Lincoln Elementary School Reopening Plan

Families, students, and patrons, please see the following attachment for our school reopening plan for the upcoming 2020-21 school year.

Lincoln Elementary Condensed Reopening Plan

Communication and training

• 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).
• Milton Collins is point of contact person for Lincoln Elementary
• 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 & Berk King 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 and 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.)

• 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 most of the various languages spoken here at Lincoln.

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
• Parents/guardians will agree not to send their children to school if they are sick or showing symptoms
• 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

Transition Management Preparation

• Develop communication procedure for staff and students in case of reclosure (phone calling tree, text, email, etc.)
• Provide remote learning via technology or hard copy
• Distribute pre-written statements in case of confirmed cases/outbreak with impacted staff, families, etc.
• All children will be assigned a Chromebook during the first week of school, in an event of school closure

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) Classroom: We’ll get water bottles for school, office will order more
• 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
• Supplies: Talk to office if you need to buy scissors, glue, crayons for each student because no sharing
• Rug/Carpet gatherings discouraged unless they are spread out

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 all entry/exit
• Signage encouraging physical distancing
• Before School – students line up by class at a grade level designated area
• One class enters at a time keeping appropriate spacing

Transportation

• All drivers and all students will be masked on the bus

• The only exception is for students with documented health conditions that preclude them from being able to be masked for a short period of time
• Students who forget district issued cloth masks will be issued a paper one
• Students who refuse to wear mask will not be allowed entry to the bus
• All buses will be sanitized between every run of students
• Driver has a ½ gallon sprayer filled with disinfectant
• Driver will walk to the back of the bus spraying one side of the bus and walk back to the front spraying the other side
• Hand sanitizer dispensers will be placed on every bus
• These are the same dispensers that are located in classrooms and offices in the Granite School District
• Social distancing is not possible on the bus but is encouraged at the bus stop
• Students who are ill, or showing any symptoms must be kept at home

Restrooms

• Signage and instruction on proper hand hygiene
• Our custodian will be installing hand sanitizers at the entrance of all restrooms
• 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
• Update our PBIS guidelines

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread

• Build in time for sanitation between sessions/use

• 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 (Paras)
• 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

Before/After Student Supervision

• Encourage students to arrive to school at appropriate time
• Schedule staff supervision before and after school outside (Support Staff and Paras)
• Use signage for lining up with classes

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 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
• Sanitize surfaces after each in-person conference

Safety and Fire Drills

• Develop protocol and train staff/students exiting buildings during fire drills
• Scheduled fire drills and inform teachers of date and time
• Scheduled drill protocol will have staff and students exiting the building in a slower, reduce congestion manner
• Alarm goes off unscheduled – teachers and students exit the building safely – the priority is fire safety and not COVID safety
• Lockdown and earthquake drills will be conducted as normal

Patron Meetings

• Patron meetings with staff by appointment only
• Practice social distancing where possible
• Provide hand sanitizer upon entering and exiting meeting
• Require face coverings
• Sanitize 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 for online books and Destiny for checking out books
• Returned library books will be stored in bins for 4 days before being recirculated
• Maximize space for social distancing while checking out books
• Require face-coverings
• Schedule sanitize touch surfaces
• Students should be assigned to a place in line, assigned to a seat at library tables and/or on the floor if story time is implemented in order to help with contact tracing
• Keep the weekly library schedule consistent to the extent possible
• Encourage students to search online rather than through the shelves
• Prop doors open to reduce touch where possible
• Make hand sanitizer available

IEP/Special Ed Meetings

• Follow social distancing and require face coverings
• Provide hand sanitizer upon entering and exiting in-person meetings
• Sanitize touch surfaces after meeting
• Schedule/hold virtual meetings where and when possible

Multipurpose Room

• Maximize social distancing when using multi-purpose room
• Schedule single class use of room when not needed for PE
• Sick room will remain the same (Front office)
• Isolation room will be room C2

PE/BTS Classes

• Follow district guidelines/plans for service of art and PE
• Require wearing of face coverings for staff and students
• Sanitize surfaces between classes
• Sanitize 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