Dear Parents, Faculty and School Staff Members:
As many of you know, the Granite School District recently partnered with the Utah Health, Economic, and Recovery Outreach (HERO) Project to better understand COVID-19 infection rates in schools. The goal of this partnership is to provide access to school-based testing for students, faculty, and staff for early detection of SARS-CoV 2 in asymptomatic members of school communities, enhance the safety of school communities by reducing the frequency of transmission, and reduce the size of school-based outbreaks. The HERO Project hopes by taking part in this collaboration, everyone can work to facilitate greater opportunities for in-person learning during this time.
Granite School District is pleased to offer students, faculty, and school staff members COVID Testing through a non-invasive saliva collection on Friday, January 15th 2021, at Hunter High School, 4200 South 5600 West, West Valley City, UT 84120.
TESTING SESSION DETAILS – PLEASE READ
The testing will take place in the school. We ask that all participants arrive wearing a mask that covers both your nose and mouth. Participants will be asked to que up outside the entrance where they will answer a few screening questions before entering the testing area and sanitize their hands.
If a participant shows any symptoms or has had direct exposure to someone diagnosed with COVID-19 we will ask them to return to their vehicle and park in one of our reserved testing parking places. A HERO team member will come to their vehicle to administer the test.
For your health and safety, the HERO team will allow up to 10 participants at a time in the testing area. We ask that those not completing a test remain in the vehicle.
As part of this project, the HERO Project team would like to thank those that participate in the onsite questionnaire and testing with $10 Smith’s gift card. These cards will be distributed by HERO team members at the checkout station of testing sessions. Eligibility for a gift card includes the following steps:
1. Please log into our website where you can select Taylorsville high school and complete the signup process. https://eccles.utah.edu/utah-hero/registration-status/ to ensure a seamless experience, please complete the registration by Thursday, January 14th, 2020, 2:00 PM. Sign up will not be possible after this point
2. Arrive at testing during your assigned appointment time. Eating or drinking within 30 minutes of your test may affect the results.
3. One of the HERO Project team members will confirm your information and administer a short survey. The team member will also provide you with the saliva collection vial, give you instructions, and show you the fill line on your vial.
4. After completing your test, you will tighten the cap on and return your vial to a HERO Project team member who will confirm information one last time and provide you with your gift card.
We ask that you do not forward this information to those not affiliated with the Granite School District. This testing session is specific to the school district students, faculty, and staff members. With recent COVID-19 cases on the rise, we realize other community members may be interested in testing or have needs to be tested. We ask that non-school district members visit coronavirus.utah.gov or call 1.800.456.7707.
TESTING RESULTS
- The quickest way to retrieve results is through the Healthy Together app. NOTE: If you choose to create an account for this app, please ensure your name, date of birth, and phone number match exactly what you provided in your consent form. Even the smallest deviation, will cause you not to be able to get results in the app. We’ve provided the link to learn more about the app. https://coronavirus.utah.gov/healthy-together-app/ If you have technical issues with the app, please contact info@healthytogether.io
- Participants can also expect to receive a call from a HERO team member regarding their results within 48 hours of testing.
- Participants will also receive a letter in the mail 3 -5 business days after results are received.
Again, thank you for your participation in the HERO School Project. For questions regarding this project please contact us at utcovid19projectk12@utah.edu or via Phone Monday-Friday 12:00pm – 8:00pm MDT: (385) 321-2862.
Sincerely,
Utah HERO Team
