COLUMBUS, Ind. — Despite having most of its COVID-19 indicators in the “green,” Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. will continue to operate under a “moderate spread” designation.
The COVID-19 indicators are intended to guide BCSC on deciding whether or not schools can continue to meet for in-person learning, which began Aug. 10.
Whether or not in-person learning continues at BCSC depends on whether certain COVID-19 data indicates that the school system is in a “minimal,” “moderate” or “substantial” spread category. Superintendent Jim Roberts has said in the past that an overall designation of substantial spread would result in a move to eLearning.
On Monday, the COVID-19 Community Task Force posted the following data on its community spread dashboard:
- There are two new positive cases, and the number is decreasing (as of Sept. 20)
- The per capita positive rate is 4.4 and decreasing (as of Sept. 20)
- The percent positive test rate is 5.2% and increasing (as of Sept. 16)
- There are three COVID hospitalizations, and the number is holding steady (as of Sept. 20)
- Test turnaround time is 2.7 days and the number is increasing (as of Sept. 16)
Per capita rate, percent positive test rate, hospitalizations and test turnaround time are all in the minimal spread category. If test turnaround continues to increase and reaches three to five days, it will be in the moderate spread category. If percent positive test rate rises to between 10-15%, it will be in the moderate spread category as well.
With the exception of the per capita positive rate trend, which is increasing and therefore in moderate spread, all COVID-19 indicators are currently in the minimal spread or “green” category.
For more on this story, see Tuesday’s Republic.
