Nov.

13, 2020

Dear NMH community,

Today we received notification of a positive COVID-19 test result for an adult at the Bolger
Center for Early Childhood Education. At this time, we can confirm that no NMH students
are known close contacts of this individual. We can also report that the person concerned
is asymptomatic and, at this time, doing well.

Effective immediately, we are:

● making sure the person has the medical attention they need;
● using contact tracing to determine all employees and children who potentially have
been exposed;
● informing all parents of Bolger Center students designated as close contacts that
their child must quarantine for 14 days;
● and closing the Center until Monday, Nov. 30.

We have already notified any employee who has been in close contact with the person who
tested positive for more than 15 minutes cumulatively over the last 24 hours. Any
employee who has questions can email ​Jeanne Simanski​, director of Human Resources.

We recognize that your work may be affected as your colleagues make arrangements to
stay at home to support their child in quarantine and provide childcare during the Bolger
Center shutdown. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to support you.

As in other instances of COVID-19 on the NMH campus, we have planned for this
possibility and are taking measures to safeguard the entire community. We cannot share
personal information about the person involved, but please be assured that we will
communicate with community members when it is appropriate.

We continue to monitor local and regional COVID-19 cases. While the numbers remain
low, they are rising. We ask for continued community vigilance and strict adherence to all
our protocols as we all strive to deliver our program as safely as possible.
We are confident that our preparations will continue to keep everyone in our community
safe. Thank you for all you are doing to support our campus community at this time.

Sincerely,
Brian H. Hargove | Head of School