COVID-19 test kit pick-up

  • Posted January 3, 2022
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COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits will be available for pick up from Tuesday-Friday here at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. They will be distributed during the following specified hours:

Tuesday, Jan. 4

  • 3:30-6 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 5 

  • 3:30-6 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 6 and Friday, Jan. 7

  • 9-10:15 a.m.
  • 1-2:15 p.m.

Protocols

  • Park in front lot or by Elbel Ct. sidewalk in designated and legal spots. Do not park in the bus lane.
  • Parents/guardians/designee will be expected to provide the student's name, age and date of birth.
  • Meet staff at the main entrance who will retrieve your student's kit
  • We can only provide test kits for Myers students. If you have additional children at other schools, you must pick up their kit from their school
  • Masks are encouranged but not required outside on school property. Please maintain 6 feet social distancing when possible.
  • At this point we are only providing one test kit per student so if you picked up at Harriet Gibbons Student Services Center on Sunday, you are not eligible to receive another kit.

Please note that students are permitted to come to school even if a parent/guardian/designee hasn't picked up a test kit. 

Please follow these instructions for administering the test at home; these instructions also will be provided with each test kit: 

  • Please use one test on the morning after the day you pick up the kit. Read the directions included in the test kit completely prior to using the test.
  • The test will take a little more than 10 minutes to complete. Please plan accordingly.
  • Please note that test results should be read at 10 minutes, and not later than 15 minutes. 
  • If your child tests positive (+), please do the following:
    • Keep your child home from school;
    • Take a photo of the positive test and the test kit;
    • Report the positive case to the Albany County Department of Health, using this link;
    • Notify your child’s school nurse, via email if possible. You can find the email for your school nurse on each school’s web page.