October 15 Update: COVID-19 Data Dashboard

 The weekly update to North Tama's COVID-19 Data Dashboard has been posted as of Thursday, October 15 at 1:07 p.m.. The dashboard can be accessed at this link, or by visiting the district website at www.ntredhawks.org and selecting "Data Dashboard" from the "Return to Learn" pull-down menu.  

At the time of this release, there are no active cases of COVID-19 at the PK-6 level.  At the 7-12 level, the number of active cases is between 1 and 5.  (State guidance on confidentiality does not allow districts to release a specific number of cases when the number of cases is between 1 and 5.)  

No students or staff are currently in isolation or quarantine because of they have had close contact with a positive individual in the school setting.  Close contact is defined as persons less than 6 feet away from an infectious person for more than 15 consecutive minutes AND the infectious person, the close contact, or both were not wearing a face covering during the interaction. There are 18 individuals in isolation/quarantine because of contacts outside the school setting or for other, non-school related reasons.  

The dashboard is updated once each week.  In smaller school districts like North Tama, breaking down data into smaller groups such as grade levels or teams or providing updates more frequently than once each week may make certain individual cases easily identifiable, which may constitute a violation of FERPA. Families of students/staff that have come into close contact with a positive individual in the school setting will be notified by Tama County Public Health as soon as possible following identification of a positive case.

Please note that there are tabs at the bottom of the dashboard.  While the most recent update is on the first tab, you may wish to click on the tabs for the previous weeks to compare prior weeks' data.  

Please also note that this data represents a "snapshot in time" and is released approximately once each week. These numbers are constantly changing as individuals are tested, placed into quarantine, and released from quarantine.  

This dashboard is designed to share as much information as possible while protecting the privacy of those affected. We share this news with you so you can make well-informed decisions for your family.