Weld RE-4 School DistrictInspiring Innovation, Empowering Success Windsor/Severance

• Protecting the health and safety of students and staff
• Opening schools and remaining open 

• Face coverings are required 
• Face covering "breaks" will be provided during the day
• Dress code policy will apply
• Review CDC guidance on the use of cloth face coverings 
• Face shields may be used in addition to a face covering 
• Contact your school regarding medical exemptions

• Review Weld RE-4 daily, at-home screening guidance here
• Staff and parents are asked to check for symptoms of COVID-19 daily. If any of the symptoms are present, staff and students are prohibited from attending school until they are symptom free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

Cleaning

• Frequently touched areas will be disinfected on a regular basis
• Each classroom will be provided disinfecting products to use as needed.
• Learning surfaces will be disinfected in the classroom between class periods and at the end of the day
• HVAC filters are being updated to Merv13
• In a hybrid model, buildings are deep-cleaned on Wednesdays

At School Temperature Screening

• Each staff and student will  have a quick  temperature screening upon entry
• If an elevated temperature (100.4 or higher) is identified, the staff or student will go to a designated area for a re-test
• If the elevated temperature persists, parents will be notified and the student sent home.  Staff will be sent home
• Temperature readings are not recorded and facial recognition is not used to determine body temperature.

Transportation

• Students and drivers must wear face coverings at all times 
• Seating will be limited to two students per seat
• Students will have assigned seats based on stop
• Each bus will be cleaned with an ionizer mister solution after morning and afternoon routes

Specialized Classes

• Music, art, and physical education classes will still take place at the elementary, middle, and high school levels
• Classes will follow best practices to keep students safe in these environments. If guidelines dictate, the content and delivery will be different than in previous years.
• In our learning models, guidelines for interventions and services to students will occur, but may look different

Technology

• Elementary: Chromebooks will be assigned for individual use in-school and available to take home in hybrid and/or off-campus learning models
• Secondary: Chromebooks will be assigned to students for use and take home

Off-site Learning & Travel 

• Field trips and other activities outside of school are temporarily suspended and will resume if/when restrictions are eased
• Out of state and international travel is temporarily suspended for students and staff and will resume if/when restrictions are eased
• Students and staff are encouraged to attend conferences and events virtually

Nutrition Services

• Elementary students will remain with their classroom cohort for lunch
• Meals may be delivered and served in classrooms; some cohorts may utilize the cafeteria or other areas 
• All eating areas will be designated with physical distance between students
• High schools will maintain an open campus for lunch; lunch times will be staggered
• All students are instructed to wash their hands (or use sanitizer) before and after eating
• Meals will be available for pick-up in hybrid and off-campus models

Athletics & Activities

• Weld RE-4 School District will follow guidance and directives provided by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) for any sanctioned sport or activity
• The District will also follow recommendations from the National Federation of High Schools in developing safety protocols
• Only students participating in a school sponsored event are allowed to remain on campus after school
• To limit possible COVID-19 exposure, students may only participate in classes in the school where they are enrolled 

Building Access

• Visitors may have limited (or no) access to schools and must follow school guidelines regarding entry to buildings
• Schools will communicate volunteer opportunities as they are available. Opportunities will only be for regular and consistent volunteers. 
• Eating with students in the building and/or volunteering in classrooms is temporarily suspended
• Parents who want to be in buildings should consider becoming paid substitute teacher

Gatherings

• At this time, community events are not to be held
• Events important to school operation may be permitted (e.g., secondary check-in days), but will enforce physical distance with staggered start and timed entry
• Anyone attending an event in a school building must a wear a face covering; attendees without a face covering will not be permitted

Virus Exposure Protocols

**Updated July 28, 2020**
Based on current guidelines, if a Weld RE-4 student or staff member is diagnosed with COVID-19 the district will follow Colorado Department of Health and Environment exposure definitions and guidelines and work in partnership with local and state health officials to determine the most appropriate actions.

• Students and staff within the cohort of the diagnosed individual will be notified and asked to quarantine and evaluate for symptoms
• Individuals who were in close contact with the diagnosed individual will be asked to quarantine and evaluate for symptoms
  
  Note: Close contact is defined as, “Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes starting from 2 days before illness onset until the time the patient is isolated.”

• Length of quarantine will be determined by the local and state health departments (traditionally 2-14 days)
• The cohort will shift to remote learning during the quarantine period
• If a staff member has interacted with the cohort, but is not a regular cohort member, the staff member will be asked to take a COVID-19 test and if the test is negative, may return to work