REOPENING PLAN 2020-2021 OUR COMMITMENT SAFETY INSTRUCTION - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

REOPENING PLAN 2020-2021

OUR COMMITMENT SAFETY INSTRUCTION Student and staff safety Plans will reflect a preference for a daily is our top priority. Plans will reflect face-to-face classroom experience for our guidance from DPI, CDC, Department 4K-12 students with a focus on measures of Health Services, American Academy which will allow the district to safely open of Pediatrics, and the Dodge County schools. We will also offer a full virtual Health Department. school experience for families who choose not to send their students in person. FLEXIBILITY Continuity of Learning plans will be developed and kept fluid to ensure our district can easily transition to at-home learning in the event that we cannot safely provide full-day face-to-face classroom learning for a period of time. This will be done with staff, student and parent capacity in mind, coupled with acknowledgement of the financial resources available within the district.

OUR GOAL Getting Back to the Classroom Safely: 2020-21 Plan to Reopen Schools with Traditional Classroom Learning ● Operations ● Instructional Models ● Special Education Services ● Social Emotional Health ● Health Screenings & Exclusions ● Stakeholder Input ● Next Steps Possible Action: Consideration of recommendation to approve the MSD Reopening Plan as presented

REOPENING PLAN CONTENT ● General Health & Hygiene Practices ● School Specific Guidelines for COVID-19 ● Guidelines for Face Masks & Cloth Face Covers ● Facilities Guidelines (Gym/Fitness Center/Locker Rooms/Bathrooms) ● Food Service ● Transportation ● Mayville Virtual Learning Community Option ● School Exclusion Guidelines ● School Health Screening Guidelines ● Becoming Sick at School (Staff & Students) ● Guidelines for Cleaning & Disinfecting ● Guidelines for Travel ● Guidelines for Closing School Programs ● Resources

OPERATIONS: COMMUNICATION HOME & SCHOOL HEALTH & HYGIENE COMMUNICATION EXPECTATIONS ● Timely resource sharing via district ● Heightened focus on good hygiene newsletters, email, website and social practices built in to daily routines media ● ● Reinforcement through education for Open and consistent family-school students, staff and families communication ● ● Minimize sharing of school materials, Discourage students from bringing in devices, books or other games or non-essential belongings from home ● learning aids Provide guidance to help ● Introduction of daily health screening parents/guardians reinforce protocols and practices appropriate importance of following safety by age-level protocols both at home and in our schools QUESTIONS? ● Building Principals ○ Parkview - Becky LeBouton ○ Middle School - Bob Clark ○ High School - Lee Zarnott

OPERATIONS: TRANSPORTATION STUDENT CAPACITY SELF-TRANSPORT ● ● One student per seat (students from the Families are encouraged to self-transport same household may sit together) when possible ● ● Sit at window to provide 6 feet of Parents and/or students planning to separation self-transport are encouraged to contact transportation to increase accuracy of route and staff planning FACE COVERINGS ● Masks will be required on the bus at all DROP OFF/PICK UP ZONES times ● ● Consequence of mask removal will result Bus and parent drop off and pick up zones in suspension from district transportation may need to be modified to accommodate STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS HEALTH AND SAFETY ● IEP driven accommodations in review with ● Buses will be disinfected following each a commitment to finding solutions for all route families

OPERATIONS: FOOD SERVICE HYGIENE PRACTICES ALLERGEN AWARENESS ● ● Routines for handwashing and sanitizing Additional staff awareness will be before and after food handling/consumption required for student allergies or ● No sharing of food items aversions ● Mayville Food and Nutrition Services are exploring the option of serving nut-free LUNCH & BREAKFAST food items during the 2020-21 school ● Lunch and breakfast will be delivered to year classrooms or other areas designated for food service ● Students will be kept in cohorts whenever possible, maintaining physical distancing guidelines ● Common spaces/gyms/auditoriums may be designated for eating to support physical distancing

OPERATIONS: OUR BUILDINGS BUILDING HYGIENE FACE MASKS/COVERINGS ● ● Sanitation Stations throughout with routines Masks or face coverings will be required for built around using them staff and students outside of assigned ● Drinking fountains limited to bottle-filling only cohorts/classes on school property ● ● Supplies or equipment used by multiple Specifically, masks will be required in areas in students will be cleaned and disinfected which social distancing may be challenging - between each use hallways, arriving at school, and being ● Enhanced ventilation to improve air quality dismissed from school ● ● Increased daily and weekly cleaning and Two (2) masks will be provided to each disinfecting protocols student at the start of the school year with additional masks available for purchase PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS ● 3-6’ separation goal in all classrooms/learning VISITORS spaces (6’ wherever possible) ● Limit non-essential visits and visitors ● Adjusted class sizes ● Face masks and screening mandatory for all ● Removal of excess furniture visitors prior to allowing entry ● Protective barriers ● Best practice signage on walls and floors

OPERATIONS: BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY TRAININGS/MEETINGS ACTIVITIES/ATHLETICS ● ● Whenever possible and practical, WIAA guidance will be relied upon trainings and meetings will be held to safely hold athletic practices, virtually competitions and events ● ● In-person meetings will be conducted As long as school is in-session in a with 6 feet of physical distancing traditional classroom learning maintained and if distancing is not able environment, clubs and activities to be maintained, face coverings will be may take place when possible with required physical distancing and safety measures in place ● WIAA Board of Controls is meeting TRAVEL on Thursday, July 23 to review the ● MSD will not impose any exclusion results of a statewide fall sport restrictions on travel within the survey - a decision re:fall sports United States unless the location is will be released following the designated as a hotspot by the CDC meeting. and/or DHS. ● All students and staff are required to stay home for 14 days upon returning from international, cruise ship, and/or riverboat travel.

INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS: LANDSCAPE THE LEARNING LANDSCAPE The 2020-21 school year will look different, and we are proactively planning for multiple scenarios for teaching and learning: ● Our plans will be flexible and include shifts between an in-person physically-distanced learning model, a hybrid blended learning model and a full virtual learning model throughout the school year. ● Health and safety protocols will impact many aspects of school operations, including teaching and learning. Health and safety recommendations may change during the school year as new best practices develop.

INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS: FACE-TO-FACE FULL DAY FACE-TO-FACE CLASSROOM MODEL Return to Classroom - Students and staff practice operational safety procedures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. ● Staffing - May be reassigned to support distancing and safety procedures enabling students to return to the classroom with smaller class sizes. Teachers will rotate rooms and students will stay in one room with their cohort. ● Schedules - Daily schedule modification (ex. lunch, recess) as necessary, with start and end of day potential staggers, and classes staying together as a cohort. MHS will transition to a 4 period A day/B day block schedule to limit daily transition times. ● Social Emotional - On-boarding students and staff safely to develop a welcoming environment based on new guidelines. ● Resources - Will require additional resources to support work and systems. All students will require access to a personal mobile device and supporting curriculum, use of a Google Classroom online platform and Class Dojo at grades K-2. ● Alternatives - Students and families who are not comfortable or have health concerns will be provided with an online/virtual option through the district. ● Communication - Ongoing and systematic communication to staff and families. ● Moving Among Models - May need to move among instructional models based on positive COVID-19 cases within the community or individual schools with a preference for traditional classroom learning in a safe and healthy environment.