Starting Tuesday, Philip Schuyler Acheivement Academy will distribute COVID-19 home test kits to parents and guardians of students who did not yet receive them.
Parents and guardians can pick up the kits at the main entrance on Clinton Avnue. Parents and guardians are encouraged to pick up and sign for the tests. However, if they need to send someone else in their absence, they should call school at (518) 475-6700 and let staff know who that will be.
Parents and guardians will be asked for their student's name, grade and date of birth. The school will provide one kit for each student, and each kit contains two tests.
Please see the schedule below. The school will work with parents and guardians with special circumstances who are unable to pick up tests during these times; those parents/guardians should call school to schedule a different time.
Tuesday, Jan. 4
- 2:30-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 5
- 8-11 a.m.
- 2:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 6
- 8-11 a.m.
- 2:30-6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7
- 8-11 a.m.
- 2:30-6:30 p.m.
Instructions for testing
- Please use one test the morning after you pick up the test kit, prior to sending your child to school. 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 the school nurse, via email if possible, at jthornton@albany.k12.ny.us
If you have questions, please call school at (518) 475-6600.
