Surrey School has recently been approved for a grant from the North Dakota Health Department and the CREA to provide voluntary Covid testing for staff and students. Please note that students will need a signed permission slip which is available on the school website, or to be picked up at the school office. Students in grades PreK-6 must be accompanied by a parent who will administer the test under the guidance of trained school staff. Voluntary testing for students will be available beginning Tuesday, Nov 2nd. Please call the school office to make arrangements if you would like your child tested.
 
Staff:
Binax tests will be available to all staff. The test must be self-administered while under observation from the school designated staff. Testing will be available Monday and Wednesday mornings from 7:30-8:30 AM, by pre-arrangement with office staff.
Staff should consider being tested if they were recently exposed to a positive case or traveled to an area with significant transmission. Ill staff should NOT come to work to be tested. Surrey School will not be contact tracing. 
 
Students in Grades PreK-6:
Student must have signed parental permission, and the Binax test must be administered by the parent/guardian, while under observation from school designated staff. Tests will be available Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:00-9:00 AM, by pre-arrangement with office staff.
Parents/guardians should consider having their child tested if they were recently exposed to a positive case or traveled to an area with significant transmission. Ill students should NOT come to a school site to be tested. Surrey School will not be contact tracing.
 
Students in Grades 7-12:

The test must be self-administered, while under observation from the school designated staff. Students must have signed parental permission form to be tested at school. Verbal permission will not be accepted. Tests will be available Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:00-9:00 AM, by pre-arrangement with office staff.
Parents/guardians should consider having their child tested if they were recently exposed to a positive case or traveled to an area with significant transmission. Ill students should NOT come to a school site to be tested. Surrey School will not be contact tracing. 

It is highly recommended that your preregister for the testing online. Preregistering for the Binax test does NOT inform the school.  Please make sure you call the school in addition to completing the online Binax registration.

Each person will only have to register once every five years. If they opt to be tested at another location, they will need to re-register using the new location’s unique link.
Binax Registration Link HERE
Student Binax Permission Slip
Staff Binax Permission Slip



 

 


Contact: shawn.gorthy@k12.nd.us