Face Coverings

Wearing a cloth face covering is an act of selflessness. It protects others around you in case you have COVID-19. 

• Everyone 5 years old or older must wear a cloth face covering in either school building. No exceptions.

• Preschool Students are not required to wear a face covering.

• A cloth face covering must be worn to cover the mouth and nose  completely. 

• Disposable face masks will be available for students who forget theirs or if theirs becomes soiled.

• All students should have at least two backup cloth face coverings in their locker. 

• Staff will wear a combination of face shields and cloth face coverings. Shields will be worn during direct instruction, when needed, while maintaining a social distance of 6 feet.

• It is the expectation that cloth face coverings and shields are washed or disinfected daily.

• A "gaiter" styled face covering must either be two layered or fold over so that two layers are covering the nose and mouth.  

• There are times when a cloth face covering may be removed:

  • While eating or drinking.

  • When alone in an office or classroom. 

  • Participating in organized sports where the level of exertion makes wearing a face covering difficult. 

  • When lecturing a class as long as a minimum of 6 feet of social distancing is possible and the teacher is speaking in a normal voice.

  • Outside while social distancing. 

• Students will be given a lanyard to clip their mask to when they are eating or drinking.

• SEAS staff will monitor student compliance with respect to avoidance of touching their faces/face coverings. If students do touch their face, they will be asked to wash their hands

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Social Emotional Health

SEAS is conscious of the toll that the pandemic may have taken on our students and staff. 

• Staff will review the CDC guidelines for discussing COVID-19 with students in an age appropriate way. 

• A guideline for discussing COVID-19 with your child is available in the documents below. 

• Mrs. Peggy VanWyk, our counselor, will be at SEAS one to two days a week to support our students and staff.

• CSCOE Peace of Mind with Dr. Jules Nolan resources will be used in staff training and, at a later date, for parents.   

• Top 20 Training will continue to be utilized by teachers in the classroom.

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Cleaning Protocols

Our custodians and staff are going above and beyond to keep our school buildings clean.

• Sanitation spray will be available in all classes to clean surfaces. 

• Disinfectant sprays will be used for deeper cleanings by custodial staff. 

• The school cleaning schedules will reflect the need for increased cleaning of common spaces. 

• Students will clean their desks at least twice a day. 

• Custodians will follow Catholic Mutual guidelines for cleaning items throughout the day. In general, high frequency areas will be cleaned at the start of the day, after lunch, and after school. 

• All classrooms will be cleaned and disinfected at the end of each day.

• All devices will be disinfected between the use of the students.

• Frequently touched surfaces, such as light switches and door handles, will be cleaned regularly.  

• Classroom doors will be left open so as to avoid repeated touching of door handles.  

• Holy water fonts will be left empty.  

• Classroom toys will be cleaned after use or taken out of rotation until they have been cleaned.

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Pick up and Drop Off

Students should arrive no earlier than 7:35 at the main campus and 7:45 at the ECC for Kindergarten. Pick up at the end of the day begins at 1:55 for 1st-8th, 2:05 for Kindergarten.  Parents should arrive no earlier than 1:45 for pick up.

• Students dropped off before 7:35 or that have not been picked up by 2:10 will be sent to BASE. There is a drop-in fee for BASE that will be charged to the parent’s TADS account.  

• Parents will be assigned a drop off time.

• A-L will drop off between 7:35 and7:45.

• M-Z will drop off between 7:40 and 7:50.

• Due to COVID restrictions, parents will not be allowed to enter the building at the K-8 campus. 

• Students in 6th-8th grade and their siblings will be dropped off and picked up on Tyler Street.

• Students in 1st-5th will be dropped off and picked up in the parking lot.

• Kindergarten will be at the ECC. Their day will begin at 8:05 and end at 2:05. Drop off and pick up are at door 11. 

• 1st-8th begins their day at 7:55 and ends at 1:55.

• Preschool will be dropped off at 8:45 at the ECC doors. Parents and students will be screened before entering the building. We will be limiting the number of families in the building at one time.

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Classroom Experience

Teachers will continue our students’ path on the road to academic excellence while remaining socially distant. 

• In classrooms with student desks, the desks will face the front and will be arranged to ensure as much social distancing as possible (minimum of 3 feet per APA Guidance).

• Collapsible "desk shields" have been purchased for every student and staff member to use in the classroom. 

• In classrooms with tables, dividers on the tables will be used between students to create a barrier where social distancing cannot be achieved.

• Students will have their own supplies to use throughout the day.

• All devices will be disinfected between the use of the students.  

• Students in K-5th grade will be in self-contained learning cohorts with most of their specialists traveling to them when possible.

• Middle school students will stop at their lockers at the start of the day, before and after lunch, and at the end of day only. Items for classes will be carried in their backpacks. Textbooks will remain in the classrooms.  

• Lockers will be spread out when possible. 

• Middle schoolers may wear their phy ed uniforms all day or change in the locker rooms, two at a time with masks on.  

• Teachers will take more frequent breaks in the day to go outside, weather permitting.

• Preschool will be in self-contained classrooms. They will have outside time at least once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Shared supplies will be regularly cleaned. Teachers will encourage students to wash hands frequently

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eLearning

It is likely we will have to switch to a hybrid or all eLearning phase at times during the school year. 

• Two digital platforms will support eLearning: Seesaw for K-3rd and Google Classroom for grades 4th-8th.

• Preschool, if necessary, will utilize packets and some online learning. 

• Guides on managing our eLearning systems are available on our web pages. 

• Students or families that are required to quarantine will use elements of our eLearning system to stay on track. Lessons and assignments will be posted the next day, allowing staff time to post recordings, if available, and assignments. 

• eLearning will look different than the emergency eLearning we experienced in the 4th quarter of the last school year. it will be more rigorous and students will be assessed grades as they normally would. 

• Expectations for eLearning:

  • Packets with assignments will be picked up and completed work will be dropped off on the designated day and time. 

  • Students will check in with their designated teacher, as scheduled.

  • Parents will monitor student lessons to make sure they are following directions, but not complete the work for them.

  • Older students will have synchronous courses that require a student to log in at a specific time. 

  • All teachers will be available for questions daily.
     

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Lunch and Snacks

The lunch experience will be modified for health reasons. 

• At least until November, SEAS will only offer a cold lunch option through Lancer. 

• There will not be a salad bar until it is safe to do so. 

• Lunches will be served vs self-served.

• K-5th will eat in their cafeteria spaces. Middle school will eat in their classrooms and the lunch room on a rotating basis. 

• Students will need to bring their own snack to school daily.

• In order to limit exposure, parents and other family members will not be allowed to attend lunch with their child.

• Preschool will continue to provide snack in the morning and afternoon. Students who attend all day will need to pack a lunch. Guidelines are found in the preschool handbook.

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Recess/Outdoor Time

Active play and fresh air is an important part of the development of children of all ages. Recess reinforces positive social interaction and physical development. 

• All students will wash their hands before and after recess.

• Students will take 2-3 breaks throughout the day to go outside for a face covering break. 

• Face coverings are optional outside, but recommended if students are unable to socially distance.

• In order to limit exposure, parents and other family members will not be allowed to attend recess with their child.

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SEAS Community

During this first phase of reopening, restrictions during the school day will be in place.

• Limiting the number of adults in the school building each day is a recommendation of the CDC to minimize the potential spread of the virus.

• Parents are asked not to drop off items in the office during the day, including lunches. The school will provide a lunch and families will be charged for it. 

• Families will not have access to the buildings before or after school hours unless by appointment or for a specific event.

• We will look for creative ways for our parents to share their time and talents with us when we receive new guidelines regarding risk factors from the CDC.

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Communication

Ongoing communication will be provided.

• Any procedures and protocols that change will be sent to parents in a timely manner via email or the weekly eNews.

• Updates will be posted on our website, and on our school Facebook page.

• ​If a student has been exposed to COVID-19 at school, families will be notified. Exposure is defined as "​​​being a household contact or having close contact within 6 feet of an individual for 15 minutes or more with confirmed or suspected COVID-19."

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What’s yet to be decided?

We appreciate your patience as we work through our reopening plan. 

• We are awaiting word of Title I and services related to IEPs. 

• The plan for sports throughout the school year. Fall sports have been canceled, a decision on winter sports will be made by November 1st.  

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Updates 9/16/2020