Updated: Jan. 4, 2022
HCPSS staff will be asked to self-swab both nostrils. MAKO staff will not be administering the nasal-pharyngeal swab test which gets inserted much farther up the nostril.
While the saliva test is not available at MAKO sites, the Howard County Health Department offers PCR testing using the FDA-authorized Azova saliva test kit.
Staff are not permitted to use take home test kits to meet the staff testing program requirement.
PinPoint was selected because its platform communicates directly with Immunet, Maryland’s statewide immunization registry, to validate vaccine information. The PinPoint system is already in use by local health departments and other organizations, including other school districts outside Maryland.
No, once have verified your vaccination status, you have finished the initial process. If you uploaded proof of vaccination status, you will receive a registration number at the end of the process, which you should write down or screenshot. You will receive an email and/or text from PinPoint to notify you when your vaccination status has been verified through the Maryland Immunet registry. At that time, you also will receive a link to download your digital vaccine card using your registration number. This is optional.
Prior to submitting vaccination information, staff who already have used PinPoint's VaccineCheck should email hcpss@pinpoint.us to notify them that you have an account. PinPoint’s support team will assist you with next steps.
Update: October 1, 2021
Contracted staff are required to implement a vaccine or testing requirement for employees. Staff have already worked with contracted employees to communicate this and they are proceeding with implementation for their employees.
Update: October 1, 2021
Contracted staff are required to implement a vaccine or testing requirement for employees. Staff have already worked with contracted employees to communicate this and they are proceeding with implementation for their employees.
Update: October 1, 2021
Permanent substitutes, long-term substitutes, lunch/recess monitors and translators will be required to be fully vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. Because current staff workloads result in an inability for staff to track and verify testing results for all temporary employees who could visit multiple locations, all other temporary staff, including daily substitutes must be fully vaccinated beginning October 11.
Update: October 1, 2021
Permanent substitutes, long-term substitutes, lunch/recess monitors and translators will be required to be fully vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. Because current staff workloads result in an inability for staff to track and verify testing results for all temporary employees who could visit multiple locations, all other temporary staff, including daily substitutes must be fully vaccinated beginning October 11.
All staff, including temporary staff such as substitute teachers and monitors, will be required to provide proof of full vaccination or undergo regular COVID-19 testing. Employees will receive an email to their HCPSS email address with information about the protocols for verification of vaccination status and COVID-19 test results.
