To combat a typically higher infection rate during winter months, the U.S. Department of Education has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests to interested local education agencies. Schools are encouraged to use the tests to stock nurses' offices and main offices, to send home with students or parents and more.
To participate in the COVID-19 Testing Supply Program, local education agencies (LEAs) must complete a one-time registration form: https://protect-ows.hhs.gov/ASPR_COVID_DX. Before registering, LEAs should designate an official point of contact (POC) who will be responsible for ordering the COVID-19 self-test kits and managing their delivery and dissemination.
Once registered, POCs are required to participate in a brief training that provides instructions on how to access the tests through the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response's Health Partner Ordering Portal (HPOP). The training webinar will be held on December 6, 2023 at 11 a.m. MST. Once the one-time registration process is successfully completed, LEAs will receive instructions on how to participate in the training. LEAs that are unable to attend the training scheduled for December 6 will be provided access to a recording of the training and ancillary materials.
Orders will be shipped directly to a designated delivery addresses within school districts and should arrive within approximately 14 days. For information about the COVID-19 Testing Supply Program, visit https://www.ed.gov/Coronavirus or read the full letter from U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Roberto Rodriguez at the button below. |
