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Instructional Delivery

  • All teachers are on a common LMS per school, providing a consistent experience for parents and students
    • Each school follows a style guide (district-created guide, personalized at the school)
  • Ensure there are increased options for supporting students and parents who choose to participate in home-based learning.
    • Teachers may choose to use instructional tools such as: Google Meet, the conference option in Canvas, or streamed and/or recorded instructional videos.
    • Consistent time should be scheduled during which students and parents can ask for help via direct communication and support.

Instructional Support

  • Live EdTech support will be provided via Google Meet on a bi-weekly basis at a scheduled time (sessions recorded and will be available for all WSD teachers)
  • Additional support/training will be available by request

Network/Filters

  • BARK responses go to home as well as school during the school day
  • Increase iBoss nodes for additional Elementary devices at home
  • Wireless Access Points placed outside will provide WiFi access to students in areas such as parking lots or near the building if needed.

Student Devices

Secondary

  • All secondary students have access to a mobile device they can take home

Elementary

  • Ascend schools identify what students need a device at home and set up a school-specific way to issue those devices (devices will be sent home base on need)
  • Non-Ascend schools will evaluate which students/families need a device; unassigned devices from Ascend schools will be distributed to non-Ascend school students/families

Instructional Delivery

  • All teachers are on a common LMS per school providing a consistent experience for parents and students
    • Each school follows a style guide (district-created guide, personalized at the school)
  • Ensure there are increased options for supporting students and parents who choose to participate in home-based learning.
    • Teachers may choose to use instructional tools such as: Google Meet, the conference option in Canvas, or streamed and/or recorded instructional videos.
    • Consistent time should be scheduled during which students and parents can ask for help via direct communication and support.

Instructional Support

  • Live EdTech support will be provided via Google Meet on a bi-weekly basis at a scheduled time (sessions recorded and will be available for all WSD teachers)
  • Additional support/training will be available by request

Network/Filters

  • BARK responses go to home as well as school during the school day
  • Increase iBoss nodes for additional Elementary devices at home
  • Wireless Access Points placed outside will provide WiFi access to students in areas such as parking lots or near the building if needed.

Student Devices

Secondary

  • All secondary students have access to a mobile device they can take home

Elementary

  • Ascend schools identify what students need a device at home and set up a school-specific way to issue those devices (devices will be sent home base on need)
  • Non-Ascend schools will evaluate which students/families need a device; unassigned devices from Ascend schools will be distributed to non-Ascend school students/families

Instructional Delivery

  • All teachers are on a common Learning Management System (“LMS”) per school providing a consistent experience for parents and students
    • Each school follows a style guide (district-created guide, personalized at the school)
  • Ensure there are increased options for supporting students and parents who choose to participate in home-based learning.
    • Teachers may choose to use instructional tools such as: Google Meet, the conference option in Canvas, or streamed and/or recorded instructional videos.
    • Consistent time should be scheduled during which students and parents can ask for help via direct communication and support.

Instructional Support

  • Live EdTech support will be provided via Google Meet on a bi-weekly basis at a scheduled time (sessions recorded and will be available for all WSD teachers)
  • Additional support/training will be available by request

Network/Filters

  • BARK responses go to home as well as school during the school day
  • Increase iBoss nodes for additional Elementary devices at home
  • Wireless Access Points placed outside will provide WiFi access to students in areas such as parking lots or near the building if needed.

Student Devices

Secondary

  • All secondary students have access to a mobile device they can take home

Elementary

  • Ascend schools identify what students need a device at home and set up a school-specific way to issue those devices (devices will be sent home base on need)
  • Non-Ascend schools will evaluate which students/families need a device; unassigned devices from Ascend schools will be distributed to non-Ascend school students/families

Classrooms

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Possible modified schedule: A/B Day, shortened schedule, half day, flexible learning model, etc.
  • Prioritize classes that need to meet in person at the school
  • Prioritize students needing to attend to those who require technology assistance and/or access to the internet, testing, tutoring, disability and special needs, ELL, and homeless, etc.

Transitions/Common Areas

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students follow strict traffic patterns
  • Congregating before, during, and after school prohibited
  • Possible staggered bell schedule to limit number of students in hallways

Entry and Exit Points/Parent/Guest/Volunteer Access to School

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Parents/guests/volunteers discouraged from entering the building
  • If entering is necessary, call office prior to entering
  • Symptom check required

Transportation

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limited number of students in attendance at school with limited numbers on buses

Restrooms

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Cafeterias

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limited number of students in the lunchroom
  • Consider Grab and Go Lunches

Recess/Playgrounds/P.E. Classes

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

Due to limited social distancing PE classes may have to be taken online

  • Access to all playground equipment, sporting goods, etc. prohibited

Large Group Gatherings: Assemblies/Performances/Dances, etc.

  • Group gatherings no permitted

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread - (Choir, Band, Orchestra, Drama, CTE, Fine Arts, etc.)

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Pre-Schools/Day Cares

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • May be limited to those with disabilities and special needs

After-School Programs

  • After-school programs suspended

Athletics

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Follow USBOE and UHSAA guidelines. Athletics could be cancelled or rescheduled
  • If athletics are allowed, attendance will be limited to attendance recommendations by the Weber/Morgan health department and consistent with the limitations of the venue

Driver’s Education

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Virtual theory instruction
  • Single student per car on driver’s education range allowed
  • Driving with students not permitted

 Back-to-School Nights/Parent Teacher Conferences

  • Virtual Back-to-School and Parent Teacher Conference Appointments

Graduation

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Virtual graduations replace traditional graduations
  • Walk-through graduation allowed to recognize graduates if physical distancing can be made
  • Walk-through graduation by appointment
  • Face coverings required
  • Attendance limited to close family

 

Classrooms

All Moderate Precautions followed (with the additional requirements and recommendations below)

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limit partner and group work to maintain physical distancing
  • Students facing the front of the room

Transitions/Common Areas

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Congregating prohibited
  • No access to lockers during pass time
  • Students follow hallway traffic patterns

Entry and Exit Points/Parent/Guest/Volunteer Access to School

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Visitors limited to student-centered functions, student check-out, counselor and administrator visits, etc.

Transportation

All Moderate Precautions followed

Restrooms

All Moderate Precautions followed

Cafeterias

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Consider installation of protective table barriers
  • Consider grab-n-go lunches

Large Group Gatherings: Assemblies/Performances/Dances, etc.

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Group gatherings are organized with health and safety principles and requirements from the Weber/Morgan health department to mitigate risks
  • Assemblies discouraged
  • Attendance may be limited to family members, officers, and cheerleaders with no admission for the general public and student body
  • Dances are not permitted

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread - (Choir, Band, Orchestra, Drama, CTE, Fine Arts etc.)

All Moderate Precautions followed

Recess/Playgrounds/P.E. Classes

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Playground equipment off limits
  • Supervised walking and other games/activities that provide adequate physical distancing
  • Locker rooms off limits
  • No dressing for P.E.

Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling

All Moderate Precautions followed

Pre-Schools/Day Cares

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Possible limited schedule: shortened schedule, half day
  • Possibly prioritize students needing to attend to those with special needs and learning disabilities

After-School Programs

All Moderate Precautions followed

Athletics

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Group gatherings are organized with health and safety principles and requirements from the Weber/Morgan health department to mitigate risks
  • Attendance may be limited to family members, officers, and cheerleaders with no admission for the general public and student body
  • Limited access to locker rooms
  • No concessions
  • Restroom areas marked for physical distancing

Driver Education

All Moderate Precautions followed

Back-to-School Nights/Parent Teacher Conferences

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Virtual Back-to-School and Parent Teacher Conference Appointments

Graduation

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Group gatherings are organized with health and safety principles and requirements from the Weber/Morgan health department to mitigate risks
  • Multiple traditional graduations may be held in order to accommodate all graduates
  • Face coverings required for graduates, faculty, and attendees

While there is always an inherent risk of contracting an illness when individuals interact with each other, the following requirements and recommendations can help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses.  

Classrooms

State Requirement:

Additional Recommendations:

  • Maximize space between desks and tables (acknowledging that 6 feet of distance between desks is not feasible for most Utah classrooms)
  • Move nonessential furniture and equipment out of classrooms to increase distancing
  • Consider seating students facing forward if practical
  • Assign seats to support contact tracing
  • Consider temporary closure of computer lab if students are able to access the content outside the lab
  • Establish exit and entrance procedures for the classroom 
  • When bringing multiple classes together, consider using other spaces inside or outside of the building

Transitions/Common Areas

State Requirement:

  • Identify high traffic areas and apply floor markings or signage to direct traffic
  • Students required to wear face coverings during transitions

Additional Recommendations:

  • Prop doors open to reduce touch
  • Place signs or markings in halls showing efficient traffic patterns  
  • Encourage students to use a backpack instead of frequent locker use
  • Minimize and monitor congregation of students
  • Consider staggered transitions to minimize interactions between multiple groups 
  • Consider extended pass times

Entry and Exit Points/Parent/Guest/Volunteer Access to School

State Requirements:

  • Designate entry/exit flow paths to minimize congestion
  • Limit nonessential visitors and volunteers to campuses and programs
  • Establish protocols for any visitors and non-regular staff, adhering to all current health and safety guidelines
  • Face coverings required
  • Establish protocols for drop-off/pick-up - Communicate expectations to families

Additional Recommendations:

  • Consider protocols for visitors, including sign-in and sign-out, locations being visited, calling the front office before entering, use of face coverings, etc. 
  • Post signage encouraging physical distancing

Transportation

State Requirements:

  • Face coverings for students, staff, and other passengers. (Student’s age, range of disabilities, sensory sensitivity, and medical conditions should be considered)
  • Implement strategies to ensure driver safety
  • Develop protocols for minimizing mixing of students from different households

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students should not be refused transportation for failure to wear a face covering (provide disposable face coverings in case a student forgets to bring their own)

Restrooms

Additional Recommendations:

  • Look at minimizing the number of individuals in a restroom
  • Face coverings required while in restrooms
  • If students are grouped by the same hallway/floor/grade level, designate restroom for each cohort
  • Consider floor markings to encourage physical distancing

Cafeterias

State Requirements:

  • Mark spaced lines and designate serving line flow paths
  • Remove self-service salad bars and buffet
  • Food service workers wear face coverings
  • Students required to wear face coverings while in lines and when not eating

Additional Recommendations:

  • Expanded cafeteria area with options such as inside and outside seating where possible
  • Consider staggering lunch hours to reduce the number of students at one time
  • Consider decreasing lunch times 

Large Group Gatherings: Assemblies/Performances/Dances, etc.

State Requirements:

  • Group gatherings are organized with health and safety principles and requirements from the Weber/Morgan health department to mitigate risks
  • Face coverings required

Additional Recommendations:

  • Consider limiting and/or canceling nonessential assemblies, dances, etc. or reschedule as virtual gatherings
  • Consider broadcasting assemblies into the classroom 
  • If a large gathering is held, appropriate physical distancing and face coverings required
  • Create alternate plans for whole staff gatherings/trainings as virtual meetings

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread - (Choir, Band, Orchestra, Drama, CTE, Fine Arts, etc.)

State Requirements:

  • Identify courses that would be more at risk and make classroom mitigation plans with support from local health department guidelines
  • Face coverings required

Additional Recommendations:

  • Use larger spaces if possible (auditoriums, cafeterias, stages, outdoors, etc.)
  • Reduce durations spent face-to-face with other students
  • Look at ways to increase airflow and ventilation 

Recess/Playgrounds/P.E. Classes

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limit activities to those that do not require physical contact
  • Use available spaces to increase physical distancing between students

Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling

State Requirements:

  • Face coverings or shields for one-on-one close contact with students
  • Provide reasonable accommodations for students who are unable to wear face coverings

Additional Recommendations:

  • Follow District's Special Education guidelines

Pre-Schools/Day Cares

State Requirement:

  • Staff members trained on implementing strategies to identify and mitigate risk in the classroom setting
  • School personnel and students wearing face coverings (Student’s age, range of disabilities, sensory sensitivity, and medical conditions should be considered)

Additional Recommendations:

  • Seating arrangements to provide for physical distancing as appropriate based on individual and instructional needs  

After-School Programs

State Requirement:

  • Staff members trained on implementing strategies to identify and mitigate risk in the classroom setting
  • School personnel and students wearing face coverings (Student’s age, range of disabilities, sensory sensitivity, and medical conditions should be considered)

Additional Recommendations:

  • Encourage usage of large spaces in the building or outdoors when possible
  • Maintain reasonable physical distancing
  • No private or for-profit groups in the building (school and/or city sponsored groups only)

Athletics 

State Requirements:

  • Group gatherings are organized with health and safety principles and requirements from the Weber/Morgan health department to mitigate risks
  • Face coverings required

Additional Recommendations:

  • Follow all current recommendations and requirements of the UHSAA for both high school and junior high school athletics (temperature monitoring, hand washing, etc.)
  • Students and general public take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing
  • Concessions - allowed following recommended guidelines by the health department
  • Limit concession stand sales to pre-packaged beverages and food
  • Cash payments discouraged
  • Restrooms available with signage encouraging physical distancing

Driver Education (Guidelines established by State Driver Ed Program)

State Requirements:

  • Symptom check of all staff (once per shift) and students prior to entering the vehicle
  • Driving by appointment only with a maximum of three students and the instructor in the vehicle
  • Students and instructor wear face coverings
  • Reasonable physical distancing when not in the vehicle
  • Range by appointment with only one student in the vehicle at a time
  • Classroom - Follow same recommendations as in regular classrooms
  • Paperwork submitted electronically; avoiding handling and sharing of paperwork

Back-to-School Nights/Parent Teacher Conferences

State Requirements:

  • Group gatherings are organized with health and safety principles and requirements from the Weber/Morgan health department to mitigate risks
  • Facial coverings required

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students and Parents may meet with their teachers in the teachers’ classrooms
  • Consider scheduled appointments in person or virtual
  • Students and parents take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing

Graduation

State Requirements:

  • Group gatherings are organized with health and safety principles and requirements from the Weber/Morgan health department to mitigate risks

Additional Recommendations:

  • Traditional graduation can be held with precautions encouraged, including required face coverings
     
  1. All symptomatic children and employees should stay home from school, and will be sent home if exhibiting any symptoms.
  2. Designate the school nurse as the contact person to be responsible for responding to COVID19 concerns.
  3. Follow any other standards promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Utah Department of Health, and local health department.

Classrooms

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed (with the additional requirements and recommendations below)

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students have a modified schedule: A/B Day, shortened schedule, half day, flexible learning model, etc.
  • No partner or work unless physical distancing can be maintained
  • Have the same group of children stay with the same staff all day in elementary
  • Students and staff are encouraged to follow strict hygiene standards, including:
    • Wash hands when:  arriving at and leaving school; after playing outside; after having close contact with others; after using shared surfaces; before and after using restroom; after blowing nose, coughing, and sneezing; and before and after eating
  • Turn desks to face the same direction rather than facing each other
  • No drinking fountain access-students bring their own water bottles

Transitions

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Physical distancing required
  • Congregating before, during school, during lunch and after school--prohibited
  • Students following strict hallway traffic patterns
  • Students not to use lockers during pass time
  • Possible staggered bell schedule for students to limit number of students in hallways
  • No drinking fountain access-students bring their own water bottles

Entry and Exit Points/Parent, Guest and Volunteer Access to School

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Parents/guests/volunteers discouraged from entering schools

Transportation

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

WSD Requirement

  • Student temperature check upon boarding

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limited number of students in attendance at school with limited number of students on buses
  • Reasonable physical distancing maintained
  • Students wash hands after riding bus and entering classroom

Restrooms

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

WSD Requirement

  • Class schedules for restroom visits

Cafeteria

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limit number of students in the building/cafeteria
  • Consider Grab-and-Go Lunches

Large Group Gatherings (Assemblies, Performances, Dances)

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Assemblies and performances prohibited

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread (Choir, Band, Orchestra, Drama, CTE, Fine Arts, etc.)

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Recess, Playground and P. E. Classes

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Access to ALL playground equipment, sporting goods, etc., prohibited

Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Areas of Concern

Preschool/ Day Care

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limited number of students per classroom 
  • Limited supervised usage of play areas with no students on the playground equipment 

After-School Programs

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • After-school programs may be prohibited
  • If programs are in session, all students and teachers wearing face coverings or shields

Athletics

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Athletics may be suspended by the UHSAA
  • If athletics are allowed, attendance will be limited to attendance recommendations by the  Weber/Morgan health department and consistent with the limitations of the venue
  • Junior High School athletics follow same requirements as the UHSAA guidelines

Driver’s Education

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Virtual theory instruction only
  • Single student per car on driver’s education range allowed

Back-to-School Nights/Parent Teacher Conferences

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Graduation

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Walk-through graduation allowed if physical distancing can be maintained
  • Face coverings required for graduates
  • Attendance limited to close family--face coverings required

Resources

  1. All symptomatic children and employees should stay home from school, and will be sent home if exhibiting any symptoms.
  2. Designate the school nurse as the contact person to be responsible for responding to COVID19 concerns.
  3. Follow any other standards promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Utah Department of Health, and local health department.

Classrooms

All Moderate Precautions followed (with the additional requirements and recommendations below)

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limit mixing of groups if possible
  • Teachers dispensing hand sanitizer as students enter classrooms
  • Students and staff are encouraged to follow strict hygiene standards, including: 
    • Do not shake hands
    • Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds 
    • Wash hands after using the restroom
    • Use hand sanitizer frequently 
    • Avoid touching your face 
    • Cover coughs or sneezes (e.g. into a tissue, sleeve, or elbow; not hands)
  • No sharing of materials
  • Restrict drinking fountain access--students encouraged to bring their own water bottle
  • Online learning of students that are high risk

Transitions

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Congregating prohibited
  • No use of lockers during pass time or lunch time
  • Restrict drinking fountain access

Entry and Exit Points/Parent, Guest and Volunteer Access to School

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limited access to student-centered functions, student check-out, etc. 

Transportation

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Possible student temperature check upon boarding 
  • Hand sanitizer dispensed by driver upon boarding
  • Parents encouraged to drive students if not comfortable with bus transportation

Restrooms

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Class schedules for restroom visits when possible

Cafeteria

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Physical distancing spacing in the lunch line 
  • Installation of protective table barriers where possible

Large Group Gatherings (Assemblies, Performances, Dances)

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Assemblies discouraged
  • Dances not permitted
  • Attendance may be limited to family members, officers, or cheerleaders with no admission for the general public or student body

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread (Choir, Band, Orchestra, Drama, CTE, etc.)

All Moderate Precautions followed

Recess, Playground and P. E. Classes

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Playground equipment off limits to students
  • Increased supervision to ensure physical distancing
  • Supervised walking and other games/activities allowed that provide adequate physical distancing
  • Locker rooms off limits
  • No dressing for P.E. 

Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Areas of Concern

Preschool/ Day Care

All Moderate Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Limited number of students per classroom 
  • Limited supervised usage of play areas with no students on the playground equipment 

After-School Programs

All Moderate Precautions followed

Athletics

All Moderate Precautions followed

Follow UHSSA  and local health department guidelines

 Additional Recommendations:

  • Access to locker rooms limited
  • Restroom areas marked for physical distancing 

Driver’s Education

All Moderate Precautions followed

Follow State Driver’s Education Guidelines

Back-to-School Nights/Parent Teacher Conferences

All Moderate Precautions followed

 Additional Recommendations:

  • No in-person meetings--virtual Back-to-School and Parent Teacher Conferences

Graduation

All Moderate Precautions followed

Follow local health department guidelines

Resources

 Health Office

 Parent Guidelines

  • Information for parents regarding signs and symptoms of COVID19, and when to keep their child home (see Parent Infographic)
  1. All symptomatic children and employees should stay home from school, and will be sent home if exhibiting any symptoms.
  2. Designate the school nurse as the contact person to be responsible for responding to COVID19 concerns.
  3. Follow any other standards promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Utah Department of Health, and local health department.

Classrooms

State Requirement:

  • Staff members trained on implementing strategies to identify and mitigate risk in the classroom setting

Additional Recommendations:

  • Strongly recommend cloth face coverings laundered after each day’s use
  • All staff wash or sanitize hands as they enter worksites 
  • Signs posted in highly visible locations that promote everyday protective measures
  • Students seated as far apart as reasonably possible
  • Students and staff encouraged to wash hands regularly
  • Hand sanitizing stations available in designated areas
  • Hand sanitizer available in each classroom
  • Students use hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available
  • Adequate supplies provided to minimize sharing of high touch materials (e.g., art supplies, pencil sharpeners, crayons, manipulatives, glue sticks, etc)
  • Student’s belongings separated from others’ in individual containers, cubbies, etc.
  • Minimize drinking fountain access - personal water bottles encouraged.

Transitions

State Requirement:

  • Students follow markings and/or signage for traffic flow
  • Students follow entry/exit flow patterns to minimize congestion
  • Face coverings required

Additional Recommendations:

  • Minimize drinking fountain access - personal water bottles encouraged
  • Encourage reasonable physical distancing
  • Doors propped to reduce touch points
  • Student use of backpacks encouraged
  • Students move directly from one class to another to avoid close contact with others

Entry and Exit Points/Parent, Guest and Volunteer Access to School

State Requirement:

  • Limit nonessential visitors and volunteers
  • Temperature check and face coverings for visitors and non-regular staff
  • Drop-off/pick-up protocols followed
  • Students follow flow paths to minimize congestion

Additional Recommendations:

  • Parents/guests/volunteers/substitutes must check in at the main office

Transportation

State Requirement:

  • Students from the same household sit together
  • All students and staff wear face coverings (Student ages, range of disabilities, sensory sensitivities, and medical conditions should be considered.)

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students encouraged to wash or sanitize hands before entering bus/van

Restrooms

State Requirement:

  • Follow signage for proper hand hygiene
  • Face coverings required while in restrooms

Additional Recommendations:

  • Follow floor markings to encourage physical distancing

Cafeteria

State Requirement:

  • Student hand hygiene routine practiced before and after meals
  • Students follow marked spaced lines and flow paths
  • No self-service salad bars or buffet for students
  • Staff use face coverings while serving and cleaning
  • Students required to wear face coverings while in lines

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students and staff maintain reasonable physical distancing
  • Payment using student I.D. card encouraged with prepaid money in student’s account - cash discouraged, cash payments made in the office
  • Lunch cashiers are the only ones to use touch screen monitors

Large Group Gatherings (Assemblies, Performances, Dances)

State Requirement:

  • Follow local health department guidelines
  • Face coverings required

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students, faculty, and guests take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing 

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread (Choir, Band, Orchestra, Drama, CTE, etc.)

State Requirement:

  • Follow local health department guidelines
  • Face coverings required

Additional Recommendations:

  • Follow individual class guidelines

Recess, Playground and P. E. Classes

State Requirement:

  • Follow local health department guidelines
  • Face coverings are not required for elementary students during outdoor recess
  • If students cannot reasonably participate while wearing a face covering during a physical education class, face coverings need not be worn. (In this case, each individual participating in the physical education class must complete a symptom assessment, verbally confirm they are free of COVID-19 symptoms before participating in each event, and attest to the fact they have not been in close contact (within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more) with a person who has tested positive for COVID in the last 14 days, and where possible, confirm participant temperature is below 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit)

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students wash or sanitize hands when coming back into classroom
  • Activities will be limited to those that do not require physical contact

Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling

State Requirement:

  • Face coverings required (Student’s age, range of disabilities, sensory sensitivity, and medical conditions should be considered)
  • Provide reasonable accommodations for students who are unable to wear face coverings

Additional Recommendations:

  • Follow district’s Special Education guidelines

Additional Areas of Concern:

Preschool/ Day Care

State Requirement:

  • Face coverings required, unless children are under the age of three (Student’s age, range of disabilities, sensory sensitivity, and medical conditions should be considered)

Recommendations:

  • Proper safety precautions for students and staff in place
  • Seating arrangements to provide for physical distancing
  • No toys from home allowed
  • Students wash hands before and after snacks
  • Play areas limited based on the ability to sanitize play items ( i.e., dress-up, kitchen play center, sensory tables, etc.)

After-School Programs

State Requirement:

  • Face coverings required

Recommendations:

  • Students and staff encouraged to wash hands regularly
  • Students use hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available
  • Maintain reasonable physical distancing 
  • Students encouraged to wear face coverings when engaged in contact longer than 15 minutes
  • Minimize drinking fountain access - personal water bottles encouraged

Athletics

State Requirement:

  • Follow all recommendations and requirements of the UHSAA for both high school and junior  high school athletics (temperature monitoring, hand washing, etc.) and the local health department.

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students and general public take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing
  • Concessions allowed following recommended guidelines by the health department
  • Concessions-- consider grab-and-go items instead of prepared food, those working concessions required to wear face coverings and gloves
  • Card payments encouraged 
  • Restrooms available

Driver’s Education

State Requirement:

  • Symptom check of all staff (once per shift) and students prior to entering the vehicle
  • Students and instructors wear face coverings while in vehicles
  • Reasonable physical distancing when not in the vehicle
  • Classroom Setting--students seated as far apart as reasonably possible
  • Students submit paperwork electronically to avoid handling and sharing of paperwork 
  • Students wash or sanitize hands before entering and after exiting vehicle

Back-to-School Nights/Parent Teacher Conferences

State Requirement:

  • Follow local health department guidelines
  • Face coverings required

Additional Recommendations:

  • Students and parents may meet with their teachers in the teachers’ classrooms
  • Students and parents take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing

Graduation

State Requirement:

  • Follow local health department guidelines

Additional Recommendations:

  • Maintain reasonable physical distancing

Resources

 Health Office

 Parent Guidelines

  • Information for parents regarding signs and symptoms of COVID19, and when to keep their child home (see Parent Infographic)

Classrooms

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Student desk tops cleaned between each student usage

Transitions/Common Areas

All Moderate Precautions followed

Entry and Exit Points/Parent/Guest/Volunteer Access to School

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Transportation

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Seat and surface cleaning between routes

Restrooms

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Cafeterias

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Recess/Playgrounds/P.E. Classes

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Consider closing all slides and other play structures
  • Horizontal and Vertical, touchable surface cleaning to include use of electro-static disinfection between uses.

Pre-Schools/Day Cares

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Student desk tops cleaned before every new student usage
  • Eliminate usage of play structures

After-School Programs

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Athletics

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

  • Horizontal and Vertical, touchable surface cleaning to include use of electro-static disinfection between uses.

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