Keeping Our School Healthy
Recently our school community has had a rise in viral infections. We need your collaboration to slow the transmission of illnesses. To protect everyone, we ask that students stay at home when they are sick. Students must remain fever free for 24 consecutive hours without the use of fever reducing medications prior to returning to school. Help our school community prevent the spread of illnesses by following these recommendations:
Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use an alcohol based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol
Perform frequent hand hygiene:
Before and after eating food
Before and after group activities
After using the toilet
Before and after putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings
Touching your face
Frequently disinfect high touch surfaces that may be contaminated
School Closures and Delays Due to Inclement Weather
Mundo Verde follows D.C. Public Schools’ (DCPS) decision regarding changes in the school schedule due to inclement weather. In the event of a delayed opening, the before school program is canceled. In the event of early dismissal, the after school program is canceled. In some cases, the school reserves the right to make a different decision than the one made by DCPS if necessary.
Information about school closures and delays is available through:
Text Message & Email: A text message and/or an email is sent to families and staff when a closing or delay is decided (the night before or the morning of)
School Website: A note on the school website top announcement bar
Radio Station: WTOP (1500 AM, 107.7 FM)
Television: WJLA News Channel 7
School Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
This content can be found in the Family Handbook on page 67 in English, and page 72 in Spanish.
Safety Updates
As a school in a densely populated urban area, the safety of students, staff, and families is of paramount importance. Please click here (make sure you log into your ParentSquare) to read some recent enhancements. These additional measures supplement training of all staff for a range of potential situations, including fire drills, lockdown drills, and shelter in place. Even as we perform these emergency drills, our goal is to remain calm and composed in front of your children. As parents and caregivers, we invite you to talk to your child about how they experience these drills.
Student Care - Sick Students Should Stay Home
In order to maintain a healthy school, parents/caregivers should not send their children to school with any contagious diseases such as the flu, strep throat, chickenpox, measles, conjunctivitis (pink eye), ringworm, or scabies. Students with any of these conditions will be sent home from school until they are no longer contagious. Parents/caregivers must pick up their child within two hours of being notified that their child is sick with a contagious illness.
To read more about Student Care, visit the Family Handbook in English (page 58) and Spanish (page 62).
Student Medication Drop Off
If you need to drop off student medication at the school, please make sure to deliver it directly to one of our school nurses or AOM (Administration of Medication) certified staff. See the schedules below. Teachers and students are not allowed to handle medication.
J.F. Cook Campus - 8:30am-5:00pm
Nurse Claudia Bracho
Calle Ocho Campus - 8:00am-5:00pm
Nurse Saoudatou Allokpenou
Latoya Woodroffe (AOM Certified Staff)
AOM Certified Staff (both campuses) - 8:30am-5:00pm
Angeline Vergara
Kat Parks
Student Medication and Medical Procedures
We ask parent/caregivers with students in need of medication and/or medical procedures during the instructional day to:
Meet with the campus nurse and present a completed medical plan signed by the responsible person and the licensed health care provider, giving consent to administer. This includes over the counter medications. The licensed health care provider's signed authorization must include:
Student's name and date of birth
Diagnosis, reason for the medication/procedure
Name of medication/procedure
Time and frequency the medication/procedure is to be performed at school
Expected duration of treatment
Special instructions or emergency procedures
Plese note that a separate plan must be completed and submitted for each procedure and or medication.
Please contact your campus nurse for further information.
J.F. Cook Campus Nurse: Cookhealth@mundoverdepcs.org
Calle Ocho Campus Nurse: C8health@mundoverdepcs.org
Do You Need to Update Your Emergency Contact Information?
Emergencies can happen at any moment on campus, and having current emergency contact information in the school system is critical. Emergency contact information is vital to the ongoing function of campus safety whether it relates to inclement weather or medical emergencies.
Please log into Infinite Campus (student information system) and update the information on the "contact page." Click here to read How to request updates through the parent portal
For health/medical conditions, please notify your campus nurse, so they may best care for them. Feel free to email Health and Safety Manager, Angeline Vergara at avergara@mundoverdepcs.org.