Retur eturn to Sc n to School hool Saf Safety ety REOPENING IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
• Entry process/screening: • Hand-washing on entry to all schools, with soap and water or hand sanitizer • Screening for symptoms in children and staff, including temperature-taking • An isolation room at each school • Clear protocols for communicating with students, parents and staff who have come into close/sustained contact with confirmed cases • Limiting access to the nurse’s office and creating a secondary area for triaging other student illnesses or injuries • Communicating directly and immediately with staff, parents and community regarding cases and how the district responded.
Pro rofessional Development Professional development for staff regarding typical childhood reactions to stress and trauma resulting from home confinement planned for August
SCREENING FOR SYMPTOMS OF COVID19 For All Symptoms can include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. To ensuring a safe and healthy learning environment, we require: • Parents to home screen students using a self-attestation form or app and keep the child home if they screen positive for symptoms • Staff are required to use a self-attestation form or app prior to or upon arrival at school and must remain home if they test positive for symptoms. • Tiverton will require using self -attestation and submitting the form daily through electronic means • Tiverton will also use on-site temperature checks, especially if a positive case is found in the school Click the Icon to review the Tiverton Public School Self attestation form
ON-SITE SCREENING To help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and reduce risk of exposure to our employees and visitors; temperature and health screening is in place at all campuses. Screening will remail in place until the district has determined, by guidance from the state and local health authorities and the applicable governmental requirements that it is safe to discontinue. Temporal thermometers will be in use at all schools. Your participation is important to help us take precautionary measures to protect you and everyone in the building! COVID19 On-Site Screening Process: The screening process is conducted for each employee prior to their duty begins. Before duty begins, employees should report to front office to drop off the screening form or uses the online form, if needed: • Administrator /Nurse team asks or presents each employee the screening questions • Administrator /Nurse team assesses employees for any overt signs or symptoms • Administrator/Nurse team takes each employee’s temperature using a non-touch thermometer Other details: • The COVID19 team is coordinated by: SUPERINTENDENT • IF employee reports symptoms or direct exposure to COVID-19, the employee will be invited to the isolation room. • IF temperature is 100.40F or higher, or the employee exhibits visible symptoms of illness consistent with COVID-19, the employees will be invited to the isolation room.
ON-SITE SCREENING- STAFF If you feel symptomatic for COVID-19 at work, contact your principal and/or superintendent immediately Telephone and/or email are preferable communications. Using your classroom communication system is also recommended. The nurse must use the appropriate PPE prior to providing assistance to the symptomatic employee. The nurse is to take the symptomatic employee to the designated isolation area for further evaluation. From this point forward, all employees coming into direct contact (less than 3 feet) with the symptomatic employee are required to use all PPE Once the symptomatic employee arrives at the isolation room: Employee is given a mask and gloves (to help protect other employees and prevent spread any potential virus) All employees continue to maintain 3-6 feet distance at all times. The District Nurse completes a COVID-19 Case Form with the symptomatic employee. If the employee is suspected to have COVID-19 symptoms, the employee is sent home and/or directly to health center and must seek and present medical clearance to return to work.
ON-SITE SCREENING- STUDENT If a student is feeling symptomatic for COVID-19 at school, contact your school nurse immediately. Telephone and/or your classroom call system are preferable communications. The nurse must use the appropriate PPE prior to providing assistance to the symptomatic student. The nurse is to take the symptomatic student to the designated isolation area for further evaluation. From this point forward, all employees coming into direct contact (less than 3 feet) with the symptomatic student are required to use all PPE. Once the symptomatic student arrives at the isolation room: Student is given a mask and gloves (to help protect other employees and prevent spread of any potential virus) All employees continue to maintain 3-6 feet distance at all times. The District Nurse completes a COVID-19 Case Form with the symptomatic student. If the student is suspected to have COVID-19 symptoms, the student’s guardians are called. The student is sent home and/or directly to health center and must seek and present medical clearance to return to school.
SUSPECTED SYMPTOMS - POSITIVE STAFF If an employee tests positive for COVID- 19… Employee is to contact their principal prior to returning to If an employee suspects they have work to discuss steps and documentation that may be required symptoms of COVID- 19… prior to return to school premises. Employee must follow the “Self Quarantining and Return to • All facility employees will be notified via email and other main communication platforms Work” protocol to ensure the safety of those around them. (reporting/symptomatic employee will remain [Either provide handout or review details] once received anonymous) from RI DPOH • If symptoms are suspected in the facility, all surfaces touched by the employee will be thoroughly cleaned All facility employees will be notified via email (reporting/ill and disinfected. employee will remain anonymous) Employees coming into direct exposure (less than 3 feet without mitigation) with the COVID-19 positive employees will be directed to follow the self-quarantine protocol and must seek and provide medical clearance to return to work.
SUSPECTED SYMPTOMS - POSITIVE STUDENT If a student tests positive for COVID- 19… If a student or parent suspects their student Parent/guardian is to contact the campus principal or nurse to has symptoms of COVID- 19… discuss steps and documentation that may be required prior to • All facility employees will be notified via email and return to school premises. other main communication platforms Student must follow the “Self Quarantining and Return to (reporting/symptomatic student will remain School” protocol to ensure the safety of those around them. anonymous) [Either provide handout or review details once received • If symptoms are suspected in the facility, all surfaces from RIDOH] touched by the student will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. All facility employees will be notified via email (reporting/ill student will remain anonymous) Employees coming into direct exposure (less than 3 feet without mitigation) with the COVID-19 positive student will be directed to follow the self-quarantine protocol and must seek and provide medical clearance to return to work.
SOCIAL DISTANCING Social distancing is a simple yet very effective mechanism to prevent potential infection relying on simple distance to avoid infection. In practice for Tiverton, this means: ● Staying at least 3-6 feet from others as a normal practice ● Eliminating contact with others, such as handshakes or embracing coworkers, visitors, or friends ● Avoiding touching surfaces touched by others to the extent feasible ● Avoiding anyone that appears to be sick, or is coughing or sneezing Social distancing in our school includes classrooms, cafeterias, common areas, entrance/exit areas of work locations, and offices. 6 FEET ORIENTATION AUGUST 2020- YOUR ISD
SOCIAL DISTANCING Limited interaction: Tiverton has a clear approach that limits the number of people staff and students coming into close contact on a daily basis. Stable groups will remain 14 feet apart from one another at all times. Lockers will not be used; Stable groups will use the same physical spaces including bathrooms; shared spaces should be cleaned between groups Elementary + Middle: Stable groups of up to 30 including staff (15 for limited in person scenario); some meals should occur in the same space as classroom activities other meals will be served distancing stable groups by 13 feet High: Stable groups (same # as elementary/middle) 6 feet of distance and face masks in use; cannot exceed state maximum for group gathering during mealtimes and partitions are encouraged. Classroom layout: all classroom layouts will strive for 6’ between students and a consideration of all building space to increase instructional capacity Students will have assigned seats and be facing forward, where possible
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