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Albuquerque Public Schools: APS Reentry Guide For 2021-2022

See the latest announcement from Albuquerque Public Schools.

August 2, 2021

  • All students can get free breakfast and lunch at school this year. 
  • 5-day meal packs will be available for pick up for eCADEMY students only on Fridays beginning Aug. 13 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at APS Food and Nutrition Services, 800 Louisiana Blvd. NE. 
  • Students may remove their masks while eating and drinking. They should social distance as much as they can.
  • Students are encouraged to eat outdoors when possible.
  • Students will be allowed to drink from water fountains, which will be cleaned frequently.
  • Find more information about school meals at APS.
  • APS Staff: 25% of staff who are unvaccinated or who do not wish to be identified as vaccinated will be required to participate in surveillance testing weekly.
  • APS Students: Students may participate in surveillance testing voluntarily
  • Fill out the Daily COVID Questionnaire
  • APS Staff: Daily, at-home screens are still required. APS will continue to provide the link for this screening. Please don't go to work if you exhibit COVID-like symptoms. 
  • APS Students: Families will continue to be asked to do a health screening of students before sending them to school. Please don't send students with COVID-like symptoms to school. 
  • Visitors: Visitors and outside provides will continue to be asked to do a health screening before entering an APS campus. Please don't enter an APS building if you are experiencing COVID-like symptoms. 
  • Students and staff may be required to quarantine if they test positive for COVID-19 or were in close contact with someone who tested positive.   
  • Schools will continue to maintain an isolation room for the care of individuals with COVID-like symptoms. Care for all other students will continue to take place in a space separate from the isolation room.

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