Elementary campus reopening & operation
PROCEDURES, PRECAUTIONS AND PROTOCOLS

All students and staff will be health screened prior to entering campus.  They will be asked health questions and have their temperature taken.  If a student's temperature is over 99.5 (taken with the no touch thermometer), they will not be allowed to enter campus.

To help the flow of students on and off campus there will be three points of entry before and after school during our carpool/pick up times.  The gates will be divided up by grade level.

Parents will need to say goodbye to their students at the gate.  Parents will not be allowed to enter campus to pick up or drop off their students.  While waiting at during pick up or drop off, please use the markers on the ground to socially distance from other students entering campus.

At the end of the school day students will exit the same gate that they entered.  Parents may either utilize our carpool option or they may go up to their students gate and staff will call up their student.

We will continue to offer before and after school care from 7:30am-8:30am and from 3:15pm-6:00pm.

Grade level cohorts will be split apart on the playground and at homework time.

In the morning students will be health screened and checked in at the front gate of the school.

In the afternoon, parents will go to the front office to sign out their student(s).

Visitor access to campus will be limited. Classroom access during the school day will be limited to students and campus personnel.

We will host virtual events rather than large gatherings (Back to School Night, Digital Platform training, orientations, etc).

Monday morning blacktop and Chapel will be livestreamed into the classrooms weekly.

Recess and outdoor play are important parts of the school day.  We are blessed to have a large playground area where students can exercise, play and have fun.    

Students will be separated by class/cohort on the playground.

Lunch will be eaten outside at our lunch tables like normal.  However, students will be grouped by class and dismissed to recess as a class.  Our lunches will follow CDPH guidelines and be prepackaged.  Our lunch staff distributing the food will wear face coverings and gloves.

Within each classroom students are socially distanced at 6 feet apart from each other and from the teacher.

Each class will be separated from other grade levels while at recess and at lunch.

Student supplies will be used by each individual student and not shared.  Anything that may be required to be shared will be disinfected after each use.

All assignments will be posted to Google Classroom

If a student is absent due to illness or quarantine they will be able to access all of their school work through Google Classroom.

Teachers will schedule two Zoom meetings per week with students who are absent.

At this time, all off campus field trips have been postponed until further notice.

Following CDPH guidelines, students will be 6 feet apart  All desks face forward to eliminate as much face to face contact as possible.

Student movement in the hallways will be limited to encourage distancing and limit student interaction.

Per CDPH guidelines all students on campus will be required to wear a face covering while on campus.

Students may apply for a medical exemption with supportive documentation. 

All staff, teachers and visitors will be required to wear a face covering.  The only exception for teachers will be when it is required to remove their face covering and use a face shield for pedagogical reasons.

Movement on campus will be monitored and restricted to ensure a low possibility of COVID transmission.  Classes/cohorts will be restricted from interacting 

We encourage students to attend school each day.  During this unique time if a student is displaying any symptoms of COVID-19 they need to remain at home.  Our primary goal is to maintain the health of our school community.  

Your child should not come to school if the answer to any of the questions below is yes:

• Is your child’s temperature 99.5 degrees F or higher?
• Does your child have symptoms of respiratory infection (fever or shaking chills, cough, shortness of breath, severe sore throat, loss of taste or smell, or muscle aches)?
• Does your child have intestinal problems, diarrhea or vomiting?
• Has your student been in close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case?

Please contact the front office if your child will be absent.

Any student who is feeling ill, needs to stay home.  In order to return to campus, the student needs to be fever free without medicine for 24 hours.

Any students who display COVID-19 like symptoms will need to stay home.  Please visit cdc.gov to familiarize yourself with COVID-19 symptoms.

A student that becomes ill during the school day will be isolated and a parent/guardian will be called to pick their students up.

Cohorts - defined as the group of students and staff that move together on campus, such as an individual class.

CDPH - California Department of Public Health

VCPH- Ventura County Public Health

VCPH PHN - Ventura County Public Health, Public Health Nurse

VCPH PHL - Ventura County Public Health, Public Health Lab

CDC - Centers for Disease Control

HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

FERPA - Family educational Rights and Privacy Act

If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, the school must be notified immediately.  A sick student or staff member will be advised not to return until they have met CDC criteria to discontinue home isolation and return to work/school.   They must be 24hrs fever-free without use of medications, 10 days since the onset of symptoms(or from test date is asymptomatic) and symptoms generally improving.

Communication will be sent to all close contact individuals following state FERPA/HIPAA guidelines for confidentiality.  VCPH will also be contacted.

According to VCPH close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case is defined as someone who has been with an individual within 6 feet for 15 minutes over the course of a day.

All staff and students who are in the same class are considered close contact individuals.  

All close contacts must stay at home for 10 days from the date of last exposure and will be referred for testing.

The school will follow HIPAA and FERPA guidelines and communicate with any students family who may be considered close contact.

A cohort with a positive test will not be allowed to return to campus for 10 days. 

A student or staff member who has tested positive for COVID-19 may return to work/school when they are 24hrs fever-free without use of medications, 10 days since the onset of symptoms and symptoms generally improving.

Our teachers are prepared to transition into remote learning at any point during the semester. 

For students who need to home isolate or quarantine, they will have access to coursework through Google Classroom and a minimum of  two scheduled Zoom meetings a week.

The school will coordinate with VCPH to determine if and when a partial or whole campus closure is required.

If COVID-19 is suspected, the student must be tested and results shared with the school prior to returning to campus.  If the student tests positive for COVID-19, the student must be quarantined until 24hrs fever free without medications, 10 days since symptom onset and symptoms generally improving .

If an immediate family member has tested positive for COVID-19 or is awaiting results or experiencing COVID-19 like symptoms we ask to be notified.  Your student may need to stay home until the test results are known.

All students will be instructed to wash their hands consistently and thoroughly throughout the day.

Hand sanitizer will be available to students in the classrooms.

Commonly touched surfaces in the classroom will be disinfected each time students leave the classroom.  Examples of commonly touched surfaces are desks, chairs, doorknobs, light switches.

All common areas will be disinfected after each group of students use.  These areas include bathrooms, lunch tables etc.

Bathrooms will be cleaned on a regular basis throughout the day.

Thanks to our PTF and your amazing contributions during last years APEX fundraiser we have new drinking fountains on campus.  The drinking fountain part is capped but the touch-less water bottle refilling stations are still available.  We highly encourage students to bring their own water bottle with their name clearly marked.