August 26, 2020 Mansfield Township Board of Education Meeting
MTSD
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The Forks in The Road Back ● Governor’s directive at the end of June 2020: “will open in-person instruction and operations in some capacity.” ● Governor’s directive in mid-July 2020: Parental choice allowing students to go fully-remote. ● August 12 , Governor’s directive announced districts are permitted to open, unless they need additional time to implement safety and health protocols-procedures-etc.
NJDOE Checklist Categories Re-Opening Planning ✔ ● ● Digital Divide ✔ ● General Health and Safety Transportation ✔ ● Student Flow, Entry, Exit and Common Areas ✔ ● ● Screening, PPE and Response ✔ ● Students/Staff Presenting Symptoms Contract Tracing ✔ ● Facilities Cleaning Practices ✔ ● ● Meals ✔ ● Recess/PE ✔ Field Trips-Extra Curricular ✔ ●
Standards for The Road Back ● 6 feet distance in all settings to the greatest extent practicable or social distancing modifications ● Mandatory use of face coverings by staff, students and visitors ● Routine cleaning and sanitization of classrooms, lunchrooms, gyms, restrooms and high traffic areas ● Facilitation of hand washing at frequent intervals or use of hand sanitizer ● Use of face coverings and social distancing procedures to the extent practicable and cleaning protocols on school buses ● Student and staff health screenings ● Enhanced social distancing and infection control for music, choir, and PE classes that are conducted majority of time outside ● A plan for students and staff with symptoms of COVID 19 and procedures for isolating symptomatic students and staff-A plan for students/staff who test positive for COVID 19 and procedures for isolating staff/students ● Coordination with local health department ● A plan to ensure indoor facilities have adequate ventilation ● Implementation of social distancing and infection control practices during recess and PE ● Procedures of athletics and extra-curricular activities
Why request to go 100% virtual?
Safety-Health: Staffing ● Requests for leaves/telework ○ Cannot adhere to 6 feet social distancing ○ Lack of supervision for the safety of students ○ Lack of staff to assign to watch students that are symptomatic or learn of a positive test
Safety-Health: Screening ● Delay in Thermoscan Machines ● Available space for 2 areas: ○ Isolating staff/students who learn of a positive test while in building ○ Isolating symptomatic staff/students while in building ○ Space must allow multiple people at 6’ apart ○ Staff assigned to watch students
Safety-Health: Operations ● Delay of Multiple Deliveries
Fall School Plans Public Schools: 555 Charter Schools:88 VoTech Schools: 69 As of 8/25
Leaves Available to Staff Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and Extended Family Medical Leave (EFLML) ● If telework is not available, staff will be able to take Intermittent leave up to 12 weeks. ● He/she may use his/her accrued sick/personal/vacation days for up to two weeks of paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA) ● And if needed and if he/she qualify, up to an additional ten weeks under the Extended Family & Medical Leave Act. ● EPSL will be for those staff who are unable to work or telework because they are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking medical diagnosis.
Qualification for Paid Leave If an employee is not able or provided telework the below are qualifications for paid leave. (1) The employee is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID–19. (2) The employee has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID– 19. (3) The employee is experiencing symptoms of COVID–19 and seeking a medical diagnosis. (4) The employee is caring for an individual who is subject to an order as described in subparagraph (1) or has been advised as described in paragraph (2). (5) The employee is caring for a son or daughter of such employee if the school or place of care of the son or daughter has been closed, or the child care provider of such son or daughter is unavailable, due to COVID–19 precautions. (6) The employee is experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
Leave Payments ● Full-time employees are entitled to 80 hours of Emergency Paid Sick Leave (“EPSL”) under the EPSLA. ● Part-time employees are entitled to a pro-rata amount of EPSL based on the normally scheduled work hours. ● The rate of pay for this use of EPSL is 2/3 the employees regular pay, capped at $200 per day.
Budget Concerns Substitutes Budgeted Funds for Subs $ 255,582.00 Used from 19-20 (Ending March) $ 148,000.00 1 Perm Substitute $ 41,652.00 (plus benefits) Additional Perm Substitute $ 41,652.00 (plus benefits) LTS #1 $ 17,469.47 LTS #2 $ 17,469.47 Total $ 118,242.94 Total of sub expense from 19/20 plus current sub expenses $ 266,242.94
Cost of One Teacher Taking Leave Based on 60 days of leave Based on a salary of $60,100.00 2 weeks paid sick days = $3,005.00 50 days * $200/day = $10,000.00 $13,005.00 Sub for 60 days: $100 for days 1 - 9 = $900.00 $110 for days 10 - 20 = $1,210.00 $260.33 for days 21+ = $5,466.93 $7,576.93 Total Cost of the Leave: $20,581.93
Out of Pocket Costs and Concerns Overall Substitute Expenses 9 Teachers on Leave at $20,581.93 $185,237.37 9 Teachers on Leave at $7,576.93 $68,192.37 Current Sub Costs $117,461.95 Current Sub Costs $117,461.95 Total $302,699.32 Total $185,654.32 Remaining Balance of Sub -$47,117.32 Remaining Balance of Sub $69,927.68 Funds Funds
Facilities Classrooms: ● Student desks have been moved to 6 foot distance; all non-essential furniture has been moved out of classroom space. When we receive the final student count per room we will move any unassigned desks out to storage. ● Desktop shields have arrived today; these will be used in classrooms that utilize tables; pre-school, kindergarten, and areas with tables. Also the shields will be used on desks based on students’ individualized need, as well as student desks in self contained MD classrooms. ● Hand sanitizer stations have been installed in every classroom and outside every restroom. ● Disinfectant wipes have been distributed to all classrooms and offices. These wipes can be used to disinfected any items that might be shared. ● Signage reading “STOP THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS-PLEASE WASH HANDS FOR 20 SECONDS” have been installed in all restrooms.
Facilities
Facilities The materials, equipment and supplies that have not been received or have not been installed as of 8/26 2020 are as follows. ● 2-SafeCheck Walk Through Infrared Body Temperature Detectors ● 2-Elkay water bottle filling stations ● 12-San Jamar hands free roll towel dispensers ● 4- free standing sign boards with social distancing messages ● 4-Plexiglas panels for the main office counters ● Additional sanitizer and spray bottles
Principal Updates-JHES Importance of School Community School Student Traditions: Recognition Morning ● Announcements Whole School ● Morning Meeting First Day Bubbles ● Responsive Classroom- Principal Office First 6 Weeks of Hours School
Principal Updates - MTES Looking Forward: Class Lists - Available August 27th in Oncourse at the end of the work day. ● Blackboard message will be sent Google Form to collect information regarding Chromebook Distribution Principal Classroom Visitations First Day Ongoing Olweus (Bullying Prevention Program) weekly meetings ● Julie Katz Student recognition Principal office hours for students to check in
Extended School Year (ESY) Thank YOU! Due to an enormous Team ● Virtual effort ESY was a “virtual” success for ○ Live ■ Instruction all that attended!!!! ■ Related Services ■ Classroom ● Parents ○ Simulate a “typical day” ● Teachers ■ Integral face to face instruction ● Related Services ● Large Group ● Students ● Small Group ● Individual ● Instructional Assistants ■ Promote School Community ● Registered Behavior Technicians ● Social ● Case Managers ● Emotional ● BCBA ● Academic ● Secretary ● Functional ● Communication was key By working as a passionate team to ○ Students prepare, share, and communicate, our ○ Families ○ Teachers staff and families provided an exceptional ○ Related Services live experience!
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