Illness Reporting and Contact Tracing
Exposure Alerts
Valencia College is closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation with coronavirus (COVID-19) to plan and prepare for a potential outbreak. We know that you may have questions about how the virus will impact the College. In an effort to foster open communication and transparency, we will continue to monitor the situation, provide updates on any confirmed COVID-19 cases and update both the employee and student FAQs as information and situations emerge.
Self-reporting and Exposure
What to Do if You Think You've Been Exposed and You Have Recently Been on a Valencia Campus or Location
Valencia College is here to support you if you feel ill, test positive for COVID-19 or come in contact with someone who has tested positive. If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and you have been on a Valencia campus or location in the last week, contact Tanya Mahan, HR analyst and Valencia’s specially trained COVID-19 case manager at COVIDillness@valenciacollege.edu or 407-299-5000, extension 3047. This is a crucial first step toward keeping our community safe and limiting the potential spread of the coronavirus.
Illness Reporting and Contact Tracing
Testing Sites:
Feeling Ill?
If you are working or taking classes on campus, complete the Self-Checker on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Seek appropriate medical attention based on your results. If your results indicate that you need testing, contact Tanya Mahan, COVID-19 case manager at:
Phone: 407-299-5000, ext. 3047
Email: COVIDillness@valenciacollege.edu
When a Positive Test is Reported (for an individual who has recently been on a Valencia campus or location)
Once a confirmed case of COVID-19 is identified for an individual who has recently
been on a Valencia campus or location, Valencia’s illness reporting and contact-tracing
protocols will be initiated. Steps of the process include:
- The person reporting a positive test will be asked several questions about recent activities to determine dates and locations of last on-campus activity, and who the individual may have been in contact with in the previous two days.
- As a part of contact tracing, access to buildings and rooms may be determined using electronic swipe card records, login timestamps or other records such as timesheets. These may also be used to determine who else may have been in contact with the individual reporting their illness.
- Potentially exposed individuals, including employees and students, will be contacted by the College. Designated contact tracers will ask about any symptoms. Campus Organizational Development and Human Resources team members will make the arrangements necessary to facilitate remote working, leave or other support for any employee who is asked to self-isolate as a precautionary measure.
What to do if you have a positive COVID-19 diagnosis but are working or learning remotely and have not been on a Valencia campus or location.
Employees
For employees of Valencia College who are unable to continue working remotely due to illness: notify your supervisor that you are ill and unable to work. Your supervisor (with the support of the Organizational Development and Human Resources team, if needed) will work with you to determine next steps.
Students
For students who are unable to continue learning remotely due to illness: notify your instructor(s) that you are ill and unable to complete your assignments. Your instructor(s) will work with you (with the support of the dean, if needed) to support you.
Valencia College COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Report
| Date Reported | Campus | Date Last on Campus | Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/19/2020 | West Campus | 11/19/2020 | Individual Isolated, no close contacts identified |
| 11/19/2020 | West Campus | 11/10/2020 | Individual isolated, no close contacts on campus, potential contacts notified, facility sanitized |
| 11/19/2020 | West Campus | 11/10/2020 | Individual Isolated, no close contacts on campus, potential contacts notified, facility sanitized |
| 11/19/2020 | West Campus | 11/05/2020 | Individual Isolated, was on quarantine for previous close-contact |
| 11/18/2020 | West Campus | 11/14/2020 | Individual isolated, no close contacts, potential contacts notified, facility sanitized |
| 11/16/2020 | East Campus | 11/10/2020 | Individual isolated, no close contacts, potential contacts notified, facility sanitized |
| 11/13/2020 | West Campus | 11/09/2020 | Individual isolated, was on quarantine for close contact |
| 11/13/2020 | West Campus | 11/09/2020 | Individual isolated, was on quarantine for close contact |
| 11/13/2020 | West Campus | 10/27/2020 | Individual Isolated, was not on campus during infectious period |
| 11/12/2020 | East Campus | 11/06/2020 | Individual isolated, was on quarantine for previous close contact exposure |
| 11/12/2020 | Osceola Campus | 11/05/2020 | Individual isolated, no close contacts, potential contacts notified, facility sanitized |
| 11/09/2020 | Osceola Campus | 11/05/2020 | Individual Isolated, was not on campus during infectious period |
| 11/09/2020 | Off-site Clinical Location | 11/04/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified, facility notified |
| 11/04/2020 | West Campus | 11/04/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, facility sanitized |
| 11/02/2020 | Downtown Campus | 10/28/2020 | Individual isolated |
| 11/01/2020 | East Campus | 10/27/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, facility sanitized |
| 10/29/2020 | Fire Rescue Training Grounds | 10/29/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, facility sanitized |
| 10/28/2020 | West Campus | 10/22/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified, occupied space sanitized |
| 10/22/2020 | West Campus | 10/19/2020 | Individual Isolated, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, occupied space sanitized |
| 10/20/2020 | Poinciana Campus | 10/15/2020 | Individual isolated, was not on campus during infectious period |
| 10/17/2020 | Off-site Clinical Location | 10/12/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, facility notified |
| 10/16/2020 | East Campus | 10/06/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, occupied space sanitized |
| 10/15/2020 | School of Public Safety | 10/08/2020 | Individual isolated; was on quarantine for previous close contact |
| 10/13/2020 | West Campus | 10/03/2020 | Individual Isolated, was not on campus during infectious period |
| 10/11/2020 | Partner Location | 10/08/2020 | Individual Isolated, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, facility alerted |
| 10/10/2020 | West Campus | 10/07/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, occupied space sanitized |
| 10/10/2020 | West Campus | 10/06/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, occupied space sanitized |
| 10/09/2020 | East Campus | 10/05/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, occupied space sanitized |
| 10/08/2020 | School of Public Safety | 10/07/2020 | Individual isolated, class quarantined and program suspended for 14 days, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, occupied spaces sanitized |
| 10/06/2020 | Osceola Campus | 09/18/2020 | Individual isolated, was on quarantine for close contact |
| 10/05/2020 | West Campus | 09/29/2020 | Individual Isolated, no close or potential contacts |
| 10/02/2020 | West Campus | 09/22/2020 | Individual Isolated, no close or potential contacts |
| 09/28/2020 | East Campus | 09/24/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, occupied space sanitized |
| 09/25/2020 | East Campus | 09/21/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified to monitor for symptoms, occupied space sanitized |
| 09/24/2020 | Off-site Clinical Location | 09/21/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, facility notified |
| 09/22/2020 | District Office | 09/15/2020 | Individual isolated, no close contacts or potential contacts on campus |
| 09/18/2020 | Downtown Campus | 09/09/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified to watch for symptoms, occupied spaces sanitized |
| 09/17/2020 | Downtown Campus | 09/15/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified to watch for symptoms, occupied spaces sanitized |
| 09/15/2020 | Osceola Campus | 09/10/2020 | Individual isolated, potential contacts notified to watch for symptoms, occupied spaces sanitized |
| 08/28/2020 | Downtown Campus | 08/25/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, potential contacts notified to watch for symptoms, occupied space sanitized |
| 08/20/2020 | Fire Training Facility | 08/19/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, potential contacts notified to watch for symptoms, occupied space sanitized |
| 08/03/2020 | Osceola Campus | 07/23/2020 | Individual isolated, no close or potential contacts |
| 08/02/2020 | District Office | 07/30/2020 | Individual isolated, no close contacts, potential contacts notified to watch for symptoms, facility sanitized |
| 07/29/2020 | Lake Nona Campus | 07/13/2020 | Individual isolated, no close or potential contacts |
| 07/29/2020 | West Campus | 07/20/2020 | Individual isolated, no close or potential contacts |
| 07/24/2020 | West Campus | 07/20/2020 | individual isolated, close contacts quarantined |
| 07/20/2020 | School of Public Safety | 07/20/2020 | Individual isolated, close contact notified, class quarantined, facilities santized |
| 07/20/2020 | Osceola Campus | 06/25/2020 | Individual isolated, no close or potential contacts |
| 07/18/2020 | School of Public Safety | 07/14/2020 | Individual isolated, no close or potential contacts |
| 07/17/2020 | West Campus | 06/23/2020 | Individual isolated, was on quarantine for close contact |
| 07/16/2020 | Osceola Campus | 06/24/2020 | Individual isolated, no close or potential contacts |
| 07/15/2020 | School of Public Safety | 07/14/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, potential contacts notified to watch for symptoms, facilities sanitized |
| 07/11/2020 | School of Public Safety | 07/08/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, facilities sanitized |
| 07/06/2020 | East Campus | 07/01/2020 | Individual isolated, no close or potential contacts |
| 07/03/2020 | School of Public Safety | 06/25/2020 | Part of a quarantined cohort, individual isolated |
| 07/01/2020 | School of Public Safety | 06/30/2020 | Individual isolated, close contacts notified and quarantined, potential contacts notified to watch for symptoms, facilities sanitized |
| 06/28/2020 | School of Public Safety | 06/25/2020 | Individual isolated, class quarantined, potential contacts notified to watch for symptoms, facilities sanitized |
| 06/25/2020 | School of Public Safety | 06/24/2020 | Individual isolated, no other close or potential contacts, facilities sanitized |
| 06/29/2020 | East Campus | 06/18/2020 | Individual isolated, no other close or potential contacts |
| 06/19/2020 | Fire Training Facility | 06/17/2020 | Part of a quarantined cohort, individual isolated |
| 06/19/2020 | Fire Training Facility | 06/14/2020 | Individual isolated, class quarantined, facilities sanitized |