WRANGELL PUBLIC SCHOOL DI STRI CT 2020 - 20 21 SCHOOL Y EA R - COVID-19
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01/25/2021
WRANGELL PUBLIC SCHOOL DI STRI CT
COVID-19
MITIGATION PLAN
2020 - 20 21 SCHOOL Y EA R
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Message from the Superintendent, Dr. Debbe Lancaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 3
Contacts & Key References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 4
Base Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 5
1. General Safety Protocols
2. Student Training Plan
3. Staff Training & Professional Development Plan
4. Increased Risk Students
5. Parent Communications Plan
6. Common Area Modifications
7. Attendance Monitoring/Parent Engagement
8. Social-Emotional Needs
9. School Schedules
10. Curriculum
11. Delivery Methods
12. Measurement
13. Career and Technical Education (CTE)
14. Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
15. Graduating Seniors
16. Remote Learning Support
17. Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 29
A. Special Considerations
B. Student Activities
C. Transportation
Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 40
Please direct any questions to smartstart@wpsd.us
Wrangell Public School District p.2
A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
Welcome back students, families, community, and staff!
We are looking forward to all that the next school year holds for you. School buildings re-opened
on September 8th, and so far, are running smoothly on a skeletal staff.
While our community is ranked as medium-risk currently with DHSS, we want to be aware and
prepared for any eventualities with COVID-19 transmission in Wrangell. Therefore, we will be
implementing a number of precautions, such as enhanced disinfecting, requiring face masks worn
indoors for staff and students, routine hand washing, and practicing social distancing where space
allows. Beyond school-based mitigation strategies, we need your help in keeping our school
communities safe. Here are a few ways you can partner with us to do so:
• Screen and monitor your child’s health every day including doing temperature checks at home
before they come to school. If you need help with this, please contact us.
• Keep your child at home if they feel sick or are experiencing COVID symptoms such as fever
(100.4°F or higher) or chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches,
headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting,
or diarrhea.
• Call your health care provider, EOC, or public health office for guidance regarding presenting
symptoms and testing for COVID-19.
If your child does become sick at school, your building administrator or health aide will be
available to conduct an evaluation. Your child will need to go home if they are experiencing
COVID-19 symptoms and our school has identified a safe and secure isolation room where your
child can wait for you to pick them up.
If your child receives a positive test result, notify your building administrator as soon as you are able.
The sooner we are aware, the sooner we can take action to limit the spread to others.
While this year will be different from what we all hoped for and quite different than other school
years, we are committed to ensuring a quality education for all of our students in a safe
environment. With your help, we can improve the safety and well-being of every student.
Yours in education,
Dr. Debbe Lancaster, Superintendent
Wrangell Public School District p.3
CONTACTS & KEY REFERENCES
C O N T A C T US
NAME TITLE EMAIL
Debbe Lancaster Superintendent dlancaster@wpsd.us
Jennifer Miller-Yancey Elementary Administrator jmiller@wpsd.us
Bob Davis Secondary Administrator bdavis@wpsd.us
Josh Blatchley Maintenance Director jblatchley@wpsd.us
Katelyn Church Technology Director kchurch@wpsd.us
Kimberly Powell Executive Assistant kpowell@wpsd.us
Addy Esco Counselor aesco@wpsd.us
For more information, please refer to these documents and resources. As always, you are welcome
to contact your school’s Principal with any questions or concerns you may have.
• City & Borough of Wrangell COVID-19 Information Portal
• State of Alaska DEED COVID-19 Website and Smart Start 2020
• CDC COVID-19 Activities and Initiatives Supporting COVID-19 Response
• CDC Interim Guidance for K-12 Schools
• CDC FAQs for K-12 Schools
Wrangell Public School District p.4
BASE PLAN
WPSD has developed a Base Plan to guide school district activities and operations in the event of
Low, Medium, and High-risk environments. Throughout this document, each risk level will be defined
the following ways.
LOW R IS K MED IUM R IS K HI GH R IS K
Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
Minimal to no Community Some Community Transmission Widespread Community
Transmission Transmission
*Low to moderate level of
*Minimal to no level of community transmission in the *High level of community
community transmission in the school’s behavioral health transmission: Outbreaks or
school’s behavioral health region and/or town or increases in cases and recent
region and/or town or municipality. laboratory-confirmed cases of
municipality. COVID-19 in the school’s
behavioral health region
and/or town or municipality.
Or a shortage of staffing.
For each of the categories within the Base Plan, a brief description will be provided, followed by the
protocol for each Risk Level.
1. G ENERAL SAFET Y PROTOCOLS
General Safety Protocols include the use of Health Screenings, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),
and pre-established policies to ensure students and staff have the lowest possible risk of exposure.
HEALTH SC R EEN INGS
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Teach signs and symptoms of Teach signs and symptoms of Extended building closure.
COVID-19 and isolate students COVID-19 and isolate students
In person classes will be can-
or staff who become or staff who become
celled and students will not be
symptomatic while at school. symptomatic while at school.
admitted into the building.
Educate parents and staff on Educate parents and staff on
Teachers will coordinate classes
performing daily home health performing daily home health
and activities via distance
checks before sending their checks before sending their
learning (exceptions to this may
child to school. child to school.
occur on rare instances to meet
Anyone with temperatures Anyone with temperatures the needs of students that
above 100.4* will be sent home. above 100.4* will be sent home. cannot be met remotely; this will
Anyone entering the building is Anyone entering the building is require special planning).
subject to a temperature and subject to a temperature and
health screening. health screening.
Wrangell Public School District p.5
P E R S O N A L P R O T E C T I VE EQUI PMENT (PPE )
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
All staff and students are All staff and students are Extended building closure.
required to wear masks. required to wear masks.
A face shield with cloth or surgi- A face shield with cloth or surgi-
cal mask fabric neck guard is a cal mask fabric neck guard is a
good substitute for a cloth face good substitute for a cloth face
covering that permits facial ex- covering that permits facial ex-
pressions to be seen. However, pressions to be seen. However,
simple face shields cannot simple face shields cannot
replace a cloth face covering. replace a cloth face covering.
Encourage personal protective Encourage personal protective
measures among staff/students measures among staff/students
(e.g., maintain social distancing (e.g., maintain social distancing
when possible, stay home when when possible, stay home when
sick, frequent handwashing, and sick, frequent handwashing, and
practicing good respiratory eti- practicing good respiratory eti-
quette). quette).
Ensure hand hygiene supplies Ensure hand hygiene supplies
(e.g., soap and hand sanitizer) (e.g., soap and hand sanitizer)
are readily available. are readily available.
VISITOR & V O L U N T E E R POLICY
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Building volunteers and visitors Building volunteers and visitors Facility will be restricted to staff
will be limited as much as will be limited as much as only.
possible. possible.
Parents are encouraged to drop Parents are encouraged to drop
off items for students at the front off items for students at the front
office. office.
All school volunteers and visitors All school volunteers and visitors
will be subject to a health will be subject to a health
screening prior to entry and will screening prior to entry and will
be required to wear a mask. be required to wear a mask.
Health screening questionnaires Health screening questionnaires
will be verbally administered will be verbally administered
prior to admission by staff. Visitor prior to admission by staff. Visitor
access will be limited to access will be limited to
necessary areas of the school. necessary areas of the school.
Wrangell Public School District p.6SUBSTI TUTES & ITINERANT STAFF
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Substitutes will be assigned to Substitutes will be assigned to Extended building closure.
one building in order to minimize one building in order to minimize
the number of new people the number of new people
working in a building from day working in a building from day
to day. to day.
Itinerant staff will be assigned to Itinerant staff will be assigned to
one building when possible and one building when possible and
will minimize their movement will minimize their movement
between buildings as much as between buildings as much as
possible. possible.
FACILITY USE
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Any facility usage outside of the Any facility usage outside of the Facility will be restricted to staff
regular school day is subject to regular school day is subject to only.
the established Facility Use the established Facility Use
Guidelines. Guidelines.
A group wishing to use the A group wishing to use the
facility must submit a mitigation facility must submit a mitigation
plan with safety protocols with plan with safety protocols with
the requisite form detailing the the requisite form detailing the
usage logistics. usage logistics.
CONGREGATE SETTINGS
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Non-instructional gatherings of Non-instructional gatherings of Extended building closure.
more than 20 people are more than 20 people are
discouraged or prohibited. discouraged or prohibited.
*This number is subject to *This number is subject to
adjustment based on State adjustment based on State
mandates mandates
CLASS PARTIES & FIELD TRIPS
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Class parties and field trips may Class parties and field trips Extended building closure.
be prohibited and require may be prohibited and require
administrator approval. administrator approval.
Wrangell Public School District p.7FACILITIES
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Upon leaving the learning Upon leaving the learning Extended building closure.
spaces and between learning spaces and between learning
groups, all areas will be groups, all areas will be
cleaned. Nightly deep cleaned. Nightly deep
cleaning and whole school cleaning and whole school
cleaning on Friday afternoons cleaning on Friday afternoons
with supplies and materials with supplies and materials
sanitized between uses. sanitized between uses.
ISOLATION PLANS
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
During the school day if a student or During the school day if a student or Extended building closure.
staff member becomes ill, the staff member becomes ill, the
student/staff member must be evaluated student/staff member must be
immediately. The classroom teacher evaluated immediately. The
will call the office to notify of an ill classroom teacher will call the office
student/staff member. to notify of an ill student/staff
member.
If a student or staff member arrives to
school exhibiting COVID symptoms – If a student or staff member arrives to
they will be immediately taken to the school exhibiting COVID symptoms
isolation room and discharged home as – they will be immediately taken to
soon as possible. the isolation room and discharged
home as soon as possible.
Students who develop symptoms
during the school day: Students who develop symptoms
during the school day:
§ Student exhibiting any
symptoms should report § Student exhibiting any
the symptoms to their symptoms should report
the symptoms to their
Wrangell Public School District p.8LOW RISK MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK
their teacher or nearby staff their teacher or nearby
Extended building closure.
member. Teacher/staff staff member. Teacher/staff
member will notify the member will notify the
office/administration of an ill office/administration of an
student. ill student.
§ POC will put on PPE, as § POC will put on PPE, as
necessary, before escorting necessary, before escorting
student, maintaining social student, maintaining social
distancing as much as distancing as much as
possible. possible.
§ When possible, the POC § When possible, the POC
should meet the student in should meet the student in
the hallway/outside the the hallway/outside the
classroom and escort them classroom and escort them
to the isolation room. to the isolation room.
§ Student should continue to § Student should continue to
wear face covering, social wear face covering, social
distance and use hand distance and use hand
sanitizer upon arrival into sanitizer upon arrival into
isolation room. isolation room.
§ POC should remain with the § POC should remain with the
student and evaluate the student and evaluate the
student’s complaints, student’s complaints,
document this information document this information
and forward onto and forward onto
Administration. Administration.
§ Student’s parent or guardian § Student’s parent or
or emergency contact will guardian or emergency
be called to dismiss the contact will be called to
student. The student will dismiss the student. The
remain in the isolation room student will remain in the
until arrives to pick up child. isolation room until arrives
§ When possible, the student to pick up child.
shall be escorted out of the § When possible, the student
building by POC via the shall be escorted out of the
closest exit. building by POC via the
§ POC will forward all closest exit.
information to § POC will forward all
parent/guardian and advise information to
them of the Return to School parent/guardian and
Protocol when they pick up advise them of the Return
student to School Protocol when
§ If the student’s condition is they pick up student
deemed serious POC will § If the student’s condition is
advise Administration and deemed serious POC will
911 will be called. POC must advise Administration and
pass on the possible COVID- 911 will be called. POC
19 symptoms exhibited by must pass on the possible
student to 911. COVID-19 symptoms
exhibited by student to 911.
Wrangell Public School District p.9LOW RISK
MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK
Extended building closure.
Staff who develop symptoms during Staff who develop symptoms during
the school day: the school day:
§ Staff exhibiting any
§ Staff exhibiting any
symptoms should report the
symptoms should report the
symptoms to their supervisor symptoms to their
immediately. supervisor immediately.
§ Once coverage for the § Once coverage for the
position is secured, the staff
position is secured, the staff
member will leave the
member will leave the
premises with their premises with their
belongings, their laptop if belongings, their laptop if
they are part of the
they are part of the teaching
teaching staff, and the
staff, and the Return to
Return to School Options,
School Options, the Telework
the Telework Agreement,
Agreement, and the Return
and the Return to Work
to Work Form. If there is not
time to collect those forms, Form. If there is not time to
collect those forms, then
then they can be emailed to
they can be emailed to the
the employee if they exhibit
employee if they exhibit
minor symptoms and are
able to continue working. minor symptoms and are
§ If the staff member is a non- able to continue working.
§ If the staff member is a non-
education employee, then
education employee, then
they need to gather their
they need to gather their
belongings and the Return to
School Options and the belongings and the Return
Return to Work Form. to School Options and the
Return to Work Form.
§ Regardless of who the staff
§ Regardless of who the staff
member is that leaves due to
member is that leaves due
symptoms, the Maintenance
to symptoms, the
Director will be notified and
will begin the sanitation Maintenance Director will
be notified and will begin
protocol.
the sanitation protocol.
Administration is informed that a
student is known to have COVID-19 Administration is informed that a
student is known to have COVID-
while at school:
19 while at school:
§ Clear the halls/stay put*
notification will be § Clear the halls/stay put*
announced notification will be
§ Teacher/staff member will be announced
§ Teacher/staff member will
notified by the
be notified by the
office/administration to have
student report to the office. office/administration to
have student report to the
office.
Wrangell Public School District p.10MEDIUM RISK MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK
Extended building closure.
§ POC will put on PPE to § POC will put on PPE to
include appropriate N-95 include appropriate N-95
mask, gown, gloves and eye mask, gown, gloves and
protection. eye protection.
§ The POC shall meet the § The POC shall meet the
student in the student in the
hallway/outside the hallway/outside the
classroom and escort them classroom and escort them
to the Isolation POD. to the Isolation POD.
§ Administration simultaneously § Administration
will prepare Isolation POD by simultaneously will prepare
turning on air filtration and Isolation POD by turning on
ensuring the classroom door air filtration and ensuring
is open. the classroom door is open.
§ Student should continue to § Student should continue to
wear face covering, social wear face covering, social
distance and use hand distance and use hand
sanitizer upon arrival into sanitizer upon arrival into
Isolation POD. Isolation POD.
§ POC should remain with the § POC should remain with the
student and evaluate the student and evaluate the
student’s complaints, student’s complaints,
document this information document this information
and forward onto and forward onto
Administration. Administration.
§ The student will remain in the § The student will remain in
Isolation POD until the the Isolation POD until the
parent, guardian or parent, guardian or
emergency contact arrives emergency contact arrives
to pick up child. to pick up child.
§ When possible, the student § When possible, the student
shall be escorted out of the shall be escorted out of the
building by POC via the building by POC via the
closest exit. closest exit.
§ POC will forward all § POC will forward all
information to information to
parent/guardian and advise parent/guardian and
them of the Return to School advise them of the Return
Protocol when they pick up to School Protocol when
student they pick up student
§ If the student’s condition is § If the student’s condition is
deemed serious POC will deemed serious POC will
advise Administration and advise Administration and
911 will be called. POC must 911 will be called. POC
pass on the COVID-19 must pass on the COVID-19
positive information to 911. positive information to 911.
Wrangell Public School District p.11LOW RISK MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK
Extended building closure.
§ The administrator that § The administrator that
receives the information receives the information
about a positive COVID-19 about a positive COVID-19
test in the building will test in the building will
immediately notify Public immediately notify Public
Health with that information Health with that information
to assist with contact tracing. to assist with contact
After the call is made to tracing. After the call is
Public Health, then the made to Public Health,
Superintendent will be then the Superintendent
notified. will be notified.
Cleaning and Disinfection: Isolation Cleaning and Disinfection: Isolation
Room/Isolation POD Room/Isolation POD
§ Upon dismissal of student, § Upon dismissal of student,
the isolation room shall be the isolation room shall be
taped off to prevent taped off to prevent
unintended exposure unintended exposure
§ Cleaning will be completed § Cleaning will be
by trained staff with FDA completed by trained staff
approved cleaning and with FDA approved
disinfection solutions. cleaning and disinfection
§ School staff who work in the solutions.
isolation area should follow § School staff who work in
CDC’s Considerations for the isolation area should
Cleaning and Disinfecting follow
your Building or Facility. CDC’s Considerations for
Cleaning and Disinfecting
Training or practice for staff needed for your Building or Facility.
the following:
§ Script for the Training or practice for staff needed
secretary. Make sure the for the following:
script asks the parent to § Script for the
repeat where the pick-up secretary. Make sure the
point is. script asks the parent to
§ Press release ready for repeat where the pick-up
distribution. point is.
§ Need to train teachers and § Press release ready for
staff. distribution.
§ Follow fire drill routes for § Need to train teachers and
exit. Building secretary will staff.
tell parents the pick-up § Follow fire drill routes for
point. exit. Building secretary will
tell parents the pick-up
point.
Wrangell Public School District p.12LOW RISK MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK
Extended building closure.
Staff member who learns they are Staff member who learns they are
positive during the school day: positive during the school day:
• Teacher/Para learns they are • Teacher/Para learns they
positive. Call building admin. are positive. Call building
• Building administrator calls the admin.
PPE staff. Depending on the • Building administrator calls
case, the teacher leaves or the PPE staff. Depending
stays. Teacher takes COVID on the case, the teacher
Log with them. Teacher sends leaves or stays. Teacher
a photo of the COVID log to takes COVID Log with
the building administrator when them. Teacher sends a
they can. photo of the COVID log to
• PPE Staff goes to the the building administrator
classroom. Building when they can.
administrator gets a secretary • PPE Staff goes to the
to call parents. classroom. Building
• Building administrator calls administrator gets a
Superintendent. Superintenden secretary to call parents.
t notifies Board and Tech • Building administrator calls
Director so a public notice can go out Superintendent. Superinten
via Messenger, Website, Facebook. dent notifies Board and
• Building administrator notifies Tech Director so a public notice
Building Maintenance. Building can go out via Messenger,
maintenance will flag Website, Facebook.
the room as having no • Building administrator
entrance. notifies Building
• Building administrator contacts Maintenance. Building
the bus company. maintenance will flag
• Building administrator contacts the room as having no
Public Health, Eric Michael 907- entrance.
957-5477. • Building administrator
• Staff member is notified about contacts the bus
Return To School Protocol and company.
sent forms to be released back • Building administrator
in the building. Forms can contacts Public Health, Eric
include a telework agreement Michael 907-957-5477.
because there are no • Staff member is notified
symptoms. about Return To School
Protocol and sent forms to
be released back in the
building. Forms can include
a telework agreement
because there are no
symptoms.
Wrangell Public School District p.13ADDITIONAL SITE-BASED GENERAL SAFETY P R O T O C O L S
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Additional site-based General Additional site-based General Instructional support: 100% tele-
Safety Protocols: Safety Protocols: working
Conference: Parent choice of Conference: Parent choice of Conferences: Remote
remote or face to face remote or face to face
Extended Learning: Virtual
Extended Learning: Stream- Extended Learning: Stream-
lined offerings that can pivot to lined offerings that can pivot to Assessment: remote
virtual. Cohort grouping. Virtual virtual. Cohort grouping. Virtual Administrative Support: 100%
offerings available for students. offerings available for students. teleworking
Material/equipment/ Material/equipment/ Essential personnel only in all
curriculum: pick-up and return- curriculum: pick-up and return- district buildings unless
curbside or in building curbside or in building mandated closure from the
Front office: walk ins supported Front office: walk ins supported state. If lock down is mandated
(w/mitigation) (w/mitigation) by the state, then the staff will
be instructed to remain at
Staff meetings: Blended re- Staff meetings: Blended re- home.
mote/face to face to meet mote/face to face to meet
occupancy targets. occupancy targets. Material/equipment/curriculum:
pick-up and return-curbside only
All staff will maintain contact All staff will maintain contact or bus delivery during lunch
logs. They will be posted in their logs. They will be posted in their delivery
rooms or office areas. rooms or office areas.
If students feel sick at school, Front office: no walk-ins (doors
If students feel sick at school, locked)
they should inform their
they should inform their
teacher, check in with their Staff meetings: Remote (Zoom,
teacher, check in with their
school secretary and remain in Google Meets)
school secretary and remain in
the isolation room/area until
the isolation room/area until
parents arrive to pick them up.
parents arrive to pick them up.
Teachers will send students to
Teachers will send students to
the isolation rooms if they
the isolation rooms if they
observe any COVID symptoms.
observe any COVID symptoms.
Rooms will be sanitized and
Rooms will be sanitized and
cleaned after each use.
cleaned after each use.
Wrangell Public School District p.14ADDITIONA L SITE-BASE D GENERAL SAFETY P R O T O C O L S
(C O N T I N U E D )
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Office and classroom space Office and classroom space Extended building closure.
have reduced occupancy #s. have reduced occupancy #s.
6’ social distancing with 6’ social distancing with
signage in signage in
common areas. common areas.
The 6’ social distancing The 6’ social distancing
requirement does not apply to requirement does not apply to
immediate family members immediate family members
Instructional partners: Instructional partners:
Community instructors Community instructors
providing onsite services must providing onsite services must
adhere to this COVID adhere to this COVID
mitigation plan. mitigation plan.
Other mitigation strategies: Other mitigation strategies:
Sidewalks are marked at EES for Sidewalks are marked at EES for
social distancing as they enter social distancing as they enter
the building the building
Isolation room will be supplied Isolation rooms will be supplied
with appropriate PPE. with appropriate PPE.
Administrators have plans for Administrators have plans for
screening before school, during screening before school, during
school, and throughout the school, and throughout the
day. They will use the WPS day. They will use the WPS
Symptom Free School Protocol Symptom Free School Protocol
Masks will be provided as Masks will be provided as needed.
needed. Temperatures will be taken before
Temperatures will be taken before boarding buses. They will also be
boarding buses. They will also be taken after students enter the
taken after students enter the buildings if they were not on the bus.
buildings if they were not on the bus. Parents will partner with us on
Parents will partner with us on screening questions.
screening questions
Wrangell Public School District p.152. STUDENT TRAINING PLAN
WPSD’S student training plan is critical to ensuring the minimal spread of COVID-19.
STUDENT TRAINING PLAN
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Students will be trained on Students will be trained on Extended building closure.
proper handwashing, use of proper handwashing, use of
strategically located hand strategically located hand
sanitizing stations in the building, sanitizing stations in the building,
and taught to avoid all physical and taught to avoid all physical
contact whenever possible, contact whenever possible,
including handshakes and high including handshakes and high
fives. fives.
Students will be reminded to Students will be reminded to
avoid touching their eyes, faces, avoid touching their eyes, faces,
noses, and mouths whenever noses, and mouths whenever
possible. possible.
ADDITIONAL SITE - BASED STUDENT T R A I N I N G PLAN
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Signage in buildings conveying Signage in buildings conveying Extended building closure.
best health practices in each best health practices in each
area. area.
Publish mitigation strategies and Publish mitigation strategies and
PPE information online. PPE information online.
Time devoted to student training Time devoted to student training
of mitigation will take place of mitigation will take place
during the first week of school. during the first week of school.
Students will be asked to bring Students will be asked to bring
their own water bottles and their own water bottles and
instructed to use touch free instructed to use touch free
bottle filler water fountains. bottle filler water fountains.
Students will be instructed on Students will be instructed on
how to use one-way hall passing how to use one-way hall passing
where applicable, social where applicable, social
distancing and mask breaks distancing and mask breaks
outside. outside.
All desks will face one way, All desks will face one way,
students will be assigned seats. students will be assigned seats.
5 Staff members will be trained
5 Staff members will be trained
to wear proper hospital grade
to wear proper hospital grade
PPE and custom fitted masks.
PPE and custom fitted masks.
Staff will be trained to sanitize
Staff will be trained to sanitize
isolation rooms and pods.
isolation rooms and pods.
Wrangell Public School District p.103. S TAFF T RAINING PLAN
WPSD’S staff training plan is critical to ensuring the minimal spread of COVID-19. As much as
possible, professional development will be delivered remotely to individuals or groups of
teachers/staff at a school site. At low or medium risk, teams of 20 or less can gather for PD at the
building sites.
STAFF TRAINING PLAN
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Staff should ensure they are Staff should ensure they are Extended building closure.
properly washing their hands, properly washing their hands,
disinfecting their work areas/ disinfecting their work areas/
classrooms, and participating in classrooms, and participating in
health screening daily. health screening daily.
Masks are required when in the Masks are required when in the
building except when working building except when working
along in their room with the alone in their room with their
door closed. door closed.
ADDI T IONA L SITE - BA SE D STA FF T R A I N I N G / PD PLA N
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Training provided to staff. Training provided to staff. Extended building closure.
Ongoing reinforcement of best Ongoing reinforcement of best
practices through staff meetings practices through staff meetings
and memos from administration. and memos from
administration.
4. I NCREASED RISK STUDENTS
WPSD is committed to ensuring the safety, health, and education of students who are high risk of
contracting COVID-19.
IN C R E A SED RISK STUDENTS
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Parents of children at increased Parents of children at increased Extended building closure.
risk for severe illness should dis- risk for severe illness should dis-
cuss with their health care cuss with their health care
provider whether those provider whether those
students should stay home in students should stay home in
case of school or community case of school or community
spread. spread.
Distance delivery education Distance delivery education
will be available in these will be available in these
cases. cases.
Wrangell Public School District p.115. PARENT COMMUNICATION PLAN
It is critical that WPSD and schools communicate effectively with parents and guardians. From the
Superintendent to Building Administrators to teachers, all staff are responsible for communicating
important messages timely and in a manner that can be easily understood by the audience.
DISTR IC T-LEVEL COMMUNICATION
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Regular, up-to-date Regular, up-to-date Timely, critical communication
communication about risk communication about risk to staff and families will occur
levels and protocols are levels and protocols are through all available platforms
provided via email, the District provided via email, the District when critical issues occur.
website, and social media. website, and social media. A question and answer page
Timely, critical communication Timely, critical communication will be added to the web site.
to staff and families will occur to staff and families will occur
through all available platforms through all available platforms
when critical issues occur. when critical issues occur.
A question and answer page A question and answer page
will be added to the web site. will be added to the web site.
QuestionQue
SITE-LEVEL COMMUNICATION
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Regular correspondence Regular correspondence Regular correspondence
disseminated through District disseminated through District disseminated through District
website, social media, Power website, social media, Power website, social media, Power
School, and email. School, and email. School, and email.
Regularly include the signs and Regularly include the signs and Regularly include the signs
symptoms of COVID-19. symptoms of COVID-19. and symptoms of COVID-19.
CLASSROOM-LEVEL COMMUNIC A T IO N
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Disseminated through school Disseminated through school Disseminated through school staff, in
staff and health aide, in paper staff and health aide, in paper electronic form.
or electronic form. or electronic form.
Some teachers will use social
Some teachers will use social
media or phone calls to
media or phone calls to
communicate with parents.
communicate with parents.
Wrangell Public School District p.126 . COMMON AREA MODIFICATIONS
Each site has places throughout the campus that allow for students to congregate. From arriving at
school to passing in the hallway, from playing at recess and eating lunch, each school must have
plans in place to mitigate exposure to COVID-19. See Appendix 1 for special considerations related
to some of these modifications.
RECESS
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Social Distancing Recess Social Distancing Recess Extended building closures.
options will be available. options will be available.
LUNCH
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High school will use separate High school will use separate Extended building closures.
commons for lunch. commons for lunch. Lunches will be delivered by
Middle school students will eat Middle school students will eat bus company
in their classrooms. in their classrooms.
In the elementary, breakfast In the elementary, breakfast
and lunch will be provided for and lunch will be provided for
all enrolled students all enrolled students
Off campus options are still in Off campus options are still in
place for secondary students place for secondary students
with parental consent. with parental consent.
High school students will be High school students will be
divided into cohorts to be divided into cohorts to be
assignend to middle or high assigned to middle or high
school commons lunch. school commons lunch.
CAFETERIA
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Secondary Schools will use In the secondary schools, middle Extended building closures.
separate commons for lunch school and high school will use
periods separate commons for lunch. In the
elementary, breakfast and lunch will
be provided for all enrolled students
Wrangell Public School District p.13ARRIVAL/ DISMISSAL
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WPS will implement procedures WPS will implement procedures Extended building closures.
to minimize the number of to minimize the number of
people entering the building people entering the building
(i.e. curbside drop off, check in (i.e. curbside drop off, check in
and pick up). and pick up).
Students will enter and exit the Students will enter and exit the
school through designated school through designated
entrances that promote social entrances that promote social
distancing. distancing.
Once they arrive in the Once they arrive in the
buildings, the screening buildings, the screening process
process begins or continues. begins or continues.
Temperature checks and Temperature checks and
screening questions will be screening questions will be
asked. asked.
Once classes have ended,
Once classes have ended,
students should exit the
students should exit the building
building as soon as possible
as soon as possible while
while maintaining social
maintaining social distances.
distances. They should not
They should not congregate.
congregate. Students who
Students who remain to work
remain to work with teachers
with teachers should go
should go immediately to that
immediately to that teacher’s
teacher’s room. Students
room. Students waiting for the
waiting for the start of an
start of an activity should go to
activity should go to the high
the high school commons and
school commons and maintain
maintain social distance. They
social distance. They are also
are also expected to wear
expected to wear masks.
masks.
Isolation rooms are set up in
Isolation rooms are set up in
each school. If a student
each school. If a student
presents with symptoms, the
presents with symptoms, the
administrator or their designee
administrator or their designee
will direct the student to the
will direct the student to the
isolation room to wait for the
isolation room to wait for the
parent/guardian to pick them
parent to pick them up. If a
up. If a student finds out they
student finds out they are
are positive with CoviD-19
positive with CoviD-19 while in
while in school, they will be
school, they will be immediately
immediately called to the
called to the isolation pod, met
isolation pod, met in the
in the hallway in a staff member
hallway in a staff member
trained and wearing full hospital
trained and wearing full
grade PPE including a custom
hospital grade PPE including a
fitted N95 mask.
custom fitted N95 mask.
Wrangell Public School District p.14PASSING T IMES
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Staff will be in hallways to
Staff will be in hallways to support Extended building closures.
support social distancing social distancing
HALLWAYS
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
To the extent possible hallway To the extent possible hallway traffic Extended building closures.
traffic will be minimized and 6’ will be minimized and 6’ social
social distancing practiced distancing practiced when possible.
when possible. WHS has one-way hallways
WHS has one-way hallways
LOCKERS
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Lockers will only be assigned Lockers will only be assigned Extended building closures.
under special circumstances under special circumstances
and will be at least 6 feet and will be at least 6 feet
apart. apart.
BAT H R O O M S
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Handwashing directions are Handwashing directions are Extended building closures.
posted in all bathrooms. posted in all bathrooms.
In the elementary school, In the elementary school,
aides will escort students to aides will escort students to
the bathroom one at a time. the bathroom one at a time.
SHARED SUPPLIES
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Supplies will be provided by the Supplies will be provided by the Extended building closures.
school when needed. Sharing of school when needed. Sharing of
food and drink is prohibited. food and drink is prohibited.
When necessary, limit the use of When necessary, limit the use of
shared supplies or equipment by shared supplies or equipment by
one group of children at a time one group of children at a time
and clean and disinfect be- and clean and disinfect be-
tween uses. tween uses.
Wrangell Public School District p.15L I BRARY MA T E R I A L S
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72-hour quarantine for returned 72-hour quarantine for returned Extended building closures.
materials and equipment. materials and equipment.
PHYSICAL E D U C A T I O N
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Secondary P.E. Classes will be Secondary P.E. Classes will be Extended building closures.
provided as required. Locker provided as required. Locker
room 6’ social distancing will be room 6’ social distancing will
observed when possible. be observed when possible.
Elementary P.E. will include Elementary P.E. will include
outdoor or at-home options. outdoor or at-home options.
MUSIC
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
6’ Social Distancing will be 6’ Social Distancing will be Extended building closures.
observed whenever possible. observed whenever possible.
Students will wear masks during Students will wear masks during
music class. music class.
7 . ATT ENDANCE MONITORING/ PARENT ENGAGEMENT
Guidelines for attendance monitoring and parent engagement are as follows, regardless of current
risk levels:
a. Monitor attendance at school daily.
b. Track percentage of students completing tasks delivered at home.
c. Track percentage of students submitting tasks demonstrating progress.
d. Call families who are not engaging and help problem-solve and provide referrals to
community resources.
e. No rewards for physical “perfect attendance” at school, as this practice might
encourage
sick students to attend school.
Wrangell Public School District p.168. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NEEDS
In addition to ensuring students’ educational needs are met, WPSD has a responsibility to ensure
social-emotional needs are met. From sharing information to helping teach coping skills, social-
emotional development is critical to preparing all students for success.
SHARE IN F O R M A T I O N
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Share information with Share information with Share information with
caregivers about how kids caregivers about how kids caregivers about how kids
might respond to stress, might respond to stress, might respond to stress,
including information for including information for distinct including information for
distinct age groups. age groups. distinct age groups.
MESSAGING
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Send and reinforce the message Send and reinforce the message Send and reinforce the message
that schools and families “are in that schools and families “are in that schools and families “are in
this together.” this together.” this together.”
Reinforce this message by Reinforce this message by Reinforce this message by
continuing to feed students in continuing to feed students in continuing to feed students in
need, making learning materials need, making learning need, making learning materials
available, and increasing materials available, and available, and increasing
access to technology. increasing access to access to technology.
technology.
OUTREACH
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Reach out to families and Reach out to families and When reaching out virtually to
students to determine what safe students to determine what safe caregivers, remember that it
methods of communication are methods of communication are may have been a long time
most helpful for them and at most helpful for them and at since caregivers were in school.
what time. When checking in, what time. When checking in, Consider creating clear daily lists
discuss what kinds of options are discuss what kinds of options are of work for students with easy-to-
typically offered to support their typically offered to support their follow instructions.
student’s academic learning student’s academic learning
and emotional well-being when and emotional well-being when
at school. Consider offering at school. Consider offering
virtual office hours for students virtual office hours for students
and caregivers. and caregivers.
Wrangell Public School District p.17PAR T N E R S H I P
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Make the most of this Make the most of this Seek and utilize input from a
challenging opportunity to forge challenging opportunity to forge wide range of families on
new bonds with families who new bonds with families who important COVID-19-related
may not have partnered with may not have partnered with decisions, such as when and
schools in the past. This is an schools in the past. This is an how to re-open a school and
opportunity for caregivers to see opportunity for caregivers to see with what precautions, how to
that the school cares about the that the school cares about the honor important milestones
wellbeing of their child, and for wellbeing of their child, and for usually celebrated in school,
the school to appreciate the the school to appreciate the and to help meet the needs of
efforts of caregivers to reinforce efforts of caregivers to reinforce families in the school
academic goals. Schools will academic goals. Schools will community. This may be done
have greater insight into their have greater insight into their via virtual town halls or in smaller
students’ home lives, and students’ home lives, and virtual focus-groups.
caregivers will better understand caregivers will better
the daily work that schools do to understand the daily work that
educate children. schools do to educate children.
TRAINING
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Consider offering a virtual PD in- Consider offering a virtual PD in- Be flexible and understanding if
service that includes strategies service that includes strategies families have difficulties meeting
that educators and school staff that educators and school staff the requests of schools related
can use to identify and connect can use to identify and connect to their child’s education.
to students and families who ap- to students and families who ap- Consider holding a virtual town
pear to be struggling during this pear to be struggling during this hall and provide opportunities
time. Ensure that staff under- time. Ensure that staff under- for families to provide input into
stand how a family can access stand how a family can access what is working and what is
available resources. available resources. challenging at this time.
ENCOURAGEMENT
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Suggest that families maintain as Suggest that families maintain Express gratitude and humility to
much of a regular routine as as much of a regular routine as families for inviting educators to
possible and plan family possible and plan family “enter their home” through
activities, such as going for activities, such as going for virtual lessons.
walks/ hikes or playing games walks/ hikes or playing games Give students opportunities to
together. Give students together. Give students share what they are learning at
opportunities to share these life opportunities to share these life home with others in their class.
skills they are learning at home skills they are learning at home
with others in their class. with others in their class.
Wrangell Public School District p.18COPING
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
If you have developed If you have developed Emphasize that families need to
successful classroom strategies successful classroom strategies give themselves some space
to help a student cope with to help a student cope with when emotions run high and
stress or anxiety at school, stress or anxiety at school, model how to regulate emotions
consider sharing those strategies consider sharing those strategies to help children cope. This
with caregivers to help the with caregivers to help the coping skill becomes critical to
student have more success student have more success practice regularly during
while learning at home. while learning at home. isolation and other stressors often
as- sociated with virtual
As a child’s anxiety increases, As a child’s anxiety increases,
schooling.
their thinking/learning brain be- their thinking/learning brain be-
comes less engaged and their comes less engaged and their School and agency counselors
behavior and emotions are behavior and emotions are are available (via teletherapy).
more difficult to control and more difficult to control and
manage. manage.
School and agency counselors School and agency counselors
are available. are available.
9. S CHOOL SCHEDULE S
School schedules may be adjusted to allow for more social distancing and reduce possible expo-
sures to COVID-19.
SCHOOL SCHEDULES
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
When staffing is available the Elementary will be half-day in- Online Instruction only.
expectation is to extend hours to person instruction and half-day
8 am - 2 pm with an approximate online instruction Monday thru Conferences: Remote
15 minute recess and 15 minute Thursday. Fridays will be Assessment: Remote
lunch. This will provide a starting dedicated to online learning Material/equipment/curriculum:
point of a minimum of 5 ½ hours for general student population,
pick-up and return-curbside
of instruction for all grades K- specialized cohorts for only.
5. Our youngest students will enrichment, intervention, and
most likely need an extra free Front office: no walk ins (doors
individual learning options.
play time in the day that will be locked)
determined once students are in
the extended schedule hours. Middle and High School will
Staff meetings: Remote (Zoom)
follow a normal schedule thru
7th period with in-person
Middle and High School will instruction Monday thru
follow a normal schedule thru Thursday, and online instruction
7th period with in-person with their classroom cohort for a
instruction Monday thru Friday. half-day on Friday.
Wrangell Public School District p.19SC H O O L SCHEDULES (CON T I N U E D )
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Promote outdoor education Promote outdoor education
opportunities. opportunities.
Conferences: Remote
Conference: Parent choice of Conference: Parent choice of
remote or face to face remote or face to face Assessment: Remote
Assessment: Remote option, Assessment: Remote option, Material/equipment/curriculum:
Face to face may require Face to face may require pick-up and return-curbside
administrator approval administrator approval only.
Material/equipment/curriculum: Material/equipment/curriculum: Front office: no walk ins (doors
pick-up and return: curbside or pick-up and return: curbside or locked)
in building in building
Front office: walk ins supported Front office: walk ins supported Staff meetings: Remote (Zoom)
(w/mitigation) (w/mitigation)
Staff meetings: Blended remote/ Staff meetings: Blended remote/
face to face to meet face to face to meet
occupancy targets. occupancy targets.
SMS will have 3 cohorts; 6th and 2 SMS will have 3 cohorts; 6th and 2
7th/8th grade 7th/8th grade
Students will remain with their Students will remain with their
cohorts all day and teachers will cohorts all day and teachers will
revolve to their cohort. revolve to their cohort.
Bathroom breaks will be done Bathroom breaks will be done
during class to avoid during class to avoid
congregating in bathroom congregating in bathroom
areas. areas.
Students will wash their hands or
Students will wash their hands or
use hand sanitizer as soon as
use hand sanitizer as soon as
they enter the classroom.
they enter the classroom.
Students will wear masks at all
Students will wear masks at all
times unless on a planned
times unless on a planned
outdoor mask break with
outdoor mask break with
teacher.
teacher.
Students will not change cohorts Students will not change cohorts
without the administrator’s without the administrator’s
permission. permission.
Wrangell Public School District p.2010. CURRICULUM
Curriculum adjustments may be made based on learning options selected by each family and/or
school. Curriculum includes any testing plus the scope and sequence of lesson plans.
CURRICUL UM
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
In the fall formative and In the fall formative and Homebased programs will be
diagnostic tests should be used diagnostic tests should be used primary delivery model. ILP
to assess essential standards to assess essential standards coursework would continue
from the previous year. from the previous year. without disruption.
Elementary math & ELA and Elementary math & ELA and
During each remote
secondary math, ELA, social secondary math, ELA, social
Individualized Learning
studies, and science teachers studies, and science teachers
Conference advisory teachers
will need to develop will need to develop
will collaborate with parents to
recoupment plans based on recoupment plans based on
construct a learning plan that
previous year learning gaps. previous year learning gaps.
meets each student at their
During each Individualized During each Individualized academic levels in reading,
Learning Conference, advisory Learning Conference, advisory writing and math.
teachers will collaborate with teachers will collaborate with
Course work follows quarter and
parents to construct a learning parents to construct a learning
semester deadlines.
plan that meets each student at plan that meets each student at
their academic levels in their academic levels in Information gathered from
reading, writing and math. reading, writing and math. assessments should be used to
inform instructional interventions.
Course work follows quarter and Course work follows quarter and
Building Administrators will need
semester deadlines. semester deadlines.
to submit assessments,
Information gathered from Information gathered from remediation, and intervention
assessments should be used to assessments should be used to plans to the Superintendent.
inform instructional inform instructional interventions.
interventions. Building Building Administrators will need
Administrators will need to to submit assessments,
submit assessments, remediation, and intervention
remediation, and intervention plans to the Superintendent.
plans to the Superintendent.
Wrangell Public School District p.21AT-HOME LEARNING OPTION
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Parents who select At-Home Parents who select At-Home Extended building closure,
Learning will work with their Learning will work with their online learning only.
building administrator to building administrator to
Assessments and conferences
determine the Individual determine the Individual
will be available via remote
Learning Plan for the student. Learning Plan for the student.
means.
Assessments and conferences Assessments and conferences Material/equipment/curriculum:
will be available via remote will be available via remote
pick-up and return: curbside by
means. means.
appointment.
Material/equipment/curriculum: Material/equipment/curriculum
pick-up and return: curbside or pick-up and return: curbside or
in building in building
Wrangell Public School District p.2211. DELIVERY METHODS
Depending on the given Risk level, delivery methods will be adapted to meet community needs.
DELIVERY M E TH O D S
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Delivery will occur in-person with Delivery will occur in-person with Instruction delivered online for
each teacher utilizing an active each teacher utilizing an active all. Paper and pencil work or
learning management system. learning management system. packets will be provided to
families as needed.
Related services provided in- Related services provided in-
person or via remote options. person or via remote options. Related services provided using
common remote options.
Wrangell Public School District p.2312. MEASUREMENT
Measuring student success is important for teachers and staff to know how to adjust methodology
and support outcomes. Without measuring progress, it is nearly impossible to teach effectively.
STANDARDIZED TESTS
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
Students will be provided Students will be provided Students will be provided
access to assessments in access to assessments in access to assessments
person. A learning pathway is person. A learning pathway is remotely. A learning pathway is
provided for each student provided for each student provided for each student
based on student performance based on student performance based on student performance
results. results. results.
MAP, PEAKS, and curriculum- MAP, PEAKS, and curriculum- MAP, PEAKS, and curriculum-
based assessments may be based assessments may be based assessments will be
scheduled during school day. scheduled during school day. scheduled in small groups
unless the community is on lock
down.
13. CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE)
CTE courses allow students to explore materials and opportunities not otherwise available in a
traditional classroom. It is important to allow students to continue with these courses.
ADDI T IONA L SITE - BA SE D D E L I V E R Y PLA NS
LOW RISK M E D IU M RISK HIGH RISK
In person instruction with proper In person instruction with proper Remote Learning with Project
PPE and precautions made ac- PPE and precautions made ac- Based Learning focus.
cording to the public health cording to the public health
mandates and district mandates and district
procedures. procedures.
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