th Reopening October 19 October 19 th Reopening Plan Plan September 24, 2020 *Subject to adjustment/change based on numbers of students planning to return to campus
District District Health Health and Saf and Safety Protocols ety Protocols • Physical distancing will be practiced in the classroom, hallways, common areas, and throughout the building inside and out. • Daily deep cleaning will occur throughout the campus with an emphasis on high touch surfaces. • Temperature checks will be conducted daily for everyone on campus (faculty, staff, and students). • If COVID-19 cases are identified, campuses will be closed/sanitized. • Notifications will be provided to impacted parents and students if possibly exposed. Instruction will shift to virtual learning if the school closes. • For more information see the Kinder HSPVA Health and Safety Plan. • Students, staff, and anyone on campus will be required to wear masks at all times, which will be provided daily.
District Health District Health and Saf and Safety Protocols ety Protocols • If my child or staff member on campus tests positive for COVID-19, will the building be shut down? • If COVID-19 cases are identified, campuses will be closed/sanitized. Notifications will be provided to impacted parents and students who have possibly been exposed. Instruction will shift to virtual learning if the school closes. • Will HISD notify me if my child is been exposed to COVID-19? • Affected students and families will be notified by their campuses if they have been exposed to COVID19. HISD will follow all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines and has established the information that will be shared with staff, students, and families regarding a positive COVID-19 case on campus.
Parent Parent Survey Survey • September 21-25: Timeline when parents can make the selection of face to face or continued virtual through the HISD Connect Parent Portal. • HoustonISD.org/LearningOption • Parents were given a unique code to access HISD Connect Parent Portal at student drive through distribution on colored sheet of paper. • Contact school (csalazar@houstonisd.org or bherrer2@houstonisd.org) if you misplaced code. • Results will be shared with principals on October 1 st .
Parent Survey Parent Survey • Per HISD, once a selection is submitted, the selection is final for the current six-week period and cannot be updated until the selection window is opened again. • Students for which a selection has not been made by the deadline automatically will be selected for in-person learning for planning purposes. • The number of students participating in face-to-face instruction will determine the type of schedule a campus will follow, such as a hybrid or rotating schedule.
What will HSPVA look like if parents select face-to-face instruction? • Current certified HSPVA teachers will provide instruction in the classroom. • Teachers will be delivering instruction on campus and virtually simultaneously through HISD laptops and Microsoft Teams. • Schedule will revert to the Red/Gray block schedule with synchronous and asynchronous instruction. • Physical distancing will be enforced with reduced class sizes. • Physical distancing signage placed around the campus. • Schools will distribute disposable masks daily (one per staff member and one per student). • Grading and attendance policies remain the same as first 6 weeks. CONTINUED ON NEXT SLIDE
What will HSPVA look like if parents select face-to-face instruction? Continued… • Disinfectant wipes will be provided for classrooms and campus. • Gloves will be provided for classrooms and campus. • Health screening app will be used by employees for check-in. • Masks are always required to be worn properly by students and staff. • Social activities and campus movement be limited. • Students will take laptops and materials home every day in case the campus suddenly reverts to 100% virtual instruction. • HISD is making decision on attendance if a student is absent from campus, but participates in a class virtually. • FYI: Due to consistency across campuses, HISD is not allowing art area classes on campus and academic classes remain virtual at HSPVA.
What will HSPVA look like if parents select virtual instruction? • Current certified HSPVA teachers will provide instruction virtually. • Teachers will be delivering instruction on campus and virtually simultaneously via Microsoft Teams. • Schedule will revert to the Red/Gray block schedule with synchronous and asynchronous instruction. • Grading and attendance policies remain the same as first 6 weeks.
Kinde Kinder r HS HSPVA Bell PVA Bell Sche Schedul dule (Virtual and F (Virtual and Face ace to Fac to Face) e) Reopening Plan *First Bell is at 7:45 7:50 – 8:35 1st Period 8:40 – 10:10 2nd/6th Period (Announcements) 10:15 – 11:45 3rd/7th Period 11:45 – 12:20 Lunch 12:25 – 1:55 4th/8th Period 2:00 – 3:30 5th/9th Period Rainbow Days and advocacy will mostly likely no longer exist in order to meet state seat time requirements.
Transportation • HISD bus transportation is provided to special education, homeless, and priority students. • Once HISD has preliminary numbers the determination of transportation for all students, including magnet schools, will be made. • If transportation is provided, buses will arrive as usual with students entering main entrance. • If transportation is provided, students will dismiss by bus number exiting through main entrance. • PPE, and wellness screening stations will be at main front doors. How this will work in HISD is still in development.
Arrival/Dismissal • Student drop off will continue on Austin Street with main entrance being used by students. • Student who purchased parking permits will receive those prior to October 19 th . • Students parking in the garage will use Stairwells B or D to enter building. • Students must have medical pass to use elevators. • Elevators will be limited to 2 passengers at a time. • Students will use Stairwell D for dismissal exit to garage. • PPE distribution and wellness screening stations will be at main front doors and at second level of Stairwell D. • Isolation areas on first floor and fourth floor will be available as needed.
Academic Academic Classroom Classrooms Reopening Plan Teacher desks will have plexiglass. Students will not have plexiglass shields.
How How Mig Might ht CREATIVE CREATIVE WRI WRITIN TING G Look? Look? Reopening Plan • Will follow same guidelines as academic classes. • Tables and soft seating will be removed. • Desks will be set up in socially-distanced rows and students will have assigned seats. • Students will wipe down their work area two times: once before they sit and once after they stand up to leave. • Teachers will teach from behind a desk or behind a line of tape. • Teachers will teach virtual students and in-person students simultaneously. • Everyone will wear masks at all times.
How Mig How Might ht DANCE DANCE Look? Look? Reopening Plan • Dance studios are taped off in grids. Each space is 7’ x 9’. Max of 17 students in studios. • Studio D will be classroom style with a maximum of 20 students. • Dancers will be required to wear a mask throughout all dance instruction – technique, lecture, and repertory rehearsals. • Dancers come to school underdressed in dance attire to minimize locker room time. • Locker Rooms – Max of 17 students in locker-room at any time - staggered shifts and 6 feet apart. • All dance classes and Repertory will be designed/choreographed to maintain social distancing. No Modern Dance Partnering, Pas de Deux, and Improvisation.
How Mig How Might ht DANCE DANCE Look? Look? Continued Continued Reopening Plan • Dance Faculty will maintain social distancing from students and only give instruction from Downstage Teacher area. • Dancers will be required to bring a personal towel, re-usable labeled water bottle, designated dance shoes, Long-Sleeve shirts (Modern Dance only), personal small bottle of hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes-personal to class. NO SHARING of any equipment or personal dance items. Department will provide wipes for Ballet Barres only. • Ballet Barres - 3 dancers per portable barre, 4 dancers per permanent barre. • Dancers will clean/sanitize barres, holding area, and grid box before and after class with Faculty supervision. • No use of department microwaves or refrigerator.
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