Castle North Middle School

John Bertram, PrincipalTad Powless, Assistant Principal

School Re-entry Plan 2020

CNMS Re-entry InformationA major priority at Castle North Middle School has always been to place a premium on student, staff, and community safety. The Covid-19 crisis has added a very different element to our fluid plans of providing a safe environment for everyone. In short, we want everyone to feel as safe and secure as we possibly can when we return to school in August. While we definitely face hurdles here at CNMS, due to our enrollment and physical size, we will do our very best to keep everyone as safe as we possibly can.

Masks are mandatory for everyone who enters Castle North Middle School.

Guidance and direction from the Warrick County School Corporation, the Indiana State Department of Health, the Warrick County Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control, etc. will be followed to ensure the safest experience that we can for everyone in the CNMS Community.

Please check this plan early and often as it remains a dynamic guide that will be updated as information, expectations, directives, and procedures change.

Screening and Reporting ProtocolsWCSC District PlanSCREENING -Parents will screen their children for the following symptoms:

● A fever of 100.4 F or greater● Cough● Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing● Chills● Repeated shaking with chills● Muscle pain● Headache● Sore throat● New loss of taste or smell

*If a student exhibits these symptoms, the parent or guardian will call school to report the absence. The student MUST STAY HOME. Students may log in from home to participate in the live stream.

*Students will be fever free for 24 hours without medication before returning to school unless a physician provides documentation otherwise.

*All WCSC staff members will screen before leaving home.

CNMS Details:

● CNMS Office Staff will send consistent and continuous reminders home regarding parent screening and reporting protocols.

Arrival ProceduresWCSC District Plan:

● Students will be assigned an entrance to the building. ● *Random temperature checks for students and staff

will occur upon entering the building.● *Students will report directly to assigned

predetermined areas until the start of the school day.● *Students will not be permitted to congregate in

groups in hallways, vestibules, or other open areas.● *Students are mandated to wear masks.● *Teachers are mandated to wear masks.

CNMS Details:

● Students report straight to homerooms between 7:00 - 7:20 am. Classes start at 7:25 am.

● Masks are mandatory for attendance.● Students will use entrance and exits #2 and #10.● No congregating at anytime. Keep Moving!● Random temperature checks.● Students report straight to homeroom upon arrival

to school. Doors open at 7:00 AM. Gym A will NOT be used. Do not congregate at any outside doors before 7:00 AM.

Office Visit Protocols

WCSC District Plan: ● No visitors of any kind.● Contactless Systems

for dropping off and picking up items.

● Social Distancing required by all.

CNMS Details:

● Teachers communicate with the Nurse, Mrs. Summers, or Mrs. Martin if a student is on the way to office. Give a description of the reason for the visit.

Guidance Office Expectation

WCSC District Plan: ● No gatherings.● Social Distancing

required.

CNMS Details:

● Students should knock on the office door and not just walk into the office unannounced.

● Counselors will communicate digitally or by other means if they need to speak to a student. Social Distancing measures will be in effect.

Parent Meetings/Case Conferences

WCSC District Plan: ● Social Distancing

required.

CNMS Details:

● Virtual meetings (case conferences, parent meetings, etc.) will be held absolutely as much as possible for safety reasons.

● Conference Room or “larger” available room for all unavoidable “in-person” meetings.

● Masks are required for all participants.

Dismissal Procedures

WCSC District Plan: ● Students will exit the building using

their assigned exit points. ● *When possible, students need to

practice social distancing at dismissal.

● *Students riding the bus are required to put their masks on prior to boarding the bus.

CNMS Details:

● Students exit through doors #1, #2, or #10.● Bus riders will be dismissed by teacher,

team, bell, or PA announcement. ● Car riders will be dismissed by teacher,

team, bell, or PA announcement.● Walkers will be dismissed by teacher,

team, bell, or PA announcement.

ClassroomWCSC District Plan:

*Upon entering the room, hand sanitizer will be available for student use.

*WCSC will make every effort to distance seating but cannot guarantee a full six feet between every desk.

*Desks will face one direction.

*Students will only use their individual school supplies (no shared supplies).

*When possible, teachers may rotate among rooms rather than students moving among rooms.

*Students, teachers, staff, etc. are mandated to wear masks at all times.

CNMS Details:

● Everyone will Social Distance absolutely as much as possible.

● Desks will face the same direction when possible.

● Hand sanitizer will be made available.● Students will avoid the sharing of all

materials both school and personal.

Media CenterWCSC District Plan: Following the Indiana Library Federation recommendations:

● When possible, students will social distance and seating will be spread out.

● When possible, scheduled visits will include smaller groups of students.

● Hand sanitizer upon entering and exiting.● Libraries will create a contactless return system. ● When books are returned, they will be

quarantined for a minimum of 24 hours, or books with plastic coverings may be wiped down and recirculated immediately.

● Schools may choose to organize a “curbside” system for checking books in and out.

CNMS Details:

● We ultimately intend for students to have media center access. More details regarding media center check-out, procedures, etc. will be forthcoming as the year progresses.

● We plan to use the media center for lunch during 4th, 5th, and 6th periods which will impact media center time.

Physical Education

WCSC District Plan:

● Consult the IDOE’s website for the Indiana IN-CLASS (1) (Appendix C) document for guidance on PE.

● Also refer to Indiana Department of Health “Preparation for a Positive Student/Staff: K-12 Schools”(2)

CNMS Details:

● Students will use hand sanitizer before entering the PE area and when leaving the PE area as necessary.

● Teachers will limit contact sports.● Clean all equipment between classes

and during as necessary.● Locker rooms might be used as

deemed necessary.

Safety ProtocolWCSC District Plan:

● All physical Meet the Teacher Nights, Orientations, and Back to School events will occur in smaller groups and/or on alternate dates. Participants will practice social distancing and will wear masks. If preferred, schools may choose a virtual option for orientations.

● No classroom visitors. If items need to be dropped off at school, there will be a designated holding area to do so.

● No off-campus field trips until further notice. ● If parents or guardians need to pick up their child, they will

stay in the designated office area and the child will be called to the office.

● Throughout the day, dedicated staff will wipe down door knobs, handles, restroom sinks, cafe, etc.

● After dismissal, in addition to normal cleaning procedures, staff will wipe down desktops, chairs, tables and mist classrooms.

CNMS Details:

● No Fundraisers ● Sixth Grade Orientation - Information

Sent 7/28/20 via email● Seventh and Eighth Grade Schedule

Pick-Up - Information is forthcoming as soon as possible

● Open House - TBD● Custodians will clean rooms daily.

Lunch/Breakfast

WCSC District Plan: ● Students will move to the cafeteria

where they will pick up their lunch. ● Students will be assigned locations

for eating lunch (cafe, classrooms, common areas).

● Cafeteria staff will wear masks.● A touch-free system will be in place

for lunch number entry.

CNMS Details:

● Students will be social distanced to the best of our ability at breakfast and lunch.

● Available seats will be marked. One grade level team (½ the grade) will eat in the Cafeteria and one grade level team (½ the grade) will eat in the media center. This is subject to change with little notice.

Hallways/Transitions/Restroom

WCSC District Plan: ● MS/HS students are mandated to wear

masks during passing periods. ● Elementary teachers will escort students as

needed using social distancing.● Water fountains will be shut down. Students

may bring their own water bottles. In addition, WCSC schools will provide contactless water stations. “Bottle Fillers”

● Students are expected to practice social distancing while in the restrooms. When possible, the number of students entering the restroom at one time will be limited.

CNMS Details:

● Teachers will be visible in their doorways and encouraging both expedient student movement and maximized social distancing in the hallways.

● The restrooms will be monitored by staff.● Passing period times might be staggered

by teams as necessary. ● NO CONGREGATING in the hallways. Keep

Moving from class to class.

Health Protocol - GeneralWCSC District Plan:

● All staff (teachers, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, office staff, custodians, cafeteria workers, coaches, sponsors, and health office staff, etc.) will be trained on how to recognize signs and symptoms of COVID-19. The training video will be assigned through Safe Schools.

● No perfect attendance awards will be given in the 2020-2021 school year. Keep ill children at home.

CNMS Details:

● Castle North Middle School will follow guidance from the WCSC, the Warrick County Health Department, the Indiana State Department of Health, the Indiana Department of Education, and the Centers for Disease Control.

Health Protocol - StudentsWCSC District Plan: ● Students who exhibit signs of

COVID-19 at any point in the day will be escorted to a quarantine area.

● The school nurse will evaluate and call parents to pick up the ill child as necessary.

● Schools need to determine the space for the quarantine area.

CNMS Details:

● Students must have a pass to the Nurse’s Office except for medications.

● The nurse will contact parents as necessary.

● Student temperatures will be checked before they enter the CNMS Nurse’s Office.

● There will be a Quarantine Area in the back of the Nurse’s Office.

Health Protocol - ContinuedWCSC District Plan:

● Students must be fever free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school. *Subject to change*

● *When parents call in absences, office staff may legally inquire about COVID 19 symptoms.

● If a student is ill or quarantined at home, he/she may log in to the live stream link and still receive instruction for the day. For example, if the student is fever free for 24 hours and feeling better, he/she may not yet return to school but may still receive instruction by accessing the link and following along with the teacher and class at the designated times throughout the day.

CNMS Details:

● CNMS Office Staff may ask the parent, guardian, or student about the reason for the student’s absence.

● Specific COVID 19 questions can legally be asked in regard to a student’s reason for absence.

Indiana Department of Health - Current Covid 19 Terms and

Definitions(1)

Close Contact - According to the CDC, a Close Contact is a person who spends greater than 15 minutes within six feet of a positive Covid 19 person from the 48 hours prior to the positive person’s symptom onset or positive test collection date if asymptomatic. Close Contacts need to be quarantined at home for 14 days after the date of their last exposure. Contact tracing can be used. Subject to change.

Isolation - A positive student or staff member with symptoms must isolate at home for 10 days from onset and be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and have a reduction in symptoms before returning to school. A positive student/staff member without symptoms must isolate at home for 10 days after the date the positive specimen was collected. Subject to change.

Quarantine - Close contacts who have been exposed should quarantine at home for 14 days after last date of exposure to the positive student/staff member. Subject to change.

Contact Tracing - Contact tracing is used by health departments to prevent the spread of infectious disease. In general, contact tracing involves identifying people who have an infectious disease and their contacts (people who have been exposed) and working with them to interrupt disease transmission.

Indiana Centralized Contact Tracing Program (ICCTP) - The contact tracing program is supported by the Indiana State Department of Health. Contact tracers collect information on the positive cases and their close contacts. The close contacts are notified, and quarantine and symptom monitoring are explained. Positive cases and close contacts get texted daily to follow up on symptoms.

Indiana Department of Health - Current Covid 19 Terms and

Definitions(1)

Extra Curricular

WCSC District Plan: ● Consult the IDOE’s website for

the Indiana IN-CLASS (1) (Appendix C) document for guidance on ECAs.

● Also refer to Indiana Department of Health “Preparation for a Positive Student/Staff: K-12 Schools” (2)

CNMS Details:

● CNMS will follow the WCSC, IHSAA, and NFHS Guidance for Extra-Curricular Activities.

Communication

WCSC District Plan: ● Warrick County School

Corporation will use its website (refer to the COVID-19 tab) and autocall system to communicate and provide updates as the situation warrants.

CNMS Details:

● We will communicate using Synergy Email and Blackboard Connect to make automated calls.

General Notes

Notes

● Lockers and Passing Periods - Transitions will be a short amount of time and possibly staggered by school, teacher, or team.

● Backpack use is approved - No rolling backpacks will be allowed at this time.● Personal water bottles will be permitted● Schedule changes - No schedule changes will be considered at this time unless

they are teacher initiated.● Restrooms - Students must Social Distance and the number of admitted students

will be limited.● Informational Signs - signs will be posted throughout the school.

Live Streaming DetailA live stream option is available for students who want to remain enrolled in Warrick County schools but do not want to attend onsite for reasons such as the following:

*Child or family member is in a high-risk category.

*Current circumstances require a different option other than a traditional school setting.

● We expect students who choose the live streaming option to commit to a minimum of 9 weeks at a time. Students who are prepared to return prior to the end of the quarter are welcome to do so, but we discourage returning to school and then leaving again, unless due to illness.

● The classes will be live streamed by the child’s classroom teacher via Google Meet.● Students will log in to a Google Meet or another assigned virtual platform each day in real time

(Central Standard Time) to view, listen, and participate in their respective classes.● Students must have internet access and a device. The school will provide a Chromebook.● Teachers will also record the sessions for later viewing.● Students must follow all of the same expectations and meet all deadlines as if they were in the physical

classroom. ● Students must follow the distance learning expectations.

Resources

1. https://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/news/june-5-class-document.pdf

2. https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/files/Positive%20Student%20or%20Staff%20PreK%20through%2012th%20Grade_7.22.20.pdf