Campbell County Reopening Plan for the 2020-2021 School Year

THE CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM VALUES THEHEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES. WEWILL REVISIT THIS PLAN FREQUENTLY AND COMMUNICATE IF

CHANGES OCCUR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE ANDFLEXIBILITY DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES.

JenniferFields

DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS

Schools will open in a traditional manner. Students and parents will need to be flexible as information related toCOVID-19 changes daily.We will focus on making decisions that are in the best interest of ourstudents. Communication will occur regularly through email, Facebook, Twitter, SchoolMessenger, and the local news media. Please see the school system calendar located on our website.

Campbell County students will return to school on August 5, 2020

Health and Safety Protocols

The daily operation of schools will be governed by rules, regulations and guidelines set forth by national, state and local health-care officials.

Health and Safety Protocols

Hand-sanitizer available in all classrooms and common spaces. Temperature checks for all employees and students upon entry. Hand-washing breaks. Hygiene practices taught and encouraged.Students and staff should stay home if they feel sick or have a fever of 100.4or higher.Quarantine/isolation room for any student with COVID-19 Symptoms. Face-coverings for students are recommended but not mandatory. No field trips for the 2020-2021 school year. No assemblies for the 2020-2021 school year.Use of Campbell County facilities by outside groups will not be permitted.

Precautions will include but will not be limited to the following:

Attendance

Medical notes will be required before students are allowed to return under thefollowing circumstances:

Positive COVID-19 test. If the student is sent home due to symptoms or a fever. If the student is kept out of school for COVID-19 symptoms.

Students must complete make-up work; it will be graded

Academic Instruction

Education is essential. Educators and students will focus on content,standards, structure, and routine. We will provide educational options toaccommodate all learners in various ways. Assessing student progress willhelp drive instruction. Review and remediation are key to close instructionalgaps, using alternatives for instruction when necessary.

Academic Instruction

Daily instruction will be provided for all students in-person while adhering toadditional safety guidance related to group sizes, hand washing, and cleaning.

Virtual instruction will be provided as an option during extended closures forstudents with qualifying criteria.

Attendance modifications and virtual supports will be made necessary tosupport immunocompromised students. Meetings will be conducted at theschool level to determine specific supports for each student’s unique needs.

Traditional Instruction

Virtual Instruction

Student Supports

Assessment

All students will be assessed at the beginning of the school year and teacherswill differentiate their instruction to meet individual student needs.  Intervention classes will also be taught for students falling significantly behind.  The state-adopted start of the year Checkpoint assessments will be utilized ingrades 3-8 and in high school math and ELA courses that require end of coursetests. The data gleaned from these assessments will drive instruction goingforward.  An online formative assessment and associated TCAP Item Bank platform willbe utilized throughout the academic year (MAP).   Mock interim assessments that mirror current TCAP summative assessmentswill be utilized at the end of both semesters.

Special Populations

Campbell County Public Schools plan on being proactive in addressingthorough, prompt data collection, review of data, and analyzing results ofacademic status.

Special Populations will have regression due to COVID 19 in learning. CCPS plans on being proactive in addressing thorough prompt datacollection, review of data, and analyzing results of academic status. The IEPteam will meet and make changes on the plan, modifications, andaccommodations as needed. We will keep the safety of students and staffat the forefront of all decisions. Medically fragile students, with properdocumentation, will have learning options. Students will have access toresources that address social and emotional needs of our students. Ourcontinual learning plan will focus on strategies for continuing educationalopportunities and services for special populations.

School Nutrition

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided free of charge for all students. Enhanced sanitation and safety will be in place for all areas of food service. Social distancing techniques will be practiced in serving areas and dining rooms.  Parents/guardians will be unable to eat with students until further notice.Only children enrolled in our school system are eligible for breakfast and lunch atno cost.

Operations

Visitors to schools will be permitted by appointment only. All visitors will have ahealth and temperature screening upon entering the building. Parents/guardianswill not be allowed to eat with students until further notice.

Custodians will follow enhanced daily and weekly cleaning protocols.Backpack and handheld sprayers will be used to sanitize classrooms.

Visitors

Custodial Services

Additional Precautions

Masks are preferred but not required.Students will use individual supplies (pencil boxes, crayons, etc.)  Students may bring a water bottle to use at our water-filling stations.Health and safety mini-lessons will be taught regarding proper hand washing,coughing and sneezing in elbow, etc.Extracurricular Activities will follow guidance from TSSAA and TDOE.

·     Transportation

All buses will have hand sanitizer available for entry/exit. Drivers will fill out a safety checklist daily. Buses will be sanitized after morning and evening bus routes. Shared family seating will be implemented to make smart and safe distancingpossible.