COVID-19 Updates
TESTING POSITIVE / EXPOSED TO COVID / QUARANTINE INFORMATION
Please keep your child home from school and contact us immediately if:
- you have tested positive for COVID-19,
- have been asked to quarantine, or
- are awaiting test results.
Call LeAnne Perkowski at our district administration office at 269-694-7902.
COVID-19 updates for the 2021-22 School Year
Testing/Screening
- Students and staff are no longer required to sign a screening agreement, however, we ask that parents remain vigilant to their child’s health and keep students home who are sick.
- Athletes do not need to get weekly COVID tests
Masks
- As of 8/18/21, masks will be required, per a health order from the Allegan and Kalamazoo County Health Departments, for all students in grades K-6 and any staff or students that are in the same indoor school spaces as kids in those grades during school day hours.
- As of 8/18/21, masks are required for all school transportation riders and drivers, Kindergarten through 12th grade.
- You can view the Superintendent's 8/18/21 Update with links to both health departments as well here: 8/18 COVID update
- The Allegan County Health Department updated its Order on August 31, 2021
- For mask guidance and what is acceptable for wear, please see this guidance from the CDC
Cleaning/Safety
- Many of our cleaning practices put in place last year will remain in place to improve air quality and encourage students to practice good hygiene.
Positive cases
- School districts will continue, per health order, to inform families of positive cases in their child's building with a letter, sent via email.
- We will report all positive cases to the local health departments to follow up with cases and potential close contacts.
If positive cases rise within a building or the district, the Allegan County Health Department may issue an order to help mitigate the spread. We will keep parents informed of any updates as they take place through district announcements and building newsletters.
| COVID-19 DASHBOARD - September 16, 2021 |
Current # | Total # |
| Positive Cases | ||
| Staff | 1 | 2 |
| Students | 0 | 6 |
| Quarantine | ||
| Staff | 0 | 0 |
| Students | 13 | 25 |
COVID-19 CASES OF THOSE WHO ATTEND, WORK AT OPS
Below you will find information on the latest positive and probable cases of COVID-19. As we learn of cases, we will send a letter to families through email. This information is shared within 24 hours after receiving notification. This reporting requirement went into effect on October 12, 2020.
This data may include probable (those in quarantine who develop symptoms but have not been tested) and confirmed cases among students, staff, administration, coaches, or visitors, if the person with COVID-19 was in the building or participating in a school-sponsored function during their infectious period.
Positive and Probable Cases for the 2021-22 School Year
| Date | School Building | # New Cases | # Total Positive Cases (for 2021-22 school yr) |
# Total Probable Cases | Letter to families |
| 9/17/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 1 | 9/17 Letter | |
| 9/17/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 3 | 9/17 Letter | |
| 9/17/21 | Otsego Middle School | 2 | 5 | 9/17 Letter | |
| 9/17/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 1 | 9/17 Letter | |
| 9/16/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 3 | 9/16 Letter | |
| 9/10/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 2 | 9/10 Letter | |
| 9/9/21 | West Campus High School | 1 | 1 | 9/9 Letter | |
| 9/9/21 | Alamo Elementary | 1 | 1 | 9/9 Letter | |
| 9/2/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 2 | 9/2 Letter | |
| 9/1/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 1 | 9/1 Letter | |
| 8/19/21 | Early Childhood Education Center | 1 | 1 | 8/19 Letter | |
| 8/19/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 1 | 8/19 Letter |
Positive and Probable Cases from January - June 2021
Positive and Probable Cases beginning January 2021
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Date Notified (if new)
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School Building | # New Cases | Cumulative Positive Cases (since Oct. 11) | New Probable Cases | Letter Sent to Families |
| 5/22/21 | Otsego High School | 2 | 61 | ||
| 5/20/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 18 | ||
| 5/17/21 | Otsego High School | 2 | 59 | ||
| 5/17/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 41 | ||
| 5/13/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 57 | ||
| 5/11/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 56 | ||
| 5/6/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 40 | ||
| 5/3/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 55 | ||
| 5/3/21 | Alamo Elementary | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5/1/21 | Alamo Elementary | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4/29/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 39 | ||
| 4/27/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 38 | ||
| 4/26/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 37 | ||
| 4/26/21 | Otsego High School | 3 | 54 | ||
| 4/22/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 51 | ||
| 4/20/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | |||
| 4/19/21 | Otsego Middle School | 2 | 36 | ||
| 4/19/21 | Alamo Elementary | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4/17/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 50 | ||
| 4/17/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 2 | 17 | ||
| 4/16/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 34 | ||
| 4/15/21 | Otsego High School | 3 | 49 | ||
| 4/15/21 | Otsego Middle School | 2 | 33 | ||
| 4/14/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| 4/14/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 2 | 15 | ||
| 4/14/21 | Learn 'n Grow ECEC | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4/14/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 31 | ||
| 4/12/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 12 | ||
| 4/12/21 | Otsego Middle School | 3 | 30 | ||
| 4/12/21 | Otsego High School | 4 | 46 | ||
| 4/10/21 | Learn 'n Grow ECEC | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4/9/21 | Otsego Middle School | 3 | 27 | ||
| 4/9/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 42 | ||
| 4/9/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 2 | 13 | ||
| 4/8/21 | Otsego High School | 3 | 41 | ||
| 4/8/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 11 | ||
| 4/7/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 24 | ||
| 4/7/21 | Otsego High School | 2 | 38 | ||
| 4/6/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 11 | ||
| 4/6/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 10 | ||
| 4/5/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 9 | ||
| 4/5/21 | Otsego High School | 2 | 36 | ||
| 4/5/21 | Otsego Middle School | 2 | 23 | ||
| 4/3/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 34 | ||
| 4/2/21 | Otsego High School | 2 | 33 | ||
| 3/31/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 21 | ||
| 3/31/21 | Otsego High School | 2 | 31 | ||
| 3/30/21 | Otsego High School | 2 | 29 | ||
| 3/29/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 27 | ||
| 3/26/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 26 | ||
| 3/26/21 | Otsego Middle School | 3 | 19 | ||
| 3/26/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 2 | 10 | ||
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| 3/23/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 9 | ||
| 3/23/21 | Alamo Elementary | 2 | |||
| 3/23/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 17 | ||
| 3/23/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| 3/22/21 | Alamo Elementary | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3/22/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 8 | ||
| 3/20/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | |||
| 3/20/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 15 | ||
| 3/18/21 | Alamo Elementary | 1 | |||
| 3/18/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | |||
| 3/14/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 8 | ||
| 3/8/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 2 | |||
| 3/6/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 22 | ||
| 3/3/21 | Otsego High School | 1 | 21 | ||
| 3/1/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2/25/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2/25/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2/25/21 | Learn 'n Grow ECEC | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2/23/21 | Otsego Middle School | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2/22/21 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2/12/21 | High School | 1 | 20 | ||
| 1/26/21 | Middle School | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1/22/21 | High School | 1 | |||
| 1/18/21 | High School | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1/18/21 | High School - correction | -1 | 18 |
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| 1/12/21 | High School | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1/11/21 | High School | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1/8/21 | High School | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1/7/21 | High School | 1 | |||
| 1/6/21 | Middle School | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1/6/21 | Washington Street Elementary | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1/5/21 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 6 |
Positive/Probable Case chart from October-December 2020 (click arrow to the right for the dropdown)
| Date Notified (if new) | School Building | # New Cases | Cumulative Positive Cases (since October 11) | New Probable Cases | Letter Sent to Families |
| 10/13/20 | Washington Street Elementary | 1 | 1 | 10/13 letter | |
| 10/13/20 | High School | 1 | 3 | 10/13 Letter | |
| 10/16/20 | High School | 1 | 4 | 10/16 Letter | |
| 10/16/20 | Middle School | 1 | 1 | 10/16 Letter | |
| 10/16/20 | Alamo Elementary | 1 | 1 | 10/16 Letter | |
| 10/19/20 | High School | 1 | 5 | 10/19 Letter | |
| 10/23/20 | Learn 'n Grow ECEC | 2 | 2 | 10/23 Letter | |
| 10/26/20 | Middle School | 1 | 2 | 10/26 Letter | |
| 10/27/20 | Middle School | 1 | 3 | 10/27 Letter | |
| 10/28/20 | Washington Street Elementary | 1 | 10/28 Letter | ||
| 10/28/20 | Middle School | 1 | 10/28 Letter | ||
| 10/30/20 | High School | 1 | 6 | 10/30 Letter | |
| 11/1/20 | Learn 'n Grow ECEC | 1 | 3 | 11/1 Letter | |
| 11/2/20 | High School | 1 | 7 | 11/2 Letter | |
| 11/3/20 | Alamo Elementary | 1 | 2 | 11/3 Letter | |
| 11/3/20 | Middle School | 1 | 4 | 11/3 Letter | |
| 11/4/20 | Middle School | 1 | 5 | 11/4 Letter 11/4 Letter update |
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| 11/6/20 | High School | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11/6 Letter |
| 11/9/20 | High School | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11/9 Letter |
| 11/10/20 | Middle School | 1 | 6 | 11/10 Letter | |
| 11/10/20 | High School | 1 | 10 | 11/10 Letter | |
| 11/13/20 | High School | 1 | 11/13 Letter | ||
| 11/21/20 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 1 | 11/21 Letter | |
| 11/22/20 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 2 | 11/22 Letter | |
| 11/23/20 | District | 1 | 1 | 11/23 Letter | |
| 11/23/20 | Middle School | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11/23 Letter |
| 11/23/20 | High School | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11/23 Letter |
| 11/27/20 | ECEC | 1 | 11/27 Letter | ||
| 11/29/20 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 3 | 11/29 Letter | |
| 12/1/20 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 4 | 12/1 Letter | |
| 12/4/20 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 2 | 12/4 Letter | |
| 12/4/20 | High School | 1 | 12 | 12/4 Letter | |
| 12/7/20 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 3 | 12/7 Letter | |
| 12/8/20 | Alamo Elementary | 1 | 3 | 12/8 Letter | |
| 12/9/20 | Dix Street Elementary | 1 | 5 | 12/9 Letter | |
| 12/12/20 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 4 | 12/12 Letter | |
| 12/14/20 | High School | 1 | 13 | 12/14 Letter | |
| 12/14/20 | Middle School | 1 | 8 | 12/14 Letter | |
| 12/15/20 | Washington Street Elem. | 1 | 12/15 Letter | ||
| 12/17/20 | High School | 1 | 14 | 12/17 Letter | |
| 12/18/20 | High School | 1 | 15 | 12/18 Letter | |
| 12/30/20 | Middle School | 1 | 9 | 12/30 Letter | |
| 12/30/20 | High School | 2 | 16 | 12/30 Letter | |