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Dear Lakeland Families,

I hope everyone is having a great week. Please see below for some important updates as they relate to health and safety and transportation.

COVID-19 Testing Program Begins Next Week

All voluntary students who have provided a consent form will receive their testing kit next week. As a reminder, saliva-based testing will be executed for free through our partnership with the Westchester County Department of Health. Moving forward, only 20% of students who have opted in will be tested weekly. All unvaccinated staff will be tested weekly.

Testing Kit Distribution: Your child will receive their testing kit from the nurse’s office on Wednesday 9/29. Tests should be completed at home. Please use the links below to access test instructions:

• Saliva Self-Collection Instructions - English (PDF)
• Saliva Self-Collection Instructions - Spanish (PDF)

Testing Kit Collection: A collection box will be set up at the entrance of every school to allow students to drop off completed tests on Thursday morning, 9/30.

Daily Screeners Discontinued

As of today, daily screeners for staff and students are discontinued. For the health and safety of our community, please be vigilant and keep children home when they are not feeling well.

Positive Cases this Week

As Mr. Spatola reported at the Board of Education meeting last evening, we have 20 students and 8 staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the first day of school. About half of exposures resulting in quarantine occurred outside of school. I will continue to report positive cases on a bi-weekly basis until the NYSDOH COVID Report Card is publicly available. Once it is available, please utilize this resource to view the number of positive cases per school.

Bus Delays

Due to a large number of new student registrations at the beginning of the school year, our bus routes needed to be adjusted to accommodate the additional students. Please check with your child’s bus driver to confirm updated pick-up and drop-off times. Additionally, the construction on Croton Avenue, Route 202, and Route 6 continues to cause unpredictable delays, resulting in some students getting home later than their scheduled times.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding. Enjoy the weekend!

Brendan Lyons, Ed. D.

Superintendent