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the diversity of their present and the possibilities for their future.

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The following principles will continue to guide us as we prioritize the health and well-being of our school community:

 1.  Shmirat haGuf/Prioritizing our physical bodies

Protecting our health and safety is our number one priority

  2. Chanoch lanaar al pi darko/Educating children according to their needs
 
Creating the best educational environment for our students to continue our commitment to deep learning and high level of engagement along with prioritizing the emotional well being of our students
 

  1. G’mishut/Flexibility

Balancing the logistical needs of students, family, and school community
 

  1. Kol Yisrael aravim zeh bah zeh/Taking responsibility for one another

Teaching our students about personal responsibility and communal responsibility
 

CJDS's COVID safety efforts are driven by our Educational Leadership Team (Judy Finkelstein-Taff, Jill Kushnir LeVee, Rachel Pickus, and Tamar Cytryn) following the guidelines of the ISBE and the Illinois Department of Public Health in consultation with our Medical Task Force, which is led by CJDS President, Dr. Stacy Raviv. We thank the following members of our CJDS Medical Task Force for their volunteer service and for serving in this important capacity at this time:

Medical Task Force

Judy Finkelstein-Taff, Head of School
Rebecca Tessler, School Nurse
Dr. Stacy Raviv, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Nathan Sandalow, Emergency Medicine
Dr. Dylan Slotar, Infectious Disease
Dr. Sarah Unterman, Emergency Medicine
First page of the PDF file: CJDSCOVIDProtocolsSpring22Update