Student and Staff COVID-19 Testing
introduction
AUSD's Board of Education voted on September 2, 2021 to require COVID-19 testing of all unvaccinated students up to two times per month. Starting the week of September 20 AUSD will also be testing all 6th graders twice weekly. This will replaced "modified quarantine" put into place when there is a positive case in those classrooms.
Regular testing in elementary schools will take place up to two times per month during the school day, according to the schedule below.
| Dates | School |
|---|---|
| 11/15 & 11/16 | Bay Farm School |
| 11/17 & 11/18 | Earhart Elementary School |
| 11/19 | Edison Elementary School |
| 11/29 & 11/30 | Love Elementary School |
| 12/1 | Franklin Elementary School |
| 12/2 & 12/3 | Maya Lin School |
| 12/6 | Ruby Bridges Elementary School |
| 12/7 | Paden Elementary School |
At the same time, we will be offering voluntary testing at our secondary sites several days per week from 3 pm to 6 pm, as well as Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm. This testing is open to all AUSD students and staff.
| Days | School |
|---|---|
| Mon. & Wed., 3 pm-6 pm; Sat., 9 am-5 pm | Alameda High School |
| Wed., 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm STAFF ONLY | Alameda High School |
| Tues., Thurs., Fri., 3 pm-6 pm | Encinal Jr. & Sr. High |
| Mon. & Thurs., 3 pm-4:30 pm | Lincoln Middle School |
| Tues. & Fri. 3 pm-4:30 pm | Wood Middle School |
resources
About national labs
National Labs, who is performing our student and staff testing, is a Bay-area based CLIA & COLA certified reference laboratory specializing in COVID-19 and Toxicology testing. They have joined California's lab taskforce to provide necessary testing to local counties and companies. National Labs' goal is to help provide the safest school environment possible through the addition of a COVID-19 testing partnership. Trained medical staff will be available in multiple exclusive onsite collection centers throughout our district for convenience and fast results.
contact information
If you have questions regarding student COVID-19 testing, please email StudentC19@alamedaunified.org.
If you have questions about employee testing, please contact EmployeeC19@alamedaunified.org.
We will respond as promptly as possible to your questions.
