Face to Face Parent OrientationSeptember 2020

AGENDA

Student Enrollment Update

Face to Face Schedule

Arrival/Dismissal Procedures

Health & Safety Protocols

Cafeteria Procedures

COVID-19 Reporting

GMS Student Enrollment

6th Grade – 444 Students Face to Face 149

Online 295

7th Grade – 494 Students Face to Face 146

Online 348

8th Grade – 469 Students Face to Face 135

Online 334

Start Dates Monday, October 5 - 6th Grade

Wednesday, October 7 - 7th Grade

Friday, October 9 - 8th Grade

Face-to-Face Instruction is from 8:50 am – 4:05 pm

Students may not be dropped off before 8:20 am

Car riders arriving before 8:20 am must remain in the car until cleared by a wellness monitor

All new schedules will be active on Monday, October 5

While waiting for their designated date to return to campus, 7th and 8th graders will join their teachers online. Watch your student email account for Teams links or other information from your new teachers.

Face to Face Schedule

Health and Safety ProtocolsPlease do not send your child to school if you/he/she is experiencing any of the following symptoms:

Fever (100.0 F or greater) Chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea

District Health & Safety Protocol Video

Prior to Leaving HomeSkyward Wellness Screening Tool

Parents or students submit screener DAILY before 6:45 AM in Skyward (Parent Access or Student)

Campus will check for completion before students enter instructional areas of building

Arrival Procedures Bus Riders

Will remain on bus until a staff member signals to disembark

Wellness check will occur at the Commons doors

Students will be directed to socially distance

Walkers/Bike Riders Enter at the Commons doors

Screening will begin at 8:20 am daily

Car Riders Do not exit the car until a Wellness Monitor completes screening

Follow the directions of staff on duty

Screening will begin at 8:20 am daily

Enter through the front doors

• No adults are available to supervise students or facilitate social distancing before 8:20 am.

• There will be NO early morning tutorials, so students should not arrive on campus before 8:20 am

Bus Protocols Utilization of 50% capacity = 24 students per bus

Students must wear a mask (over nose & covering mouth) on bus

Students will be loaded from back to front & exit from front to back

Drivers will sanitize buses between each group of passengers

Failure to follow bus procedures/expectations may result in removal from bus service

Wellness Check Stations

Students should remain socially distanced

Students will pass through a Wellness Check

1. Check completion of screening form

2. No-contact temperature check

3. Facial covering check

(suggestion: back-up in backpack)

Arrival & Dismissal Video from FBISD

After Check-In

Students report directly to COMMONS on First 2 Days

1st period/5th period teachers will pick them up

Please make sure you check your schedule in Skyward on Monday, October 5

After the first 2 days, all students will report directly to their 1st/5th period class when arriving, unless they are picking up breakfast

Cloth facial coverings MUST remain on (over nose & mouth) at all times in the building

Campus Movement

Social Distancing – 6’ recommendation

Signage throughout building & some floor decals

Hallway Traffic – Stay to the Right to create traffic flow

Stairway Traffic – Stairwells are designated as UP or DOWN only

Restroom Use – Restrooms will be closed during transition times, and teachers will take each class on a scheduled restroom/hand washing break.

Classroom Procedures

Teachers will share specific classroom expectations on Day One

Entering and exiting the classroom

Material distribution and collection

Shared/communal items

Sanitation in between use with wipes or spray & dry towels

Collaborating with peers

Transitioning between activities

FBISD Classroom Set-up & Transition Video

Common Areas and Individual Supplies Desks/tables – cleaned after every class

Water fountains – only for bottle refilling

Lockers – Will not be issued

Needed Individual Student Supplies:

Campus ID

Cloth mask to wear, plus a spare

Refillable water bottle

Technology device & earbuds

Hand sanitizer & disinfecting wipes

Pencils, map colors, glue stick, scissors, etc.

FBISD Restroom & Water Fountains Video

Cafeteria Procedures Breakfast & Lunch are FREE until December 31

Breakfast will be “grab and go”

Lunch choices will be limited to one meat and one vegetarian option

Drinks and limited snacks will be available for purchase

NO CHANGE will be given for cash purchases. Any change will be automatically deposited into student lunch account

Students will use ID to scan lunch account number at the register

Deposit funds and monitor your child’s lunch account through School Café

Dismissal Procedures Walkers and Bike riders will be dismissed first.

Bus riders will be dismissed by bus number in a staggered fashion

Car riders will be dismissed in a staggered manner.

Print your child’s name neatly on a large sheet of paper placed in the front window/dash board. First name, Last name, grade level.

Consider leaving your home a few minutes later than planned to assist us with staggering traffic in front of the campus at dismissal.

Consider approaching the campus from the EAST side, rather than blocking traffic trying to turn left across Old Richmond Road from FM 1464.

Medication at School If your child will need any medication while at school, please contact the

nurse, Karyssa Baegthe, to make an appointment to drop off medication.

Medication must be in the original container, and prescriptions must have dosing information from a physician,

Students may not carry any prescription or over the counter medicine.

Sick Student @ School

What happens if my child gets sick at school? Teacher will call campus nurse based on symptoms

Nurse may come to classroom to walk student down to clinic OR ask teacher to send student to clinic

Nurse will evaluate student

Parent contacted if student needs to go home –immediate pick-up

Sick Student @ School

Sick Student Sent Home

COVID-19 Symptoms Return

Requirements

Meet the Three Requirements for a Positive/Suspected COVID-19 Case OR

Negative COVID-19 Test OR

Clearance Letter from Doctor

Non-COVID-19 Symptoms Return

Requirements

72 hours fever free OR

Clearance Letter from Doctor

COVID-19 Reporting When to report a case:

1. Tested positive

2. Been exposed to confirmed case

3. Pending test results

4. Symptomatic

Who to report it to:

Student = Nurse Baethge (pronounced “Bay-kee”) – (281) 634-3174 Karyssa.Baethge@fortbendisd.com

*This will launch the contact tracing process.

COVID-19 Reporting – Returning to School

Confirmed or Suspected Positive

COVID-19 Case

1. At least 24 hours have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and2. Improvement of COVID-19 symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath); and,3. At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared• For severe cases this could be up to 20 days

Close Contact to a Confirmed Positive

COVID-19 Case

Symptom free for the 14

days quarantine

period

What questions do you have?