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Reintroduction Plan

BVSD has returned to in-person learning:

Preschool is in Phase 4 - In-Person Learning with four days of in-person learning a week
Elementary students are in Phase 4 – In-Person Learning with four days of in-person learning a week.
Middle school students are in Phase 3 - Hybrid Learning, with two days of in-person learning a week. Middle school will return to Phase 4 – In-Person Learning on March 30.
High school students are in Phase 3 - Hybrid Learning, with two days of in-person learning a week. High school will return to Phase 4 – In-Person Learning on March 30.
Exceptions: Boulder TEC and Arapahoe Ridge High School are currently operating in Phase 4 – In-Person Learning four days of in-person learning a week.

Student and Staff Health

Self-Screening

Students and staff are expected to complete self-health screenings daily before coming to school. Food Service staff will be active screened at their work sites.

Students: Parents can complete the daily screening through Infinite Campus using this link.
Staff: Use this form for daily screening

Staff and students should remain at home if they have one or more of the symptoms outlined in the self-health screening. The school's COVID Coordinator will followup with the staff/student's family for next steps.

Face coverings

STAFF

All staff must wear a cloth face cover/mask at all times while working inside. This includes while sitting at a cubicle or any workspace without a door.

Exceptions include:

If you are within your own office alone and have a door to close, you are able to remove your face covering.
If you happen to be the only person in a given floor or building, you do not have to wear your face covering until another person enters that space.

Cloth face covers/masks must be worn outside if physical distance of 6ft or more can not be maintained.

STUDENTS

Face coverings are required. However, BVSD understands that face coverings may be challenging for some students to wear, especially for elementary students (those age 10 and younger) and those students with special needs. At this time, Boulder County Public Health has advised schools and families, “To protect their own health and to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we also recommend that students who can’t medically tolerate a face covering should not participate in any in-person athletics, in-person extracurricular activities, or in-person school-age childcare.”
Families of students who cannot medically tolerate a face covering and wish to participate in an onsite or in-person program should communicate with the building principal or program supervisor so that an individualized review of the student’s needs and how to meet those needs can be conducted.

Learn more in our Face Coverings protocol

Hand washing

Students and staff will be reminded to wash/sanitize hands multiple times throughout the day including
- arriving/leaving schools
- after playing outside
- after having close contact with others
- after using shared surfaces
- before and after using restroom
- after blowing nose/coughing/sneezing
- before and after eating and preparing food
Hand sanitizers will be available on BVSD school buses, entrances to buildings and throughout school buildings.

Sickness protocols during school day

Confirmed positive cases and contract tracing

If a person confirmed to have COVID-19 has been in a school building BVSD will follow CDPHE’s Case and Outbreak Guidance.

The school administrator will work with the school nurse and Health Services.
Health Services will immediately coordinate with public health and determine next steps.
- Depending on community transmission, cohorting, number and relationship of positive cases, BVSD may exclude the individual, a cohort group or the entire school/building (usually 14 days from date of last exposure).
- Students and non-essential staff may be dismissed in order to provide time for public health to assess factors such as exposure to others in the building, when the building may reopen, and to thoroughly clean the facility
- Parents and staff will be notified and encouraged to cooperate with public health to trace contacts to the confirmed or presumed positive individual

Students can still participate in home learning while in quarantine.

BVSD Response to COVID cases

	Definition	How we respond
Single Confirmed Case	Confirmed with PCR test	Confirmed case isolates and the Classroom/Cohort is excluded (Quarantined for 10 days)
Cohort/Staff Confirmed Outbreak	Two or more confirmed cases from separate households within 14 days	Confirmed cases isolate and all students and staff in classrooms/cohorts are excluded and quarantined for 10 days If outbreak and exposures are limited to one classroom or two classrooms, school closure not necessary.
Suspected Outbreak	One confirmed + more sick within 14 days OR single case in multiple classrooms OR 10% absenteeism in school	All confirmed cases isolate at home (10 days) - close contacts quarantine 10 days and we work with public health to determine next steps.
Confirmed School Outbreak	Three or more outbreak classrooms/cohorts	Confirmed cases isolate and all students and staff in classrooms/cohorts are excluded and quarantined for 10 days Consider school closure for up to 10 days

Attendance

Distancing

Cohorts

Ventilation

Ventilation

Ventilation has been increased above the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) guidelines to maximize the introduction of fresh outdoor air into the building to dilute inside air when possible based on outdoor and indoor temperatures and air quality.
During occupied hours, the ventilation system is set to pull in 100% outside air as long as it doesn’t overheat or over-cool the spaces. This also may be adjusted when outdoor air quality conditions (such as forest fire smoke) are bad enough to impact occupant health.
The volume of air in rooms is 100% refreshed and filtered at a minimum of 4 and up to-12 times/hour depending on the volume of outdoor air being pulled into the building. This could vary throughout the day as temperatures change.
Recirculation of ventilation air will be minimized.
Exhaust fans will operate at all times while occupants are in the buildings.
Occupants are encouraged to open windows where available to provide additional outside air but only if it will not increase indoor temperatures or harm air quality. Even without operable windows, the ventilation system will deliver ample fresh air.
Staff should avoid using spaces with no ventilation when possible (e.g. storage rooms).

Air Exchange Prior to Occupancy

All buildings are flushed with 100% outside air two hours prior to student occupancy and one hour after occupancy.
If a building has an extended closure due to illness or other (e.g. winter break), the building will be flushed for 24 hours with 100% outside air the day prior to occupancy.

Filters

Filters in the system have been upgraded to the highest MERV filtration level appropriate for the equipment and will continue to be replaced as needed.
MERV 8 filters are being swapped out for MERV 11 filters as quickly as possible given high demand and impacted supply chains.

Monitoring

BVSD’s Building Automation System will alert maintenance staff of any problems or malfunctions (including carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, temperature, air flow, and equipment alarms.)
Maintenance staff are monitoring CO2 levels which provides us data to ensure we are providing the appropriate amount of air exchanges.

Cleaning protocols

Clean and sanitize high-touch shared spaces and high-touch shared hard surfaces daily and as often as possible— water bottle filler stations, classroom desks, chairs, tables, doorknobs, handles, stairway railings. Bathrooms shall be cleaned and disinfected multiple times a day.
Cafeteria tables will be cleaned and sanitized between each group of students.
Surfaces that are not high touch, such as bookcases, cabinets and carpeted areas will be cleaned following standard protocol.
Outdoor playgrounds/natural play areas will only receive routine maintenance but will not be disinfected. Hand hygiene should be emphasized before and after use of these spaces.

Operations

Visitor Management

Visitors include all persons at District schools and other District facilities
who are not employees or enrolled students of that school or facility. Visitors include, but are not limited to district employees, contractors, volunteers, substitute teachers and parents/guardians. For the protection of staff and students, visitors will be limited to essential business as determined by the Principal.

Visitors must complete a health screening as applicable under current protocols.

Assemblies/School Gatherings/Field Trips

Recess

Staggered recess or sectioning off areas for cohorts to avoid mixing of groups/cohorts.
Equipment (jump ropes, frisbees, balls etc) should not be shared across cohorts without disinfecting - or have equipment for each cohort that is not shared between cohorts.
Outdoor playgrounds/natural play areas will only receive routine maintenance but will not be disinfected.
Hand hygiene should be emphasized before and after use of these spaces.
Masks do not need to be worn during outdoor recess and exercise activities within the same cohort and maintaining physical distancing.
Students from different cohorts can be 6 feet or more apart with a mask outdoors.

Common Spaces

Hallways

Directional arrows may be placed in hallways to assist with traffic flow and provide for physical distancing.
Classroom transitions to lunch, recess, specials and electives, and/or specialized programming will be staggered to minimize congestion in hallways.

Front Office

• Access to the main office will be minimized for non-office staff to avoid congregation.

• Plexiglass shields will be installed at transaction counters (i.e. reception desk) where staff have frequent interactions with others.

Restrooms

Limit access to restrooms to not mix cohorts
Bathrooms will be cleaned and disinfected multiple times a day

Library

One cohort may visit the library at a time for learning opportunities.
Consult your Teacher Librarian for policies regarding check-out.
Returned books will need at least a 4 day period for decontamination.

Gym

Gyms can be used by different cohorts of students.
Each cohort will need their own equipment that stays with the cohort and is not shared. If this is not feasible, the equipment will need to be disinfected between different cohorts.
Students will need to wash hands before and after.

Transportation

Cleaning

Seating

At the stop, the driver will signal for a student to enter the bus. The bus will be loaded from the back forward.
Seats will be assigned, students will sit with the same person everyday
Riders may not change seats and must sit with their bottoms on the seat, facing forward.
Riders should exit the bus one at a time from the front to back, maintaining six feet of distance from one another.
Maximum of 2 students per seat.

Health and Safety

Windows will be open as weather allows to circulate fresh air through the bus.
Drivers and aides will be required to wear a face covering..
For students riding the bus, parents must complete the symptom screening form prior to coming to the bus stop.
Parents should have their children wash their hands before heading to the bus stop.
Students will be required to wear a mask at the bus stop and on the bus.
Students should use hand sanitizer provided as they enter the bus.
Students must scan their Access Pass upon entering and exiting the bus.This will be a critical piece of data for contact tracing.

Bus Service

At this time bus service is as follows:

Elementary: Provided for all transportation eligible K-5 and students in intensive special education programs who have opted in.
Middle School: Provided for all transportation eligible 6-8 and students in intensive special education programs who have opted in.
High School: will not be provided until bus seating restrictions are lifted. (likely no bus service this year)

Food Service

Breakfast

Universal Breakfast (UB) will be brought to the hallways outside of the classrooms and distributed to the students in elementary schools that have traditionally served UB. All other breakfast will be “grab & go” served from a cart in a designated area and eaten either in the classroom or an area of the school’s choosing

All Students will receive free breakfast through the end of the school year.

Lunch

At the elementary level, lunch will be served from the cafeterias with students eating in a mix of cafeterias and other designated locations as needed.

Middle school students will come to the cafeteria and pick up their food to
be eaten in cafeterias and other locations as needed. High Schools will be all ‘grab and go” on disposables.

Staggered cohort times
25 feet of distance between different cohorts sharing the space
Custodial staff will need to disinfect between groups of cohorts before the next groups come in.
Cash will no longer be accepted. All Students will receive free lunch through the end of the school year.
Students will not be punching in their own numbers, Food Service will be distributing reusable cards that students will drop into designated containers at the hot food line.
There will not be any self-serve food such as salad bars or milk (only single serve) and ala carte items will not be available.
All students bringing lunch from home will need to keep their lunch in their backpacks and bring all of their own utensils. There will not be any co-mingling of student lunches from home.
All students will be required to bring water bottles from home and all schools will have touchless fillers.

Food Bag Distribution

Classroom Management

Classroom setup

Unnecessary furniture and other classroom items will be removed to maximize space.
When possible, students should be seated with 6 foot distancing. Students may be seated in groups at tables or at individual desks, depending on how teachers previously set up their rooms. If students need to switch locations within the classroom, it is recommended to disinfect the area between.

Learning materials/devices

Attendance

Athletics and Activities

Athletics
Activities

Athletics

Activities

Child Care

School Aged Care

School Aged Care

Outdoor Learning

Guidelines

Guidelines

Outdoor learning will be offered at school sites for groups up to 30 people.
All participants will need to do passive screening beforehand and are encouraged to bring learning materials, water, sunscreen and weather appropriate gear.
Students are not required to wear face coverings while they are respecting physical distance of at least six feet and are outdoors.
Staff should wear face coverings outdoors.