Cure of Ars Health and Safety Guidance
2020-2021 School Year

 
Important Websites to Monitor:

•  https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas

• https://viz.jocogov.org/t/Public/views/JohnsonCountyKS-COVID-19Update/Dashboard?:isGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&:embed=y

•  https://www.jocogov.org/school-reopening-criteria

 
 
Updates Since School Started:(Updated 1/4/21)(Printable Copy)

• Quarantine: If a staff or student is considered a close contact (high-risk) exposure to someone with COVID-19, the following are options for return to school:
  • Quarantine for 14 days if no COVID test
  • Get tested for COVID on or after day 7 and with negative test result you can return to school on Day 10.
• Masks:  Masks are now required for our PS, PK, and JK students all day except during lunch, snack, and nap time.
• Masks:  Masks are now required to be worn at recess and PE.
• Masks:  Teachers may only remove masks when they are eating or alone in their classrooms.
• Temperatures:  Temperatures are now taken inside due to the cold weather.
• Additional Screening:  All visitors or substitutes in our building will be asked the following screening questions:
  •  Have you experienced any symptoms over the last 10 days?
    • Primary Symptoms (at least one)
      • Fever >100
      • New cough
      • Difficulty Breathing
      • Loss of Taste/Smell
    •  Secondary Symptoms (at least 2)
      • Extreme Fatigue
      • Chills
      • Congestion/runny nose
      • Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
      • Sore throat
      •  Headache
      •  Muscle or body aches 
  • Have you been in contact with anyone that has tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days?
  • Have you been in contact with anyone that is waiting on a COVID test result?

 
Nurse’s Office:

•  Nurses will be provided with all proper sanitation supplies and PPE that includes disposable gowns, gloves, masks, and appropriate eye protection. 
• Nurses will wear appropriate PPE when they are evaluating students or staff who become ill at school.
• Cots will be set up in the back of the office with plastic curtain dividers for students who become ill.
• The nurse’s desk will be stationed at the front of the room with plexiglass protection.
• An extra table will be set up outside the nurse’s office for those students not having or showing symptoms of COVID-19.  This table will be used to administer medicine as needed and perform wellness checks on students/staff.

 
Personal Protective Equipment:

• School Nurses should protect themselves with adequate PPE at all times when evaluating ill students or staff.
• Students seeking an evaluation will be required to wear a mask.
• All staff members will be required to wear masks when teaching and transitioning.  Masks may be removed during lunch and plan time when they are alone.
• Students in Preschool, PreK, & JK will be required to wear masks all day.  They will be required to wear them when they are entering and exiting the building or any time they are in the hallways.
• Students in K-8th grade will be required to wear masks all day.  Exceptions to this will be lunchtime and outdoor snack time and being socially distanced.
• Students will only be allowed to walk single file on the right hand side of the hallway when transitioning.
• All students will be required to wear masks during drop off and dismissal.
• Any visitor that enters the school will be required to wear a mask.
• Some areas of the school, such as the nurse’s office and front office will have partitions in place for extra protection.
• Non-Latex gloves:  boxes will be provided for each classroom

Supplies on Hand:

• Masks:  600 disposable masks
• 12 contactless thermometers - (2 stored school office, 10 in nurses office)
• 2 boxes of gowns
• 40 N95 Masks for Nurses
• 15 cases of non-latex gloves
• Bleach Solution for sanitizing
• Spray bottles and rags for each classroom
• Clorox Wipes for each classroom
• Hand sanitizer provided for each classroom
• CDC approved cleaning solution for commercial grade backpack machine
• CDC approved cleaning solution for spray bottles for classrooms. 

Screening Prior to School Entry:

• All Staff members will be screened daily for temperatures.
• Students will have their temperature checked every day in the pick up line.  Students will exit their vehicles and proceed to the school to have their temperatures taken.
• Families will be asked to properly monitor their students prior to coming to school.
• See below screening tool. 
• Any students showing any signs/symptoms should be kept home and the school notified.
• The following screening questions need to be asked daily to anyone coming into the building:
• Have you experienced any symptoms over the last 10 days?      
•  Have you experienced any symptoms over the last 10 days?
  • Primary Symptoms (at least one)
    • Fever >100
    • New cough
    • Difficulty Breathing
    • Loss of Taste/Smell
  •  Secondary Symptoms (at least 2)
    • Extreme Fatigue
    • Chills
    • Congestion/runny nose
    • Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
    • Sore throat
    •  Headache
    •  Muscle or body aches 
• Have you been in contact with anyone that has tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days?
• Have you been in contact with anyone that is waiting on a COVID test result?

 ●       Examples of these systems are listed here:

• Fever or chills - Fever of 100.0 or higher
• 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
• Diarrhea

 
 
Ill Students or Staff:

• If ill, students or staff will be separated from others during evaluation in the nurse's office.
• Students/staff seeking an evaluation will be required to wear a mask.
• Staff who are ill will be sent home immediately.
• If a student has COVID-19 symptoms - that student will be isolated in the nurse’s office.
• All spaces where ill students or staff have been evaluated will be disinfected with approved disinfectants.
• If a student or staff member becomes ill with COVID-19, the school will notify the Johnson County Department of Health and follow their guidance in the appropriate reporting procedures.

  
Returning to School Following Illness:

• Cure of Ars will follow CDC, KDHE and the Johnson County Department of Health guidance regarding qualifications for the return of students and faculty with possible or confirmed COVID-19 to the school setting.
• Here are the CDC guidelines for when someone can return to school/work:
  • 3 days(72 hours) with no fever and
  • Respiratory symptoms have improved (e.g. cough, shortness of breath) and
  • 10 days since symptoms first appeared

• Depending on your healthcare provider’s advice and availability of testing, you might get tested to see if you still have COVID-19. If you will be tested, you can be around others when you have no fever, respiratory symptoms have improved, and you receive two negative test results in a row, at least 24 hours apart.

Limiting Non-Essential Visitors:

• Non-essential visitors/volunteers, etc will be greatly decreased.
• If any parent or volunteer has to enter the building they will be required to wear a mask.
• We will utilize a 4 location drop off for our students with no parents entering the building.
• We will utilize virtual back to school nights.
• Parent/teacher conferences will be held virtually.
• All assemblies and outside companies will be discontinued until further notice.

 
Hygiene Practices:

• Angela and Shelly will be training staff on hand washing/hand sanitizing, etc on August 20th from 2-3pm
• Hands should be washed with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
• Students and staff will have frequent hand washing breaks.
• Hand sanitizer stations in classrooms.
• Students and staff will sanitize their hands every hour.
• Students and staff will use hand sanitizer before and after any transition to another classroom, before and after recess, before and after lunch and as needed.
• Frequent cleaning of high touch point areas in the school by full time day porter.
• Classroom hygiene lessons for students and staff.
• If students or staff cough or sneeze into their hand, they then should wash hands or use hand sanitizer immediately afterward.
• Hands will have to be washed after touching masks.
• CDC approved signs displaying appropriate hygiene practices will be displayed in the school in high traffic areas such as restrooms, water fountains and entrances.
• Deep cleaning of buildings at night.

 
Classroom Set Up:

• Phase 1:  All remote learning.
• Phase 2:  All classrooms will be equipped with flexible seating options for students.  This will allow for social distancing practices to be put into place and for the ability for the teacher to space out the students appropriately.  Flexible seating equipment will be furnished by the school.  Teachers are allowed to purchase their own if they want.
• Phase 3:  Classrooms will still use flexible seating arrangements.
• Social distancing of 6 feet apart and at least 3 feet apart in classrooms.

 
Classrooms:

• Classroom doors will be kept open to aid in circulation while teaching.
• Each classroom will be sanitized and clean every night.  This includes lockers.
• Teachers will be trained on how to properly sanitize their classrooms.
• Teachers and students will sanitize classrooms (desks, chairs, doors, any handles, commonly used materials, etc.) after each class period.  K-6th classrooms will be sanitized before any transition to another part of the building.
• Commercial size backpack cleaning machine to sanitize classrooms.
• FASTDRAW #4 NEUTRAL DISINFECTANT (Covid Registered) this is what the teachers will be using to disinfect classrooms throughout the day.
• PREVENT X ANTIMICROBIAL RTU 2GL/CS (Protective Barrier) we will be using this once every three weeks as a protective barrier for the teachers to use. Viruses cannot attach to surfaces with this

 
Social Distancing:

• Social distancing will be adhered to as much as possible.
• Social distancing signs will be placed throughout the school.
• Each classroom will be modified for its set up to include a combination of sitting options for the students to include flexible seating.
• All students will move through the hallways in a single file line on the far right side of the hallway.
• Locker usage will be scheduled with staggered times.
• Students will use classroom time to use the restroom and not during passing periods.  One boy and one girl will be allowed out of the classroom with masks at any time approved by the teacher.
• School drop off and pick up will be modified - see Reopening plan.
• Students will stay in their assigned cohorts throughout the day.
• Grade levels will rotate through the use of the cafeteria on daily schedules by cohorts.
• Students will attend recess by grade level and be separated by cohorts in designated recess areas.
• Students will sit on assigned spots in the cafeteria during lunch.

 
Water Fountains/Meals and Snacks:

• Students will bring a refillable water bottle to school to utilize the touchless water fountains.
• Students will bring a sack lunch daily and eat either in their classrooms or in the cafeteria based on a rotating schedule by cohorts.
• Snacks can be brought to school for a snack time approved by the teacher or when scheduled.  Teachers are encouraged to provide this time outside with the students.
• Pre-K/JK/K Students are encouraged to bring easy to open snacks that don’t need to be opened by the teacher.
• No other drinks will be permitted or provided except water.

 
Health and Safety Items:

• No large assemblies will be allowed.
• All students will use their own classroom materials.  If any materials are shared, they will be sanitized after each use.
• All staff members will be appropriately trained on all health and safety aspects of this plan.

 
COVID Day/s:

• A COVID day is defined as a day when all students and staff will be required to do remote learning that day or days.
• We will follow the JCDHE requirements and guidelines in regards to any possible shut down.
• A COVID day will be defined as set forth by the Johnson County Department of Health when the need arises based on any positive or potential exposures that have happened.
• A COVID day can be determined the night before or the morning of a normally scheduled school day.
• The community will be notified via email and school reach phone call similar to a snow day.
•  In the event of a COVID day, all learning will take place remotely and the virtual learning plan will be put into place.
• In the event of a COVID day, the entire building must be empty for a full 24 hours prior to sanitizing and cleaning the building.  The entire time out of the building will be 2 full days in the case of a COVID day.

What has been done this summer?
            All Air units disassembled and cleaned this summer.
            All new filters were put in all systems.
            System will be running and will provide appropriate circulation
           
 
Temperature and Face Masks
            If over 80 degrees, windows need to be closed to allow A/C to be used and keep temperature appropriate for students and staff. - This is just a recommendation.
 
 
Contact Tracing
            Angela and Shelly taking Contact Tracing from John Hopkins University - 6 hour training
 
If you have any questions about the quarantine policy please contact one of the Health & Safety Team members. 
Thank you,
Andrew Legler: Andrew.legler@cureofars.com
Jared Herzet: jared.herzet@cureofars.com
Angela Carney: angela.carney@cureofars.com
Shelly Carpenter: shelly.carpenter@cureofars.com