Here’s how Clover Park schools are preparing for students to safety return in October
Clover Park School District students in preschool, kindergarten and first grade will return to school for in-person learning two days a week starting Oct. 5.
In the district’s proposed “A/B hybrid plan,” grades will be divided into two groups. The groups will alternate two days a week with in-person instruction and three days a week of remote learning.
Starting Oct. 13, second and third grade students will attend school two days a week and continue remote learning three days a week.
The district shared a video with families Friday to show what precautions are in place to keep students safe.
Presentations on the hybrid models and safety measures will be made at 6 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 30) and Thursday (Oct. 1). For more information, visit cloverpark.k12.wa.us.
Transportation
For students that use buses to get to school, masks will be required. Bus drivers also will be masked and have extras in case someone does not have one.
Buses are equipped with signs to remind riders to keep their masks on and remain socially distant. Students will be assigned seats, starting from back to front.
On their first day of school, students will be assigned a ZPass card. The cards are used to track which students are riding the bus, the district said.
Buses will be wiped down between routes. All buses will be sanitized twice daily.
Arriving to school
Schools will have staggered pickup and drop-off times to avoid contact.
Before heading to school, families must fill out an online COVID-19 screening form for their students daily to ensure no one is coming to school with symptoms.
If a student does not complete their screening prior to arrival at school, staff will take the student’s temperature at the entrance.
Once classes are in session, exterior doors will be locked, and visitors will need to check in at the main office, the district said.
During class time
At school, all children and staff are required to wear facial coverings, except while eating.
Students will pick up breakfast when they arrive at school in the morning and lunches will be brought to the classroom, or students can bring lunch from home. Students will eat lunch in their classrooms.
Hand sanitizer will be available in all classrooms, multipurpose rooms and cafeterias. Additional hand-washing stations will be installed in some schools.
High-touch areas will be sanitized frequently, including doors, counters, sinks, learning tools, toys and water fountains. The district recommends students bring bottled water if families are concerned about them using water fountains.
Restrooms and health rooms will be disinfected twice daily. Cleaning supplies and instructions will be supplied to each classroom.
Playgrounds will be closed for now, the district said. Outside activities will require masks and social distancing.
Floor markers will be placed to help students and staff remember to stay socially distanced.
What if someone gets sick?
If a student gets sick at school or develops symptoms, they will be separated from other students until a parent or guardian arrives to take them home.
If a student or staff member at a school tests positive for COVID-19, the district will follow Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department guidelines. A COVID-19 response team will conduct a deep clean of the school or location.
The district said families of the affected school will be notified, but identities of the individual students will not be shared for privacy reasons.
