Preparing for 'Return to Learning"

Review the following 3 Steps of Prepare, Plan and Prevent, as you develop social distancing measures for the reopening of your school.

☑ Understand the facts about COVID-19 and stay informed through various resources such as UNICEF, CDC, WHO and other national and local health officials.

☑ Research funding opportunities that may be provided by Federal, State and Local agencies and plan budget accordingly.

☑ Identify all the community stakeholders and develop a substantial communication plan and how information will be shared.

☑ Plans will need to be designed based on education levels, student needs, and the footprint of each school as well as other factors such as transportation and school activities.

☑ Review all current school policies and work to adapt to the new – and regularly changing – educational requirements

☑ Include input from parents, teachers and other administrative officials and gain an understanding of how they wish to best protect themselves and their students in the classroom

☑ Develop strategies that can be adaptable depending upon changing circumstances in your community

☑ For each education level, implement the best communication tools for students so they can best understand the social distancing protocols required.

☑ Evaluate every area within your school and identify the best products and solutions that will protect both teachers and students within each setting.

☑ Create a checklist of the necessary precautions that have to be implemented and need to be executed daily to ensure a clean and sanitized environment

☑ Design a specific set of guiding principles for students, teachers, and administrators to stop the spread of the coronavirus and keep them safe at school.

☑ Work with each teacher separately and design best safety protocols for their individual classroom that will ease their concerns for both themselves and their students.

☑ Communicate that you are a social distancing facility by placing door graphics at every entrance.

☑ Develop a daily schedule for frequent hand hygiene, and strategically place hand sanitizer stations at all entrances and throughout school.

☑ Educate everyone in the school about COVID-19 prevention by placing CDC approved best practices signs in lobbies, libraries, classrooms and restrooms.

☑ Prepare a school policy on wearing a mask or a face covering in line with national or local guidance.

☑ Control the flow of foot traffic by placing directional arrow graphics along hallways

☑ Communicate social distancing measures with creatively designed floor graphics reminding students to stand six feet apart.

☑ Place protective freestanding Team Shield sneeze guards throughout administrative areas and offices, media rooms, libraries and in the front of teacher desks.

☑ Section off dining areas with Safely Strips and mobile TeamShield products designed to provide a protective barrier from the spread of airborne particles.

☑ Clean and disinfect school buildings, classrooms, and especially water and sanitation facilities at a minimum of once per day.