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Allenwood’s Pandemic Response Team

Laurie Buonavolonta - Custodial Supervisor
Stephanie Dowd, Grade 1 Teacher and Parent
Lauren Galok - Parent and President of the PTG
Kristen Guinee, RN - Nurse
Jeremy Maritt, PE Teacher and Teacher in Charge
Erin O’Connell - Principal
Erin Seber, Special Education Teacher
Christine Skellinger - Grade 2 Teacher and WTEA Representative
Amanda Smyth - School Family Liaison Counselor

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General Health and Safety Guidelines

All students and staff will be required to wear face coverings in school, unless there is a medically documented reason for being unable to do so. In these instances, alternative PPE will be provided, such as face shields and plexiglass barriers.

The amount of hallway traffic will be reduced due to specials taking place inside the classroom or outside.

Stickers on the floor show 6 feet guidelines.

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Arrival

Parents/guardians complete Home Health Survey prior to sending child to school.

Buses will line up, as usual.

Private drop-off will take place, as usual.

Signs and staff members will help to direct the students.

There will be three separate entrances for students.

Please click here to see an example of arrival procedures.

Door 2	Grade 1	Gately	Seber
Door 13	Grade 2	Grade 5	Mohr	Baffige
Door 16	Grade K	Grade 3	Grade 4

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Homeroom

Parents/guardians should have completed the digital health questionnaire prior to students’ arrival.
Students’ temperatures will be taken in the homeroom by a staff member.
Students will sanitize their hands upon entry to the classroom.
Teachers will take orders for students who are taking home lunches.
Students will hang backpacks and jackets on the backs of their chairs.

Please click here to see an example of homeroom procedures.

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Sample Schedule

Recess will take place remotely.

9:05-9:10 am	Arrival & Morning Routines
9:10-9:35 am	Literacy Block (Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop, Word Study)
9:35-10:00 am	Literacy Block (Independent Reading)
10:00-10:25 am	Literacy Block Continued
10:25-10:50 am	Snack/Mask Break
10:50-11:50 am	Math
11:50-12:05 pm	Social Emotional Learning
12:05-12:30 pm	Special (Art, Library, Music, Physical Education, Spanish, Technology)
12:30-12:55 pm	Science/Social Studies
12:55-1:05 pm	Afternoon Procedures and Dismissal

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Specials

Art will take place in the Art Room.

Students will have individual art boxes to eliminate shared supplies.

PE will take place outside. In case of inclement weather, Health will take place in the classrooms.

Students will sanitize hands upon reentry to school.

Music, Technology, and Spanish will take place in homerooms.

Library will not take place during Phase 1.

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Physical Education

Whenever possible, PE will be held outside in designated areas to ensure separation of students.

In case of inclement weather, PE teachers will report to classrooms to teach Health with a focus on Social Emotional Learning.

In most cases, PE classes will be equipment-free and will avoid sports that involve physical contact.

If equipment is utilized, different equipment will be used each PE period to allow for cleaning.

Students will be required to wash their hands/or use hand sanitizer.

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Bathrooms

Bathrooms will be monitored by staff members to ensure social distancing and to remind students to wash hands.

CDC handwashing posters above sinks.

Please click here to see an example of bathroom procedures.

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Nurse Procedures

The classroom teacher will call Nurse Kristen to describe symptoms.
Nurse Kristen will decide which station the student should visit.
There are three care stations: Green, Yellow, and Red.

Green - A staff member will be stationed outside the nurse’s office. She will assess a student without a temperature and may treat the child. This is for students who have minor scrapes or who lose teeth.
Yellow - The student will enter the nurse’s office to be assessed by Nurse Kristen.
Red - A student with a fever or other symptoms of COVID will be isolated in a private room and supervised by a staff member.

Younger students will be escorted to and from the Nurse’s Office by a staff member, not another student.

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Possible COVID Case

The student confirmed positive will be excluded from school in accordance with State guidelines.
Ms. O’Connell and Nurse Kristen will work with the local health department to identify and exclude close contacts of the confirmed positive person for

14 days (from exposure).

Cleaning of the school will be completed in accordance with State guidelines and recommendations from our local health department.
Please see District Policy 1648.

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Mask and Snack Breaks

Students will be afforded at least one mask break during the shortened school day. A Security Officer will be present.

Mask breaks will take place outside.

Snack will be scheduled and staggered. It will take place in various locations outside. A Security Officer will be present.

In case of inclement weather, students will eat in the gym.

Please click here to see some useful mask tips.

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Dismissal

Private transportation vehicles will line up right next to the bus sidewalk.

Students being picked up by private transportation will be waiting in the grassy area next to the sidewalk. Students will stand, socially distanced, by grade level.
Drivers should place their “last name” signs inside the passenger side windshield.
Drivers should bring a pen.

Busses will line up to the left of the private cars and will be called, one by one, to Door 16. Students will dismiss through Door 16.

Please click here to see an example of dismissal procedures.

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Cleaning Procedures

Custodians will sanitize/disinfect high touch points throughout the day. These include, but are not limited to, door handles, touch bars, handrails, water bottle filling stations, and light switches.
Bathrooms will be sanitized/disinfected periodically throughout the day.
Each classroom will have a Covid-caddy complete with sanitizer, wipes, gloves, and masks.

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Social Emotional Wellness

The Counselor will create video lessons for homeroom teachers to show in the classroom.
A Parent Workshop will be offered.
Parents and Teachers can refer students to be seen by the Counselor.
The Counselor will check in with high risk students during the school day.
The Counselor will be available for check-ins and and to provide breaks for students.
The Counselor will also work closely with families.

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