xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf -page 101-102 We will continue to use the guidelines reflected in the COVID-19 school manual.
xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf -page 37-43; 46-51; 52-56 The LEA will follow any diagnostic and screening testing required in the COVID-19 School Manual. The LEA will consider implementing screening protocols for school visitors who will have direct contact with students.
xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf -page 75-84 The LEA’s school building(s) will be cleaned and disinfected on a regular schedule. Ventilation in classrooms and other areas will be increased where possible. The LEA will properly maintain the HVAC system in each school building and have the system(s) checked periodically to ensure they’re working properly.
xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf -page 106, 109, 114 The LEA will make reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities to ensure they have equal access to information and education at the LEA. Such reasonable accommodations may include the LEA providing, when necessary, plexiglass, face xxxxxxx, or auxiliary aids during interactions and circumstances that require close contact (i.e., special education, related services, school counseling, working with school psychologist or speech language pathologist, etc.).
xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf -page 101-102 Using the COVID-19 School Manual as a guide, the LEA will implement, where possible and practical, physical distancing and other prevention/mitigation strategies to try to reduce contact exposure and make contact tracing easier. Such strategies may include encouraging students and staff who are sick to stay home, assigning students seats and/or small groups to support contact tracing, maximizing space between student seating, removing non-essential furniture from classrooms, and utilizing large spaces within the school building(s) to maximize physical distancing.
xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf -page 109-111 The LEA will encourage students and staff to wash their hands with soap and water often. Signs on proper handwashing will be posted by restrooms and kitchen areas. The LEA will also make hand sanitizer available in all classrooms and throughout the school building(s). In addition, the LEA will teach proper procedures for sneezing and coughing.
xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf -page 57-59 The LEA will provide all staff and eligible students information about COVID-19 vaccinations, including where to obtain a vaccination.
xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf - page 27-35 The LEA will continue to work closely with the local health department on contact tracing in the school. The LEA will enforce the quarantine guidelines set forth in the COVID-19 School Manual and encourage its students, staff, and community to follow any isolation guidance they receive from their health department in the event they test positive for COVID-19.
xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf -page 105-109 The LEA will follow applicable state and local law as well as public health orders governing the wearing of face masks on school property and at school activities. The LEA will also continue to consult with its local health department on issues, situations, and questions that arise related to the wearing of masks on school property and at school activities.
xxx/Xxxxxx/XXXXX- 19_School_Manual_FINAL pdf -page 105-109 Our LEA will continue to work with our local health department to determine the policies and actions that are necessary to respond to the current status of COVID-19 in our context.