CPS Roadmap to Reopening

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Our mission is predicated on us being together. Whether it is teaching, learning, collaborating, creating, performing, playing, or competing, we need to be together. Indeed, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) emphasizes the negative impact that learning from home has on children and recommends that schools do everything they can to prioritize on-campus instruction. At the same time, we know that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) have released guidelines for reopening as safely as possible. Our goal is to emphasize on-campus instruction as much as feasible, while at the same time ensuring a safe and healthy environment for all students, faculty and staff. We are taking the necessary measures to prevent COVID-19 (along with also preventing Mycoplasma, Flu and other infectious diseases) among the entire school community based on traditional industrial hygiene and infection prevention practices in the face of this pandemic. To accomplish this, we have focused on implementing engineering controls, administrative and work practice controls, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). We recognize that we are dealing with a range of personal norms in terms of aversion to or acceptance of risk, but we all share a common goal: to safeguard our children, the people who care for them, and our entire CPS community. For this to work, we need everyone to share actively in this goal. This means: • Ensuring students do not come to campus if they have a temperature or any symptoms of illness • Supporting the use of face covering and hygiene for students at all time on campus • Complying with drop-off and pick-up protocols LEARNING GROUPS In order to reduce the overall student density on campus, and to maintain appropriate physical distancing in compliance with CDC and OSHA guidelines, CPS will employ a Hybrid Learning Model which consists of a mixture of Face-to-Face and Distance Learning Groups. Some groups (grades PK-2 and Horizons) will be able to learn on campus at all times, while some groups will learn on campus on alternate days (grades 3-12). We also recognize there will be some students who will need to learn from home for an extended period of time. Our plan will accommodate each of these groups, as explained later in this Roadmap. Please note field trips and all activities outside of school are temporarily suspended. For athletic events and sports, we will follow the guidance set by the Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance (PRHSAA) and Liga Atlética Mini de Escuelas Privadas (LAMEPI) as well as governmental agencies. 2
. REMAINING AGILE The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging schools around the world. No schools will be operating in a business-as-usual manner for the upcoming school year, but through this Roadmap we hope to shape positive school and learning experiences within our challenging new context. Since this is new for all of us, this plan may change based on what we learn during the teaching and learning process, as well as any new research and guidance from government health authorities. Despite any protocol established by the school, and all we can aim to foresee and prevent, the possibility of contagion is beyond our control. CPS thanks our students for their resilience, adaptability, and spirit; our parent community for their support, patience, and understanding; and our faculty and staff for their courage, professionalism, and dedication. The 2020-21 school year promises to be an especially challenging one for all of us, but we are confident that we can overcome these challenges together. Rick Weinland Head of School 3
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Page 7 and 8: The campus is open, but distancing
Page 9 and 10: ROTATION TIMETABLE A typical two-we
Page 11 and 12: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Additional Dig
Page 13 and 14: SAFE-AT-SCHOOL TRAINING • Faculty
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Page 19 and 20: • Having students in grades PK-3
Page 21 and 22: EXPECTATIONS HOW CAN PARENTS HELP U
Page 23 and 24: REFERENCES American Academy of Pedi
Page 25 and 26: What do you need to know about COVI
Page 27 and 28: APPENDIX C - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUEST
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Page 33 and 34: II. Additional Mitigating Strategie
Page 35 and 36: • Staying home / Screening Parent
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