Scenario

Description

Rationale

A1

School is in session for all (100%) students and staff on campus in August.

• In this scenario, the school has a plan to meet guidelines provided for the reopening of schools and local public health conditions warrant a return to school on campus with appropriate safety precautions being made.  

Delayed start of school until after Labor Day.

• This calendar option would only be used if public health officials, the commissioner, or  governor indicated that an on time August starts with students in person on campus was not possible until after Labor Day. Another potential rationale for this calendar option would involve the timeline for a vaccine and the desire to maximize the amount of in person instruction that takes place in the calendar.  This is an initial draft that would need to be tweaked, but it provides an initial starting point for discussions.  

A3

Early start of school and extended holiday break from Thanksgiving through the new year.

• This calendar option would only be used if public health officials, the commissioner, or governor indicated it was necessary and appropriate to start early in order to allow for an early end to on campus instruction during the first semester and to prevent a return to campus  in the immediate weeks following the holiday break to curb anticipated virus spread.  The use of remote learning would allow for semester balance and provide a contingency to achieve instructional hours without scheduling school into June.  This is an initial draft that would need to be tweaked, but it provides an initial starting point for discussions.  

B

Social Distancing Scenario - 50% Capacity.  Hybrid of on campus (in-person) and virtual (remote learning) instruction.  Examples:

• AM/PM Cohort
• Alternating A/B Days
• M/T & T/F with Wednesday online planning/ delivery.
• K-5 spread out among all facilities & 6-12 remote

• Actual hybrid approach TBD.  
• Why:

• Necessary to achieve social distancing expectations in public health guidance within the school and/or on a school bus.
• Necessary to adequately daily screen students and staff reporting to campus.

C

Remote Learning

• Necessary in the event of an extended school closure of more than 2+ weeks.          
• How do we ensure that parents understand the expectations we have of  students

Scenario

Description

Rationale

A1

School is in session for all (100%) students and staff on campus in August.

• In this scenario, the school has a plan to meet guidelines provided for the reopening of schools and local public health conditions warrant a return to school on campus with appropriate safety precautions being made.  

B

Social Distancing Scenario - 50% Capacity.  Hybrid of on campus (in-person) and virtual (remote learning) instruction.  Examples:

•  This calendar would be used if public health officials, the commissioner, or governor indicated it was necessary and appropriate to hold school only with significantly reduced numbers of students and staff at one time to ensure social distancing measures.  

C

Remote Learning

• Necessary in the event of an extended school closure of more than 2+ weeks.          

Tier I

No to Minimal Area Risk/Spread

Tier II

Minimal to Moderate Area Risk/Spread

Tier III

Moderate to Substantial Area Risk/Spread

Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Building Regardless of Degree of Community Risk

• Potential Short (2-5 days) building dismissal to clean, disinfect, and contract trace in consultation with local health officials depending on frequency of cases
• Potential 14+ day closure depending upon public health recommendations.
• Letter notifying parents of positive case in classroom

Screening

District

Tier I and Tier II

• Staff for themselves and parental self-screening for students at home.  District provides self-screening resources for families to utilize at home.

• Repeated reminders and literature sent home on a regular basis
• Keep an eye on immuno-compromised students and staff.

Tier III

• Staff are stationed at main entrances and ask students whether they have experienced any of the symptoms on signage provided.  Students that answer “yes” have a temperature taken and receive a referral to the school nurse for further assessment.

• A para at each bus to pre-screen students when they get on the bus.
• Assigned entries to building, with staff at each entry
• Log of screenings and of fevers, symptoms, etc.
• All use non-touch thermometers in the same way (thermometer training for staff involved)
• Have students wait 15-20 minutes if a student came directly from PE or Recess due to increased body temperature possibly due to physical exertion vs. illness
• Give info sheet (of symptoms) to teachers
• Separate entrance for bus students only (meaning they have been screened) OR stickers for screened students

PPE

District

Tier I

• Face coverings encouraged for staff and students but not required.
• DPHHS Guidance

• No face coverings for healthy people.
• Face coverings for symptomatic people.

Tier II

• Face coverings required for all students and staff on the bus, in classrooms, and during passing periods; Not required when outdoors, socially distanced, or eating lunch.  Exceptions may be made in some circumstances (Severe and profound students, very young students, IEP, 504 plan)
• DPHHS Guidance:  

• Face coverings required when unable to maintain social distance

Tier III

• Face coverings required for all students and staff on the bus, in classrooms, and during passing periods; Not required when outdoors, socially distanced, or eating lunch.
• DPHHS Guidance:

• Face coverings strongly recommended for anyone over 2 years old.

Elementary

FB ES Working Copy

Middle

FB MS Working Copy

High

FB HS Working Copy

School Calendar

FBPS Student Services Working Copy (SPED, EL, 504)

Special Education Return to Learn Document

FBPS Attendance Practices

Tier 1

Students are expected in school unless symptomatic or quarantined. Any days missed for quarantine are excused for students.

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier I

• Hand washing or sanitizing before entering lunchroom location
• Students utilize lunch cards
• Every table wiped down after each lunch
• Lunchtime Solution employees follow CDC and DPHHS Department Guidance for food preparation and service

Tier II

• All Tier I bullet points implemented
• Maximize cafeteria space for social distancing
• Reduced chairs per table at FB MS/HS.  Tape on seats at FB ES.
• Cafeteria fogged twice a week

Tier III

• All Tier I and II bullet points implemented
• Handwashing/Sanitizing in the classroom
• Decreased capacity of the lunchroom, use additional spaces such as gymnasiums, classrooms, hallways.
• Classrooms disinfected after lunch

District

Custodial duties will be very important.  Sanitizing/disinfecting  school spaces regularly will be closely monitored.

Tier I - Low Risk

• Base Pandemic Cleaning Plan - CDC Guidance for Disinfecting
• Proactive purchase of cleaning supplies (9 week supply):
• Plexiglass shields in office areas
• Heightened cleaning of doors, entry ways, windows, bathrooms etc
• Spray bottle of disinfectant per room with towels
• Teachers/students help disinfect rooms after each period

Tier II and Tier III

• Scheduled cleaning of door knobs; highly frequented areas and bathrooms
• Maintenance staff use electrostatic sanitizing gun every other day
• After 8 PM classrooms vacant for disinfecting
• No water fountains.  Students must bring bottles for refills.  
• Locker Rooms - electrostatic sanitizing gun per day

Athletics

Fine Arts

Activities, Co-Curriculars, & Field Trips

External Facility Use

Tier I

• Resume Competition Season with best practice Sanitary/Safety Protocols in Place
• Tier I Personnel (all normal personnel)
• Attendance taken at all practices
• Locker Rooms cleaned and sanitized (Fog Machine) on a daily basis.

• Events as normal with Safety Protocols - Fewer audience members to accommodate 6’ distancing
• Practices with smaller groups, competitions in locations where they can accommodate Sanitary and Safety Spacing
• Tier I Personnel (all normal personnel)
• Attendance taken at all practices.

• Activities and Co-Curricular activities resume with best practice sanitary and safety protocols in place.
• Field Trips are allowed on a needed basis with best practice safety protocols in place
• Waivers signed by all families with specific Covid-19 language.
• Attendance taken at all practices and field trips.

• Waiver Signed by both organization and individual families with specific Covid-19 language.

Tier II

• Tier I Measures Activated.
• Altered Schedule in place to reduce travel and exposure.  
• Reduced Fan Attendance- certain percentage of capacity.
• Schools provide LiveStreaming (Striv) Options for viewers.
• Determine Tier Personnel (Essential & Media)

• Tier I Measures Activated.
• Film/Live Stream  events but no audience.

• Tier I Measures Activated.
• Field Trips Requests are determined on an individual case basis including factors such as travel, place of destination, essential learning outcomes tied to event, etc.

• Tier I Measures Activated.
• Facility Use limited to Fort Benton School District Sports and Activities Only.

Tier III

• Tier I and II Measures activated.
• Cancellation of Entire Sports seasons specific to individual programs.
• Scenario may possibly allow Golf and Tennis, and Track.  However, Football, Volleyball, Basketball, and Wrestling may not be allowed.

• Tier I and II Measures Activated.
• Move events to a later date or cancel entirely
• Cancellation of entire season

• Field Trips are cancelled.

• Tier I and II Measures activated.
• Facility use restricted and/or cancelled for all activities both internally and externally.
• Possible scenario that Middle School and Lower level practices cancelled, but not varsity.

Elementary

Middle

High

Unfinished Learning

Use first 1-2 weeks of school year to be with last year’s teacher and class.  This will provide opportunities for reteaching/reassessment & also will help us to determine social & emotional needs precovid19 versus postcovid19

6th graders go to FBMS at start

Subject area teachers will communicate what are the missing skills not covered in 4th Q from previous year.  

Teachers use professional judgement to fill in missing gaps and focus on essential skills/content to begin the year.

Students who finished with Incompletes must complete their core-subject classes during study hall, lunch, etc.

Focus on essential content in all classes.

Extended School Closure School Continuity (Remote) Learning Plan

FBPS Distance Learning Plan

(To Be Updated)

We are going to need to look at purchasing seesaw and loom if that will be an issue?

Make sure we have looked at ONLY priority standards and essential learning questions for units, chapters and standards.

FBPS Distance Learning Plan

(To Be Updated)

Encouraged FBMS staff to  be familiar with the flipped classroom style of learning.

FBPS Distance Learning Plan 

(To Be Updated)

Utilize your classroom and video yourself teaching a shortened lesson (flipped classroom).  During the first days of in-person school, get used to utilizing online methods with students.

Short-Term (2-5 days) Closure Continuity Plan

Packets sent home, review of newly learned standards. Expectation will be packets are complete and graded; or upon return we look at extended day learning opportunities

Make sure the distance learning plan is solid and teachers are somewhat familiar with flipped classrooms type of learning.  Maximize priority standards and essential learning.

Re-look at TDLP and  focus on essentials.  Use flipped classrooms.

District

Special Education/504

Individual IEP goals met along with grade level standards. Primary Service Provider used when appropriate.

LEP

In the event of remote learning, families will receive a weekly check-in call from one of our interpreters within the district, much like in the 4th quarter of 2019-2020 to make sure families are directed towards acquiring necessary technology in a timely manner and are reminded of important district and building communication.  Calls and feedback will be documented and available for staff to review.

For students that are “emerging” on their most recent ELPA test, progress made on lessons within Rosetta Stone will be required and documented.

Professional Development

PD for assessment and technology needed for staff.

Assessment

Access: Devices & Internet

Help Desk/Support

Professional Development for Staff, Students & Families

Pre-Closure

• Designate chromebooks for possible check-out
• Each teacher have access to laptop
• Spanish Version of Chromebook Checkout Form
• Send paper information home
• Evaluate those being replaced and repair what we can over the summer
• K-2 iPad checkout for kids?
• Do we designate 1 device per student for in house?

• Survey Staff on what worked, didn’t work, needs for future remote learning?
• What PD/training do they need to provide students with the best distance learning
• ELL Family Tech Support plan
• Google Classroom Training
• What services are being used and will they need subscriptions?

• Staff: How to utilize Loom/Screencastify for recording lessons
• Staff: How to utilize Youtube
• Staff: How to better

utilize google classroom

• Students: “Train” them to check their email and monitor google classroom daily
• Staff: using Zoom and/or Google Meet
• Boot Camp Topics; Back to School Day trainings

Extended Closure

• Chromebook checkout procedure same as before?
• We now have a better idea of who needs devices at home.

• Technology department stays available as needed.

• In-person staff meetings during closure?

Technology Troubleshooting

Have PD for parents when they pick up the chromebooks or trouble shooting videos of common questions/concerns.

      Utilize student helpdesk

Identify avenues for remote support per given technology issues (Zoom, Screenconnect, Mobile Device video, etc)

District

Tier I

• All buses will be sanitized with spray or wipes between each use.  
• Buses will be fogged at the end of the route for sanitizing
• Students and parents will be encouraged to self-screen for cold or flu-like symptoms prior to coming to the bus.  
• Students will sit in the same seat to the event and back (extra curricular activities)
• Maintain open windows to promote airflow when possible  
• Masks are encouraged

Tier II

• All vehicles will be sanitized between each use.

• Specific Guidelines will be provided for Special Education Routes.
• If applicable, sponsors will help sanitize vehicles after each use.

• Students and parents will be encouraged to self-screen for cold or flu-like symptoms prior to coming to the vehicle.
• Staff and students will apply hand sanitizer upon entering the vehicle when it is safe to do so as it relates to traffic.
• Maintain open windows to promote airflow on the vehicle when feasible (e.g., weather elements).
• If applicable, on extracurricular trips, students should space out and sit one per seat.    

• All students and drivers wear face coverings during times when ~6 ft of social distancing is not feasible.  
• Parents will be reminded of the opportunity to transport their own child in lieu of school bus transportation as a strategy to reduce bus density.  
• Encourage (based on good will and without reimbursement) parents to drop children off at school rather than ride the school bus to reduce bus density.  

Tier III

• All students and drivers wear face coverings.
• Students use hand sanitizer when getting on the bus.
• Student seating to promote social distancing (row 1 = window seat; row 2 = isle; alternate by left/right side of bus).  
• Students will be screened for symptoms prior to boarding the bus (e.g. temperature, asked if they have cold or flu-like symptoms).        
• Students will sit in the same seat to the event and back (extra curricular activities)
• When possible alternate transportation encouraged
• The bus will load from back to front and exit from front to back.        

• Reduce bus capacity to 50% or one student per seat.  Two times (for example first pick up at stop 7:15 and second pick up at 7:45)
• Bus groups are static.  The students must ride the bus on their assigned time and with their assigned group.

SPED

FBPS Transportation Needs

• Discussed temps on bus
• Wipe down and sanitizing
• Arrival times may not be as close to what we like (15 min windows)

District

Human Resources Information

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act posted in all buildings
• Safe Schools COVID-19 training
• High Risk Staff Members: Individual plans/accommodations

Employee Policies and Leave

• Americans with Disability Act (ADA): If an employee has a medical condition, the following steps should be followed:

• Hold an interactive process meeting with the employee (and complete the interactive process meeting form);
• Determine if the employee has a “disability” under the ADA; then
• Determine whether a reasonable accommodation can be provided to the employee

• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA): If an employee or member of an employee’s family has a medical condition, or an employee who needs leave to care for an immediate family member who has a medical condition, the following steps should be followed:

• Determine if the employee is FMLA-eligible (Generally, worked at least 1,250 hours over the past 12 months);
• Determine if employee has any remaining FMLA leave;
• Request employee to complete FMLA application;
• Determine if employee’s request qualifies as FMLA-eligible leave; then
• Follow-up with other FMLA forms, as deemed appropriate.  

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): If an employee may meet any of the following conditions, have the employee submit a FFCRA leave request form:

• Subject to a quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;
• Been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine related to COVID-19;
• Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis;
• Caring for an individual subject to an order described in (1) or (2);
• Caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed due to COVID-19; or
• Experiencing any other substantially-similar condition specified by HHS.

Staff Wellness Supports:

*Teaching Through Turbulence

*Access to health/ PPE equipment

Student Social and Emotional Supports:

• CDC guidance for talking with children about the coronavirus.

• Links to how to for parents (ease of access) (connect to website??)  
• Different building discussion guidelines ready to go

• Students still in school
• Students at home
• Parents at home
• Teachers at home and/or in school
• Preventive measures

• Involve school counselors in discussions

• Who contacts students, keep everybody up to date that sees or teaches students

Personal Hygiene Promotional Efforts:

• Display posters about hand-washing and covering mouth when coughing?        

• CDC Covid page (graphics, videos, print resources) CHECK DATE        

• Hand sanitizer stations?

• Where and when?  How many?  Details?

Positive COVID-19 Test

Student or Staff Death

Campus Open

• Email to staff
• Principal contact the family
• Involve 4 Corners Health & School Nurses (testing for students/staff)
• Alert custodial staff, move into tier 2-3 cleaning plan

• Crisis Team Leader or Principal confirm death w family
• Crisis Checklist link
• Include re-assurance piece in letter or in person….”can’t catch cancer, auto accident..COVID19 is different and will elicit possible panic and emotion
• Email info regarding staff meeting to all staff
• Hold staff meeting either in person or zoom as soon as possible

Campus Closed

• Email to identified staff
• Principal contact the family
• Involve 4 Corners Health & School Nurses

• Crisis Team Leader or Principal confirm death w family
• Email info regarding staff meeting to all staff
• Hold staff meeting either in person or zoom as soon as possible

District

Tier I

(low)

• High risk students and staff have a mask provided.
• Families have option of homebound services - IEP team/504 team decision
• Temperature taken daily and documented in log

• Students sent home in accordance with the school policy

Tier II

(medium)

• High risk students are provided a mask and optional face shield.  
• Families have option of homebound services
• Temperature taken daily and documented in log

• Students sent home in accordance with the school policy

• Severe behaviors - students will be sent home when escalation begins and before bodily contact occurs if possible

Tier III

(high)

• High risk students are absent from building and utilizing distance learning.
• Temperature taken daily and documented in log

• Students sent home in accordance with the school policy