Oak Knoll School Fall 2020 Reopening Plan

2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR

Reopening Plan

SAFELY PROVIDE IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING

Key Objectives

Invest in robust hygiene and facility enhancements to ensure the health and safety on campus and continuity of learning remotely.

MAINTAIN PROGRAM QUALITY AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES Continue providing high quality education both on campus and in the remote setting.

PROTECT MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS AND STAFF Design lessons that utilize teaching and learning strategies that prioritize daily collaboration and connection, while offering extra support to those in need.

Investing In Our Future In the summer of 2020, Oak Knoll spent more than $600,000 in hygiene and facilities upgrades to safely return students and employees to campus.

2,000 3-Ply Face Masks, 1,000 KN95 Masks and 500 Face Shields 735 sets of plexiglass dividers 300 Adult Cloth Face Coverings and 300 Child Cloth Face Coverings 200 Spray Hand Sanitizer 100 Paper Gowns and 10 Boxes of Non-Latex Gloves 90 Touchless Light Switches 61 Touchless Sinks and 44 Touchless Toilets 40 classroom cameras 26 Touchless Hand-Washing Stations 14 UV lights sanitizers installed for daily cleanings 2 Handheld and 2 Backpack Electrostatic Sprayers HVAC enhancements to control air quality

TEMPERATURE READING

Health Policy

Daily temperature readings will be taken of every student upon arrival while employees self-check before entering campus. Any student with a temperature of 100.4 will have another temperature reading taken. Should that temperature remain elevated at or beyond 100.4, they will be asked to return home for the day.

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POSITIVE TEST RESULTS If any student or employee tests positive for COVID-19, they will need to notify the school nurse and be quarantined for 14 days and must include being symptom-free for fourconsecutive days prior to return. We will follow a contact tracing protocol to properly inform those who may also need to be tested for COVID-19 and quarantine.

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Classroom Modifications Plexiglass dividers will safely separate students in classrooms and shared spaces.

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UV cleaning apparatus will be used for a complete cleaning of each space every night.

Lunch Table Classrooms will have backup PPE supplies (including masks, gloves, sanitizer) Cameras will be added to classrooms to allow for remote learners

Scenarios for Reopening

SCENARIO A

SCENARIO B

Open on schedule in September in a regular school mode.

Open on schedule with social distancing, PPE, various modes of learning/modified schedules.

SCENARIO C

SCENARIO D

Blended learning (live and remote) with some type of modified scheduling.

Remote learning until the state allows a transition to plan “C,” “B” and, then, “A.”

Choose to Learn On Campus or Remote Families have until August 14, 2020 to choose either the remote or on-campus option for each individual child to meet the needs of their particular situation. This August 14 decision will be made per child for the session 1 duration only, with the opportunity to switch modes of learning in future sessions:

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

September 9 – October 9 (Fall Weekend)

October 13 – November 20 (Thanksgiving Break)

November 30 – January 15 (MLK Weekend)

Oak Knoll will reevaluate on-campus and remote scheduling for the winter and spring as the school year progresses.

Remote Learning Option

A student who is remotely learning will not be allowed on campus and will not be allowed to participate in on-campus activities for the duration of their selected time period.

All classrooms will be equipped with technology to allow students to learn remotely simultaneously with the live instruction on campus.

Families would need to “re-enroll� for the next virtual segment so that we may plan accordingly in classrooms and on campus.

A student who is in the face-to-face option may participate in oncampus activities for the duration of their selected time period.

Families would not need to “re-enroll� for face-to-face instruction for the next specified period of time. They would only need to inform us of a change to virtual learning.

Students may switch to remote learning after starting on campus, however, that student must remain remote for the duration of that specified session.

Should a student test positive for COVID-19, the child must quarantine at home for 14 days and must include being symptom-free for four-consecutive days prior to return.

An on-campus student who needs to stay home due to illness, but does not have COVID-19, is encouraged to focus on getting well in order to resume on-campus learning. A student may request to attend OKS remotely for a few days while recovering.

On-Campus Learning Option

On-Campus General Procedures

Only students and employees will be allowed on campus with the exception of drop off/pick up.

All students and employees must wear masks at all times while on campus, except while eating.

Hand washing/hand sanitizing will be implemented into the daily schedule.

All students will have their temperatures checked upon arrival each day; employees will self check before entering campus.

Academic Reopening Guides Click the links to the right to access the guides that are division-specific.

Lower School

Upper School

HIGH SCHOOL

Athletics We will continue to provide after-school athletic opportunities for grades 5-12 and continue to monitor and update our plans as needed.

Interscholastic grade 9-12 athletics is following the guidelines provided by the NJSIAA and adhering to the fall sports start date of September 14. Optional summer recess workouts continue to be offered and the schedule is available here.

GRADES 7/8 Grades 7 and 8 athletics this fall will continue to be offered after school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning September 14.

Cross country, field hockey, and soccer will either be interscholastic or intramural.

GRADES 5/6 Grades 5 and 6 athletics will shift from interscholastic to intramural this fall. In order to maintain the grade cohorts, we will run grade 5 intramurals afterschool on Tuesdays beginning September 15 and grade 6 intramurals on the turf on Thursdays beginning September 17.

Please reach out to Athletic Director Kelly Childs for any additional information.

Before/After School PK-6 Before Care takes place from 7:30-8 a.m.

All PK-6 after-school activities will be held either outdoors (weather permitting) or in the dining hall, which will have plexiglass dividers at each table. Students will be grouped by class after school and all students will participate in the same daily activity.

All After-School Adventures, Lower School and Upper School clubs/activities will conclude by 5:30 p.m. when campus closes.

Transportation Town Busing, Private Transportation & Shuttles Town busing through First Student and private transportation through BelAir will operate as usual, with social distancing, mask and sanitation regulations for safety.

Daily shuttle runs will operate using large OKS school buses to accommodate social distancing. All riders must wear masks. Spray fogger backpacks will be used to sanitize buses after every use.

JULY 31, 2020 Oak Knoll unveils full plan for reopening in September 2020.

Timeline for Reopening

AUGUST 14, 2020 Families must notify the school whether their child will choose on-campus or remote learning for the first session.

What Happens Next?

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 First Day of School