COVID-19 Guidelines

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Mitigation

Our Mitigation Plan considers how to reduce risks and limit exposure for the health, safety, and well-being of our students, our teachers, our school staff, their families, and our community. Our comprehensive strategy is used in conjunction with promoting behaviors that reduce spread, maintaining healthy environments, maintaining healthy operations, and preparing for when someone gets sick. Our guidelines are based on the most current recommendations from the CDC and data from the Arizona Department of Health.

CUSD's Plan

Promoting Behaviors that Reduce Spread

2 Options of school settings

In-person
Online with CUSD Instructors

Staying Home when Sick

Stay home when experiencing:

Fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
Chills
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
Any other symptom of illness, whether or not you believe it’s related to COVID-19

Attendance policy modifications for COVID-19 related illness or symptoms

Hand Hygiene

Additional wash stations throughout campuses
Provide an opportunity for students to wash hands regularly
Proper technique taught and promoted

Cloth Face Coverings

Face Coverings are recommended for all unvaccinated students, staff, and visitors while inside.

Adequate Supplies

Disinfection and sanitation supplies for classrooms, offices, and common spaces
Appropriate PPE for health care professionals at each site

Signs and Messages

Signs placed throughout the campuses to promote

handwashing
where to walk (one-way hallways)
highly sanitized areas

Maintaining Healthy Environments

Cleaning and Disinfection

Desks and chairs sanitized between class periods
Limited number of students in restrooms at one time
Cafeteria tables/benches sanitized after each use
Nightly sanitizing of classroom surfaces by custodial staff (cleaning schedule provided to staff)

Shared Objects

Sanitized between uses
Limit shared items; classrooms will have their own equipment if possible

Ventilation

Inside doors open;
Outside doors open 10 minutes per hour.

Water Systems

Water fountains will not be used
Water bottle filling stations provided
Students are responsible for bringing their own water bottle

Modified Layouts

When possible, desks placed at least 3 feet apart

Physical Barriers and Guides. (Plexiglass, sneeze guards, etc.)

Offices will have plexiglass barriers

Communal Spaces (cafeteria, PE, playgrounds, locker rooms)

Staggered lunches
Sanitize cafeteria tables/chairs, playground, and PE equipment after use

Food Service

Limited number of students allowed in the cafeteria at one time
Lunch periods are grade-level specific and/or school-specific.

Transportation
- Hand sanitize before boarding
- Mandatory face coverings
- Buses loaded from back to front; unload front to back
- Limit number of students to each seat
- Disinfected and sanitized between uses

Maintaining Healthy Operations

Regulatory Awareness

Inform and distribute information/guidelines as it is provided from federal, state, and county

Gatherings, Visitors, and Field Trips

Visitors are allowed on a limited basis. Masks are recommended for unvaccinated individuals.
Visitors to District Office must hand sanitize and masks are recommended for unvaccinated individuals.

Student Cohorts

On-campus students will be placed in groups when appropriate

Grade levels for lunch/recess

Follow AIA guidelines for athletic practices

Phase in model for practices
Keep an accurate contact log

COVID-19 Contact Person

Employees contact supervisor and human resources

Communication Systems

Social media
E-mail
Text messages
Phone calls

Leave Policies and Excused Absence Policies

Follow district guidelines for absences and leave for employees
Modifications for student attendance policy when appropriate

Back-Up staffing Plan

Utilization of other certified personnel when appropriate

Master Teachers
Interventionists
Gifted, ELL, and Migrant Teachers
District Directors

Utilization of classified staff if remote learning is necessary.

Staff Training

New teacher training: July 12 – July 15, 2021

Basic Elements of Effective Instruction/Standards and Objectives
Beyond Textbooks
Building Community: Virtually Connecting with Students
DIBELS
ENVoY
Galileo
PowerSchool
Reading Counts
Apple Schoolwork
Special Services
TAP Evaluation System and Rubric
Technology Basics
Technology and Education: SAMR Model

All teacher and staff trainings: July 19 – July 29, 2021

Site Operations: COVID-19 Protocols and Procedures
Emergency Response Plan
Suicide Prevention
ALEKS
ELL Strategies
Newcomer ELL Strategies
Data-Driven Decisions
90 Day Plans
ENVoY
Restorative Practices
CALL Project

Recognize Signs and Symptoms

All staff trained to recognize COVID-19 symptoms
Site health care professionals trained to identify individuals who may be ill

Support Coping and Resilience

SEL plan provided for staff and students
Community resources provided
Use of Human Resources, School Psychologists, Social Workers, and Counselors to support students and staff.

Preparing for When Someone Gets Sick

Follow district guidelines for COVID-19 exposure and illness
Advise Staff and Families of Sick Students

Follow district guidelines for exposure

Isolate and transport those who are sick

Campus quarantine rooms provided

Clean and Disinfect

All classrooms, offices, and common spaces disinfected after use and each evening

Notification of Health Officials

Notification of positive tests when in-person learning resumes
Notification if exposure was on District property

Guidelines for Exposure and Quarantines

Students or staff who test positive for COVID-19 will be required to quarantine for 14 days after their positive test. Students or staff may return to school or work on day 15 provided all symptoms have subsided.
Unvaccinated students or staff who have had a known exposure to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 will be required to quarantine for:
- 7 days if a negative test is given after day 5 of exposure. Students or staff may return on day 8 if no symptoms are present.
- 10 days if no test results are provided and the student or staff member have present symptoms.
- Exposure is defined as within 3 feet, for a cumulative 15 minutes or more during a 24 hour period, and unmasked with a COVID-positive individual.
Vaccinated individuals will not be required to quarantine but will be recommended to wear a mask for 14 days.
- If symptoms arise, the vaccinated individual will be required to quarantine.

Remote Learning Attendance Procedures

Below you will find step-by-step instructions for quarantined attendance procedures. Students must follow these attendance sign-in procedures during quarantine to be counted present.

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In This Section

COVID-19 Guidelines

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Mitigation

CUSD's Plan

Promoting Behaviors that Reduce Spread

Maintaining Healthy Environments

Maintaining Healthy Operations

Preparing for When Someone Gets Sick

Guidelines for Exposure and Quarantines

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Return to In-Person Plan

Return to In-Person Presentation

Exposure Flow Chart

Remote Learning Attendance Procedures

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