New Jersey Department of Education

Communicable Disease Prevention and Reporting

One of the most basic responsibilities of schools is to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. This is accomplished through a comprehensive program of immunizations, screening and referral, education, and exclusion, if necessary.

Reporting/Surveillance: In accordance with Executive Order No. 302 and Executive Directive No. 21-011, K-12 schools must report weekly data for the 2024-2025 school year to NJDOH through the Surveillance for Infectious Conditions (SIC) Module in New Jersey’s Communicable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System (CDRSS) Reporting enrollment instructions and the K-12 SIC Module User Guide for Schools, are located under the “TRAINING” tab, located at the top left corner of the CDRSS homepage.  

Please contact the SIC Reporting Team at CDS.COV.RPT@doh.nj.gov for any of the following:

  • New user enrollment
  • Existing user account updates (i.e., school assignments, district changes, etc.)
  • Account access questions (i.e., login credentials); and
  • All reporting questions.

If you have not yet registered to report into the SIC module, please contact CDS.COV.RPT@doh.nj.gov during the summer months so you can get set up to report in advance of the new school year.

Weekly aggregate reporting into the SIC module does NOT replace the need for schools to notify their local health department when they become aware of illness clusters or possible outbreaks. Schools should notify their local health department and report the outbreak in the SIC module during the appropriate reporting week. 

How to Report a Disease


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