Herricks High School Opening Plans 2020 - 2021 Presentation #2 August 17, 2020
Before Arrival Daily Temperature Check (before 7:30 am) ➢ Screening Questionnaire (Staff/Daily - Students/Weekly) ➢ Acceptal Face Covering (Recommend 2) ➢
Masks/Face Coverings Students and adults should ensure that they have two personal masks/face-coverings with them each day. ● Masks/Face coverings must cover your nose and mouth. The district will maintain an adequate supply of acceptable face coverings for school staff and students who forget their mask. Masks/face coverings are meant to protect other people in case the wearer is unknowingly infected but ● does not have symptoms. All students and staff members must wear masks/face coverings whenever they are in our buildings ● including in hallways; classrooms; restrooms; and other congregate settings, including buses. Masks may be removed to eat lunch and during scheduled masks breaks. ● Training will be provided on how to properly wear a mask/face covering, proper storage and, discarding of ● Personal Protective Equipment.
Health and Wellness Protocols Healthy Hygiene Practice ● In the Classroom ● Extension of Passing Time (2 minutes) ● Signs of Illness ● Temperature Checks Onsite ● Visitors to School ● Facility Enhancements ● Safety Drill Modifications ●
HEALTHY HYGIENE PRACTICES Hand Hygiene Students and staff must practice good hand hygiene to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Schools will plan time in the school day schedule to allow for hand hygiene. Hand hygiene includes: Traditional hand washing (with soap and warm water, lathering for a minimum of 20 seconds), which is ■ the preferred method. Use of district provided hand sanitizers when soap and water are not available, and hands are not visibly ■ dirty. District provided hand sanitizer will be available throughout common areas, and near high touch ■ surfaces.
HEALTHY HYGIENE PRACTICES Respiratory Hygiene The COVID-19 virus spreads from person to person in droplets produced by coughs and sneezes. Therefore, it is important that: Students and staff cover their mouths or noses with a tissue when coughing or ■ sneezing and dispose of the tissue appropriately. A supply of tissues be available in each room when feasible. If no tissue is ■ available, using the inside of the elbow (or shirtsleeve) to cover the mouth or nose is preferable to using the hands. Always perform hand hygiene after sneezing, coughing and handling dirty tissues ■ or other soiled material. Windows are open to improve ventilation when possible. ■
Social Distancing Social Distancing also called “physical distancing” means keeping a six foot space between yourself and others. This will include: student desks facing in the same direction rather than facing each other to reduce transmission caused ■ by virus-containing droplets (e.g., from talking, coughing, sneezing) limiting the entry of parents/ guardians/visitors into the building, to the greatest extent possible; ■ Monitiring the use of restrooms by staff to ensure social distancing and cleanliness. Students will be ■ reminded that they must wash hands after use. Classroom capacity idetermined by calculating the number of students and teachers who can safely ■ maintain 6 feet of social distancing in all directions. A distance of 12 feet is to be maintained in all directions between individuals while participating in ■ activities requiring projecting the voice, playing a wind instrument, and aerobics.
Signs Signage developed by the CDC, NYSDOH, other public health outlets, the NYS Department of Education, and others as appropriate will be used to support initiatives aimed to decrease the spread of the virus will be placed throughout the building. Signage will serve to remind staff, students, families, and visitors (when permitted) to maintain physical distancing, wash hands adequately, and wear face coverings. Signage will be posted at all building entrances, restrooms, cafeterias, classrooms, offices, the auditorium, gymnasium and custodial staff areas. Signage will also be installed to mark the direction of flow in hallways to limit exposure.
Health Checks Parents/guardians and staff members will be provided resources to educate them regarding the careful observation of COVID-19 and health screening that must be conducted each morning before coming to school. The following list contains some of the most common symptoms. Remember though individuals may display other symptoms or none at all. Fever or chills (100º F or greater) - Cough - Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing - Fatigue - Muscle or body aches - Headache - New loss of taste or smell - Sore throat - Congestion or runny nose - Nausea or vomiting - and/or Diarrhea
Lunch/Unassigned Periods/Dismissal Closed campus ● No outside vendors ● Pre-Order online (Meals Plus/Linq Solutions) ● App available for the phone - orders 1 hour before lunch will be satisfied ● Socially Distanced Seating (Courtyard/Gym) ● Specific Directional Flow ● Unassigned Periods Study Hall ● Learning Center ● Dismissal to be staggered
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