January 22, 2021 For Immediate Release
On Monday, January 18, City Schools and Johns Hopkins Medicine announced a collaboration that would vaccinate nearly 500 teachers and school staff already working at in-person learning sites weekly.
Through our partnerships with Johns Hopkins and the eight schools that the University of Maryland Medical System is vaccinating, City Schools has already invited nearly 3,500 employees to be vaccinated.
To date, nearly 1,200 City School staff have responded that they want the vaccine. Nearly all those individuals are on a path to be vaccinated by the end of next week -- with a possibility that a small number of those appointments may fall into the following week.
“I am extremely pleased with the early response. We have put in place sound health and safety measures to facilitate in-person learning and getting staff vaccinated is another step in that process,” stated City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises. “I am thankful to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the University of Maryland Medical System, and all those who have partnered with us on our mission to educate our students while protecting students, families, and staff.”
The 3,500 employees who have been offered the opportunity to receive vaccinations include our meal service workers and custodians who have been working in person for many months, teachers and administrators working in person now, and nearly all the core subject teachers for all the grades (K-2) for which students will return on Monday, February 16.
City Schools is committed to supporting the health and safety of its students and staff. To learn more about our procedures, visit https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/safety-procedures.