After much work, our school reopening plan has been approved. This will help you make an informed decision as to what type of learning you want to request for your child.
Arcadia Elementary Condensed Reopening Plan
Communication and training
• Develop school reopening protocol and plan (admins/SCC/PTA/BLT)
• Share plan with community (letter, email, website)
• Administration will be the point of contact for Arcadia Elementary
• Weekly communication with community (update/changes, best practices, preventative care, positive outlook)
• Provide in Spanish and English and other languages
• Use district provided statements to be used in case of confirmed cases/outbreak
• Train all staff on protocols/plans (August)
• Prepare training videos for staff/students/families
Accommodating Individual Circumstances (e.g., High-Risk, Personal Decisions)
– Use information from district to identify high risk (Communicate with stakeholders)
– Provide all families with form to select learning option for the term, indicating return to school building or distance learning
– Provide distance learning as requested
– “High Risk” employees work with HR and administration to minimize risk
– Review plans with appropriate school teams to identify students with special healthcare needs and meet with parents when making necessary plan updates
School Schedules
– Stagger lunch and recess times for classes and grade levels
– Schedule recess area locations
– Teachers develop staggered recess schedules
Monitoring Incidents
– Establish a plan to assist families in conducting symptom checking at home
– Monitor staff/student symptoms and absenteeism carefully
– Educate and promote “If you feel sick, stay home.”
– Do not allow symptomatic people to physically return to school until they meet health department criteria or are cleared by a medical provider
– Implement more lenient absentee policies
– Parents/guardians complete an affirmation that they will not send their children to school with symptoms
– Provide options of school checking for symptoms
Containing Potential Outbreaks
– Develop and train staff on protocol for containing potential outbreaks
– Consult with local health department for tracing a positive COVID-19 case
Transition Management Preparation
– Develop/train staff on protocol for temporary reclosing of school if necessary
– Establish plan for responding to confirmed cases and coordinating temporary closure
– Closure may be whole school, class, or grade level
– Implement temporary closure plan
Mitigating Tactics for Specific School Settings
Classrooms
Classroom doors should be propped open to limit direct contact of the doors and/or door glass when possible.
Students required to wear face coverings when engaged in contact longer than 15 minutes or within 6 feet
Assigned seating
Maximize space between seating/desks
Seat students forward
Nonessential furniture and equipment out of classrooms to increase distancing footprint
Classroom cleaning bucket w/supplies/sprayer
Used wiping cloth containers for each classroom that are washable
Student water bottles (brought from home/school purchased)
Dots for lining up in classroom for distancing
The teacher/responsible adult will spray student desks and chairs with disinfectant and have the students wipe their own individual desk, chair or work area
Disinfecting desks/chairs/work areas should occur before/after students leave the classroom (morning recess, lunch,
afternoon recess) and other transition times (e.g. class rotations, library visits, assemblies, physical education activities, etc.)
Transitions
– Apply floor markings and signage to direct traffic flow
– Increase time for transitions
– Use alternate methods of providing water/no use of drinking fountains
– Prop doors open or have door holders to reduce touch
– Clean high-touch surfaces before/after transitions
– Require students/staff to wear face coverings during transitions
– Minimize/monitor congregation of students
– Designate traffic pattern flows in classrooms and other school areas
– Create restroom schedules
– Show students procedures for using the restroom
Entry/Exit Points
– Designate entry/exit flow paths
– Limit non-essential visitors/volunteers
– Follow district protocol for any non-regular staff including temperature checking and wearing of face coverings
– Establish protocols for drop-off/pick-up and communicate to families
– Hand sanitizer available for both entry/exit
– Signage encouraging physical distancing
– Before school: students line up by class at a grade level designated door
– One class enters at a time keeping appropriate spacing
– Use multiple points of entrance/egress to avoid clustering at single points of entry
Transportation
Face coverings for all passengers
Maximize physical distancing
Assign seating to support contact tracing
PPE will be provided to bus drivers
Restrooms
– Signage and instruction on proper hand hygiene
– Regularly scheduled cleaning for high-touch areas
– Scheduled bathroom breaks for individual classes
– Minimize number of individuals in restroom (hooks on wall for bathroom passes – no more than two or three in bathroom at a time
– Floor markings to encourage physical distancing while waiting
– Encourage mask use while in restroom
– Rotate monitoring of restroom
– Encourage staff to be more lenient regarding use of the restroom during class time to enable better social distancing
– Create a schedule for cleaning high-touch areas
– Ensure PPE is available for staff providing support in restrooms
Lunch/Cafeterias
– Floor markings and signage to designate serving line flow paths
– No self-service bars
– Food servers wear face covering
– Sanitizer before/after meals
– Increase cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch surfaces
– Assigned seating
– Tables spread farther apart to support social distancing
– Wear masks when in line
– Reduce number of students seated at a table/assigned seats
– Use disposable plates, utensils, etc. when possible
– Use personal water bottle/containers instead of fountains
Large Group Gatherings (e.g. assemblies, performances)
– Cancel or limit nonessential assemblies
– Record assemblies to be viewed in classrooms/at home
– Hold virtual meetings when possible
– Wear face coverings when at large group gatherings
– Assign seating by grade/class to support contact tracing
– Prop open doors where and when practicable
– Establish protocols for cleaning high-touch areas
Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread
– Build in time for sanitation between sessions/use
– ‘Art-on-a-Cart’ service pattern
– Outdoor PE when weather permits
– Assign seating or groups to support contact tracing
– Post visible signage to let students know the expectation of utilizing face coverings
– Disinfect tools, equipment, instruments, etc.
– Make hand sanitizer and/or hand washing opportunities available upon entry/exit of instructional areas
– Provide additional PPE where needed and practicable
– Students will wash hands/use sanitizer when entering/exiting
Recess and Playground
– Alternate use of outdoor spaces/class assigned to designated area of play, limiting one class per area
– Disinfect playground between use, to the highest degree possible
– Classes enter and exit to playground through designated doorways to ensure decrease in congested areas
– When classes line up, students face forward with as much distance as possible between students, up to six feet
– Student will wash hands before and after each recess
– Teachers/Playground Aides will be provided PPE to wear while supervising the playground
Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling (e.g. School Psychologist, Speech Language Pathologist, etc.)
– Plexiglass, face shields, or auxiliary aids for one-on-one close contact
– Offer reasonable accommodations for students who are unable to wear face covering
– Speech sessions one-on-one in hallway when appropriate
– Special education services using push-in model to the highest degree possible, when push in is not possible, ensure pull out
groups disinfect before and after each group and adhere to social distancing
– Students will be assigned to designated areas to support contact tracing and limit exposure to and from others who
may be vulnerable or at risk
– Maximum spacing between seating where possible
– Employees will be provided personal protective equipment and will be required to wear a face covering
– Students who are able will be provided and encouraged to wear face coverings
– Make hand sanitizer/hand washing opportunities available upon entry/exit of special education classrooms/spaces
PD/Faculty Meetings
– Use of face coverings
– Social distancing in the cafeteria as the library is too small
– Consider virtual gatherings
– Assigned seating by grade level to support contact tracing
– Consider screening/non-contact temperature testing of adults
– Prop doors open where and when practicable
Before/After Student Supervision
– Teachers will be assigned an area to supervise
– Face coverings will be required
– If a device is used to prop open the door, it should be removed as soon as possible to keep the building secure
– Encourage students to quickly enter the school in the morning and leave the campus when the bell rings
– Encourage parents to arrive at school no more than 15 minutes before school (breakfast excluded)
Drop Off/Pick Up Areas
– Teachers will be assigned an area to supervise
– Face coverings will be required
– Have staff help students get to their respective doors to prepare to enter school and to leave quickly
– Communicate with parents the regular drop off and pick up procedures
Front Office
P/T or SEP Conferences
– Social distancing by having dots on floor every six feet apart
– Face coverings
– Consider virtual gatherings
– If these are to take place, make sure that these are scheduled to help with social distancing
– Designate set patterns for the flow of foot traffic
– Prop doors open where and when practicable
– Use multiple points of entry/egress to avoid clustering at single points of entry
– Make available hand sanitizer upon entry/exit of school
Safety and Fire Drills
– Social distancing while in line
– Face coverings
– All students facing forward
– Designate set patterns for the flow of foot traffic
– Prop doors open where and when practicable
– Use multiple points of entrance and egress to avoid clustering at single points of entry
– Make available hand sanitizer upon entry of school
Patron Meetings
– Face coverings
– Appropriate social distancing
– Consider virtual gatherings
– Designate set patterns of the flow of foot traffic
– Prop doors open where and when practicable
– Use multiple points of entrance and egress to avoid clustering at single points of entry
– Make available hand sanitizer upon entry/exit of school
– Patrons will need to make appointments
– Have students pick out/hold books online
– Have the media specialist go to classroom to deliver books
– Use of face coverings
– Use of gloves for the media specialist
– Door should be propped open to limit direct contact
– Allow books time to rest when returned (3 days Library/Media Centers
IEP/Special Ed Meetings
– Use of face coverings
– Appropriate social distancing
– Offer online option for parents and document
– Make accommodations for circumstances that encounter close proximity
– Provide plexiglass, face shields and or auxiliary aids for one on one contact and with parents
– Designate set patterns for the flow of foot traffic
– Prop doors open where and when practicable
– Make available hand sanitizer upon entry/exit of school
Multipurpose Room
Use of multi-purpose room will be limited to:
Faculty meetings: doors propped open, tables space with appropriate social distancing, meeting length limited,
staff will enter/exit through designated doors
PE: (only used if weather does not allow for outdoor activities) teacher will socially distance students, door will
be open for increased air flow, classes entering and exiting will follow traffic flow procedures to minimize
congestion points during transitions.
Lunch: tables will be placed on the gym side of multi-purpose room for lunch to increase social distancing as
schedule permits
Custodian will thoroughly clean the gym daily
Hallways
Signage for floors to indicate direction of traffic
Dots in appropriate locations to designate stopping places for lunchroom, library, PE, outside of classrooms, etc.
Have students walk on the right side of the hall to allow for smooth flow of foot traffic
Designate set patterns for the flow of foot traffic
Teach students to limit physical contact and keep hands and feet to themselves
Make available hand sanitizer for students upon entry/exit of classrooms
Prop doors open to reduce touch
No touching walls
