Your Three Options

Traditional

This model represents a return to the school campus and the classroom where students will interact directly with their teacher(s) and classmates. The school day will follow the standard bell times and standard schedule that includes all the core classes and other subject areas. In short, it represents a return to the traditional school environment – with several significant changes involving enhanced health and safety precautions.

Our goal is to create an environment that provides an opportunity for students to return to the traditional school experience, while providing effective safeguards to protect the health and safety of students and staff.

Public Health Actions on Every Campus

• Practice safe social distancing to the greatest extent possible.
• Post signage and provide lessons to strongly encourage frequent hand washing and hygiene practices.
• Ensure hand sanitizer is available throughout the campus.
• Increase cleaning protocols throughout each campus, including replacing air filters more frequently.
• Limit group gatherings.
• Face coverings required for students and staff on campus.
• Expect symptom screening for all staff and students.
• Ensure any staff or students who exhibit symptoms are not at school or in the workplace.

School Bus Safety

• Students are required to wear face coverings on the bus.
• Clean high touch areas between runs.
• Ensure hand sanitizer is available on each bus.
• Disinfect each bus thoroughly at the end of each day.

At the elementary school level, we are creating a cohort isolation model, where students will spend time on campus with the group of students in their class, including in the classroom, the cafeteria, media center, and the playground. Interaction with students from other classes will be limited to the greatest extent possible. If a student displays symptoms of illness, it will likely impact their cohort classmates, and not the entire school, in terms of quarantine or other interventions.

At the secondary level, each school will have a customized plan to discourage large gatherings of students in hallways and common areas, using clear communication and signage to reinforce the message. The number of students allowed in the cafeteria, media center and gymnasiums will be significantly reduced. Extracurricular activities will resume, and will adhere to recommendations from CDC and the state.