I would like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

I'd also like to let you know that Cascade Public Schools is now a part of the BinaxNOW Antigen Testing Program for Educational Institutions through the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.

The federal government has prioritized K-12 schools, colleges, and universities to receive Abbott’s BinaxNOW rapid antigen test kits to test symptomatic school personnel and students for COVID-19. The Abbott BinaxNOW test is a minimally invasive anterior nasal swab test. The test yields results in just 15 minutes without any additional equipment. The test is said to be over 97% accurate.

Cascade Public Schools now has 120 tests that are free of charge and available to students and staff. If you have any questions about testing, are a staff member that is interested in being tested, or have a student you would like to have tested, please contact me.