VILLAMADONNAACADEMYHIGHSCHOOL

REOPENINGPLAN

AUGUST,2020

INTRODUCTIONThe VillaMadonna Academy High School Return to School Task Force, comprised of schooladministratorsandfaculty,withinputfromsupportstaffmembers,ourITprofessional,facilitiesprofessionals, health professionals, school attorney, Board members, and the Diocese ofCovington,metweeklybeginningJune2tocreatethereopeningplan.Deliveringourhigh-qualityCatholic,Benedictineeducationassafelyaspossibleforourstudentsandfacultywasourgoal.This team, and others in support of it, have worked for months to learn, evaluate, plan,collaborate,andprepare for thesafereturnto in-person instruction. OurresponsehasbeenguidedbytheDioceseofCovington,theCentersforDiseaseControl,theGovernorofKentucky,theKentuckyDepartmentofEducation,andtheNorthernKentuckyHealthDepartment.FIRSTDAYOFCLASSESVilla Madonna Academy High School’s first day of classes for the 2020-2021 school year isscheduledforWednesday,August19,2020.

CAMPUSHEALTHANDSAFETYMEASURES

ThehealthandsafetymeasuresreflecttherequirementsandguidelinesfromtheDioceseofCovington,CentersforDiseaseControl,KentuckyDepartmentofEducation,andtheNorthernKentuckyHealthDepartment.

Ø TDGFacilitiesServiceswillimplementtheirenhancedcleaningplanthatinvolvesincreasingthefrequencyofcleaninganddisinfectingroutinesaroundhigh-touchareas,usingpumpsprayerswithapprovedEPAdisinfectantaftereachday,andadditionalcleaningduringthedayofentrances,commonspaces,stairsandstairwells,classrooms,restrooms,officearea,hallways,gym,andcafeteria.

Ø Thefacilitywillbetreatedweeklywithanelectrostaticdisinfectanttreatment.An

electrostaticsprayerandEPAapproveddisinfectantwillbeutilizedtobringthetreatedareatoadisinfectedstate.Thenegativelychargedparticlewrapsaroundthetreatedareacoveringallsurfaces.

Ø ThefacilitywillbetreateddailywithapumpsprayerandEPAandFDAapprovedorganicdisinfectantsurfacecleaner.Thecleanerisspeciallyformulatedtosanitize99.9%ofdangerouspathogensonhard,non-poroussurfaces.Thetreatmentissafe,effective,andrequiresnowiping.

Ø Handsanitizerdispensersareinstalledinsideeachclassroom.Studentswillusehand

sanitizerastheyenterandexittheroom.Teacherswillhaveanextrabottleofliquidhandsanitizertouseattheirdesk.Handsanitizerwillbeavailableuponenteringthebuilding.Severalfreestandinghandsanitizingstationswillbeplacedthroughouttheschool.Extratimeduringclasschangesallowsforstudentstogototherestroomtowashhandswithsoapandwater,iftheywish.Signsarepostedthroughoutthebuildingremindingeveryoneoftheimportanceofsanitizingandcleaninghands.

Ø Touchlesswaterfaucetsareinstalledintherestrooms.Allpersonswhovisitrestroomswillbeexpectedtowashhandsthoroughlywithsoapandwaterbeforeleavingtherestroom.Signageinrestroomswillreinforcetheseexpectations.

Ø Disinfectingproductswillbeavailableineachclassroomforteacherstocleandesksand

othersurfacesaftereachclass.Facultyandstaffwillcleanhigh-touchsurfacesperiodicallyintheirrespectiveareasduringtheday.Thefacilitiesstaffwillcleanhigh-touchareasinsharedspacesthroughouttheday.

Ø Waterfountainswillonlybeavailabletofillapersonalwaterbottle.Studentsareencouragedtobringtheirownpersonalwaterbottleslabeledwiththeirname.

Ø Posterswithpandemicguidelinesandproperhand-washingtechniqueswillbepostedthroughouttheschool.

CAMPUSHEALTHANDSAFETYPROTOCOLSØ Therearethreehomeroomspergradelevel.

Ø Studentswillbeseatedfacingthesamedirection.

Ø Seatingchartswillbemaintainedinallclassesandinthetheatre.

Ø Desksandseatingareaswillbespacedasfarapartaspossibleineveryclassroomfromthreefeettosixfeetormore.

Ø Largerclassesthatdonotfitintoanormalclassroomwillmovetoalargerspace.

Ø Maskswillberequired.Masksmustbethestylethattiesbehindtheheadorloopsaroundthe

ears.Themaskmustbeinkeepingwithschoolpolicyondresscode.Studentsmustlabeltheirmaskwiththeirnameandkeepanextraoneintheirlocker.Gaitersorbuffsarenotpermitted.Theschoolwillnotprovidemasksbecausewefeelitisinthebestinterestofallforstudentstochoosethemasksthatworkbestforthem.

Ø Stairwellswillbedirectionalandaresodesignated.Ø Studentswillwalkontherightsideofthehallwayonly.

Ø Lockerswillnotbeassignedbygradelevelbyratheralphabeticallysoastominimizegradelevel

congregation.Ø Alllarge-groupassembliesaresuspended.Gradelevelassemblies,whileobservingsocial

distancing,maketakeplaceduetooursize.Fieldtrips,dances,andothersocialeventsaresuspendeduntilfurthernotice.Clubmeetingsmaytakeplaceifsocialdistancingcanbeobserved.Clubmeetingsmaybevirtual.Visitorstocampuswillbelimited.

Ø Studentsmaybeginarrivingat7:20A.M.,enteringthroughthefrontdoorsofthemainbuildingfortemperaturescanning.

Ø Studentswillbepermittedtogototheirlockersuponarrival,atlunch,andatdismissal.

Ø ElevatoruseisforADAaccessonlywithnomorethantwopeoplepermittedintheelevatoratonetime.Masksmustbeworn.

Ø Ifeatingoutside,studentswilleatinthesameareaeachday.Wewillutilizeguidelinesfrompublichealthauthoritiesforcontacttracing.IFeatinginside,studentswillsitinthesamespace.

Ø Dismissalwillbestaggeredbasedongradelevel.Juniorandseniorswillbedismissedfirst,and

sosiblingswhoridewithajunior/seniormaybedismissedatthattime.Masksarestronglyencouragedifcarpoolingwithotherfamilies.

Ø Ifastudentneedstoleaveschoolearlyforanyreason,parentsmustcontacttheschoolviaphoneoremail.Studentsmaynotleaveunlesstheparenthascontactedtheoffice.Thestudentwillbedismissedfromtheofficetomeettheparentatthefrontentranceunlessthestudenthaspermissiontodrive.

Ø Parentsarediscouragedfrombringinginforgottenitemstotheoffice.Ifthisisnecessary,pleaseplacetheiteminoneofblockwindowsbythemaindoorandnotifytheoffice.

MONITORINGSTUDENTANDSTAFFHEALTHØ Priortothestartoftheschoolyear,parentsandemployeeswillberequiredtosignan

“AcknowledgementtoPerformaPersonalHealthAssessment”thatrequiresabasichealthscreeningandtemperaturecheckofthestudenteachdaybeforeleavinghome.ThisAcknowledgementformwassenthomeandcanbefoundonourwebsite.

Ø Uptodateimmunizationrecordsmustbeonfileintheoffice.Theschoolwillnotifythosewhoarenotincompliance.

Ø Students,faculty,staff,andvisitorswillberequiredtoenterthroughthefrontdoorsofthe

main(yellow)building.

Ø Students,faculty,staffandvisitorswillhavetheirtemperaturetakenastheyenterthebuildingviathermalscannerorhand-heldthermometer.Intheeventofatemperaturemeasuringatorabove100.4degreesFahrenheit,theperson’stemperaturewillbere-takenwithin7-11minutes.Ifthepersonisconfirmedtohaveafever,he/shewillbedirectedtoanareatoawaitpick-uporwillbesenthomeifhe/shedrives.

Ø Aseparateroomwillbeavailabletoisolateanyonewhohasatemperatureoranyothersymptomsofsicknessduringtheschooldayuntilhe/shecanbepickeduporcangohome.Theroomwillbestockedwithsanitizingequipmentandpersonalprotectiveequipment.

Ø Absenteeismwillbecloselymonitored,andspecialcircumstanceswillbeinplaceonacase-by-casebasis.Documentationwillbekeptastowhethertheabsencewaspandemicrelated.

Ø Communicationwillbesenthomeregardinganypositivecasesthatareconfirmedintheschoolandinformationwillbesenttothelocalhealthdepartment.

NTIOPTIONDURINGIN-PERSONHEALTHØ Theat-homelearningoptionisdesignedforCOVID-19relatedconcerns,quarantine,or

illness.

Ø According to Diocesan requirements, students may not participate in school-sponsoredextracurricularactivities. If ameetingoractivity can takeplacevirtually, the studentmayparticipate.

Ø StudentsmustuseNTIforaminimumofonequarter.Attheendofthatquarter,studentsmayopttocontinueNTIforanadditionalquarter.StudentsmaynotcometoschoolatanytimeduringtheirenrollmentinNTIforanyreasonsincluding,butnotlimitedto,athletics,socialevents,andextracurricularactivitiesofanykind.IfNTIstudentswouldliketoreturntotraditionalinpersoninstructionpriortotheendofthequarter,theparentsmustrequestthereturntoschoolnolessthanoneweekpriortothedesireddateofreturn.TherequestwillbeconsideredbytheVMACounselingDepartmentandadministrators,andparentswillbenotified.

Ø StudentsmustlogintotheirclassesviaGoogleMeeteveryday,ontime,andreadytolearn.Computerswithworkingcamerasandmicrophonesarerequiredandmustbeenabled.Studentsmaynotblackouttheirscreensormutetheirmicrophonesduringclasstimeunlessinstructedtodosobytheteacher.

Ø Studentsmustbedressedasthoughtheyareattendingschoolandmustactivelyparticipate

inallclassactivitiesasdirectedbytheteacher.Ø Studentsmaynotbedistractedbymusic,cellphones,TV,orothermedia.Inappropriate

backgroundimages,profilenamesandpictures,chatconversations,etc.willnotbetolerated.

Ø Studentattendanceismandatory.Failuretoattendclasswillresultinfailureofthecourse

perthesameguidelinesassetintheVMAStudentHandbook(nomorethan6missedclassesperquarter.)

Ø TeachersmayrequiredifferentassessmentandtestingmethodsforNTIstudentsversus

thosewhoattendclassinperson.

Ø StudentsareheldaccountableforfollowingtheHonorCodeandmaynothaveanyothersdotheirworkforthem.

Ø Non-VillastudentsmayatNOTIMEaccessaVillaNTIclassroom.

NTIOPTIONDURINGIN-PERSONHEALTH(Continued)Ø Parentsagreetokeepincommunicationwiththeteachersandguidancedepartment

concerningtheprogressoftheirchild.Ø AllworkmustbesubmittedthroughGoogleClassroom.Ø AlltuitionandfeeswillremainthesameforNTIasforinpersoneducation.

Ø StudentswhohaveanextendedabsenceduetoanotherillnessmayuseNTIwhiletheyare

absenttoavoidspreadingotherillnesses.TherequesttouseNTImustbesubmittedtotheadministration.Overuseofthisopportunitywillresultinameetingwiththeadministration.

Ø StudentswhotestpositiveforCovid-19mustfollowtheDiocesanprotocolandmustremain

onNTIuntilclearedtoreturntoschool.

INSTRUCTIONPLANS1. In-PersonInstruction

2. HybridModel

3. TotalNTI(ifmandatedbythegovernmentortheDioceseorifthepresenceofCovid-19

infectionnecessitates.)

Pleasenote:inanyoftheseplans,individualsexhibitingsymptomsofCovid-19,orthosewhohavetestedpositive,orthosewhohavebeenincontactwithinfectedindividualswillnotattendschool,perreturntoschoolguidelinesandDiocesanandschoolpolicy.

Plan1:In-PersonInstruction

Ø AllstudentswillbeoncampusexceptforthosewhochoosetodoNTIduetohealthand/orpersonal

safetyreasons.Ø Allstudentsandstaffoncampusmustfollowthehealthandsafetyguidelinesinthisdocument.

Ø StudentswhochoosetodoNTImuststayonthatplanfortheentirequarter.IfNTIisnotworking

forthestudent,thestudentmayrequestwithone-week’snoticetoreturntoclass.

Ø StudentswhochoosetodoNTImaynotparticipateincampus-basedextracurricularactivities.Theremaybesomeclubactivitieswhichcanbejoinedremotely.

Ø TeacherswillprovidesynchronomouslearningwhenastudentisknowntobeathomeforCOVID-19

healthreasons(withaphysician’snote).

Plan2:HybridModelHybridSchedule

NTI Monday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayHybrid AllStudents

StudentslastnameA-Minclass N-Zinclass A-Minclass N-Zinclass

StudentslastnameN-ZstayhomeA-Mstayhome N-Zathome A-Mathome

9:00BeginFirstperiod 7:55Warningbell 9:40Endclasswork 8:00Homeroomstarts

8:05Endhomeroom

9:50BeginSecondPeriod 8:10Begin1stperiod 10:30Endclasswork 8:55End1stperiod

9:00Begin2ndperiod

10:40BeginThirdPeriod 9:45End2ndperiod 11:20Endclasswork 9:50Begin3rdperiod

10:35End3rdperiod

11:30BeginFourthPeriod 10:40Begin4thperiod 12:10Endclasswork 11:25End4thperiod

30minutebreakforlunch 11:30Begin5thperiod

12:15End5thperiod 12:40Begin5thperiod 12:20BeginLunch 1:20Endclasswork 1:00EndLunch

1:05Begin7thperiod

1:30Begin7thperiod 1:50End7thperiod 2:10EndClasswork 1:55Begin8thperiod

2:40End8thperiod

2:20Begin8thperiod 2:45Endday 3:00EndClasswork

• Toreducethetotalnumberofpeopleinschool,allteachersreporttoschool.Studentsdividebylastnameandreporttoschoolonlytwodaysthatweek.

• AllclassesmeetonMondaywiththeregularNTIschedule.

• Eachclassmeetsinpersontwomoretimesthatweekfor45minuteseach.

Plan3:School-wideNon-TraditionalInstruction(NTI)(IfmandatedbythegovernmentortheDioceseorifthepresenceofCovid-19infectionnecessitates.)PlanB 100%NTI

SameasNTIfromthe4thquarterof2020 Monday

TimesforT-F Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9:001stperiod 10:001stperiod 5th/Specials 1stperiod 5th/Specials9:502ndperiod

10:403rdperiod 11:002ndperiod 7thperiod 2ndperiod 7thperiod11:304thperiod

12:10lunch 12:00Lunch lunch lunch lunch12:405thperiod

1:307thperiod 12:303rdperiod 8thperiod 3rdperiod 8thperiod2:208thperiod

1:304thperiod

4thperiod

NTIREQUIREMENTSDURINGSCHOOL-WIDENTI

Ø StudentsmustlogintotheirclassesviaGoogleMeeteveryday,ontime,andreadyto learn.Computerswithworkingcamerasandmicrophonesarerequiredandmustbe enabled.Studentsmaynotblackouttheirscreensormutetheirmicrophonesduring classtimeunlessinstructedtodosobytheteacher.Ø Studentsmustbedressedasthoughtheyareattendingschoolandmustactively

participateinallclassactivitiesasdirectedbytheteacher.Ø Studentsmaynotbedistractedbymusic,cellphones,TV,orothermedia.Inappropriate

backgroundimages,profilenamesandpictures,chatconversations,etc.willnotbetolerated.

Ø Studentattendanceismandatory.Failuretoattendclasswillresultinfailureofthe

courseperthesameguidelinesassetintheVMAStudentHandbook(nomorethan6missedclassesperquarter.)

Ø StudentsareheldaccountableforfollowingtheHonorCodeandmaynothaveany

othersdotheirworkforthem.Ø Non-VillastudentsmayatNOTIMEaccessaVillaNTIclassroom.Ø Parentsagreetokeepincommunicationwiththeteachersandguidancedepartment

concerningtheprogressoftheirchild.Ø AllworkmustbesubmittedthroughGoogleClassroom.Ø AlltuitionandfeeswillremainthesameforNTIasforinpersoneducation.

CAFETERIAØ Studentshavetheoptionofpurchasingago-lunchfromthecafeteriaorbringingalunch fromhome.Ø Wewillutilizetwolunchperiods:Oneforgrades7-8andoneforgrades9-12.Ø Wewillutilizeseatingspaceinoutdoorareas,gymlobby,gym,homerooms,hallways,and cafeteria.GENERALGUIDELINESØ Studentswillremain6feetapartandwearmaskswhileinline.Signageforsocialdistancing

willbeplacedonthefloorinsidethecafeteria.Administration/schoolstaffwillmonitorstudentstoensuresafesocialdistancinginline.

Ø Onesetofdoorswillbeusedtoenterandonesetofdoorswillbeusedforexitofthecafeteria.

Ø Plexiglassscreenswillbeplacedatregisters.SERVINGGUIDELINESØ Studentswillpickuptheirgo-baganddrink.

Ø Condimentswillbepre-packaged.

Ø Studentswillproceedtotheregister.

Ø Snackswillbekeptonracksneartheregister.Studentswillindicatetheirchoicetothe

cashierwhowillhandthemthesnack.

Ø Studentswillrepeattheirnumbervs.touchingthetouchpad.

INFECTIONPROCEDURES

FrequentlyAskedQuestionsSpecifictoCOVID-19(providedbyDioceseofCovington)WhatarethesymptomsofCOVID-19?TheCentersforDiseaseControl(CDC)hasidentifiedseveralsymptomsofCOVID-19,includinghighfever(above100.4°F),sorethroat,nausea,headache,muscleaches,lossoftasteorsmell,runnynose,fatigue,diarrheaandanew,uncontrolledcoughthatcausesdifficultybreathing.WhatshouldaparentdoifachildhassymptomsofCOVID-19?IfyourchildshowssymptomsofCOVID-19,youshouldcontactyourdoctor.YourdoctormayaskthatyourchildparticipateinaCOVID-19test.Youmustalertyourschool’smainofficeanddonotsendyourchildtoschool.Ifthesymptomsoccurduringtheschoolday,yourchildwillbeimmediatelysenttotheofficeandyouwillbecontactedtopickyourchildupfromschool.MychildhadCOVID-19-likesymptoms,butnotCOVID-19.Whencanhe/shereturntoschool?IfyourchilddoesnothaveCOVID-19,buthasanotherillness,youmustkeepyourchildhomeuntilhe/sheisfeverandsymptomfreefor24hourswithoutfeverreducingmedication.AnegativeCOVID-19testordoctor’snotewillnotberequiredforreturn.

WhatshouldIdoifmychildtestspositiveforCOVID-19?Youshouldimmediatelycontactyourdoctorforadditionalinstructions.Youmustcontactyourschool’smainoffice.YoumustnotsendyourchildtoschoolWhencanastudentreturntoschoolafterreceivingapositiveCOVID-19test?IfastudenttestspositiveforCOVID-19ordoesnotseekmedicalattention,studentsmustisolateandnotreturntoschooluntiltheyhavemetCDC’scriteriatodiscontinuehomeisolation.Thisincludes:

1. Atleast10dayshavepassedsincesymptomsfirstappeared;2. Atleast24hourshavepassedsincethelastfeverwithouttheuseoffeverreducingmedicationsand3. Othersymptomshaveimproved.4. Anydecisiontoreturntoschoolmustbeclearedbyaphysicianwhohasevaluatedthestudentand

willnotrelysolelyonanegativetest.

WhatshouldIdoifamemberofmyhousehold(whoisnotmychild)testspositiveforCOVID-19?Youmustimmediatelycontactyourschool’smainoffice.Yourschoolwillaskthatyoukeepyourchildhomeforatleast14days.IfyourfamilymemberrecoversfromCOVID-19(throughmeetingthecriteriainthepreviousquestion)ANDyourchildshowsnoCOVID-19symptomsforthe14-dayperiod,yourschoolmayallowyourchildtoreturn.Whathappensifmychild’steachertestspositiveforCOVID-19?ShouldanyemployeehaveCOVID-19symptomsortestspositiveforCOVID-19,wewillfollowthesameprotocolsusedforstudents(seeabove).Ifyourchild’steacherbecomessickandisunabletowork,yourschoolwillprovideasubstituteteacher.

Whathappensifanotherstudentinmychild’sclasstestspositiveforCOVID-19?YourschoolwillmakeallparentsawarethatastudenthastestedpositiveforCOVID-19.Allstudentsintheclass(es)willbemonitoredcloselyforCOVID-19symptoms.IfmorethanonestudenttestspositiveforCOVID-19,itislikelythattheentireclass(es)willbeisolated(senthome)foratleast14days.Studentswillbeallowedtocompleteworkathomewhilethecohortisawayfromschool.Couldmychild’sschoolbuildingbecloseddownduetoCOVID-19thisyear?Wewilldoourbesttoensureasafeandhealthyenvironmentinthecomingyear.However,ifnumerouscasesappearinasingleschool,resultingintheisolationofmultipleclasses/cohorts,wemayneedtoclosetheschoolbuildingandtransitionallstudentstoNon-TraditionalInstructionforatime(inconsultationwithNKYHealthDept.).Parentswillbeupdatedregularlyshouldthatneedarise.