These procedures have been revised to align with recently updated guidance from the California Department of Public Health and Cal-OSHA.

• Student COVID Reporting and Return Procedures
• Manager Reporting Procedures
• Employee Reporting Procedures

COVID-19 Isolation Requirements For Students

If you have symptoms of COVID-19 and/or test positive for COVID-19:

• Stay Home and notify your Instructor.
• Get extra sleep and stay hydrated.
• Isolate for at least 5 days from date your symptoms started, or, if you didn't have symptoms, from the date you tested positive.
  • Isolation can end after Day 5 if:
    • Symptoms have resolved or are mild and improving; AND
    • You've been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.
  • If symptoms are not improving, continue to isolate until symptoms improve. If symptoms persist after Day 10, contact your healthcare provider.
  • If symptoms are severe and/or if you are at high risk of serious disease contact your healthcare provider for available treatments.
  • If you meet requirements to end isolation before Day 10, you must wear a mask while indoors on campus until after Day 10. You may remove your mask sooner than Day 10 if you have two negative tests in a row, at least one day apart.

• If symptoms recur or worsen after you have ended isolation, get tested again and if positive, restart isolation at Day 0.
• If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Health Services Office at 559-494-3028 or Email: healthservices@reedleycollege.edu

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated guidelines, March 13, 2023. Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine for COVID-19 (ca.gov)

Covid-19 Isolation Requirements for Employees (Including Student Workers)

COVID reporting procedures are still required under state laws and regulations and remain fully in place for employees until January 1, 2024.

The links below will provide you with the proper procedures: 

• Manager Reporting Procedures
• Employee Reporting Procedures

Dear State Center Community,

For two-and-a-half years now, we have weathered the COVID pandemic together.  It hasn’t always been easy, but we have been flexible, adapted to the changes, and embraced the necessary measures we’ve taken as a District to keep our students and employees healthy and safe.  Thank you!

As I mentioned in my message to you last month, as conditions evolve, we will continue to adjust our protocols, guidelines, and resources as needed.  Recently, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that it is ending the COVID-19 policies that required weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated and under-vaccinated workers in high-risk workplaces and K-12 schools. 

Therefore, beginning Monday, October 3, 2022, I am suspending the State Center Community College District Vaccine Policy.  Thus, SCCCD will suspend the testing requirement for unvaccinated employees and students.

The CDPH encouraged sites to "maintain testing capacity at their worksite and have the ability to ramp up testing at their worksite, in the event of outbreaks or if it is required again at a future date.”  To that end, State Center will continue to offer free testing to anyone.  In fact, we are introducing a new solution by which we will continue to provide free COVID testing to students and employees on each of our college campuses and at the district office; new Shield T3 PCR Test Kit Vending Machines. These vending machines are now located on each campus and will be ready for use on October 10. 

The free COVID Testing Centers and drive-through testing for students and employees will come to a close on October 7. Testing will only be available through the vending machines.

On October 10, all employees and students who wish to make use of the free onsite testing option may visit one of the vending machines, which are located on each college campus and the district office at:

• Fresno City College – Cafeteria/Student Activities entrance
• Clovis Community College – Academic Center 1/Main entrance
• Reedley College – Student Center/Main entrance
• Madera Community College – Administration Building/SE entrance
• Oakhurst CC Center – Room OC6
• District Office – 6^th Floor/Outside Environmental Health & Safety Office

At each vending machine location, you will find instructions on how to use the machine, receive and register your test, and submit your test. Your test kit must be registered to receive your results. You will need a smart phone or mobile device to scan the QR code and log into your PNC account to use the vending machine. Please be sure to watch this video for more detailed instructions. Here are additional Vending Machine Instructions.

Very important:  Tests can only be submitted between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday – Wednesday, and 8:00 am to noon on Thursday. This ensures that the samples reach the laboratory for analysis within 56 hours of sample collection.

Test results will still be available the same way as they are now through the Point and Click (PNC) system.  Remember, you cannot eat or drink anything, smoke, floss, use mouthwash, brush your teeth, or chew gum within 60 minutes prior to taking the test. Those who are symptomatic are encouraged to test elsewhere and not come on site.

We appreciate your help as we continue to keep our campuses healthy and safe. We hope this new system will make the testing process more convenient for you.  According to the CDPH, “At present, 80% of Californians 12 years of age and older have completed their primary series of COVID-19 vaccines, and 48% have received their first booster dose" allowing Californians to return to a more normalized lifestyle.

We will continue to be vigilant and work with public health officials. We will stand ready to pause or reinstate a higher level of protective mitigation recommendations or requirements, if necessary, as health conditions evolve. 

Again, thank you all for your patience, collaboration, and diligence.  I am proud of the work we have done together to protect the health of each other, our families, and our students.

Sincerely,

Dr. Carole Goldsmith
Chancellor

Updated September 29, 2022