Bonneville Opening Plan
School Reopening Plans Template
Version 1.0
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.
This School Reopening Plans Template is required to be submitted to your School Leadership and Improvement Director by August 3, 2020. Principals should include their Leadership Teams and Building Committees in developing these plans and make sure that their Community Council gets a chance to review them and give input and feedback.
Contents
Repopulating Schools………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
Communication and Training………………………………………………………………….. 2
Enhanced Environment Hygiene & Safety……………………………………………….. 2
School Schedules…………………………………………………………………………………… 3
Monitoring for Incidences…………………………………………………………………………… 4
Containing Potential Outbreaks………………………………………………………………….. 5
Preparation Phase…………………………………………………………………………………. 5
Quarantine/Isolation Protocol………………………………………………………………… 5
Transition Management Preparation………………………………………………………. 5
7 Characteristics of a Situation……………………………………………………………………. 6
Mitigation Tactics for Specific School Settings……………………………………………. 7
Repopulating Schools
| Teach, review, and monitor protocols for implementing an increased cleaning and hygiene regimen | X | Yes |
| ☐ | No | |
| Faculty, staff, and students wear face coverings (e.g., masks or shields) when physical distancing is not feasible | Indicate assurance: | |
| X | Yes | |
| ☐ | No | |
| Make hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, soap and water, or similar disinfectant readily available to staff/students/visitors in controlled environments to ensure safe use | Indicate assurance: | |
| X | Yes | |
| ☐ | No |
Communication and Training
| District Requirement (“What”) | Implementation Plan (“How”) |
| Develop teacher, staff, and student education and training on school’s reopening protocol and action plans Educate and train students and caregivers on school’s protocols and action plan; post and/or make accessible to school communityMake materials available to families in their respective preferred/primary language | On June 24, 2020 we met with every principal and shared with them a framework for them to use as a guide to develop their own school reopening plans. The following documents were used to provide guidance; USBE Reopening Requirements and Recommendations, Governor’s Office Phased Guidelines v4.7, Leavitt Partners Mitigating Risks Framework, and Granite School Districts’ COVID Response Phases. Training has been and will continue to be provided to principals in coaching sessions and small group meetings from their directors. The GSD communications department and each school will send out information to parents indicating how they can access both the district’s plan and each school’s individualized plans in their preferred/primary language. School Reopening plans will be added to our school website by July 27, 2020 for review and approval by their director. A link to their plans will be located on each school’s website for parents, students and teachers. We will provide training to our teachers and staff during the first week back, August 17-21. Administrators, teachers, and staff will provide clear guidance/training for expectations/procedures to students the first few days of school. They will continue to reinforce teach and re-teach throughout the school year. Each School LEA (Principal) will be the point of contact for questions or specific concerns |
Accommodating Individual Circumstances (e.g., High-Risk, Personal Decisions)
| District Requirement (“What”) | Implementation Plan (“How”) |
| Create a process for students/families and staff to identify as high risk1 for severe illness due to COVID-19 and have a plan in place to address requests for alternative learning arrangements | We will share our plans for mitigating risk factors. For those students/families that would prefer to participate in distance learning they may fill out a form letting us know their desire to do so and we will accommodate their request. Staff that identify as high risk may reach out to our Human Resource Department and we will provide reasonable accommodations |
| Systematically review all current plans (e.g., Individual Healthcare Plans, Individualized Education Plans or 504 plans) for accommodating students with special healthcare needs and update their care plans as needed to decrease their risk for exposure to COVID-19 | We will review Healthcare plans, IEP’s and 504s for our students and work with parents to update student plans and provide reasonable accommodations for our students. |
| Teach, review, and monitor protocols for implementing an increased cleaning and hygiene regimen | X | Yes |
| ☐ | No | |
| Faculty, staff, and students wear face coverings (e.g., masks or shields) when physical distancing is not feasible | Indicate assurance: | |
| X | Yes | |
| ☐ | No | |
| Make hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, soap and water, or similar disinfectant readily available to staff/students/visitors in controlled environments to ensure safe use | Indicate assurance: | |
| X | Yes | |
| ☐ | No |
School Schedules
| District Requirement (“What”) | Implementation Plan (“How”) |
| Communicate and inform all stake holders of the possible school schedules; Dismissal, Modified, and Regular. | 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 K-12 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 to begin the school year. The only time we would utilize another schedule for an individual class, grade, school, or the district, is if we were recommended to do so by the Health Department, the Governor’s office, or the USBE. If it is deemed necessary that we reduce the number of students that are attending school, we will utilize a modified schedule. On a Modified Schedule, schools would 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 K-12 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, school, or the district in the event of an outbreak and in consultation with the Health Department. These schedules allow for optimal flexibility and are aligned K-12 to best accommodate the students and families we serve. Any of these schedules may be done district wide or on an individual school basis. The district, or an individual school, grade, or class, could be on any one of these schedules regardless of what color phase the state, county, or city is in. |
Monitoring for Incidences
| District Requirement (“What”) | Implementation Plan (“How”) |
| Train/Educate teachers, staff, and students on protocols for symptom monitoring | We will adopt the new Utah School Nurse Association (USNA) protocol for symptom monitoring. These protocols will be emailed to all GSD staff.School nurses will verify each site administrator has the protocols and answer questions. Principals will review these protocols in opening staff meetings. |
| Monitor staff/student symptoms and absenteeism carefully | Indicate assurance: |
| X | Yes |
| ☐ | No |
| Educate and promote to staff/students: “If you feel sick; stay home” | Indicate assurance: |
| X | Yes |
| ☐ | No |
| Do not allow symptomatic individuals to physically return to school unless their symptoms are not due to a communicable disease as confirmed by a medical provider | Indicate assurance: |
| X | Yes |
| ☐ | No |
Containing Potential Outbreaks
Preparation Phase
District Requirement (“What”) Implementation Plan (“How”)
| Develop teacher/staff education and training on school’s protocol for containing potential outbreaks | We have developed a GSD Covid Response Phases 2020-2021 document to guide schools through the details of various school closure protocols. All school administrators were trained on this document and encouraged to work with their school leadership teams to implement each phase as needed. This document is continually updated as we receive new guidance from the health department and USBE. Administrators have been trained to work directly with their supervisor who will coordinate with the school lead nurses, the Health Department, and the Superintendency to determine when and if it’s appropriate to utilize the aforementioned modified or dismissal schedules. |
| Consult with school nurse and district regarding procedures for tracing a positive COVID-19 case by an employee, student, visitor, or those who have come into contact with an individual testing positive | Indicate assurance: |
| X | Yes |
| ☐ | No |
Quarantine/Isolation Protocol
District Requirement (“What”) Implementation Plan (“How”)
| Designate isolation rooms at each school to temporarily house students who are unable to return home | Indicate assurance: |
| X | Yes |
| ☐ | No |
| Communicate health and safety issues transparently, while protecting the privacy of students and families | Indicate assurance: |
| X | Yes |
| ☐ | Yes |
Transition Management Preparation
| District Requirement (“What”) | Implementation Plan (“How”) |
| Develop a communication procedure for students and faculty in the case there is a temporary dismissal | The school Principal will work with their director and the school nurse for guidance in communication to students, faculty, and patrons. We will use Blackboard, our parent communication system along with social media to inform patrons of any change in schedule or modification made based on Health department guidelines. |
| Analyze distance learning capabilities (i.e. need for Wi-Fi or paper learning modules) | Indicate assurance: |
| X | Yes |
| ☐ | No |
7 Characteristics of a Situation
| Explore extracurricular/in-person events that may also need to be temporarily postponed/canceled or transitioned to virtual | Indicate assurance: |
| X | Yes |
| ☐ | No |
Mitigation Tactics for Specific School Settings
LEA Mitigation Strategies for Specific School Settings
Analyze each of the following settings to determine the appropriate risk mitigation strategies to implement. Please consider the 7 Characteristics of a Situation as you plan your mitigation strategies.
| Setting | Mitigation Strategies |
| Classrooms | Teachers will have seating charts for each class.Teachers, aides, and students will wear face coverings.Teachers will spread seats out as much as possible.Teacher and students will clean desks and other shared surfaces at beginning of class.The teachers will reduce or eliminate shared materials or equipment.The Teachers will dismiss students by row to reduce congestion at the door.Chromebooks will be distributed during first period to students to be carried from class to class during the day and then returned at the end of the day to be cleaned, charged and stored ready for the next day. Where practicable students will be seated facing forward and in rows.Make available hand sanitizer and/or hand washing stations for students upon exit/entry of classrooms etc.Teachers will prop doors open when possible to reduce touch points. |
| Transitions | We will add directional lines in the hallway and students will walk to the right side of the hallway.Morning announcements reminding students of traffic flow.Teachers are encouraged to release students one row at a time.We will eliminate the use of lockers and encourage students to use backpacks.Doors will be propped open to decrease students touching the door handles.Custodians and sweepers will clean and disinfect daily, all touch point areas, as outlined on each job card for their assigned areas including doors, doorknobs, and door casings, stair handrails, vending machines, light switches, and drinking fountains. -Students will be required to wear a face covering in the hallway. Face shields may be used in place of face masks Make available hand sanitizer and/or hand washing stations for students upon exit/entry of classrooms etc.Teach students to limit physicals contact and keep hands and feet to themselves. Encourage the use of water bottles. |
| Entry/Exit Points | We will prop doors open to reduce touch where possible. Establish protocols for drop-off /pick-up and communicate updates and expectations to families.We will utilize sign-in and sign-out procedures that include locations being visited.We will post signs to let students, parents, and visitors know the expectation of utilizing face coverings.The school will limit nonessential visitors and volunteers to campuses and programs; school is to determine what are essential versus nonessential visitors.The school will post visible signage to encourage physical distancing and indicate the expected flow of traffic.The school will encourage the use multiple points of entrance and exits to avoid clustering at single points of entry at the beginning and end of school. Hand sanitizer will be available upon entry into the school. |
| Transportation | We will assign seating to support contract tracing.Students will be required to wear face coverings while on the bus. Exceptions will be allowed for unique student health circumstances.Protocols will be established for boarding and exiting the bus (i.e. first on to the back of the bus and last off).Protocols will be established for regular cleaning and disinfecting seats and other high touch surfaces.PPE will be provided for bus drivers. |
| Restrooms | The school will show video announcements modeling proper hand washing.Signs will be displayed outlining proper hand hygiene.Students will be educated in proper hand hygiene. (e.g., faucets, paper towel dispensers, door handles)All restroom fixtures, sinks, toilets, showers, stall doors, hardware, partition doors, benches, and walls will be disinfected multiple times each day.Floors will be mopped and disinfected daily.Teachers will be encouraged to allow students to use the restroom during class as needed in order to reduce the number of students in the restroom during class breaks.Teachers will encourage the use of face covering in the restroom.PPE is available for staff providing support in restrooms. |
| Lunch/Cafeterias | Sign templates will be posted to designate traffic flow patterns, line spacing and proper hand hygiene.We will Eliminate the need to have students input their lunch numbers in the keypad by using an alternate method.The tables will be cleaned in between lunches. Increase cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch areas.We will prop doors open to reduce touch where possible We will provide hand sanitizer. We will allow students to eat in non-traditional locations such as extending the lunch area to include the auditorium hallway and possible gym space. Also extend the courtyard area to the flagpole. We will teach proper social distancing when returning to class.We will remove self-service salad bars and café.We will use disposable plates when possible.We will encourage students to use personal water bottles or containers.Vending machines will need to be turned off. Non-essential food items will not be allowed. No private deliveries from food vendors will be acceptedThe school will be marking spacing line around the perimeter of the cafeteria to enter lunch and creating a one way in and one way out directional pattern.We will encourage students to us the outdoor eating area for increased air circulation.Students will wear mask when in the line and when done eating.Teach/encourage student hygiene routines (i.e., hand washing or sanitizer) before and after lunch |
| Large Group Gatherings (e.g. assemblies, performances) | We will limit or cancel non-essential assemblies, recitals, dances, etc.We will require distance seating and face coverings for nighttime performances.We will have assigned seating by classroom/grade level for school wide assemblies.We will do school assemblies virtually (when possible) with students in their classrooms. – |
| Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread | We will move non-essential furniture out of the classrooms to increase social distance possibilities.We will continually disinfect shop equipment, tools, instruments.We will make hand sanitizer and hand washing opportunities available upon entrance and exiting instructional areas.We will utilize other areas of the school to social distance like the auditorium, gym, lunchroom, media center or outside.Locker rooms and gym locker will not be used allowing students to participate in physical education in regular clothing.Auditorium will be used as much as possible for the performing class to ensure social distancing while singing/performing.Provide additional PPE where needed and practicable. |
| Recess and Playground | We will post visible signage to let students know the expectations of face coverings and social distancing. |
| Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling (e.g. School Psychologist, Speech Language Pathologist, etc.) | Student with disabilities will be assigned to designated spaces to support contact tracing and to limit expose to and from others who may be vulnerable or at-risk.Students in special class SID or SEL will remain with the same group of students and reduce group size to the maximum extent practicable.Maximize space between seating where possible. Identify and use large spaces (auditoriums, gyms, lecture halls, and outdoor courtyards) to maximize distancing when possible. Move nonessential furniture and therapy equipment out of the classrooms (when not in use) to increase social distance possibilities. Employees will be provided with personal protective equipment and will be required to wear face coverings and/or auxiliary aids for one-on-one contact to ensure students with disabilities have equal access to information. Students who are able, will be provided and encouraged to wear face coverings. Employees will directly teach respiratory hygiene strategies.Make hand sanitizer and/or hand washing opportunities available upon entry/exit of special education classroom/itinerant space. |
| PD/Faculty Meetings | Staff meetings will require face coverings.Utilize large rooms when meeting face to face.Use virtual meetings where and when appropriate. |
| Before/After Student Supervision | Attendance of Students involved in an afterschool activity will be tracked and logged.Students will be encouraged to not come to school before 7:35 am.Students that are not involved in an afterschool supervised school activity will exit the school’s property immediately.Parents picking up students need to by 2:50pm each day M-Th and by 12:40pm on Fridays.Face covering should be on while students and patrons are on the school’s property.Students arriving early will meet in the cafeteria before school using social distancing as outlined. Admin will supervise the cafeteria before school starts. Students will be encouraged to go to designated classrooms when they arrive at school. |
| Drop Off/Pick Up Areas | Parents will remain in their vehicles as students are dropped-off and picked-up in the designated drop-off/ pick-up zones.Follow traffic pattern for drop off. Use south side parking lot for drop off. Use drop off and drive through lanes properly. Only students out of car maintaining social distancing when entering the building.All stakeholders will wear face covering when they arrive on school property immediately after getting out of the car before entering building. This is to also prevent a log jam at the entrance doors. |
| Front Office | All patrons and parents or visitors will check in at the main office. Chromebook sign in for all visitors.A face covering will be required.Faculty and staff will wear face coverings or shields.Plexiglass dividers have been added to protect the staff, students, and patrons.We will limit the number of people allowed in the office.Use phone calls as often as possible for information gathering will be encouraged.Schedule appointments over the phone whenever possible.Encourage following proper in/out pattern with doors propped open when possible.Office touched points will be sanitized periodically throughout the day as needed. |
| P/T or SEP Conferences | All face to face appointment will be tracked and attendance will be taken and social distancing will be followed.Updates will be made following district, state and health department guidelines. Exploring alternate options where appointments are made and most meetings are either virtual or by phone.Hand sanitizer and/or hand washing opportunities available upon entry/exit of building. |
| Safety and Fire Drills | We will ensure social distancing is taking place and face coverings are worn.Smaller groups of students will participate, rotating groups, so each student can learn the procedures for our emergency drills. |
| Patron Meetings | We will ensure social distancing and face coverings are worn when social distancing is not feasible.All face to face appointment will be tracked and attendance will be taken.Appointments should be made for all meetings.Virtual or phone call meeting is the preferred method.If face to face, social distancing will be required. Make hand sanitizer and/or hand washing opportunities available upon entry/exit of building. |
| Library/Media Centers | Students should have a pass to come to the library during lunch time or during class time. Student access to the library will be tracked. Limit the number of students allowed in the library at a given time. Encourage students to search online rather than through the shelves.Shared library search station computers will not be used. Encourage students to place holds for easy pickup and/or delivery.Students will practice social distancing while in the library. Library seating will be physically distanced. Utilize floor markings or signage to direct traffic within the library to avoid congestion. Students and staff in the library will wear masks or face shields at all times. Library circulation desks will be equipped with plexiglass shields. Prop doors open to reduce touch where possible. Students should wash or sanitize their hands before entering the library. Make hand sanitizer available.Common library equipment will be cleaned by students, teachers, and school librarians after use. Books that are taken home will be quarantined for at least 4 days upon return to the school. This means books should be placed in a location where they are not used, such as a workroom, tote, closet, or other isolated location. Furniture that can’t be wiped down (bean bags, pillows, etc.) should not be used if it can be avoided. |
| IEP/Special Ed Meetings | IEPs will be in person or virtual with social distancing and face coverings.Student IEP goals will continue to be met whether students choose to learn in person or virtually from home. |
| Auditoriums | Seating charts will be used when students use the auditorium.The maximum number of students allowed will be ¼ of the maximum capacity.We will require distance seating and face coverings for nighttime performances. |
| Gyms | We will ensure social distancing is being practiced.Activities/classes generally held in the gymnasium will be held outside when possible to increase social distancing.Students will not use the locker rooms.Students will not be required to dress in gym cloths.Seating Charts will be used, and group organization patterns will be documented.Teacher will create lesson plans that involve activities that naturally create social distancing when possible.Students will wear mask when possible during activities and when not active if social distancing cannot be maintained. |
| Hallways | We will add directional lines in the hallway and students will walk to the right side of the hallway.Morning announcements reminding students of traffic flow.Teachers are encouraged to release students one row at a time.We will eliminate the use of lockers and encourage students to use backpacks.Doors will be propped open to decrease students touching the door handles.Custodians and sweepers will clean and disinfect daily, all touch point areas, as outlined on each job card for their assigned areas including; doors, doorknobs, and door casings, stair handrails, vending machines, light switches, and drinking fountains. The school will encourage water bottles for all the students.Students will be required to wear a face covering in the hallway. Face shields may be used in place of face masks. |
| Athletic Events | Will follow district/state guidelines and make decision on whether to participate in afterschool athletic events.We will ensure that social distancing is being practiced.Indoor events will require face coverings and possible temperature checks.We will limit the number of spectators to ¼ the maximum capacity.All patrons encouraged to bring their own water bottle.Limit the sharing of equipment.Cleaning of equipment after event and as often as possible. |
| Assemblies/Performances | We will limit or cancel non-essential assemblies, recitals, dances, etc.We will require distance seating and face coverings for nighttime performance.We will have assigned seating by classroom for school wide assemblies.We will do school assemblies virtually with students in their classrooms.We may need to limit the attendance of nighttime performances. |
