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engage@columbus.k12.oh.us REOPEN. REENGAGE. REIMAGINE. Topics Mitigation procedures Education Public Health Responses What can you do to help engage@columbus.k12.oh.us REOPEN. REENGAGE. REIMAGINE. Mitigation Procedures

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Topics

Mitigation procedures Education Public Health Responses What can you do to help

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Mitigation Procedures

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Handwashing

  • How-
  • Available water, soap and paper towels
  • Hand sanitizer in each area and

classroom

  • When
  • Start of School
  • Before Eating
  • After Restroom use
  • Before and after recess
  • End of day
  • After cough or sneeze
  • If dirty
  • Education
  • Staff- on-line and meetings
  • Students- videos and practice
  • Parents- videos, posters, guidelines, practice

at home

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Masks

  • What
  • Cloth masks
  • Disposable masks
  • Who
  • Staff – Masks required
  • Students
  • Masks on the bus required
  • Recommended for students in school building
  • How
  • Must cover nose and mouth
  • Can wear own mask from home
  • Will be provided for staff and students if

requested

  • Mask Breaks- guidelines to come
  • Education
  • Staff- on-line and meetings
  • Students- videos and practice
  • Parents- videos, posters, guidelines, practice at home
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Social Distancing

  • Social distancing in classrooms and common areas,

avoiding crowds, and staying at least six feet away from

  • thers whenever possible.
  • Signs on floors and walls
  • Reminders for students
  • Physical barriers will be installed where it is difficult to

maintain proper social distancing.

  • To accommodate social distancing in classrooms and

commons areas, the District’s Operations team is creating layouts for desks, tables, chairs, and

  • ther items.
  • Education
  • Staff- on-line and meetings
  • Students- videos and practice
  • Parents- videos, posters, guidelines, practice at home
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Respiratory Etiquette

  • Coughing and sneeze
  • In your elbow
  • In a tissue
  • In your mask
  • Wash/sanitize hands after

any of the above

  • Education
  • Staff- on-line
  • Students- videos and practice
  • Parents- videos, posters, guidelines, practice at

home

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Buses

  • Space 6 feet apart while waiting at

the stop

  • Students must wear masks on the

bus

  • Seating in compliance with CDC

standards

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Students with Health Conditions

  • If your student has a chronic

health condition such as:

  • Asthma
  • Sickle-cell
  • Seizure disorder
  • Diabetes
  • Other chronic disease or health

concern

To your child's health care provider

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Education

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  • Each School Building will be

assigned a School Nurse

  • The School Nurse, the Principal

and the Head Custodian will work together to:

  • Apply District mitigation processes

to the unique needs of each building

  • Create a plan for Health and Safety

for that building

  • Plan education for staff regarding

COVID-19 and Health and Safety

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Preparation for each School Building

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  • Two full days of education
  • On-line through Public School

Works (PSW)

  • COVID-19 101
  • Handwashing
  • Social Distancing
  • Respiratory Etiquette
  • Presentations to Staff by School

Nurse, Principal and Custodian

  • Overall District Health Strategies
  • Building Specific Strategies
  • Small group meetings for support and

Q&A

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Education and Professional Development for Staff

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Education for Students

  • Start at home this summer
  • District website will share video links, posters,

pictures and guidance for parents

  • Orientation and education in classrooms for

mitigation processes when school begins

  • Videos
  • Demonstrations
  • Q&A
  • Collaborative and supportive approach- we are

better together

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Practice Mitigation Processes at Home: Keeping Germs to Ourselves

  • Masks
  • Explain why we are wearing masks
  • Wear a mask yourself
  • Put a mask on stuffed animals
  • Start with the student wearing a mask for a few

seconds to a few minutes to more time

  • Social Distancing
  • Mark 6 feet distance on floors at home and play

a game

  • Hand Washing
  • Practice washing and singing the ABC song for 20

seconds or Twinkle, Twinkle or the Birthday song twice!

For our younger students

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  • How masks protect the ones we love-

family, friends, teachers

  • Why 6 feet of distance
  • What does 6 feet look like
  • How to connect with others
  • Working together to keep us all safe
  • The power of example and peer

collaboration

  • Practice at home
  • Fun facts
  • The chorus to Beyoncé's "Love on Top" is

20 seconds long

  • The chorus to Dolly Parton's "Jolene" is

20 seconds long

Understanding Mitigation Process for Older Students

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Public Health

Provided by Health Experts: CDC, ODH, CPH and School Nurses

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Monitoring COVID-19 in Schools

  • School Nurses are Experts in Communicable

Diseases and Public Health.

  • Each School Building will have a School

Nurse responsible for tracking and monitoring symptoms, possible exposures and positive cases.

  • The Health, Family and Community Services

Office will communicate and collaborate with Columbus Public Health to implement health and safety measures.

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What do I do if my student is ill?

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Keep Your Student Home If:

Check Every Day Before Sending Your Student to School

Cough/difficulty breathing Fever > 100 Headache Sore Throat Chills/Body Shakes

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Check Every Day Before Sending Your Student to School

Muscle Aches Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea New loss of taste or smell Fatigue Congestion or runny nose

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Keep Your Student Home If:

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Check Every Day Before Sending Your Student to School

Exposed to a Person with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 Exposure is 10 or more minutes within 6 feet With or without a mask Call your Health Care Provider Call the School

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Keep Your Student Home If:

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What if my student gets sick at school?

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Following CDC, ODH and CPH Guidelines:

  • Check for symptoms of COVID-19
  • Call Parents/Guardians to Pick up Student if

COVID-19 symptoms are present

  • Notify Parents/Guardians of next steps
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What if someone at the school tests positive for COVID-19?

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School Nurses and the Health, Family and Community Services Office will:

  • Communicate and Collaborate with

Columbus Public Health

  • Determine possible exposure or

transmission to other students or staff

  • Follow guidelines from CDC, ODH and CPH
  • Notify parents/guardians of possible

exposure

  • Provide directions for next steps
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What can you do to help?

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Right Now

  • Start preparing your student now
  • Talk with your student about COVID-19
  • Practice mitigation processes at home
  • Make a plan for how to pick your student up

from school if sick

  • Accurate Emergency Cards are more important

than ever

  • Keep asking questions
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Right Now

  • Consult with your student's Health Care

Provider

  • Make sure your student's immunizations are

up to date

  • Immunizations are available by appointment

at

  • Columbus Public Health
  • Call 614-645-8180 for an appointment
  • Nationwide Childrens Clinics and School Clinics
  • Call 614-355-2590 for an appointment
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When school starts

  • Keep your student home if they are sick
  • Notify the School if your student is exposed

to someone with COVID-19

  • Notify the school if your student tests

positive for COVID-19

  • Keep asking questions
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THANK YOU!

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