If a vaccinated employee does not wish to provide proof of vaccination, they will be treated as if they were unvaccinated and will need to be tested on a weekly basis. Any employee who is required to be tested and refuses to do so will be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.
Employees must use PinPoint's VaccineCheck service to verify proof of full vaccination. If employees refuse to use PinPoint's VaccineCheck service, they must undergo regular COVID-19 testing.
The staff COVID-19 testing program launched Monday, October 11.
Staff will not receive coverage for their classroom or job responsibilities in order to be tested or vaccinated, so they must do so at times that have no impact on their professional job responsibilities. Depending on their respective negotiated agreement, staff may choose to take leave in blocks as short as 30 or 60 minutes to be tested or vaccinated, as long as that leave doesn’t require substitute coverage.
HCPSS will not disclose any employee names and vaccination status other than with supervisors and central office administrators who may require access to view reports to determine the testing schedule.
All data collected will be maintained on a the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant platform via PinPoint and not on any other HCPSS database of record.
View the Staff Reporting Responsibilities for more information.
If an employee misses the COVID-19 testing opportunity at or near their school or office building, the employee must upload results to the PinPoint portal within 48 hours of the original testing opportunity provided at or near their school or office building.
Unvaccinated staff will be required to undergo free weekly testing. Employees are expected to be tested once per week. Staff do not have to be tested the same day each week as long as testing occurs once between Sunday and Saturday. View the current testing procedures and schedule online.
Answers to frequently asked questions about the HCPSS COVID-19 testing requirements for staff can be found directly at https://staff-help.hcpss.org/health/COVID-testing-requirements.
Answers to frequently asked questions about the HCPSS COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff can be found directly at https://staff-help.hcpss.org/health/vaccination-requirements.
