Alamogordo Public Schools COVID Mitigation Levels (COMITL)
Alamogordo Public Schools is committed to keeping our students and employees safe, keeping schools open for face-to-face learning, and keeping our athletics teams playing.
The district is using a 14-day rolling COVID positivity rate (percentage of positive cases among enrolled students and assigned employees) by location/group (school, district office, team, activity) as the deciding factor to move to heightened COVID Mitigation Levels (COMITL), or to consider a temporary transition to hybrid or full remote learning.
The superintendent, school principal, and district health staff will consider if, and for how long, a transition to hybrid or full remote learning may be necessary if a school reaches Echo level.
The chart below will be updated each school day.
COMITL: May 27, 2022
COMITL Breakdown
ALPHA (0.0 – 1.9%)
All standard COVID safety measures are followed in accordance with NMPED, NMDOH, and NMAA guidelines, including:
- Portable MERV-13 filters in each classroom running continuously, dampers opened to increase airflow, windows opened (as appropriate)
- Weekly surveillance testing of non-vaccinated staff
- Students and employees have access to hand-washing stations/hand sanitizer
- Social distancing
- Quarantine of students/employees tested positive or identified as close contact
- Encourage outdoor learning/dining (weather permitting)
- On-site vaccination opportunities (employees & students w/ confirmed written parent permission)
- Only essential visitors allowed
BRAVO (2.0 – 2.9%)
The district will continue all previous practices and consider additional safety practices such as:
- Increase outdoor learning and dining to >10% of each school day (weather permitting)
- Limit or prohibit volunteers/visitors in buildings
- Avoid inter-school contact 3of students/employees
- Limit large gatherings to outdoor events only
- Classroom & hallway touch surfaces sanitized between classes
CHARLIE (3.0 – 3.9%)
The district will continue all previous practices and consider additional safety practices such as:
- Increase outdoor learning/dining to >20% of each school day (weather permitting)
- Regular deep cleaning/disinfecting of facilities on weekends
- Consider one-day remote learning for complete building sanitization
DELTA (4.0 – 4.9%)
The district will continue all previous practices and consider additional safety practices such as:
- Limit spectators at school events (indoor or outdoor)
- Increase outdoor learning/dining to >30% of the school day (weather permitting)
- Student & Employee screening (temperature kiosks, screening questions) at entrances at each building entrance
ECHO (5.0% or more)
The district will continue all previous practices and consider a transition to hybrid or full remote learning for up to ten days for an individual school, office building, team, or activity.
Due to the Test-to-Stay (T2S) program, schools, classes, and groups may be authorized to continue even if COMITL reaches this level.
