Health Practices

• Utilize days at the start of the school year prior to students attending school to train staff on all public health and safety guidelines. 
• Nurses work in the schools during the PD days prior to school starting to assist with education & communication to students, parents, and staff.
• Ongoing communication on all public health and safety guidelines to parents via email, district and school website, robocalls from the superintendent and principal. Create a spotlight on the website for COVID-19 Updates. 
• Communicate all public health and safety guidelines to students prior to school starting via in-person small group visits to the school/classroom. 
• Once school starts teachers will present mini-lessons to students on health protocols and guidelines: 
• Use of Face masks/Coverings and Social Distancing

• Design PD for the days prior to the start of school for staff training, parent communication, and student visits in-person in small groups/cohorts.
• Present Training to staff on social distancing & Use of Face Coverings that completely cover the nose and mouth;
• Training on enhanced cleaning/disinfection of surfaces.
• Present instruction to students on frequent hand washing and use of hand sanitizer;
• Instruction on social distancing, use of face coverings that completely cover the nose and mouth
• Instruction on respiratory and cough etiquette; and enhanced cleaning/disinfection of surfaces; also posters/PowerPoints

• The district will provide supplies to each classroom and main office like protective desk shields, face masks, face shields, disposable gloves, gowns, Hand sanitizer, soap, spray bottles of green cleaning solution, cleaning cloths, tissues, no-touch/foot-pedal trash cans
• The district will provide additional custodial staff to assist with spot cleaning high traffic/touch areas of the school. 

• Distribute the COVID-19 Fever/Symptoms Flow Sheet
• Distribute the Decision Tree for People with COVID-19 Symptoms in Youth, Student, and Child Care Programs to all parents and staff
• Distribute the “Overview of COVID-19 Symptoms”  adapted from the CDC as prepared by the VNA of SECT
• Distribute the “Unusual Symptoms of COVID-19”  adapted from the CDC as prepared by the VNA of SECT
• Communicate to parents that if their child has symptoms of COVID-19, has had a positive COVID-19 test, or has been in close contact with an infected person and has had contact with the school population to contact the school nurse immediately via telephone. 
• The school nurse will contact Ledge Light Public Health District via fax (for confidentiality) and the nursing supervisor via telephone. Ledge Light will conduct the contact tracing. 

• The School Nursing Supervisor will be assigned as the District’s COVID-19 Health Coordinator.
• The school nurse will be the point person to receive and safeguard information about students and staff who have COVID-19 related symptoms or who have had known contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 and have also had contact with the school population.

• Post the COVID-19 Fever/Symptoms Flowsheet on District and schools websites
• Post on the district and schools’ websites The  Decision Tree for People with COVID-19 Symptoms in Youth, Student, and Child Care Programs to all parents and staff
• Ledge Light Department of Public Health is developing a decision making guidance which will be posted to the website and shared with all staff, parents, and families when it is available. 
• Parents are encouraged to conduct a health screening at home prior to sending their child to school (screening results are not required to be submitted to the school)
• Staff are encouraged to conduct a health screening at home prior to coming to school (screening results are not required to be submitted to the school)

The district will initiate a daily health screening for students and staff that will be submitted prior to being allowed to enter school if warranted by an increase in COVID-19 cases in the region. 

• Educate the staff on when to stay home using the CDC Guidance
• Distribute the “Overview of COVID-19 Symptoms”  adapted from the CDC as prepared by the VNA of SECT
• Distribute the “Unusual Symptoms of COVID-19”  adapted from the CDC as prepared by the VNA of SECT
• Communicate school-wide protocols to parents using the district and schools’ websites.
• Parents are encouraged to conduct a health screening at home prior to sending their child to school (screening results are not required to be submitted to the school)
• Staff are encouraged to conduct a health screening at home prior to coming to school (screening results are not required to be submitted to the school)
• The district will initiate a daily health screening for students and staff that will be submitted prior to being allowed to enter school if warranted by an increase in COVID-19 cases in the region.
• Ongoing communication with state and district updates to parents and staff via email, website, and robocalls from the superintendent and principal.
• Once school starts teachers will present mini-lessons to students on health protocols.

Nurses will work in school during the PD days prior to school starting to assist with education & communication to students and staff.

• Refer the CABE model policy on Face Masks/Covering for Personnel and Students to the Policy Committee for review and adoption. face masks
• The policy includes a provision for individuals to be excused from the requirement for the following listed reasons, per CDC guidance. (I.e. Individual has trouble breathing, is unconscious, is incapacitated, or cannot remove the mask or face covering without assistance.
• In addition, masks or face coverings shall not be required for anyone who has a medical reason making it unsafe to wear a face mask or face covering.  A written notification from a physician is required in order for the Board to permit a medical exemption. The note should state the medical reason for the requested exemption, such as, but not limited to, difficulty breathing will reflect conditions in which individuals are exempt from wearing a face mask. 
• Purchase and make available disposable face masks in adult and child sizes for all staff and students as needed. 
• Purchase and make available face shields for all staff who work with children who cannot wear a mask or socially distance or who assist students in daily living activities. Speech and Language Pathologists and Teachers of the Deaf will also be provided face shields as will their students.
• Purchase and make available Teacher/Student Protective Desk Shields for use when administering individual assessments or instruction involving activities where the use of a face mask is not appropriate.   

Included in the LEA reopening plan written protocols for monitoring of symptoms that could be related to COVID-19:

• The school nurse will use The COVID-19 Fever/Symptoms Flowsheet to monitor symptoms that could be related to COVID-19. 

COVID-19 19 Fever symptoms flowsheet 

• The school nurse will use the Decision Tree for People with COVID-19 Symptoms in Youth, Student, and Child Care Programs to all parents and staff to decrease the risk of spreading or contracting the virus. 

• The completed checklist for a student or staff member will be maintained in a confidential location. 
• A blank Flow Sheet will be shared with parents and staff. 
• Distribute the “Overview of COVID-19 Symptoms”  adapted from the CDC as prepared by the VNA of SECT
• Distribute the “Unusual Symptoms of COVID-19”  adapted from the CDC as prepared by the VNA of SECT