Health & Safety Plan Summary: Lakeside Summer School
Anticipated Launch Date: July 1, 2020
To view the board approval, please view the attached document here.
These summary tables provide our local education community with a detailed overview of Lakeside’s Health and Safety Plan. Lakeside is required to post this summary on our website.
Facilities Cleaning, Sanitizing, Disinfecting, and Ventilation
Requirement(s)
Cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, and ventilating learning spaces, surfaces, and any other areas used by students (i.e., restrooms, drinking fountains, hallways, and transportation)
Strategies, Policies and Procedures
Lakeside Summer School buildings will be cleaned, sanitized, disinfected, and ventilated each day. High touch areas will be disinfected daily with an electrostatic sprayer. Classroom windows will stay open as feasible during the day. OSHA and CDC protocols will be followed, and approved disinfectants used. Staff and students will have access to disinfectants in each classroom. Signs will encourage frequent use of disinfectants. Custodial staff, van drivers, teachers, will be trained on cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, and ventilations protocols appropriate to role. Supervisor of Custodial Services will train and supervise custodial staff. Vice President of Facility Management will train transportation staff on disinfecting vans and all classroom teachers, proper protocol for cleaning teacher and student areas. Director of Technology will train staff on disinfection of computers, Chromebooks, and other IT devices.
Social Distancing and Other Safety Protocols
Requirement(s)
Classroom/learning space occupancy that allows for 6 feet of separation among students and staff throughout the day, to the maximum extent feasible
Restricting the use of cafeterias and other congregate settings, and serving meals in alternate settings such as classrooms
Hygiene practices for students and staff including the manner and frequency of hand-washing and other best practices
Posting signs, in highly visible locations, that promote everyday protective measures, and how to stop the spread of germs
Handling sporting activities consistent with the CDC Considerations for Youth Sports for recess and physical education classes
Limiting the sharing of materials among students
Staggering the use of communal spaces and hallways
Adjusting transportation schedules and practices to create social distance between students
Limiting the number of individuals in classrooms and other learning spaces, and interactions between groups of students
Coordinating with local childcare regarding on site care, transportation protocol changes and, when possible, revised hours of operation or modified schoolyear calendars
Other social distancing and safety practices
Strategies, Policies and Procedures
Classrooms will be selected by size (largest) and accessibility to sinks and washrooms to mitigate spread. Students will be grouped into classes that will move together from one teacher to the next to limit contact between students.
Community meetings, lunches, recreation time, and other communal activities will not take place during summer school. Staff are encouraged to use the outdoor spaces of the campus as weather and practical concerns permit. The fields, walking track, swings, picnic tables and other spaces may be used as long as social distance and disinfection protocols are observed.
Staff and students will be encouraged to disinfect and wash frequently during the school day. Signs that promote protective measures will be posted throughout the building(s).
Physical Education classes will be held outdoors (weather permitting). Social distancing will be required at all times. Masks will be optional during physical education activities. Curriculum will include only activities that do not necessitate the sharing of materials and which allow for social distancing. Students will not be given permission to share materials throughout the school day. Laptops, textbooks, lab equipment, and fidgets will all be for single person use.
Student transportation adjustments will be made to the schedule, number of students per van, seating assignments, to create social distancing.
Visitors and volunteers will only have remote contact with students (if any). All staff and students who participate OnSite will observe the protocols outlined in this document.
All Summer School Staff and students will be trained on social distancing and healthy hygiene protocol before the first day of on-site schooling. Training will include preventative measures that should be implemented at home as well as instructions on protocol at school. Preparedness will be evaluated before permission to participate On-Site will be given. Staff and students will be trained on social distancing and healthy hygiene protocol before the first day of on-site schooling. Training will include preventative measures that should be implemented at home as well as instructions on protocol at school.
Before boarding a Lakeside School van or entering a Lakeside School building, every summer school staff member and student will, on a daily basis, be asked to complete a questionnaire and have their temperature taken to screen for Co-Vid symptoms and exposure. A staff member or student who is ill or who needs to isolate or quarantine may only participate in Summer School as a Remote-Learning participant. They may not return to campus. Students who are uncomfortable participating in On-Site Learning may participate as a Remote-Learning participant.
The Lakeside CoVid Team will regularly communicate and monitor developments with local authorities, employees, and families regarding cases, exposures, and updates to policies and procedures. Should a staff member or student become ill or become exposed, a member of the Lakeside CoVid Team will contact each summer school staff member and student as per Montgomery County guidelines, particularly should there be a revision of this plan.
Monitoring Student and Staff Health
Requirement(s)
Monitoring students and staff for symptoms and history of exposure
Isolating or quarantining students, staff, or visitors if they become sick or demonstrate a history of exposure
Returning isolated or quarantined staff, students, or visitors to school
Notifying staff, families, and the public of school closures and within-school- year changes in safety protocols
Strategies, Policies and Procedures
Staff and students will be required to wear face masks and or face shields while attending summer school. Staff and students that are at higher risk for severe illness may attend summer school as a Remote-Learning Instruction participant and will not be expected to attend as an OnSite participant. Summer school will include enough staff members so that classes will be able to be covered in event of staff illness. Counseling will be provided to each student that participates in summer school whether onsite or remotely. Special education services will be provided during the Lakeside Summer School.
Facilities Cleaning, Sanitizing, Disinfecting, and Ventilation
Requirement(s)
Protecting students and staff at higher risk for severe illness
Use of face coverings (masks or face shields) by all staff
Use of face coverings (masks or face shields) by older students (as appropriate)
Unique safety protocols for students with complex needs or other vulnerable individuals
Strategic deployment of staff
Strategies, Policies and Procedures
Students and staff a higher risk will be encouraged to participate in summer school as Remote Participants.
Staff will be required to wear face masks or face shield during summer school.
Students will be required to wear face masks and or face shields while attending summer school. Students and staff will wear masks while being transported in school vehicles, when moving in the hallways, and when social distancing is impractical.
Masks will be optional during physical education activities and during classes while students are in assigned seats. Students may remove their masks when outdoors as long as social distancing protocol is followed.
The Board of Directors/Trustees for Lakeside reviewed and approved the Phased School Reopening Health and Safety Plan on June 22, 2020
To view the board approval, please view the attached document here.