2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR RETURN TO LEARN PLAN · 2020. 8. 14. · Lesson PE (K-5) Recorded Lesson...

RETURN TO LEARN PLAN

COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR

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INTRODUCTION

About This Plan

Learning Options

Roadmap

Summary

REMOTE START SCHEDULE

PROTECTION

Personal Protective Equipment

Hygiene

Spacing, Movement, and Access

SCREENING

Students

Staff

TESTING PROTOCOLS

Students

Staff

Responding to Positive Cases

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Food Service, Gatherings, and Extracurricular Activities

Athletics

TRANSPORTATION

Busing and Student Transportation

CLEANING

WELL-BEING

Medically Vulnerable Students and Staff

Mental and Social Emotional Health

ACADEMICS

Instruction

Governance

Communication and Family Support

Professional Learning

FAPS DISTRICT

Facilities

Budget, Food Service, Enrollment, and Staffing

Technology

Transportation

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ABOUT THIS PLANThis Plan has been developed and is based on the Michigan Return to School Roadmap from the COVID-19 Taskforce on Education and the Return to School Advisory Council recommendations. This plan describes the policies and procedures the Fenton Area Public Schools will utilize in the school facilities.

The plan uses the same guiding principles as the return to school roadmap:

• Equitable access to learning is a right for each child. • In collaboration with parents, students, and teachers, schools will

use data and evidence to prioritize resources for each child. • Teachers and staff will prioritize meaningful relationships to

create safe learning environments for each child. • Teachers and staff will empower the value, cultivation of

relationships, and belonging to students and parent voices in all aspects of learning and emotional support for families.

LEARNING OPTIONSFamilies will be asked to commit either to traditional in-person instruction (with CDC and MDE guidelines) or a complete virtual learning option in August. Families will be asked to commit for a trimester or semester depending on the grade level at a time. FAPS will follow all policy and guidance from the Michigan Department of Education in regards to attendance, assignments, grades and report cards for both traditional in-person and virtual instruction.

Option One: Traditional In-Person Instruction, following required safety measures.• Families will be asked to commit to this option in August.• Facial coverings for most students and staff will be required, or strongly

recommended depending on the Phase we are in at the time. Students can bring their own facial coverings. Depending on financial need the district will provide one.

• The district will work to create as much social distance as practical within classrooms and common areas.

• Transportation provided, with students wearing facial coverings. Hand sanitizer will be available. The district will be cleaning and sanitizing buses.

• Food service provided with potential for staggered lunches, distanced cafeteria or grab and go food options.

• Extracurricular athletics as permitted by MHSAA.• Curricular and extracurricular activities, if possible,

adhering to recommended safety protocols.

Option Two: Complete Virtual Learning • Families will be asked in August to commit to a trimester or semester at a time. • Students will receive instruction from FAPS teachers using

district LMS associated with that grade level. • Students will be able to participate in extracurricular activities.01

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SCHEDULEGrade level and courses will determine schedule.

SCHEDULEFAPS Return to School Plan Calendar and Daily Schedule will be followed.

SCHEDULEFAPS Return to School Plan Calendar and Daily Schedule will be followed until further notice

PHASE 4Face to Face Instructional

Model with state REQUIRED and recommended

safety protocols

PHASE 1-3

PHASE 5Face to Face Instructional

Model with state REQUIRED and recommended

safety protocols

HYGIENE FAPS will be REQUIRED to:• Provide supplies including soap, hand sanitizer,

paper towels, tissues, and informational signage. • Teach and reinforce proper handwashing with

soap and water and/or hand sanitizer.• Use hand sanitizer before entering buses.

HYGIENE FAPS will continue to:• Provide soap, hand sanitizer, paper

towels, tissues, signage, and education regarding proper hygiene techniques.

• Require staff and students to wash hands or use hand sanitizer after changing classes and before entering buses.

ATHLETICS FAPS is REQUIRED to follow all MHSAA and state guidelines.

ATHLETICS FAPS is REQUIRED to follow all MHSAA and state guidelines.

TRANSPORTATIONAll staff and students are REQUIRED to wear facial coverings.

TRANSPORTATIONAll staff and students are REQUIRED to wear facial coverings.

PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT Facial coverings will be REQUIRED for: • All FAPS staff.• FAPS PK-12 students in classrooms,

hallways, common areas, and on buses.• ALL guests and visitors.

PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT Facial coverings will be REQUIRED for:• All FAPS staff.• ALL FAPS PK-12 students in

hallways and common areas.• All guests and visitors

FAPS is REQUIRED to:• Prohibit indoor assemblies

with more than one class.FAPS will follow the recommendation of:• Limit guests and visitors

entering the buildings.

• Provide signage, floor markings, and seating arrangements advocating social distancing.

• K-5 Expand space for seating at lunchtime and expand lunchtimes to mitigate the number of students eating at once.

• 6-12 Grab & Go Lunch Available

SPACING, MOVEMENT AND ACCESS

Virtual Instructional Model REQUIRED

STATE REQUIREMENTS

FOR SCHOOLS

PHASE 1-3

PHASE 4

PHASE 5

SPACING, MOVEMENT AND ACCESS

*Classrooms will be arranged to advocate social distancing to every extent feasible.

• Expand space for seating at lunchtime and expand lunchtimes to mitigate the number of students eating at once.

FAPS will continue to:• Limit guests and visitors

entering the buildings.• Provide signage, floor

markings, and seating arrangements advocating social distancing.

RETURN TO LEARN PLAN ROAD MAP

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• Personal Protection Equipment • Hygiene • Spacing, Movement, and Access • Testing Protocols for Students

and Staff and Responding to Positive Cases

• Food Service, Gathering, and Extracurricular Activities

• Athletics• Cleaning• Busing and Student Transportation• Medically Vulnerable

Students and Staff• Mental and Social Emotional Health• Instruction• Communications and

Family Supports• Professional Learning • Facilities• Budget, Food Service,

Enrollment, and Staffing• Technology• Transportation

Fenton Area Public Schools will fulfill our goal of academic success for all students by providing an equitable, safe, and flexible learning environment mindful of social and emotional well-being for the entire school community.

Students meet in-person for instruction at school using guidance from the Michigan Department of Education and CDC.

Curriculum, taught by a certified FAPS teacher, is adjusted to meet each student’s needs and address grade level concepts.

Implement health practices to keep students, families, and staff safe.

Focus on social-emotional learning and mental health supports.

Students participate in a newly designed completely virtual learning program at home.

Curriculum, taught by a certified FAPS teacher, is adjusted to meet each student’s needs and address grade level concepts.

An all virtual learning program may also include courses provided by external online vendors with FAPS teachers of record.

Focus on social-emotional learning and mental health supports.

OPTION 1: FACE-TO-FACE OPTION 2: ALL VIRTUAL

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As we work closely with the Michigan Department of Education, state health officials, the local government, community leaders, families, and teachers. We will also continue to develop plans that consider all aspects of how our community might be affected. Our scenarios must be flexible and able to be scaled up or down depending on local conditions. No matter our particular context or scenario, our mission is to educate all students to achieve their potential.

CONSIDERATIONS:Over the summer FAPS teams reflected on best practices and lessons learned as we planned for the 2020-2021 school year. The team prioritized work to be done across all scenarios in the following areas:

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Fenton Area Public Schools is delaying face to face instruction until October 1, 2020 (subject to change based on CDC guidelines and which MI-Phase (1- 6) Genesee

County is in on any given date). All FAPS students, including those choosing face to face instruction will begin the 2020-21 school year remotely.

The Remote Start Daily Schedule can be found on pages 6 and 7 of this document.

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Learning Resources & Student Support

Reading & Writing (Phonics Work K-2) Including Large and Small Group




10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Break Break Break Break Break

10:30 a.m -12:00 p.m.


Math Including Large and Small Group




12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.


Science/Soc Studies Including Large and Small Group




2:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Art (K-5)Recorded Lesson

PE (K-5) Recorded Lesson

Music (K-5)Recorded Lesson

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8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.






10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.


10:30 a.m -12:00 p.m.






12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.


1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.






2:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Art (K-5)Recorded Lesson

PE (K-5) Recorded Lesson

Music (K-5)Recorded Lesson


8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Virtual SRT/Weekly Check In

1st/2nd Hour on Class Schedule




10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.


10:30 a.m -12:00 p.m.

Student Counselor Meetings Math Tutoring Groups ELA Tutoring Groups Ancillary Group Mtgs.Extra Support or learning opportunities offered by teachers

3rd Hour/4th Hour on Class Schedule




12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.


1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.

Student Counselor Meetings Math Tutoring Groups ELA Tutoring Groups Ancillary Group Mtgs.Extra Support or learning opportunities offered by teachers

5th Hour/6th Hour on Class Schedule




2:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Clubs and Activities




6TH - 12TH GRADE REMOTE START SCHEDULE(August 31st - September 30th)

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTFenton Area Public School District will:

Facial coverings must always be worn by staff and bus drivers except for meals.

Facial coverings may be homemade or disposable level-one (basic) grade surgical masks.

All students in Pre-K unless students remain with their classes throughout the school day and do not come into close contact with students in another class.

Facial coverings must always be worn in hallways and common areas.

Facial coverings will be considered as appropriate for Pre-K students and students with special needs in classrooms.

All students in grades kindergarten through 5 unless students remain with their classes throughout the school day and do not come into close contact with students in another class.


Facial coverings will be considered as appropriate for K-5 students and students with special needs in classrooms.

• Homemade facial coverings must be washed daily. • Disposable facial coverings must be disposed of at the end of each day.• Staff or students with significant disabilities preventing the use of facial

coverings are referred to forthcoming guidance from MDE. • Staff or student who cannot medically tolerate a facial covering must

not wear one. Any student who is incapacitated, or unable to remove the facial covering without assistance, must not wear one.

• Facial coverings should never be used on children under age 2.

Facial coverings must be worn in classrooms by all students in grades 6-12.


Facial coverings will be considered as appropriate for 6-12 students and students with special needs in classrooms.

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HYGIENEFenton Area Public School District will:

Provide adequate supplies to support healthy hygiene behaviors (including soap, hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol for safe use by staff and students, paper towels, tissues, and signs reinforcing proper handwashing techniques). Teach and reinforce handwashing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and/or the safe use of hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Educate staff and students on how to cough and sneeze into their elbows, or to cover with a tissue. Used tissues should be thrown in the trash and hands washed immediately using proper hand hygiene techniques.

Custodial staff will systematically and frequently check and refill soap and hand sanitizers.

Students and teachers will have scheduled handwashing with soap and water every 2-3 hours.

Limit the sharing of personal items and supplies such as writing utensils.

Keep students’ personal items separate and in individually labeled cubbies, containers, or lockers.

Limit the use of classroom materials to small groups and disinfect between use, or provide adequate supplies to assign for individual student use.

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SPACING, MOVEMENT, AND ACCESS Fenton Area Public School District will:

Staff will monitor arrival and dismissal to discourage

congregating and ensure students go straight

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As feasible, desks will face toward the front of the

classroom.

Teachers will maintain six feet of spacing between themselves and students as much as possible.

Family members or other guests will not be allowed in the school

building except under extenuating circumstances determined by

district and school officials.

Social distancing floor marking designate waiting

areas as appropriate.

Efforts should be made to keep six feet of distance between people in the

hallways. Staggered movements at incremental intervals should be used

if feasible to minimize the number of persons in the hallways as able.

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In classrooms where large tables are utilized, space students as far

apart as feasible.

If a classroom has windows that can open, they should be open as much as possible, weather permitting. Considerations should be made for students with allergy-induced asthma.

Floor markers designate six-foot intervals

where line formation is anticipated.

Adult guests entering the building are screened for symptoms, provided a facial covering, and provided with sanitizer before entering. Records, including date and time, are kept of

non-school employees or other visitors entering and exiting the building.

Where possible, physical education will be held outside

and social distancing of six feet will be practiced.

Hallways will be divided with either side following the same direction.

And entrances and exits will be kept separate to keep traffic

moving in a single direction.

Post signs on the doors of restrooms

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STUDENTSFenton Area Public School District will:

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• Follow the local public health department and CDC guidance regarding implementing protocols for screening students and staff.

• Every school will identify and designate a quarantine area and a staff person to care for students who become ill at school.

• Students who become ill with symptoms of COVID-19 will be placed in an identified quarantine area with a surgical mask in place until they can be picked up.

• Identified school staff caring for these children will wear a surgical mask, with the exception of students with special needs requiring aerosolized procedures in which an N95 mask is required.

• Symptomatic students who are sent home from school

will be kept home until they have tested negative or have completely recovered according to CDC guidelines.

• Families are encouraged to check their child’s temperature at home every morning using oral, tympanic, or temporal scanners; students with a temperature of 100.4 or greater should stay home and consider coronavirus testing if symptoms of COVID-19 are present.

• Families are encouraged to monitor their children for symptoms of COVID-19. The presence of any symptoms, including cough or shortness of breath, should prompt the family to keep the student home from school and to follow up with a primary care provider.

Before coming to work, all staff will complete a health monitoring questionnaire. The questionnaire is available in both electronic and hard copy formats. Before entering a building, staff will either submit a paper form or present evidence that the electronic form has been completed and that they do not exhibit COVID-19 symptoms. Staff will be instructed to notify their building principal if anything has changed since the time they have completed the questionnaire to current state.

Staff who exhibit any respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms, or have a temperature of 100.4 or greater, should stay home, and will not be permitted in the building.

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TESTING PROTOCOLSFenton Area Public School District will:

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STAFFStaff who develop a fever or exhibit COVID-19 symptoms at work will:

Students who develop a fever or exhibit COVID-19 symptoms while at school should wear a mask and be transported by their parent or guardian, emergency contact, or ambulance if clinically unstable, for off-site testing.

• Symptomatic students and staff sent home from school should be kept home until they have tested negative for COVID-19, or have been released from isolation according to CDC guidelines.

• Families should be notified of the presence of any laboratory positive or clinically diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in the classroom and/or school to encourage closer observation for any symptoms at home.

• In the event of a lab or clinically diagnosed case of COVID-19, immediate efforts will be made to contact any close contacts (those who spent more than 15 minutes less than six feet in close proximity to the student or staff member) so that they can be quarantined for 14 days at home. Students should be closely monitored for any symptoms of COVID-19. At this time, empiric testing of all student members in the class is not recommended. Only those that develop symptoms require testing for COVID-19.

• Parents and guardians are encouraged to check students’ temperature at home every morning using oral, tympanic (ear), or temporal scanners; students with a temperature of 100.4 or greater must stay home and consider coronavirus testing.

• Parents and guardians are encouraged to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19. The presence of any unexplained symptoms, including cough or shortness of breath, should prompt the parent or guardian to keep the student home from school and to follow up with their primary care provider.

• Maintain social distancing (if possible) of six feet from the individual and ask them to move away from other employees.

• If an employee is in acute respiratory distress (shortness of breath, difficulty speaking, wheezing, gasping for air), then they will be placed in an identified quarantine area and will be required to wear a face mask/covering. Outside emergency medical services are contacted and appropriate treatment is provided.

• If an employee is not in acute respiratory distress, they will be advised to go home, contact their personal healthcare provider for further direction/advice.

• The District encourages employees to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 if they suspect possible exposure.

• Staff will be kept home until they have tested negative for COVID-19, or have been released from isolation according to CDC guidelines.

• In the event of a lab or clinically diagnosed case of COVID-19, immediate efforts will be made to contact any close contacts (those who spent more than 15 minutes less than six feet in close proximity to the student or staff member) so that they can be quarantined for 14 days at home.

Follow the local public health department and CDC guidance regarding implementing protocols for screening students and staff.

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RESPONDING TO POSITIVE TESTSFenton Area Public School District will:• Work with the local public health department if a confirmed case of COVID-19

is identified, and in particular, will collect the contact information for any close contacts of the affected individual from two days before he or she showed symptoms to the time when he or she was last present at the school.

• Notify local health officials, staff, and students immediately of any possible case of COVID-19 while maintaining confidentiality consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable federal and state privacy laws.

The Local Health Department will initiate contact tracing, following regular public health practice. Anyone who was within close contact of the case (less than six (6) feet apart for 15 or more minutes) will be asked to self-quarantine for up to 14 days after exposure. • Local health officials, depending on the situation, may identify other contacts

who require quarantine. Schools can help the local health department by collecting data and contact information of those exposed.

Employees with a confirmed case of COVID-19 should only return to the workplace after they are no longer infectious. FAPS will work with local health officials on when the employee may return to work, using the most current guidelines from the CDC for this determination.

If a confirmed case is established, by testing or confirmed clinically by the employee’s healthcare professional, FAPS will implement specified cleaning protocols to clean and disinfect affected areas. • Cleaning staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment, including face masks/

coverings, gloves, and a face shield when performing cleaning of these areas.

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FOOD SERVICE, GATHERINGS, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIESFenton Area Public School District will:

• Prohibit indoor assemblies that bring together students from more than one classroom.

• (K - 5) Classrooms or outdoor areas should be used for students to eat meals at school if distancing guidelines cannot be met.

• If cafeterias must be used, mealtimes should be staggered to create seating arrangements with six feet of distance between students. • Serving and cafeteria staff should use barrier protection

including gloves, face shields, and surgical masks.• Students, teachers, and food service staff should

wash hands before and after every meal.

• Students, teachers, and staff should wash hands before and after every event.

• Large scale assemblies are suspended. • Off-site field trips that require bus transportation

to an indoor location are suspended. • Recess should be conducted outside whenever possible with

appropriate social distancing and cohorts of students. If more than one class is outside, students should wear facial coverings.

• Extracurricular activities may continue with the use of facial coverings and as long as they follow MHSAA Guidelines.

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ATHLETICSFenton Area Public School District will:

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• The District shall comply with all guidance published by Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).

• Students, teachers, and staff must use proper hand hygiene techniques before and after every practice, event, or other gathering. Every participant should confirm that they are healthy and without any symptoms prior to any event.

• All equipment shall be disinfected before and after use.

• If school transportation is provided for inter-school competitions, facial coverings shall be worn by all riders and buses shall be cleaned disinfected before and after every use, as detailed in Section III(B)(6), below.

• Spectators must wear facial coverings and maintain six feet of social distancing from people who are not part of the same household.

• Each participant shall use a clearly marked water bottle for individual use; there shall be no sharing of this equipment.

• There shall be no handshakes, fist bumps, or other unnecessary contact.

• Indoor weight rooms that require use of shared equipment are closed and physical conditioning activities that require use of shared equipment are suspended.

• Outdoor physical conditioning activities are permitted provided all participants maintain six feet of social distancing.

• Large scale indoor spectator events are suspended.

• Large scale outdoor spectator or stadium events are limited to 100 people.

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BUSING AND STUDENT TRANSPORTATION Fenton Area Public School District will:

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• Will require the use of hand sanitizer before entering the bus. Hand sanitizer will be supplied on the bus.

• The bus driver, staff, and all students in grades PreK-12, if medically feasible, will wear facial coverings while on the bus. Note: there may be situations where it is not safe for the bus driver to wear a facial covering. Decisions about these situations should be made on a case-by-case basis with local public health officials.

• Transportation vehicles will be cleaned and disinfected before and after every

transit route. Children will not be present when a vehicle is being cleaned.

• Frequently touched surfaces in the vehicle will be cleaned and disinfected (e.g., surfaces in the driver’s cockpit, hard seats, armrests, door handles, seat belt buckles, light and air controls, doors, windows, and grab handles) before morning routes and before afternoon routes.

• Equipment including items such as car seats, wheelchairs, walkers, and adaptive equipment being transported to schools will be cleaned daily.

• Parents will take the student into the home if they are not allowed to board the vehicle.

• Weather permitting, doors and windows will be opened when cleaning the vehicle and between trips to let the vehicles thoroughly air out.

• Consideration will be given to opening windows during transit to reduce the spread of the virus by increasing air circulation, if appropriate and safe.

• If a student becomes sick during the day, they will not use group transportation to return home. If a driver becomes sick during the day, they will follow district protocols and will not return to drive students.

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CLEANINGFenton Area Public School District will:

Libraries, computer labs, arts, and other hands-on classrooms will not be utilized

unless absolutely necessary.

Playground structures will continue to undergo normal

routine cleaning.

Staff will wear gloves, surgical masks, and face shields when performing all cleaning activities.

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Frequently touched surfaces including light switches, doors, benches,

bathrooms, will undergo cleaning at least every four hours with either

an EPA- approved disinfectant or diluted bleach solution.

Student desks will be wiped down with either an EPA-approved disinfectant or diluted bleach solution after every class period.

Staff will ensure the safe and correct use and storage of cleaning and disinfection

products, including storing products securely away from children, and with adequate

ventilation when staff use products.

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MEDICALLY VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND STAFF Fenton Area Public School District will:

• Systematically review all current plans (e.g. Individual Healthcare Plans, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Family Service Plans, or 504 plans) for accommodating students with special healthcare needs and update their care plans as needed to decrease their risk for exposure to COVID-19.

• Create a process for students/families and staff to self-identify as high-

risk for severe illness due to COVID-19 and have a plan in place to address requests for alternative learning arrangements or work reassignments.

• Pertaining to medically vulnerable students, revise the school’s remote learning plan to incorporate feedback and input from teachers, families, students, and school leaders, and improve its effectiveness. Share it with all involved stakeholders.

• Staff caring for children and providing any medical care that includes

aerosol-generating procedures (e.g., nebulizers) should have N95 masks.

• Where possible, and in partnership with local bargaining units, identify and provide staff accommodations, that would enable high-risk staff to provide appropriate services.

MENTAL AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH Fenton Area Public School District will:

The Department of Special Services and the Department of Teaching and Learning will work

with the FAPS Social Emotional Leadership (SEL) team to develop professional development

opportunities regarding social-emotional learning based on research and best practice.

FAPS will utilize our Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) process to refer at-risk students

to appropriate building-level support teams.

FAPS will utilize our existing crisis management plan that includes available in district and community-based resources.

FAPS will provide a list of SEL resources to both staff and students/families via our COVID-19 webpage.

FAPS will establish ongoing reporting protocols through both district and building

staff newsletters for staff to evaluate students’ physical and mental health

FAPS will provide resources for staff self-care, including resiliency strategies that are research based.

FAPS will continue to be aware of all SEL related resources communicated by the MDE,

MASA, MEMSPA, MASSP, MASB and other educational and medical organizations and communicate those to students and staff.

FAPS will communicate to the school community the return to school transition information including:• Understanding normal behavioral

response to trauma.• Best practices of talking through

trauma with children• Positive self-care strategies that

promote health and wellness

Recognizing that all strongly recommended and recommended protocols and actions will not be appropriate or feasible in all settings, the District will implement, as appropriate and to the extent feasible given limitations of space, resources, and other conditions, all strongly recommended and recommended protocols addressing mental and social-emotional wellbeing during Phase 5.

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INSTRUCTIONFenton Area Public School District will:

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• Activate learning programs at scale to deliver standards-aligned curricula and high-quality instructional materials. Integrate synchronous and asynchronous learning and best practices that promote student engagement, consistency, and differentiation. Consult MDE for high-quality digital resources.

• Make expectations clear to school leaders and teachers around in person or remote instruction that include:

• Set an instructional vision that ensures that: • Every student will start the year with access to grade-level instruction and

high quality, standards-aligned instructional materials in every subject. • Every student will be assessed on their understanding of prerequisite skills and

grade-level proficiencies using formative assessments, screeners, or diagnostics.

• Ensure that every student: • Has access to standards-aligned, grade-level instruction,

including strategies to accelerate student learning.• Is assessed to determine student readiness to engage in grade-level content.• Is offered scaffolds and supports to meet their diverse,

academic and social-emotional needs.

• Conduct checkpoints with school leaders around curriculum pacing and ongoing monitoring of student progress, specifically honing in on the growth of students who need acceleration.

• Review student data to identify overall trends and gaps in student learning to design systemic supports and interventions.

• Conduct a review of each students’ IEP in partnership with teachers and parents

to reflect each student’s evolving needs based on time away from associated services including OT, PT, and Speech while school buildings were closed.

• Procure any additional standards-aligned tools or materials to support differentiation, intervention, and remote learning, based on students’ needs.

• Set expectations for schools and teachers to integrate high-quality digital tools and resources that are appropriate and sustainable at each grade level, to increase teachers’ and students’ familiarity with online learning in case of a return to remote instruction.

• Determine and activate structures outside of the regular school day, such as

summer learning options, extended day, and after-school programming, to potentially be leveraged to support students in need of additional support.

• Support schools to communicate regularly with families in their home language about their child’s progress and the targeted plans for students in need of additional support.

Best practices for blended or remote learning

Grade-level proficiencies

Modes of student assessment and feedback

Differentiated support for students

The inclusion of social-emotional learning and guidance around daily instructional time and workload per different grade bands to ensure consistency for students

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During Virtual or Online, activate plans to monitor and assess the following: • Connectivity and access.

• Ensure that all students and families have adequate connectivity and the devices necessary to successfully engage in and complete schoolwork.

• Attendance: • Develop systems to monitor and track students’ online attendance on a daily basis.

• Student Work: • Teachers will assess the quality of student work and provide feedback to students and families. • Every students’ academic and social-emotional needs will be addressed with the integration

of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and strengthening connections with students.

• Secure supports for students who are transitioning to postsecondary.

• Support schools to implement grade-level curricula aligned to Michigan PreK-12 standards. • Support teachers to utilize power standards that identify the major work of

the grade in order to focus, prioritize, and accelerate Instruction.

• Revise students’ IEPs, IFSPs, and 504 plans in coordination with general and special education teachers to reflect the child’s evolving needs based on assessment data and parent feedback, and design accommodations and match services accordingly. • Commence intervention and support services. Plans must include all programs and

learning environments, especially special education, birth to five services, and CTE. • Establish structures for general and special education teachers to collaborate on

delivery methods for assessments and instruction as outlined in IEPs. • Consider students’ needs around accessibility and provide assistive technologies, where possible.

• Inventory all intervention programs and services available to students on the district and school level and identify any gaps.

• Remain connected with MDE about policies and guidance.

• Develop a continuation of services plan for students needing either occupational, physical, and/or speech and language therapy, including evaluations by school psychologists and social workers.

GOVERNANCEFenton Area Public School District will:

• Gather feedback from families, teachers, students, and school leaders about their experiences with remote learning through online surveys and/or virtual focus groups or conversations.

• Revise the district’s remote learning plan to incorporate feedback and input from stakeholders to improve its effectiveness.

• Share the district’s remote learning plan with all involved stakeholders in case of a return to remote learning.

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COMMUNICATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT Fenton Area Public School District will:

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Fenton Area Public School District will:

• Implement any additional communication systems needed to reach every family and student in their home language through multiple modes (e.g., text, all call, email, home visit) to share: • Expectations around their child’s return to school. • Clear information about schedules and configurations, if hybrid.• Information about modes of assessment, details on curricula used

in each of the core subjects, and grade-level proficiencies.• Plans for each of the different school opening scenarios.

• Provide adequate time for schools and educators to engage in: • Intentional curriculum planning and documentation to ensure the stability

of instruction, whether school buildings are open or closed.• Identify students who did not engage in remote learning and develop a • plan to provide additional supports, if needed. Share data and

concerns about each student’s growth and needs with students’ assigned teacher(s) for the 2020-2021 school year.

• Identify students who potentially need additional support. • Share knowledge and ideas around the use and effectiveness of

digital tools and resources that support remote learning.

• Create a plan for professional learning and training, with goals to: • Offer restorative supports for teachers and learning around equity and implicit

bias, social-emotional learning, and culturally responsive education; • Train school leaders and teachers thoroughly in the chosen

digital systems and tools and their use; and • Build school leaders’ and teachers’ capacity to design and develop blended

and remote learning experiences that are equitable and engaging.

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FACILITIES Fenton Area Public School District will:

• Cleaning and disinfecting supplies have been audited and procured. • Districts have been audited for student learning space. • The district provided school-level guidance for cleaning and disinfecting buildings

and playgrounds. Frequently touched surfaces will be cleaned several times a day.

• The district will alert school-based custodial and infection control staff of any changes in recommended cleaning guidelines issued by OSHA and/or CDC.

• Administration will convene custodial and facilities staff to review and make actionable district guidance regarding cleaning and disinfection.

• Advanced training for custodial staff is being provided.

• Deep cleaning over the summer has taken place.

• School buildings were audited with consideration given to size, additional space, availability, and ventilation.

• Audit school security protocols to decide if any process changes need to be implemented.

• School security staff will follow CDC protocols if interacting with the general public. • Maintain facilities for in-person school operations are maintained appropriately.

• HVAC systems at each building are checked for efficiency. • Air filters are changed regularly. • Custodial staff have distributed wastebaskets, tissues, and

CDC-approved soap to every office and classroom. • Signage about frequent handwashing, cough etiquette, and

nose blowing is widely posted, disseminated, and encouraged through various methods of communication.

• Custodial staff will follow guidance from the CDC.

• School leaders will conduct and document a facility walk-through with the custodial services team to ensure that the classrooms, common spaces, and the exterior are ready for staff and students.

• The district has procured level-1 facial coverings, including those with a transparent

front, for PreK-5 teachers, low- income students, and students with special needs. • Procure level-1 surgical masks for cleaning and janitorial staff. • Activate school cleaning and disinfection protocols according to the CDC.

• Custodial staff has distributed wastebaskets, tissues, and CDC-approved soap to every office and classroom.

• Staff will maintain facilities for the resumption of school operations.

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BUDGET, FOOD SERVICE, ENROLLMENT, AND STAFFING Fenton Area Public School District will:

• Support schools in assessing student arrival protocols. This includes how students arrive at and depart from school (e.g., school bus, dropped off via car, drive themselves, walk, public transportation).

• Support schools in conducting staff and student outreach to understand who is coming back. • Each building/program has a breakdown of the staff – administrators, educators,

support staff, full-time nurses, part-time nurses, school counselors, etc. • Ongoing planning with buildings/programs to account for

vacant positions or staff who are not returning. • Student surveys were sent out to identify the learning environment

they desire (in-person, remote, or a hybrid model).

• Assess the need for new or additional positions with a specific focus on student and staff wellness, technology support, and other COVID-19 related needs.

• Work with relevant local bargaining units to assess how job responsibilities may shift in light of COVID-19 and how new or additional responsibilities will be accounted for.

• Recruit, interview, and hire new staff.

• Consider redeploying underutilized staff to serve core needs. • Where possible, and in partnership with local bargaining units, identify and provide staff

accommodations, that would enable high-risk staff to provide appropriate services.

• Communicate any student enrollment or attendance policy changes with school staff and families. • Provide guidance to school leaders for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring staff remotely.

• Seek and provide guidance on the use of CARES Act funding for key purchases (e.g., cleaning supplies). • Coordinate services with related service providers, in the school and

community, to identify and address new student and adult needs.

• Inventory how many substitute teachers are available. • Provide school communications to all relevant stakeholders (i.e., families,

school staff) and include updates across all policies and procedures. • Verify that student and staff handbooks are printed and ready for distribution and/

or are available digitally. Highlight any changes at the first staff meeting.

• Consult legal counsel to preemptively address liability questions, related concerns, or vendor issues relative to COVID-19 and share with school leaders.

• Engage school leaders in a budgeting exercise to help plan for changing enrollment patterns, new staffing needs, and resource constraints or additional dollars.

• Work with school leaders to orient new school staff to any operational changes. • Create master teaching schedules, student and faculty arrival/dismissal schedules, bus schedules,

lunch schedules for staff and students, and bell schedules with safety protocols in mind. • Collaborate with food service staff to ensure any necessary food handling

changes are implemented based on local public health guidance.

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TECHNOLOGYFenton Area Public School District will:In preparation for Instruction: • We surveyed families to collect information about the number of devices

available in their homes to support remote learning. • Buildings have designated technology points of contact (or in some cases the principal) will serve as a

point of contact that communicates with district technology support. This person will also serve as the point of contact for support and will communicate with the district technology staff and helpdesk.

• The district has a plan for technology support which includes training and support

for educators to adapt remote learning for the classroom. • Technology support staff including instructional technology staff are available to support FAPS

programs and can be contacted by our help desk, email, Microsoft Teams, and telephone.

• The district will implement a technical support process that will include tips and FAQs for parents.

• We are implementing a plan for the return of devices from at-home use. The procedures should include: • We are implementing protocols for safely collecting devices • We will sanitize devices using an isopropyl alcohol solution • The district has been assessing the need for accessories such as headphones,

microphones, and webcams. We will purchase these as needed. • FAPS will perform routine maintenance to help protect against and remove any malware

and fix standard issues including, screen, keyboard, or battery replacement. • The district uses an asset tracking tool.

• The district will seek to minimize the downtime a staff or student experiences due to devices that are being repaired.

• FAPS facilities have a robust infrastructure to support mobile devices.

• FAPS monitors its wireless network to be sure it stays online for student and staff access.

During Virtual Instruction: • FAPS will deploy any digital learning devices and move to virtual learning. • FAPS is investing in a virtual learning environment that includes both a robust Learning Management

System (LMS) and instructional content from Edgenuity, Accelerate, See-Saw and Google Classroom.

• Implementing a plan for the return of devices from at-home use. The procedures will include: • We are implementing protocols for safely collecting devices. • We will sanitize devices using an isopropyl alcohol solution.• The district has been assessing the need for accessories such as headphones,

microphones, and webcams. We will purchase these as needed. • FAPS will perform routine maintenance to help protect against and remove any malware

and fix standard issues including, screen, keyboard, or battery replacement. • The district uses an asset tracking tool.

• The district will seek to minimize the downtime a staff or student experiences due to devices that are being repaired. • FAPS will explore ways to expand wireless access beyond our facilities. In-Person Instruction: • FAPS implemented an LMS that includes instructional content for grades K-12.

• This solution will serve as the foundation for FAPS’s teachers and students..

• FAPS has created an educational resources site to collect, organize and share resources that teachers can use for instruction.

• FAPS will review issue tracking from our help desk and inventory data regularly as a way of

understanding the quality and progress of technology processes in your district.

• If any infrastructure is found during this time, FAPS technical staff will work to resolve them quickly. • Throughout the school year, FAPS will monitor its implementation to note any systems or process

issues that need to be resolved. We will then implement and plan to resolve them.

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TRANSPORTATIONFenton Area Public School District will:

• All individuals will use hand sanitizer when entering the bus; hand sanitizer shall be supplied on the bus.• The bus driver, staff, and all students in grades Y5’s-12, if medically feasible, will

wear facial coverings while on the bus. Note: there may be situations where it is not safe for the bus driver to wear a facial covering. Decisions about these situations will be made on a case-by-case basis with local public health officials.

• Transportation vehicles will be cleaned and disinfected before and after every transit route; children will not be present when a vehicle is being cleaned.

• Frequently touched surfaces in the vehicle (e.g., surfaces in the driver’s cockpit, hard seats, arm rests, door handles, seat belt buckles, light and air controls, doors and windows, and grab handles) will be cleaned and disinfected prior to morning routes and prior to afternoon routes.

• Equipment, including items such as car seats, wheelchairs, walkers, and adaptive equipment, being transported to schools daily will be cleaned, sanitized, and disinfected.

• If a student becomes sick during the day, they may not use group transportation to return home.• The District will contact the student’s parent or another adult listed in the

student’s emergency contact list to provide the student transportation home. The student will be separated from other students pending pick up.

• If a driver becomes sick during the day, he or she may not return to drive students and instead must comply applicable requirements in the Fenton COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan and Policy.

• Weather permitting and when appropriate, vehicle windows and roof vents will be kept open to increase air circulation.

• Weather permitting and when appropriate, doors and windows will be opened when cleaning school vehicles and in between trips to allow the vehicle to thoroughly air out.

• FAPS transportation department will finalize bus routes after knowing how many students are returning to face to face instruction and how many will be choosing to utilize our transportation system.

• FAPS transportation department will audit how many drivers will be returning and how many potential drivers currently in training or are ready to be trained.

• FAPS transportation department will finalize and communicate bus procedures for bus drivers and students that follow all protocols set by the state and public health entities.

• FAPS transportation department will work closely with the Special education department to collaborate on students’ IEP’s.

• If face to face instruction is suspended, FAPS will utilize buses to provide food service and other resources as needed on a daily/weekly basis.

• Recognizing that all strongly recommended and recommended protocols and actions will not be appropriate or feasible in all settings, the District will implement, as appropriate and to the extent feasible given limitations of space, resources, and other conditions, all strongly recommended and recommended protocols addressing safety during Phase 4.

REFERENCES AND RESOURCESMI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020- 21 Return to School RoadmapMAISA COVID-19 TEMPLATE Preparedness and Response PlanMAISA Continuity of Learning Guidance for Returning to SchoolAASA Guiding Principles & Action Steps For Reopening Schools

The Preparedness Plans may change based on CDC guidelines and which MI-Phase (1- 6) Genesee County is in on any given date. Additional Plans will be posted on the website as they are developed. For specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s school or the district’s main office.

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Fenton Area Public Schools - Administration Office3100 Owen Road, Fenton, MI 48430

(810) 591-4700 • Fax (810) 591-4705

Ellen Street CampusWorld of Wonder (Early Childhood Programs)

404 W. Ellen Street, Fenton, MI 48430(810) 591-8300 • Fax (810) 591-8366

Special Services(810) 591-8302 • Fax (810) 591-8305

North Road Elementary (K-5)525 North Rd., Fenton, MI 48430

(810) 591-1500 • Fax (810) 591-1505

State Road Elementary (K-5)1161 State Rd., Fenton, MI 48430

(810) 591-2400 • Fax (810) 591-2405

Tomek-Eastern Elementary (K-5)600 4th St., Fenton, MI 48430

(810) 591-6800 • Fax (810) 591-6805

Andrew G. Schmidt Middle School (6-8)3255 Donaldson Dr., Fenton, MI 48430(810) 591-7700 • Fax (810) 591-7705

Fenton High School (9-12)3200 W Shiawassee Ave, Fenton, MI 48430

(810) 591-2600 • Fax (810) 591-2605

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