MCDC Update

Submitted by Kelli L Wright on Wed, 25 Mar 2020 - 3:03 PM
News Level: Urgent: 
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News Date: 
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 3:00pm

Hello MCDC Community,

 

I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. The board is still having meetings (virtually, of course!) to have discussions on our current situation and attempt to resolve any issues that come up. We are still in communications with NASA Center Operations and we will keep you informed of any new information as we receive it.

 

We also wanted to let you know that we found out today that one of our staff members has tested positive for COVID-19. The last time the staff member was on center was 3/16, but there was no contact with children on that day. Out of abundance of caution, we ask you to assume that you may have been potentially exposed on the 16th or prior. Per CDC, it takes about 2-14 days to show symptoms. If you or a family member are showing any symptoms, the best course of action is call your doctor and practice self-quarantine. It is unknown exactly when this individual contracted COVID-19, but we are already working with Center Operations and health authorities to make sure this situation is contained. A deep cleaning of the center was done on 3/16, but there will be another deep cleaning again as soon as possible so that it is ready to be used when we re-open. We are monitoring the situation, and wish the staff member a speedy recovery.

 

We want to remind everyone to please contact Kelli if you are experiencing financial hardship. The Board is always willing to work with families facing financial hardship on a case by case basis.

 

We do not know when MCDC will reopen since this situation is on-going with an increasing number of positive cases in the area on a daily basis. However, I do want to assure you that we are trying to keep every single member of the MCDC community in mind, and will continue to meet and discuss on a regular basis to tackle any issues that could come up.

 

A few additional notes:

 

1)     Board Elections are delayed until further notice.

 

2)     At this time, all tuition that is due is deferred until we re-open, but we've had requests for a mailing address for those who want to go ahead send a check:

 

PO Box 9138 MSFC, AL 35812