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Q1: Tell us a little about you. Which of the following describes your connection with our school district? Check all that apply.

Q2: Which school or schools are you most closely connected with at this time? Check all that apply.

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Q3 Our proposed protocols: Before Leaving for School Each Day - A parent/guardian is expected to assess the wellness of any child attending school each day, including screening for the symptoms and exposure listed below: Current symptoms to monitor for include: Fever (100°+) or chills; rigors; myalgia; cough; headache; muscle aches; nausea, vomiting or diarrhea; fatigue; congestion; runny nose; new loss of taste or smell; new runny nose or congestion; shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; sore throat; “close contact” with a person with COVID-19 in the last 14 days. Staff members are expected to conduct a daily self-screening before reporting to work each day, for the symptoms and exposure listed above. No student or staff member should arrive at school who has a fever of 100° or greater or is experiencing symptoms from the list above. Children will be visually inspected for signs and symptoms of illness at school. We reserve the right to conduct temperature checks on staff and students. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.

Q4 Mask Use - The use of a mask is strongly recommended for students and staff, and for anyone who enters a school or district facility, who is not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.

Q5 School Visitors - Visitors to the school may be limited and have limited access within the school. Parents and guardians should make every effort to communicate with school officials without arriving at school in person. Visitors may not be admitted for lunch. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.

Q6 School Day (K-12) - Students will be taught and reminded of proper handwashing and cough and sneeze etiquette. Hand hygiene stations are located at the entrances of the schools. We encourage greetings that do not involve shaking hands, hugging, or giving high-fives. Assemblies and other large group gatherings will be limited. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.

Q7 Maximizing the Use of Space in Place of Social Distancing - “Social distancing” may not be feasible in our schools for much of a student’s school day. Instead, we will take measures to maximize the classroom and other instructional space we have for face-to-face instruction in our schools. We will limit the in-person interactions of our early childhood and elementary students to students in their classroom for much of the school day, and to children in their grade level for recess and lunch. Assigned seating maximizing available space will be used in the classroom. Elementary students will be assigned a space for carpet time within the classroom. Elementary students will continue to participate in outdoor recess as grade-level groups. Exploratory classes, like PE and music, will spread out as far as the facilities will allow. Outdoor space will be utilized when appropriate. In middle school and high school, we will limit the congregation of students and increased supervision in areas where students tend to gather during passing periods. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.

Q8 Staff/Students With Illness During Schools - Any person exhibiting signs of illness will be sent to the school health staff immediately for evaluation. We reserve the right to conduct temperature checks of students and staff. We do not use oral thermometers. Each school has an identified precautionary room that will be utilized for ill students and staff. If any students or staff present signs or symptoms, their temperature will be checked. If the temperature is 100° degrees or greater, the student or staff member will go to a Precautionary Room. School health room staff will immediately notify a parent/guardian for pick-up. The student will remain in isolation until their parent/guardian arrives. Parents must pick up their student, or arrange for the pick-up of their student, within 30 minutes of notification. Precautionary rooms will be utilized to keep students and staff safe from illness. The precautionary room door will remain open so that the nurse and/or designated staff member can monitor the student. The health room staff will ask the parent/guardian about recent exposure to a confirmed or presumed positive case of COVID-19. The health room staff will perform a risk evaluation. Health room staff will advise the parent/guardian to contact the student's doctor to discuss signs/symptoms and risk factors. If there are concerns for exposure, the district nurse will call Jackson County Health Department. Students who are coughing or sneezing may be asked to go home if they won’t/can’t wear a mask. We will not send students home for symptoms from known conditions, such as asthma. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.
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Q9 Attendance Incentives - We are discontinuing the practice of school attendance awards or perfect attendance incentives for students. Students will not receive consequences for excused absences, including absences associated with illness. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.

Q10 Excluded From School Due to COVID-19 - Students and employees will be excluded from school if they test positive for COVID-19 or exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, based on CDC guidance, that are not otherwise explained. If a student is excluded from school due to a positive COVID-19 test, his or her siblings or other students living in the same household, and any district employee living in the home, will be questioned and if they exhibit symptoms, they will also be excluded from school if not vaccinated against COVID-19. If they do not exhibit symptoms, they may still be excluded from school and asked to self-quarantine unless vaccinated against COVID-19. If a student or employee has recently had close contact with a person with COVID-19 symptoms or diagnosed with COVID-19, the district may exclude the student or employee from the school building and recommend that they self-quarantine for 14 calendar days since the last exposure unless vaccinated against COVID-19. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.

Q11 Illness Protocol for Returning to School After COVID-like Symptoms - Staff and students who are excluded from school will not return to school until they have worked with the district health team and are told they can return. With local Health Department approval, the district health team may approve staff and students for return under the following conditions:
1. Think (or know) had COVID-19 and had symptoms. May return to school when 10 days have passed since the onset of symptoms, AND are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication, AND respiratory symptoms (if any) have improved. *2. Tested positive for COVID-19, with or without symptoms. May return to school when 10 days have passed since the onset of symptoms (or the positive test if no symptoms), AND fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication, AND respiratory symptoms (if any) have improved.*3. Had close contact with a person with COVID-19. May return to school 14 days after the last exposure to that infected person, while that person is considered infectious unless vaccinated against COVID-19.**There are multiple variables that affect being permitted to return to school, and each case will be considered individually. Please rate your reactions to these provisions.

Q12 Communicating Cases of COVID-19 - When there is confirmation that a person infected with COVID-19 was in a school building, the district will contact the local health department immediately. The district will maintain a dashboard of weekly positive case counts and isolation/quarantine numbers resulting from in-school contact tracing on our website. The data will be presented by school. Individuals who test positive will not be identified in communication to the school community at large but may need to be selectively identified for contact tracing by the health department. Please rate you reaction to these provisions.

Q13 Academics - We are prepared to provide additional time for student academic intervention and enrichment; additional time for handwashing, sanitizing desks, and other good hygiene practices; and, additional time for restroom usage, as needed. Provide supplemental instruction and progress monitoring as needed to support grade-level academic achievement. Teach and reinforce healthy habits. Encourage minimal physical contact at school. Students who miss school due to testing positive for COVID or due to contact tracing will be providing homework, as appropriate, but will not be able to participate in direct instruction virtually during their short-term absence. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.

Q14 Social and Emotional Health - District crisis management teams are preparing to address psychological and emotional concerns in conjunction with the local mental health services, including post-traumatic stress syndrome counseling. Please rate your reaction to these provisions.

Q15 Overall Reaction - Please select the response that most closely reflects your comfort level after reviewing this proposed Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan. Overall, how comfortable are you with the district's proposed school reopening plan?