I would like to share an important addition to our campus-wide effort to maintain a safe and healthy environment for our community. Mount Madonna School has partnered with Imhealthytoday Schools (IHT) to implement a “data-driven, doctor-managed” program to assist in strengthening national safety guidelines. Imhealthtoday Schools is an online platform that can be used on a smart device or computer. This program utilizes technology for daily health screening that includes doctor established algorithms and doctor telehealth visits for every student, faculty and staff to proactively support the safety of every person entering our campus. Along with our current safety protocols, we will be able to:
Track the daily COVID-19-related health status of every individual on campus.
Connect a student, faculty or staff member displaying symptoms of COVID-19 with a doctor via a telehealth call to assess their condition prior to coming to school.
Oversee the status of any student, faculty or staff member who tests positive for COVID-19 via telehealth doctors, who will monitor their status until a negative test result allows them to safely return to campus.
Make testing available to all students (at parents’ expense and many health insurance companies cover the cost of testing) through overnight testing kits or other testing options. Doctors will oversee the test virtually before it is returned via overnight service to a medical lab. Results will be available in 48 hours or less. Please note: Increased volume of testing may slow the timing of results.
Activation Timeline:
The initial activation for preschool to fourth grade students is Monday, August 31.
Activation for fifth through twelfth grade students will commence once a timeline is established for returning to campus.
In order for this program to be successful, we need parents to view this link for an introductory video on the Imhealthytoday School’s online tool that each student, faculty, and staff will be required to fill out before arriving on campus every day. The tool is a simple, quick questionnaire notifying the school if the individual has been cleared to come on campus. You will receive future communication with more details as we launch this pilot program to ensure a smooth and efficient start to school and overall academic school year.
For more information on the program and to learn more, please go to the IHTParent Portal.
Best Regards,
Ann
Ann Goewert, Ph.D.
Head of School
Key Information for Parents to Know
QUICK
On a daily basis this program will take no more than 30 seconds of your time per child each morning before school.
SIMPLE
This program is WEB-BASED (there is not an iOS APP) but can still be easily completed on any device.
SAFE/SECURE
The IHT platform is managed by well-respected doctor groups that only collect COVID-19 current health status data. Traditionally, parents provide significantly more data on the health of their child to the school for medical and physical releases than will ever be collected with the IHT platform.
The system does not collect sensitive personal health information (such as social security numbers, physical information/health conditions).
The system does not share any current health information with the school.
The only data our school receives will include statistical data such as how many students completed the daily checker, who has not completed the checker, and test results only of those who have tested for COVID-19. None of the data is stored at or by Mount Madonna School.
TIMELINE
The program launch will be divided into phases:
Activation Period: This is the first phase of the program and allows us to roll out the initial checker to some or all families, faculty and staff. Because we want to be able to address and manage any potential issues that may arise with the self-checker, no child will be turned away from campus during this period if they are healthy and show no symptoms of COVID-19.
Go Live Launch: This is the date that has been designated as the official launch of the program and is when we will begin to systematically enforce protocols to prevent children from arriving on campus without utilizing the screening tool before arriving at school.
IHT Parent Responsibilities
IHT AT A GLANCE
INITIAL CHECKER: You will receive one text per child with instructions and a link to our web-based program in order to complete an initial health checker. This serves as a baseline for our team. You will find that the process of answering the questions will only take a few minutes and is built to be convenient, easy-to-use. The questions are only relative to COVID-19 symptoms. You will not receive a daily checker on the same day you receive the initial checker. The Initial Checker will serve as both for that day.
DAILY CHECKER: Every day thereafter you will receive one reminder text per family requesting that you complete a daily checker for each child.
Upon completion, you will receive a green, yellow or red shield indicating whether or not to arrive on campus.
You will receive texts seven days a week so that we can continue to support anyone in our community with telehealth visits and COVID-19 testing even if a situation arises on a non-school day.
GETTING YOUR STUDENT’S IHT PROFILE SET UP AND WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER
The initial (completed once) and subsequent daily checkers (completed daily):
In order to assess each individual child, the IHT system requires a unique parent email address or phone number for every child in your household who will be on our campus.
You will receive text for each child you have registered at our school for the initial checker. In that text you will receive a pre-assigned username and password unique for each child. Follow the link in the text to the web-based portal where you can easily input the login information to begin answering the short questionnaire.
We STRONGLY recommend that you elect to “save the password” in your smart device or computer for all future checkers so you do not have to memorize your username/password combination. This will make your mornings run much more smoothly and efficiently when the task arrives on your phone.
After completing the daily checker, what happens?
Green Badge. You are considered healthy today and are permitted to return to school.
Yellow Badge. There is no concern for panic, but this shield will initiate a telephone call from a health professional to assess your child’s circumstances that led to the yellow shield. – See ATTACHMENT for what to expect after a yellow shield appears.
Red Caution. You will be prompted to seek immediate medical attention.
Red Badge. The only time you will receive a red shield is when you have received a positive COVID-19 test. This shield becomes the indication for our school that you are in a quarantine protocol and are not coming back to campus.
Who are the doctors providing care and resource support for IHT?
All of our doctors are board certified, licensed internal medicine and emergency room physicians. All physicians are independent providers and are fully credentialed. The credentialing process is performed by a national third-party credentialing agency in accordance with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the Utilization Review Accreditation Committee (URAC) guideline. Credentialing includes a thorough review of medical licensure, training, education, work and malpractice history.
COVID Testing Protocols:
If a doctor has recommended that you receive COVID testing, he or she will help facilitate that process with you. See the attached document for more specific details.
Parent Portal – Your Guide to IHT
To better understand how IHT will be used as an addition to our many layered approach to mitigate the spread of COVID 19, all parents should spend some time going through the resources offered on theParent Portal.
To get you started, here are some helpful videos to watch:
Technical Support
CONTACT IMHEALTHYTODAY FOR CONCERNS WITH THE ACTIVATION PROCESS
Our school has partnered with Imhealthytoday to implement this process, therefore the support for the program will be provided by their team. Please contact Imhealthytoday Technical Support prior to contacting our school administration, as they are equipped to handle a variety of issues that may arise with your activation(s).
Contact: Leigh Ann Clifton, director of marketing & communications,
Nestled among the redwoods on 380 acres, Mount Madonna School (MMS) is a diverse learning community dedicated to creative, intellectual, and ethical growth. MMS supports its students in becoming caring, self-aware, discerning and articulate individuals; and believes a fulfilling life includes personal accomplishments, meaningful relationships and service to society. The program, accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), emphasizes academic excellence, creative self-expression and positive character development. Located on Summit Road between Gilroy and Watsonville. Founded in 1979.
