Bacchus Elementary School Reopening Plan

After much work, our school reopening plan has been approved and I want to share it with you to help you make an informed decision as to what type of learning you want to request for your child.

Below is the link to the plan in English. I am waiting for the Spanish version to post. Thank you for your patience.

 

Thomas Bacchus Condensed Reopening Plan

Communication and training

• Educate and train students and caregivers on school’s protocols and action plan; post and/or make accessible to school community • Make materials available to families in their respective preferred/primary language

• Develop School reopening protocol and plans including input from SCC, PTA, and Building Leadership Team.

• Share plan with district, community, and staff (letter, email, website).

• Becki Monson is point of contact person for Bacchus Elementary. Contact information is: Phone #(385)646-4767 or (801)349-0323    Email   bbmonson@graniteschools.org

• Weekly communication with community (update/changes, best practices for preventive care, positive outlook)

• Provide in Spanish & English

• Pre-write statements to be used in case of confirmed cases/outbreak

• Train all staff on protocols/plans (August staff meetings)

• Prepare or procure training videos for staff/students/families

Accommodating Individual Circumstances (e.g., High-Risk, Personal Decisions)

• Develop process for identification as ‘high-risk’

• Provide alternate learning as requested

• ‘High-risk’ employees work with HR & Becki to minimize risk

• Review Health Care Plans/IEPs/504s to address risk for exposure & accommodate as needed (Prior to start of school)

• Consider emotional/social needs of staff (stress levels, breaks)

• Consider emotional/social needs of students (breaks & peer interaction)

Enhanced Environment Hygiene & Safety

• Develop increased cleaning and hygiene protocols for custodian, teachers, aides, students

• Faculty/staff/students wear face coverings

• Provide hand sanitizer, soap, water, disinfecting solution & rags in various locations in school

• Provide contact tracing when required by health department

• Disinfect touched surfaces at least twice a day (doorknobs, desks, playground equipment, tables, etc.) • Have adequate supply of PPE supplies, sanitizer, soap, etc.

• Use floor markings for social distancing expectation

• Individual student lanyard for lunch pin-card & face mask

• Provide disinfectant sprayers/solution for classroom and playground 

School Schedules

Granite School District has three schedules that they are prepared to implement depending on what may be happening due to the virus.  The three schedules are Regular, Modified, and Dismissal.  

• With the Regular Schedule students will be allowed to attend every day using the board approved school calendar with increased safety and mitigation measures in place.  We plan to use this schedule unless notified a change is required.  

 • On a Modified Schedule, school will operate on a split A/B schedule M-Th (Half the students in a class will come on Monday/Wednesday and half on Tuesday/Thursday.)  Students not receiving face to face instruction will utilize distance learning or paper-based modules.  On Fridays, all students will receive distance learning.  Teachers will also use Fridays for planning, small group meetings, and interventions. Students would be divided alphabetically so students in the same families can be on the same schedule.  Accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis.

• The third schedule would be a Dismissal.  We would only utilize a dismissal for a class, grade, or school, in the event of an outbreak and in consultation with the Health Department. 

• Our school could be on any one of these schedules regardless of what color phase the state, county, or city is in.

• These plans will be communicated to all stakeholders through email, website, and hard copy where needed.  It will be provided in English &  Spanish.

Monitoring Incidents

• Develop and train all staff on school’s protocol for symptom monitoring during August staff meetings

• Establish a plan to assist families in conducting symptom checking at-home and communicate the plan with families in back to school information

• Monitor staff/student symptoms and absenteeism carefully

• Educate & 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 medical provider

• Implement more lenient absentee policies

• Provide options of school checking for symptoms

Containing Potential Outbreaks

• Develop and train staff on protocol for containing potential outbreaks during August staff meetings (Use guidance/protocol from district and health department)

• Consult with local health department for tracing a positive COVID-19 case 

Mitigating Tactics for Specific School Settings

Classrooms

• 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 rags container

• Student water bottles (brought from home/school purchased)

• Calming bags/multiple per classroom to minimize touch and scheduled sanitation of items daily

• Dots on floor for lining up in classroom for distancing

• Individual student books/supplies kept at each desk – no sharing of materials

• Individual student set of manipulatives when possible with scheduled sanitation of manipulatives after use  

Transitions 

• Apply floor markings & signage to direct traffic flow and provide distancing indicators

• Increase time for transitions to minimize number of students in confined areas (one class dismissal at a time)

• 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 during transitions 

Entry/Exit Points

 • Designate entry/exit flow paths 

• Limit nonessential visitors/volunteers

• Establish 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

Transportation

• Face coverings for all passengers

• Maximize physical distancing

Restrooms

• Signage and instruction on proper hand hygiene

• Regularly scheduled cleaning for high touch areas

• Scheduled bathroom breaks for individual classes to reduce congestion

• Minimize number of individuals in restroom (hooks on wall for bathroom pass – no more than 2 allowed in bathroom at a time) during non-scheduled restroom needs

• Floor markings to identify physical distancing while waiting

• Require mask use while in restroom

Lunch/Cafeterias

• Floor markings and signage to designate serving line flow paths

• No self-service bars

• Food servers wear face covering

• Students/staff use sanitizer before/after meals

• Increase cleaning & disinfecting of high touch surfaces/disinfecting of tables between each class

• Use outdoor areas for eating when possible and monitor social distancing 

• Assigned seating by class at lunch tables

• Wear masks when in line • Reduce # of students seated at a table/assigned seats

• Home lunch students at start of class line-up (go directly to table to reduce congestion and group size) • Employ use of lunch pin cards to eliminate use of pin pad (surface touch)

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

• Maximize use of space for social distancing in group gatherings

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread

• Build in time for sanitation between sessions/use

• ‘Art-on-a-Cart’ service pattern or sanitation of art room between classes

• Outdoor PE when weather permits

• Assign “spots” for distancing during PE 

Recess and Playground

 • Alternate use of outdoor spaces/class assigned to designated area of play such as field, playground equipment, blacktop

• Disinfect playground and equipment between use

• Require use of face covering when social distancing is not possible

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 (Speech, Psychologist, Social Worker, SpEd teacher and Paraprofessional)

• Offer reasonable accommodations for students who are unable to wear face coverings

PD/Faculty Meetings

• Employ the use of social distancing during faculty meetings or staff professional development

• Conduct virtual meetings when possible/effective

• Require staff to wear face covering 

• Provide hand sanitizer upon entering and exiting

• Sanitize touch surfaces after meeting

Before/After Student Supervision

• Encourage students to arrive to school at appropriate time

• Schedule staff supervision before and after school outside

• Signage around building to remind patrons/students of face coverings and physical distancing guidelines

Drop Off/Pick Up Areas

• Communicate school protocol/plan for drop-off/pick-up (location in front of school/traffic flow pattern)

• Encourage parents to stay in cars when dropping off or picking up students

• Encourage students to move to their entry location following social distancing and wearing face covering 

• Designate entry/exit flow paths to minimize congestion

• Before School – students line up by class at a grade level designated door standing on social distancing markers (one grade level per entry way)

• One class enters at a time keeping appropriate spacing

• Limit nonessential visitors/volunteers

• Establish protocol for any non-regular staff including temperature checking and wearing of face coverings

• Hand sanitizer available for both entry/exit

• Signage encouraging physical distancing

Front Office

• Limit number of individuals in front office area at a time (to reduce congestion)

• Require wearing of face covering in office area

• Provide social distancing markers in office and entry way

• Provide hand sanitizer upon entry and exit 

• Prop open entry door to minimize touch

• Scheduled sanitation of touch surfaces in office

• Request parents wait outdoors when checking out student early from school (while waiting for child to come to office)

• Use gloves when handling materials delivered to the office (student work/materials, notes, donations, etc.)

P/T or SEP Conferences

• Staggered schedule that allows for virtual or in-person conference time

• Require wearing face covering during in-person conferences

• Provide hand sanitizer upon entry/exit of meeting • Sanitize touch surfaces after each in-person conference

Safety and Fire Drills

• Develop protocol and train staff/students for exiting building during fire drills

* Schedule fire drills and inform teachers of date/time * Scheduled drills protocol will have staff/students exiting the building in a slower, distancing, reduced congestion manner * If the fire alarm sounds when it is not a scheduled drill, teachers/students exit building quickly (priority is fire safety vs COVID) • Lockdown and earthquake drills will be conducted as normal

Patron Meetings • Patron meetings with staff/administration by appointment only • Practice social distancing where possible • Provide hand sanitizer upon entry/exit meeting • Require face coverings • Sanitize touch surfaces after meetings • Hold virtual patron meetings when and where possible and appropriate

Library/Media Centers

• Follow district guidelines/plans for service of library

• Utilize SORA digital library and Destiny online catalog  

• Returned library books will be stored in bin for 4 days before being recirculated 

• Maximize space in library for social distancing

• Require face covering while in the library

• Scheduled sanitization of touch surfaces during day

IEP/Special Ed Meetings

• Follow social distancing and require face coverings

• Provide hand sanitizer upon entry/exit of in-person meetings

• Sanitize touch surfaces after meeting

• Schedule/hold virtual meetings where and when possible

Multi-Purpose Room

• Maximize social distancing when using multi-purpose room

• Schedule single-class use of room when available

PE/BTS classes

• Follow district guidelines/plans for service of art and PE

• Require wearing of face coverings for staff and students

• Sanitize surfaces and equipment between classes

Hallways

• Apply floor markings for flow pattern and distancing in each hallway of school

• Teach “Single-file, face forward” protocol for walking in hallways

• Limit number of classes in hallway at a time

• Adult supervision/monitoring of students when transitioning in hallway to new location

School Reopening Plan

06/29/2020

Version 1.0

                 Thomas W. Bacchus Elementary

Each School in Granite School District is required to develop local plans for reopening school for in-person instruction in the fall of 2020. In this document, principals, should provide assurance that they have met the specific requirements from the district in their planning process. This document can be used in conjunction with the USBE School Reopening Handbook, which provides recommended considerations to guide planning and additional details. The requirements contained in this template are subject to change and will be updated accordingly.

Contents

Repopulating Schools………………………………………………… 2

Communication and Training………………………………… 2

Accommodating Individual Circumstances (e.g., High-Risk, Personal Decisions)……………………………………….. 2

Enhanced Environment Hygiene & Safety……………….. 2

School Schedules…………………………………………………. 3

Monitoring for Incidences…………………………………………. 3

Containing Potential Outbreaks………………………………… 4

Preparation Phase……………………………………………….. 4

Quarantine/Isolation Protocol……………………………….. 4

Transition Management Preparation……………………… 4

7 Characteristics of a Situation………………………………….. 5

Mitigation Tactics for Specific School Settings…………… 9