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Westerly Public Schools

Draft Reopening Plan

as submitted to RIDE 7.17.20

Our Charge

Develop multiple plans for a SAFE SAFE 2020-2021 School Year Full Return for All (with the exception of those at high risk) Partial Return Limited Return Distance Learning for All

The “Buckets”

Health and Safety Instruction Social-Emotional and Mental Health Support Reopening Operations

Health and Safety (COVID

• 19 Control Plan)

Face masks and coverings Social distancing and organizing personnel Responding to a positive case or outbreak Minimizing access by COVID-19-positive or symptomatic individuals Communication with staff and students Cleaning and decontamination

Health and Safety (COVID

• 19 Control Plan)

Face masks and Coverings Face masks and Coverings Recommended for all settings. Required where stable groups are impossible Are to be worn when six (6) feet of social distancing cannot be maintained Staff to wear face coverings with the exception of those in consistent stable groups or those whose health would be further compromised by the use of a face covering WPS will acquire additional face coverings for students and/or staff who may forget them or not have their own Any visitors or vendors will be required to wear face coverings

Health and Safety (COVID

• 19 Control Plan)

Social Distancing and Organizing Personnel Social Distancing and Organizing Personnel To the maximum extent possible, plans and schedules provide for social distancing while traveling to school and home, entering and exiting buildings, receiving instruction, eating breakfast and lunch, recess, etc. Social distancing combined with the establishment of stable groups Six feet of distance where at all possible, fourteen feet of distance between stable groups

Health and Safety (COVID

• 19 Control Plan)

Responding to a Positive Case or Outbreak Responding to a Positive Case or Outbreak Superintendent will immediately contact the RIDOH to both notify and receive direction from RIDOH Required to immediately leave school grounds (if on campus) No return to school or work until documentation from a medical provider indicates testing was negative and there are no other restrictions, there is no evidence of illness restricting attendance, or it is documented that the individual is no longer contagious

Health and Safety (COVID

• 19 Control Plan)

Identify all members of the student or staff member’s stable group(s), any secondary stable groups to which the student or staff member belongs as well as all building spaces likely to have been visited by the student or staff member over the previous forty-eight (48) hours All families of students and staff belonging to the stable group(s) notified Any decisions regarding closure/moving to distance learning made in consultation the RIDOH Building spaces sanitized in accordance with CDC guidance

Health and Safety (COVID

• 19 Control Plan)

Minimizing access by COVID Minimizing access by COVID-19 19-Positive or Symptomatic individuals Positive or Symptomatic individuals Stay Home if Sick - until documentation from a medical provider indicates that COVID testing was negative and there are no other restrictions, there is no evidence of illness restricting attendance, or it is documented that the individual is no longer contagious Daily wellness screenings and attestation before leaving for school/entering building Immediate isolation of anyone who becomes sick during school/work day

Health and Safety (COVID

• 19 Control Plan)

Communication with Staff and Students Communication with Staff and Students Communications throughout Summer 2020 Professional Development Days (2) Prior to Opening Posting of notices re: Face Coverings, Distancing, Hand Washing, Foot Traffic Patterns, Stay at Home Sick Policy, etc. First days/weeks - Operations (i.e. how we move about the buildings and keep each other safe), Assessing Learning Loss and SE Wellness, Relationships, Relationships (and more Relationships)

Health and Safety (COVID

• 19 Control Plan)

Cleaning and Decontamination Cleaning and Decontamination Hand-washing facilities and/or hand sanitizer available in classrooms, restrooms and other spaces throughout buildings as well as on all buses WPS custodial staff will clean all buildings daily in accordance with CDC

• guidelines. Staff augmented as necessary

Custodial staff will be trained on cleaning and disinfecting procedures in accordance with CDC guidelines

Instruction

• Instruction (remote and in-person) - Full, Partial, Limited
• Remediation and Intervention
• Special Education Services
• Staff Supports
• Family and Community Engagement (communication and partnerships)

Instruction

Full Return- Think “September 2019” except for medically compromised Partial Return - Partial return would mean that elementary and transition grades would re-enter in-person and that we would prioritize in-person re-entry for vulnerable

• subpopulations. Remaining groups would begin the year with distance learning

Limited Return - Limited in-person return would mean that the general population would resume Distance Learning in the fall and that we would prioritize in-person, brick and mortar school for some elementary or transition grades. It would also prioritize re-entry for our most academically vulnerable subpopulations as well (e.g. students with disabilities, multi-language learners) Distance Learning - Think April 2020, but building upon our learning and emerging trends and evidence around best practices

Instruction

Assessing Student Readiness for SY 20-21 (learning loss, SE wellness) Interventions, Supports Grading, Attendance Policy/Practice Shifts

Instruction

Special Education Services Special Education Services IEP and Service Provision reviews to assess delivery of services and make adjustments as necessary based on individual needs Ongoing consideration of needed changes due to any evolving needs

Instruction

Staff Supports Staff Supports Assessment of Adult Learning Needs - Technology, Best Practice, Emerging Knowledge/Trends Provision of training and support around trauma, SEL and culturally responsive education Provide for Ongoing Feedback

Instruction

Family and Community Engagement Family and Community Engagement Provide for Ongoing Feedback Communication Strategies - student progress, changes in health and safety guidelines, distance learning Relationships, Relationships and more Relationships

Social-Emotional and Mental Health Support

Designated District Mental Health Liaison to coordinate supports and efforts of RIDOH and Community Partners - Dr. J on Kimpton Engage HR Office and Union Leadership in identifying and making easily available resources for staff self-care, resiliency strategies and mental health supports

Reopening Operations

• Facilities and Maintenance
• Operations (Budget, Staffing, Scheduling, Food Services)
• Transportation
• Technology
• Family and Community Engagement (communication and partnerships)

Reopening Operations

Facilities and Maintenance Facilities and Maintenance Auditing materials and supplies Ordering/procuring as possible - cleaning, PPE Training staff/Reviewing Policies on Cleaning and Disinfecting Identifying additional staffing needs/contingencies Establish procedures for entering exiting, moving around buildings (these exist within building specific plans)

Reopening Operations

Operations (Budget, Staffing, Scheduling, Food Services) Operations (Budget, Staffing, Scheduling, Food Services) Change in Revenues, Expenditures COVID specific funding (CARES, ESSER Funds, emergency funding, etc.) Staffing Needs - custodial, supervision Create schedules with the plan of how to approach all three in-person reopening scenarios. Policies for drop off, pick up, meals, passing times that support social distancing and other health and safety guidelines provided by RIDOH and RIDE

Reopening Operations

Transportation Transportation Plan for distancing (capacity), Cleaning, Training Staff Coordinating drop off/pickup with building leaders Promote options other than bus transportation (driving, car-pooling, walking) Families must register for bus transportation

Reopening Operations

Technology Technology Assess software, hardware, and connectivity needs for fall learning (for staff and students) Budget for additional technology needs Maintain inventory of Chromebooks, hot spots, other tech Plan for continued (improved) HQ customer service around connectivity, devices, etc.

Reopening Operations

Family and Community Engagement Family and Community Engagement Assess staff and student perceptions of return to school. Provide for ongoing feedback loop (surveys, stakeholders groups, portal) Plan for communications to stakeholders - timely, accurate, translated, right dosage Plan to process feedback, push-back and concerns

Building-Level Plans

• Full Re-entry (i.e. as close to September 2019 as possible)
• Limited Re-entry
• Partial Re-entry
• Full Distance Learning

PreK

In All Stable group of no more than 15 students and three adults in any pre-K am or pm classroom Restrooms assigned by classroom Motor skill development on playground and B203 (converted space for inside motor skill development). Times remain the same for both am and pm with cleaning in between sessions Limited access to materials, limited number of students at stations

PreK

Partial Established stable groups of 15 students in am and pm. Transportation dependent for special education students. Possible limit to stable peers (non-special ed) into classrooms, alternating days Limited Special education students only, no peers Possible alternating days for students

Grades K

• 4

In All Reading, Writing, and Mathematics are key focus SS and Science are integrated into ELA 8:45 to 3:15 schedule accounts for transportation (parent pick up- expected increases in numbers) *times condensed for students

Students eat lunch in classrooms (outdoors if/when possible)

Grades K

• 4

In Partial Dependent on transportation. If transportation meets partial guidance then ELEM will run full schedule(as above) If not, then it will be an A/B schedule (1-4) based on families (ABC order) Identified vulnerable students and Kindergarten will attend MTRF Wednesday will be a DL day for all students In Limited Identified Vulnerable students in school and others participate in distance learning

Grades 5-8 WMS

In All In All Students return in stable groups. Teachers rotate into stable classrooms. Students and staff belong to same secondary stable groups. 6 periods of instruction (4 core classes and 2 specials) Students eat lunch in classrooms (outdoors if/when possible)

Grades 5-8 WMS

In Partial In Partial Options: Dependent on transportation capacity, ability to effectively sanitize school environment, and food service delivery for in school and home instruction

• a. Grades 5 and 6 in one week, Grades 7 and 8 on alternate weeks. Students at

home in DL (alternate weeks)

• b. Grades 5 and 6 in plus vulnerable students from Grades 7 and 8. DL for all
• thers
• c. Grade 5 in plus vulnerable students from Grades 6-8, DL for all others

In Limited In Limited Only vulnerable populations return. All others to DL

Grades 9-12 WHS

In All All students, face masks required when unable to be 6 feet apart, teachers to inventory classroom space and best classroom layout Up/down stairwells and one way paths between buildings

Students eat lunch in classrooms (outdoors if/when possible)

Four classes each day to limit class changes Student dismissal at 1:00 p.m. to allow safe transport of students, bus cleaning, and arrival at WMS for their dismissal Teacher prep time is 1-2 p.m. daily

Grades 9-12 WHS

In Partial WHS runs a Blue and White Day schedule On Blue Days, students A-K are in building and L-Z are remote. On White Days, students L-Z are in building and A-K are remote Consideration of having 9th grade attend each day In Limited Special populations of at-risk students and possibly 9th grade. All other students, remote

Misc.

Before and After School Programing - Proposal and recommendation to have the Ocean Community YMCA operate before and after school

• programming. Contingent upon full reopening. Transportation provided by

parents/guardians. Athletics -- Will follow all RIIL guidance for practice and competition Marching Band -- outside rehearsals with 14 feet of social distance between band members. When together and not practicing, social distancing and masks

Remaining Questions/Issues

Attendance Awaiting further RIDE guidance Decisions regarding quarantines/shut downs Anticipated to be RIDOH-level Fiscal State budget, ESSER CARES, CRF CARES

Next Steps

Discussions/Coordination/Agreements with Bargaining Units Consider, and as appropriate, incorporate feedback on reopening plans from RIDE, RIDOH and local stakeholders Continue to communicate plans, expectations and updates to all stakeholders Plan for all needed trainings Continue to develop plans for contingies Hope for the best, plan, plan and plan some more for the worst (or at least the “less than best”)