DIR-S has teamed up with schools across the nation for COVID-19 support
As the 2020-2021 school year begins, we want to ensure that everyone feels completely prepared for the upcoming school year.
To do this, we reached out to many of you to learn about what your school will be doing to incorporate those things onto this resource page. This is meant to serve as a place where teachers and administrators can go to use what other schools and organizations are doing to protect themselves against COVID-19. The information provided here is meant to help administrators to use the ideas of others to improve their own COVID-19 safety protocols.
No identifying information from other schools will be provided to ensure respondent confidentiality.
To do this, we reached out to many of you to learn about what your school will be doing to incorporate those things onto this resource page. This is meant to serve as a place where teachers and administrators can go to use what other schools and organizations are doing to protect themselves against COVID-19. The information provided here is meant to help administrators to use the ideas of others to improve their own COVID-19 safety protocols.
No identifying information from other schools will be provided to ensure respondent confidentiality.
What is your school doing to prepare for dealing with COVID-19 in the 2020-2021 school year?
Allowing parents to chose whether they prefer to have their student attend class in person or
from home over a video conference.
Masks and face shields are provided for each student where social distancing is not possible.
Cloth masks have been purchased to provide 2 cloth masks for every staff member and
student.
Plexiglas barriers have been installed in all buildings for areas where staff will interact with
the public.
Face shields are available for any employee that would like to use one.
All classrooms will be organized to align with social distancing standards.
Desks are now outfitted with student Plexiglas barriers.
Every classroom will have two 16 oz. bottles of hand sanitizer whoch will be refilled as needed.
Every classroom will have a 24 oz. liter bottle of disinfectant that will be refilled as needed.
There will be hand sanitizer dispensers at the entrance of every school.
There now two hand sanitizer dispensers on all playgrounds.
All HVAC systems have been adjusted to ensure 100% of fresh air will be cycled daily. Air filters will be
checked weekly and replaced quarterly. Water bottles will be provided to each student. Filtered
touchless water bottle filling stations have been or will be installed in all schools.
Masks, daily temperature checks classes spread out.
Virtual academy - parents choosing virtual vs in person
Students grouped into “homeroom” rather than intermingling with others - teachers rotating
rooms rater than students
Student groups do all of their classes together
Lunch in classrooms together
Recess in designated areas that don’t intermix
from home over a video conference.
Masks and face shields are provided for each student where social distancing is not possible.
Cloth masks have been purchased to provide 2 cloth masks for every staff member and
student.
Plexiglas barriers have been installed in all buildings for areas where staff will interact with
the public.
Face shields are available for any employee that would like to use one.
All classrooms will be organized to align with social distancing standards.
Desks are now outfitted with student Plexiglas barriers.
Every classroom will have two 16 oz. bottles of hand sanitizer whoch will be refilled as needed.
Every classroom will have a 24 oz. liter bottle of disinfectant that will be refilled as needed.
There will be hand sanitizer dispensers at the entrance of every school.
There now two hand sanitizer dispensers on all playgrounds.
All HVAC systems have been adjusted to ensure 100% of fresh air will be cycled daily. Air filters will be
checked weekly and replaced quarterly. Water bottles will be provided to each student. Filtered
touchless water bottle filling stations have been or will be installed in all schools.
Masks, daily temperature checks classes spread out.
Virtual academy - parents choosing virtual vs in person
Students grouped into “homeroom” rather than intermingling with others - teachers rotating
rooms rater than students
Student groups do all of their classes together
Lunch in classrooms together
Recess in designated areas that don’t intermix
What will be your reactions to possible COVID-19 cases within the school?
Collaboration with the local health department to respond to each case in the school.
Communication with parents will come from the school in scenarios where exposure has occurred.
Ask people to quarantine; coordinate with the Health Department
Students will be sent home
Communication with parents will come from the school in scenarios where exposure has occurred.
Ask people to quarantine; coordinate with the Health Department
Students will be sent home
What will be your school’s detection procedures?
We have asked parents to provide us information about cases in their home, we will do temperature
monitoring at the school, and have students with symptoms, isolate.
Self-reporting
Temperature checks and visual checks
monitoring at the school, and have students with symptoms, isolate.
Self-reporting
Temperature checks and visual checks
Where will testing be done?
At the local clinic.
As students are coming in the school
As students are coming in the school
With what frequency will school testing be conducted?
School testing will only occur when symptoms keep a student from being at school.
Daily.
Daily.
