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What will the protocols for monitoring and reporting illness look like for the 2020-21 school year?

Monitoring & Reporting • Before the first day of on-campus school on Aug. 13 and any day thereafter, anyone (students, faculty, staff, family members) who is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 should be tested and not arrive on campus until cleared. • SMES families should communicate with the school nurse (Pam Pomar, ppomar@stmartinschool.org) and division principal if anyone in their home tests positive for COVID-19, experiences symptoms, or is exposed to someone positive or symptomatic. • Staff who become sick or experience symptoms while on campus should notify their immediate supervisor and leave campus immediately or report to a designated isolation room until able to leave campus. • Students who become sick while on campus will be escorted to the school nurse for isolation. Parents will be notified for immediate pickup.

Exposure to COVID-19 • Students should not come to school, and families should email the school nurse (Pam Pomar, ppomar@stmartinschool.org) and division principal immediately if they feel sick, test positive for COVID-19, or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. • The school nurse will notify local health officials, staff, and families immediately if a student or staff member is sick with COVID-19. • Families will be notified of confirmed illnesses occurring within the classroom; however, patient confidentiality will be maintained. • If a student or staff member is confirmed to have been exposed or is highly likely to have been exposed to COVID-19, they will be required to selfquarantine. The length of quarantine will be in accordance with the school and

CDC guildelines.

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• At school, anyone exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 will be immediately placed in an isolation room until they can be safely transported to their home or a healthcare provider. • Sick staff and students should not return until they have met the CDC’s most upto-date criteria to discontinue home isolation. • Students and staff who test positive for COVID-19 or are presumed to have

COVID-19 (but have not been tested) will be unable to return to campus until they have had no fever for at least three days, their symptoms are improving, and at least ten days have passed since their symptoms first appeared.

Contact Tracing • Contact tracing will be implemented to mitigate the spread of infection. • The school nurse will work with public health officials if a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19. • The school nurse and/or local public health officials will work with the infected person to identify close contacts and notify community members who may have been in close contact with the infected person. • Instructions that follow the current CDC and Georgia Department of Public

Health guidelines will be provided to the infected person and all close contacts regarding isolation and quarantine.

Protecting Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable populations include elderly individuals and/or individuals with serious underlying health conditions. • Virtual Access will be provided for vulnerable students, even when On-Campus

Learning operations are occurring. • The school will adhere to FERPA and HIPAA requirements

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What are the screening protocols to enter campus for the 2020-21 school year?

Morning Arrival & Screening Process • Everyone entering the building will be screened upon arrival in the carpool key. • Late arrivals will be screened in the Warrior Hall lobby. • Each day, parents will receive a text from the SCHOOL PASS app, which will prompt them to complete the following COVID health screening questions before and/or during campus arrival: > Does your child have a temperature of 100.4° Fahrenheit or above? > Has your child been exposed to someone with symptoms of COVID-19? > Has your child been exposed to someone diagnosed with COVID-19? > Does your child have any of the following symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, respiratory symptoms, diarrhea, or vomiting? > Does your child have any two of the following symptoms: chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, loss of taste, or sore throat? • If the screening reveals any COVID-19 symptoms, the student must immediately leave campus. • Students will have their temperature checked in the carpool line. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4° Fahrenheit or above must undergo additional screening that may result in the need to leave campus immediately.

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Will there be additional hand sanitation stations and enhanced cleaning procedures throughout the campus?

Handwashing • Faculty, staff, students and visitors (limited) should wash or sanitize their hands for at least 20 seconds after entering the building and throughout the day. Soap and water or hand sanitizer with an alcohol content of more than 60 percent should be used for handwashing. • Faculty, staff, families, and students will receive instruction and reminders on hand hygiene and proper coughing and sneezing protocol to limit the spread of infectious disease. • St. Martin’s will provide and maintain appropriate hand soap and hand sanitizer supplies throughout campus, including hand sanitizer dispensers at all entrances, hallways, and classrooms. Cleaning & Sanitation Practices In addition to rigorous hygiene, sanitation, and disinfection procedures already in place, special attention will be paid to the following: All school: • Deep-cleaning and disinfecting protocols for all St. Martin’s facilities and equipment will be guided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations for schools. The SMES facilities management personnel will oversee daily cleaning and will be supplemented by an Atlanta-based biological decontamination team using a Clorox Pro T-360 system. The school is investing in an additional system to supplement the rigorous cleaning schedule already in place. • The SMES facilities management team will also undergo training by the Global

Biorisk Advisory Council for industry accreditation.

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Early Childhood Shared Materials: • Surfaces and objects that are frequently touched will be sanitized regularly, including but not limited to toys, games, and objects or surfaces not ordinarily cleaned daily. • Toys and games that cannot be cleaned and sanitized will not be used. • Toys that children have placed in their mouths or have been otherwise contaminated by bodily secretions or excretions will be set aside until they can be cleaned thoroughly by a person wearing gloves. • Machine-washable cloth toys will be used by one individual at a time or not used at all. These toys will be laundered before being used by another child. • Toys used by a group of children will be washed and sanitized before children use them in different groups or classrooms. • Items that need to be cleaned will be set aside in a dishpan with soapy water or a separate container marked for soiled toys. • Only washable bedding (sheets, pillows, blankets, and sleeping bags) may be used. Extra care will go into ensuring that no child’s bedding will touch another child’s bedding. Cots and mats will be labeled for each child. Any bedding that touches a child’s skin will be cleaned weekly or before use by another child. • All rest items and student belongings will be washed and disinfected if the child goes home ill.

Elementary and Middle School Materials: • All classroom toys, supplies, materials, and manipulatives will remain in their designated classroom and be washed or sanitized daily. The sharing of supplies between classrooms will be limited. • Each student should use pens, pencils, scissors, and other supplies designated for their sole use. Ziploc bags with name labels will be available for each child’s use. • Staff will sanitize classroom materials as needed using provided spray bottles, cloths, and EPA-approved wipes.

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• All school materials must stay at school; no home materials should be brought to school. • No personal toys will be allowed on campus. • Chromebooks and iPads will not be shared and will be sanitized before and after use. • Whiteboards and markers will be wiped down at the end of the day and between classes. • Only manipulatives that can be easily disinfected will be used.

What kind of changes will be implemented for parents and visitors to campus?

• Due to current circumstances, campus entry will be strictly regulated, including parent volunteers and visitors. We will notify you of changes as community assessment and guidelines evolve. • Anyone who comes into the school building must wear a mask and maintain social distancing.

Will faculty, staff, students and/or visitors (limited) to campus be required to wear a face covering?

• All faculty, staff, students (grades 1st-8th) and visitors must wear a face covering while on campus. Exceptions will be made with consideration for medical reasons and age, and to accommodate eating and drinking, certain outdoor activities, PE, and independent work in personal office spaces where physical distancing can be maintained. All staff should remain 6 feet from students if not wearing a mask. • Face coverings do not have to be worn by staff when they are alone in their office or classrooms, but the school recommends wearing one whenever safely possible to limit the spread of microbes.

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• Staff, students, and visitors must wear face coverings when traveling throughout the building, in confined spaces such as workrooms and breakrooms, in all common areas and gathering spaces such as classrooms, hallways, and lobby areas, and in locations where others are present.

Will physical distancing practices be implemented in the classrooms or for other gatherings on campus during the school day?

• All students and staff will maintain safe physical distances of six feet as feasible. • Class group size will be determined by the ability to maintain physical distancing in the designated classroom space, which could be indoors or outdoors. • Students will remain in the same groups as much as possible throughout the day. • Most co-curricular teachers will visit students in their classrooms. • Mixing of student groups will be limited. • All large events such as student assemblies, special performances, parent night, and school-wide events will be modified to allow for social distancing or held virtually. • All individuals should maintain six feet of distance from others in common areas, are discouraged from gathering in groups in confined areas, should limit the use of elevators to two individuals at a time, and should maintain at least six feet of space on staircases. • Signage throughout the school will reinforce physical distancing. • During student drop-off and pickup, staff will wear face coverings and maintain six feet of physical distance from others. • Upper ES movement and MS movement will also be significantly curtailed to limit exposure.

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How will lunch be served?

• Currently, lunch will take place in classrooms, instead of in the cafeteria. Some students in older grades may eat outside. • All students and staff must wash their hands before and after eating snacks or lunch. • Faculty and staff will use provided gloves, disinfectant, and paper towels to thoroughly clean tables after students have eaten. • Water fountains will not be available for use. Water bottle refilling stations will remain open for use. • Hand sanitizing stations will be provided in beverage and dining areas.

How will the aftercare Explorers program operate?

The St. Martin’s Explorers program carries some degree of increased risk as students may be allowed to mix groups. To better protect our students who participate in Explorers, as well as the rest of our community, we will implement the following practices: • Until circumstances allow, there will be no morning Explorers. Carpool will begin at 7:30 am and students should go directly to their classrooms. • Outside activities will be held as often as weather permits. • Social distancing will be implemented. • Elementary and Middle school students will wear face masks. • Students will wash hands before entering and leaving Explorers. • Temperature screenings will be conducted before students enter Explorers, regardless of whether their temperature has been taken prior in the day.

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