It's been almost two weeks since I last posted. The Labor Day holiday is primarily responsible for the silence. First, the numbers coming in were rather skewed. It was clear that testing, labs, and reporting were also respecting the holiday. Second, I wanted to wait a week so that the holiday was in the rear view mirror and it became possible to better compare week over week numbers.
Daily cases did indeed drop most of last week and have since recovered this week. Not only have they recovered, but they are starting to rise above the numbers from two weeks ago. I suspect that new cases are going to at least level off in the next week, and I would not be surprised if they start to rise again. People are getting weary of quarantine. Cell phone tracking indicates that people are going out and interacting more and more. Couple that to the holiday and the return to school and the ingredients are in place for another rise. The death rate is also starting to tick up again and is now on par with the numbers prior to the holiday. It would not be surprising to see that trend also continue.
Next week will be key to seeing how holiday interactions and the return to school are impacting the numbers. I'm not optimistic.
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On another site you asked about sunshine laws regarding the school district. This is an option.... Public Records Request (CORA)
St. Vrain Valley Schools complies with the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) in terms of public review of district records [Board Policy KDB and KDB-R]. Information attainable by CORA requests include any writing that is made, kept or maintained by St. Vrain Valley Schools, emails and records that are stored in digital filing systems, computers or servers.
St. Vrain Valley Schools’ records are public, unless otherwise protected, and shall be available within three business days from the initial request. If the record exists but cannot be gathered within the three-day period, the delivery date shall be extended an additional seven working days. The requestor shall be notified of the extension within the first three days of receiving the request. Format requests will be considered, but the District reserves the right to provide information in the format the District deems most appropriate.
If the records do not exist, there is no duty to create that public record. If the District agrees to generate the requested report and require additional manpower to format or create, certain fees may apply. Costs associated with fulfilling the request will be communicated to the requestor prior to data collection. All fees must be paid in full before completing the records request.
Fees
Staff time: $30/hr
Copies: $0.25/page
DVD/CD: $0.50/disc
To submit your records request please use St. Vrain’s electronic Public Records Request (CORA) Form.
Thank you for the info, Moxie.
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