July 13, 2020 – Within the last few days, we have been made aware of a couple potential Covid-19 cases that have had some form of contact with our school.

 As we mentioned in our last Covid update, because of the enormity of potential contacts now surfacing (EXAMPLE: a student was at a friend’s house for a birthday party over the break, and a child who was at the party has a parent who just tested positive for Covid-19, etc.), we are only reporting situations where there is a verified, immediate and/or direct contact exposure that knowingly affects, or could affect, our school family. We have taken this approach for several reasons...

NEW DAYCARE RATES – EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

July 6, 2020

Dear CCA Families,

After much prayer and consideration, and in light of the recent and lingering consequences of Covid-19 (including the resulting impacts), CornerStone Christian Academy will be undertaking new rates for daycare services. With heightened cleaning and disinfecting protocols, we have no alternative other than raise rates to fund the increasing costs of operating. As we all know, the intensified cleaning efforts come with many costs beyond the cleaning supplies themselves (i.e. time, labor, resources). We are hopeful in your support and understanding in this difficult decision.

• This new rate increase will go into effect September 1^st, 2020.
• Daycare services will increase $25.00 per-month, per student.

It has been the blessing of the Lord and the efforts of Mindy and Mrs. Young that have allowed our rates to remain unchanged for over 2-years now. We know that an increase can bring burdens, yet we trust our families to understand the need in light of Covid-19 and our efforts to provide the safest environment possible, especially as we continue to move forward.

We appreciate the prayers, support, and understanding as we undertake these new challenges. Please let us know if you have any questions moving forward.

Thank-you again for blessing us with the care of your child…

Blessings,

CCA Admin Team

UPDATED Covid-19 Guidance for Schools - Panhandle Health District

6-25-2020 (6:32am) – Recently, Panhandle Health District (PHD) put out current summary instructions titled Covid-19 Guidance for Schools, communicating the latest recommendations regarding Covid-19. We have included a link to the entire 12-page version at the end of this communication. In their own words, “This guidance uses the most up-to-date information available from the CDC and emerging best practices, thus subject to change.”

We have again reviewed the materials from PHD and have determined our plan of operation (i.e. Response Plan) is in agreement.

Yesterday (June 24^th), we were notified by a family that over the past weekend, they were in contact with a family friend (who is also a nurse) who had just tested positive for Covid-19, Wednesday morning. Their friend showed symptoms that prompted an immediate rapid testing (because she is a nurse). Because our family notified us straightaway, we were able to immediately quarantined the two students who were at the weekend event and begin our cleaning and disinfection protocols. We evacuated their specific classrooms, opened windows, and initiated deep cleaning and disinfection of those classrooms, all common surfaces, and the bathrooms.

NEW BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCED

We are excited to announce that at the most recent board meeting of CornerStone Christian Ministries, the Board of Directors unanimously approved Zane Denison as the newest addition to our Board! Mr. Denison has been a strong supporter of our school & community, and we feel very blessed to have him fill this important position.