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Reopening Schools Board Presentation

Guiding Concepts 1. Student and staff safety and well-being are our top priorities. 2. We will let the science and data, not politics, drive our decisions 3. If we can reopen safely in-person, we will do so 4. Prepare a continuum of in-person instructional models and provide a virtual learning option for those who need or prefer to learn at home. This approach provides the greatest flexibility for the District, staff, and families.

Our Partners Guide Our Work ● School Reopening Task Force - District Work Teams Elmbrook stakeholder group helping 40 work teams preparing for school ● shape our reopening efforts. reopening ● Waukesha County Public Health - ● Each team has 4-8 members tasked to guidance on testing, tracing, develop and execute a project plan quarantine/isolation, mitigation, and Over 150 different staff members ● large group gatherings. participate on one or more work ● WIAA - guidance to safely hold athletic teams practices, competitions, and events. ● Weekly work team leader meetings Board of Education - District facilitate communication and ● governance team shaping purchasing, highlight the interdependence of procurement, policy, and, procedures. these teams

Task Force Recommendations 1. Prepare a continuum of education delivery models and use current regional and local data and research to guide a reopening decision. 2. Establish safety protocols and procedures for students and staff that align to CDC and AAP guidelines, including Face Coverings for all K-12 students and staff. 3. Prioritize the mental health of students and staff. 4. Keep learning coherent between in-person, hybrid, and virtual education delivery models. 5. Flexibly allocate resources and services to meet the needs of every student. 6. Create clear roles and expectations for students, staff and families as we respond to changing conditions, together.

Two Options for Families

Continuum of In-Person Instruction 5-Day In-Person Traditional 5-day in-person model with risk mitigation and safety measures. Students attend school two days in-person and learn virtually three days each Part-Time In-Person for All week. Students attend school in two groups; Group A (Mon-Tues) and Group Students (Hybrid Approach) B (Thu-Fri). In addition to 5-day risk mitigation and safety measures, this reduces the percentage of students in school by 50%. Based on public health data, students in a particular classroom, grade level Part-Time In-Person for or school may need to learn virtually for a period of time, while others remain Select Populations in an in-person format. Select students have a need for more frequent or intensive services and may, Specialized Services if proper safety and risk mitigation measures can be followed, continue to In-Person for Select Students receive services while most students are learning virtually. Temporary Virtual Learning All students participate in virtual learning until health conditions improve and for All Students students and staff can transition back to an in-person environment.

Comparing the Two Options Option In-Person Instruction Continuum Full-Time Virtual Instruction Safely maximizes in-person instructional time with Provides families with a stable, quality, online several risk mitigation strategies including; social Goal program for the full year in the safest distancing, face coverings, and daily screening environment possible. expectations. Guarantee of full-time online instruction for the Flexible design allows for changes to schedule and entire school year. Families can choose to Description service delivery throughout the year in response to transition to in-person learning at the end of current public health data. each quarter/term (every 9 weeks). Students afforded the greatest level of in-person Families know what to expect for scheduling. Key Benefits interactions with staff and peers that may be safely Lowest risk environment. managed at any time. Potential for social isolation and sustaining Families will need to be prepared for schedules and student engagement over time were two of the Key Drawback routines to vary throughout the year based on primary concerns families identified in their changing health data. children this past spring.

What Does this Look Like?

Waukesha County Stay Safe to Stay Open Safe Schools

Risk Mitigation Measures Reduce Spread Daily Symptom Screening ● Build and maintain your bubble ● ● Cohorting ● Physical Distance Maximize facility air flow and filtering ● Use outdoor classroom when weather cooperates ● ● Provide staff necessary PPE - Masks for all; shields, gloves, gowns, when appropriate Frequent hand washing/sanitizing ● Disinfectant (quat) deployment ● ● Turn off bubblers - use bottle-fill stations only

DHS Guidelines-What if Someone Tests Positive Confirmed Case - Home for 10 days (minimum) and 24 hours fever-free ● ● Household Contact with Case - Quarantined during patient’s 10+ days AND 14 days after patient is symptom-free ● Non-Household Contact - Close contact (15 minutes or more, within 6 feet) would require 14-day quarantine ● Contact with Case becomes ill, not tested - Quarantined until 72-hour symptom-free, 10 days since symptom onset, 14 days since contact ● Contact with Case, Test Negative - Quarantined until 24-hour fever-free, symptoms improved, 14 days since contact *Close contact (any individual within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes) of laboratory-confirmed or probable COVID-19

District Medical Advisory Board Changes in public health data could necessitate rapid adjustments to the level of in-person instruction that can be offered at any time in 2020-21. To guide the District’s decision-making process along the continuum of in-person instruction options, the District proposes the creation of a Medical Advisory Board to advise District staff on how to interpret changes in the data and possible responses.

County and Local Data Informs District Approach ● County Dashboard ○ Case Rate ○ % of Positive Cases ○ Hospital Capacity ○ Prevalence Rate ● School and District Dashboards could include: ○ # of active staff, student confirmed cases ○ # of staff/student absences due to close contact ○ Substitute Fill Rate - ability to replace staff absences with a substitute teacher

Local and County Data Threshold Sources ● * Case Rate - ○ WI Dept Health Services (0-140 Low/In-Person), <350 Hybrid, >350 Virtual) ○ MN Dept of Health - 0-140, <490, >490) ● ** Positive % ○ WI DHS (<5%) ○ NY Dept of Health (<5%, <9%, >9%) ● *** Hospital Capacity ○ WI DHS (>95%, >85%, <85%)

Task Force Recommendation: Hybrid Start At its final meeting on July 28, school reopening task force members were asked to identify their preferred start model for the in-person instruction option. A small majority were in favor of a hybrid model over a 5-day in-person start. All were in favor of developing and assigning metrics to strengthen the approach. Hybrid Model (47% in favor) ○ 5-Day In-Person (38%) ○ Virtual (15%) ○

Family and Staff Preference Surveys On July 29 and July 30, families and staff were asked to complete a one-question, force rank survey to provide an additional source of information for decision making. The “Most Preferred Option” from the survey is summarized below. Most Preferred Option 5-Day In-Person Hybrid Virtual All Respondents (Staff and Students) 45% 25% 30% Staff 31% 15% 54% Family 48% 27% 25%

Regional Districts - Starting Point on Sept 1 Benchmark Districts Sept 1 Model Community Sept 1 Model Schools Arrowhead 5 day F2F St. Dominic’s 5 Day F2F, No Virtual Greendale Blended Hamilton 5 Day F2F or Virtual Brookfield Academy 5 Day F2F, Optional Virtual Mequon-Thiensville 5 Day F2F St. Mary’s 5 Day F2F, No Virtual Middleton-Cross Plains Virtual Muskego 5 Day F2F Brookfield Christian 5 Day F2F, No Virtual New Berlin Blended Pewaukee Blended Immanuel Lutheran 5 Day F2F, No Virtual Waunakee Virtual 5-12, 4 Day F2F K-4 SJV 5 Day F2F. No Virtual Whitefish Bay Blended

County Arrowhead Two Options: 5 day F2F or virtual Districts - Elmbrook Options include: 5 day F2F; Virtual; Hybrid Hamilton Two Options: Virtual or 5 Day F2F Starting Point Hartland Lakeside Three Options: Virtual, Hybrid, 5 Day F2F Kettle Moraine Two Options: Virtual or 5 Day F2F on Sept 1 Lake Country Three Options: Virtual, Hybrid, 5 Day F2F Menomonee Falls Two Options: Virtual or 5 Day F2F; Hybrid as necessary Merton Two Options: Virtual or 5 Day F2F Mukwonago Two Options: Virtual or 5 Day F2F Muskego Two Options - Virtual or 5 day F2F New Berlin Two Options - Virtual or 5 day F2F Norris Full F2F with virtual option or blended 2/3 hybrid to transition North Lake One option (as of 7/30) F2F Oconomowoc F2F 4K-4; Hybrid 5-12 Pewaukee Hybrid/Phase in and Virtual option Richmond Two options: virtual or 5 days in person Stone Bank 3 Options: F2F, Blended/Hybrid, Virtual Swallow Two options: virtual or 5 days in person Waukesha 3 options, F2F, virtual and eAchieve