The Naperville 203 specific data below is self-reported by families and staff members in the Naperville 203 school community. 

Naperville 203 is making a shift in the evaluation criteria from what was recommended by DuPage County Health Department in the fall (primarily monitoring community spread) to now focusing on the consistent and correct use of the mitigation strategies in each school, using Naperville 203 community data to determine community spread, tracking our ability to contact trace when close contact occurs in Naperville 203 schools, staff availability, and PPE supply. 

These changes are aligned with the recommendations from the CDC and support the additional information we have learned since August. 

As a reminder, we adhere to DuPage County Health Departments Return to School Framework to determine our school metrics guidance.  The District will be using the Northwestern Medicine COVID-19 Dashboard to gather the data for the identified zip codes (60440, 60517, 60532, 60540, 60563, 60565).  The information used is the number of new cases per 100,000 people (14-day) and the 14-day rolling positivity rate which is publicly available by following the provided link. While we are only using the 2 metrics mentioned, there are additional health metrics provided.

At this time, we are not reporting down to the building level due to low numbers and the possibility of breaching the confidentiality of our students and staff.

This page will be updated every Monday afternoon with new data as it becomes available.

Current Naperville 203 Community Metrics

Whenever a positive case is reported, the District collaborates with the DuPage County Health Department to promptly identify and monitor individuals who have had recent contact with the COVID-19 positive individual(s) to prevent further spread within our school and community. Here is what happens:

• Any individuals who have been in close contact (less than 6 feet away for greater than 15 minutes in a 48-hour period) with an individual that has tested positive for COVID-19 will receive a phone call and a letter/email with resources and next steps.
• An email/letter will be provided to any individual who was in limited contact (Inside for a prolonged period of time, without close contact) with the positive individual asking them to carefully monitor for symptoms and keep us posted if their health status changes. 

If you do not receive the above notifications, then you were not identified as being either an individual with close contact or limited contact.

The health and safety of students and staff is our highest priority, and we recognize the uncertainty and concern regarding the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as well as the stress around remote learning. We are following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as state and local health departments for best practices and procedures to protect everyone’s health, including:

• Placing staff members and students who are identified as having close contact with the COVID-19 case(s) in quarantine for 14 days.
• Ongoing self-monitoring by students and staff for signs and symptoms of illness and evaluation of illness reported promptly to identify possible outbreaks.
• Conducting a deep clean and disinfection of the areas impacted by potential exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

As always, everyone should monitor their health and stay at home if they develop symptoms. Sick persons should contact their health care provider to determine if testing is needed. Anyone who develops severe symptoms is encouraged to seek medical care immediately.