the full school/district community each time a case is confirmed. Instead, this dashboard serves as a general information source for the entire D63 community.