Community Health and Safety

Updated 5/24/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Current Travel Advisory States:

Alabama

Colorado

Mississippi

These are the states that require quarantine upon return for this week.

Updated 5/10/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Current Travel Advisory States:

Alabama

Colorado

Idaho

Iowa

Kansas

Michigan

Mississippi

These are the states that require quarantine upon return for this week.

Updated 5/10/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Current Travel Advisory States:

Alabama

Colorado

Idaho

Iowa

Kansas

Maine

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

These are the states that require quarantine upon return for this week.

Updated 4/26/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Current Travel Advisory States:

Alabama

Colorado

Florida

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas

Maine

Michigan

Minnesota

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

Rhode Island

South Dakota

These are the states that require quarantine upon return for this week.

Updated 4/19/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Current Travel Advisory States:

Alabama

Alaska

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas

Maine

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Vermont

These are the states that require quarantine upon return for this week.

Updated 4/12/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Current Travel Advisory States:

Alabama

Alaska

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas

Maine

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Dakota

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Tennessee

Vermont

These are the states that require quarantine upon return for this week.

Updated 4/5/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Current Travel Advisory States:

Alaska

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Illinois

Maine

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Dakota

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Vermont

These are the states that require quarantine upon return for this week.

Updated 3/29/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Per the new travel advisory, here are the states that have a positivity rate greater than 10%:

Alabama

Idaho

Iowa

Kansas

Mississippi

Here are the states that have a high case rate of over 20 cases per 100,000:

Alabama

Alaska

Connecticut

Delaware (excluded)

Florida

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

Pennsylvania (excluded)

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Vermont

These are the states that require quarantine upon return for this week.

Updated 3/22/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Per the new travel advisory, here are the states that have a positivity rate greater than 10%:

Alabama

Idaho

Iowa

Kansas

Mississippi

Here are the states that have a high case rate of over 20 cases per 100,000:

Alabama

Connecticut

Delaware (excluded)

Florida

Massachusetts

Michigan

Missouri

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

Pennsylvania (excluded)

Rhode Island

These are the states that require quarantine upon return for this week.

Updated 3/16/21

Per Governor Hogan’s press release on March 9, the Maryland Travel Advisory has been lifted effective March 12 at 5 p.m. and no longer requires mandatory quarantine and testing after travel outside the state of Maryland.  Governor Hogan still strongly advises testing after all travel outside the state of Maryland. Based on this information and guidance from the St. Mary’s County Health Department, St. Mary’s Ryken has the following Travel Advisory in place:

Any SMR Community member who travels to a state with either a positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher, must quarantine for 10 days with the option to end on day 7 with a negative PCR test (test must be administered no earlier than 5 days after return to Maryland).  Bordering states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are excluded from this travel advisory. 

Updated 3/8/21

All St. Mary’s County residents/SMR Students should refrain from non-essential travel outside of Maryland due to the recent increase in COVID-19 infections in other states. In addition, Maryland Health Department strongly recommends any resident/student who travels out of state should quarantine and get tested.  Quarantine guidelines for out of state travel is a 10 day quarantine with the option to shorten to 7 days with a negative PCR test taken 5 days after your return to Maryland. 

The neighboring states of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia are exempt from this testing requirement.

Out-of-state visitors to St. Mary’s County should:

• Be tested within 72 hours prior to their travel to St. Mary’s County and to cancel travel if they receive a positive result
• For those visiting for extended time periods, get tested within 24 hours of developing any COVID-19 symptom or after arriving to St. Mary’s County
• Visitors waiting for their test results should stay at their residence until a negative test result or self-quarantine for ten days upon their arrival.

Updated 2/22/21

All St. Mary’s County residents/SMR Students should refrain from non-essential travel outside of Maryland due to the recent increase in COVID-19 infections in other states. In addition, Maryland Health Department strongly recommends any resident/student who travels out of state should quarantine and get tested.  Quarantine guidelines for out of state travel is a 10 day quarantine with the option to shorten to 7 days with a negative PCR test taken 5 days after your return to Maryland. 

The neighboring states of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia are exempt from this testing requirement.

Updated 1/25/21

All Marylanders who travel outside of Maryland or any individuals who travel to Maryland must either obtain a negative COVID-19 test result or self-quarantine for 10 days. Read the governor’s order and the companion health directives.

In addition, the St. Mary's County Health Department strongly recommends that residents who travel to a state with either a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher should quarantine and get tested about 5-7 days after their last day of travel or within 24 hours of developing any symptom of COVID-19 (self-quarantine at home until the test result is received).

Updated as of 1/8/21

Return to Campus Protocol Following the Christmas Holiday:

In-person, on-campus learning will resume on Monday, January 11. However, please refer the following guidelines below to ensure the health and safety of our entire community.

If you do not travel out of state or are not in contact with any out of state visitors:

Your child may return to on-campus learning on January 11.
If you do travel out of state or are in contact with out of state visitors during the Christmas holiday:

Your child may return to on campus learning on January 11 if you have returned from out of state travel or if your child has not been in contact with out of state visitors as of December 27.
If you do travel out of state or have visitors from out of state beyond December 27, please contact Nurse Krahling (bette.krahling@smrhs.org), Mr. DJ Hayes (david.hayes@smrhs.org), or Principal Dr. Bowes (Catherine.bowes@smrhs.org) to confirm return to campus date.
You will be able to shorten this time with a negative COVID test when tested in the appropriate time frame (typically 5 days after your return from travel, last contact with out of state/positive person).
On December 17, the governor issued an emergency order requiring Marylanders to limit all travel to essential purposes only. All Marylanders who do travel outside of Maryland or any individuals who do travel to Maryland must either obtain a negative COVID-19 test result or self-quarantine for 10 days. Read the governor’s order and the companion health directives.

In addition, the St. Mary's County Health Department strongly recommends that residents who travel to a state with either a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher should quarantine and get tested about 5-7 days after their last day of travel or within 24 hours of developing any symptom of COVID-19 (self-quarantine at home until the test result is received).

Questions? Please contact Mr. DJ Hayes at david.hayes@smrhs.org.

Updated as of 12/29/20

Return to Campus Protocol Following the Christmas Holiday:

Based on the required quarantine time for a number of SMR students and community members who will be traveling or having out of state guests during the Christmas holiday, SMR will transition to a virtual, synchronous learning format for the week of January 4-8. This means that ALL SMR students will learn virtually starting on January 4 through January 8.

In-person, on-campus learning will resume on Monday, January 11. However, please refer the following guidelines below to ensure the health and safety of our entire community. 

If you do not travel out of state or are not in contact with any out of state visitors:

• Your child may return to on-campus learning on January 11.

If you do travel out of state or are in contact with out of state visitors during the Christmas holiday:

• Your child may return to on campus learning on January 11 if you have returned from out of state travel or if your child has not been in contact with out of state visitors as of December 27.
• If you do travel out of state or have visitors from out of state beyond December 27, your child will need to learn virtually until January 14. 
• You will be able to shorten this time with a negative COVID test.

Updated as of 12/18/20

NEW! This State of Maryland COVID-19 Advisory regarding essential travel may be useful to some families. 

On December 17, the governor issued an emergency order requiring Marylanders to limit all travel to essential purposes only. All Marylanders who do travel outside of Maryland or any individuals who do travel to Maryland must either obtain a negative COVID-19 test result or self-quarantine for 10 days. Read the governor’s order and the companion health directives.

In addition, the St. Mary's County Health Department strongly recommends that residents who travel to a state with either a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher should quarantine and get tested about 5-7 days after their last day of travel or within 24 hours of developing any symptom of COVID-19 (self-quarantine at home until the test result is received).

Questions? Please contact Mr. DJ Hayes at david.hayes@smrhs.org.

Updated as of 12/16/20

This State of Maryland COVID-19 Advisory regarding essential travel may be useful to some families. 

All Maryland residents should refrain from non-essential travel outside of Maryland due to the recent increase in COVID-19 infections in other states. In addition, the St. Mary's County Health Department strongly recommends that residents who travel to a state with either a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 10% or above, or a new case rate (incidence rate) of 20 per 100,000 or higher should quarantine and get tested about 5-7 days after their last day of travel or within 24 hours of developing any symptom of COVID-19 (self-quarantine at home until the test result is received).

Questions? Please contact Mr. DJ Hayes at david.hayes@smrhs.org.

Update as of 11/30/20

A travel advisory is in place for out-of-state travel to a state that has a positivity rate of 10% or above or new case rate of 20 per 100,000. For an up to date listing, please refer to the St. Mary's County Health Department's web site here. 

Questions? Please contact Mr. DJ Hayes at david.hayes@smrhs.org.

Updated as of 11/17/20

A travel advisory is in place for out-of-state travel except for the following states: California, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia (and the District of Columbia). Also, all Marylanders are encouraged to avoid non-essential travel to a state that has a positivity rate of 10% or places with an average case rate of 20 per 100,000. 

Update as of 11/9/20

The St. Mary's County Health Department has updated the travel advisory to states with greater than a 10% positivity rate.  It now includes these states:  Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina and Texas. (No changes for the week of November 9, 2020.)

The daily COVID-19 health assessment will be updated to reflect this information. 

 

Any student or staff member who travels to a state with a COVID-19 positivity test rate above 10% should get tested and self-quarantine at home until test results are received. 

• This excludes the District of Columbia and Virginia
• Those who travel to a state with a COVID-19 positivity test rate above 10% must do the following before returning to campus:
  • Self-quarantine and get tested
    • Anyone developing signs or symptoms of COVID-19 should get tested within 48 hours
    • Those returning from out-of-state travel who remain asymptomatic should get tested at least 4-6 days after their last travel date
    • If COVID-19 test results return negative, individual may return to campus as long as they are not experiencing any symptoms of illness
    • If those returning from out-of-state travel decide not to get tested, he/she must self-quarantine for 14 days starting after their last travel date

Please visit the St. Mary's County Health Department web site for up to date details and locations: http://www.smchd.org/covid-19-travel/.

Questions? Please contact Mr. DJ Hayes at david.hayes@smrhs.org.

---

 

Students or staff who become ill during the school day

Two nurse/medical offices will be set up to triage students or staff members who become ill during the school day. Anyone exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms will be transported to the isolated medical office to await transportation home. 

ILLNESS REPORTING PROCEDURES

Communications

In the event of a confirmed case of COVID-19 at SMR, a community wide message will be released from the school in regard to the confirmed COVID-19 case with the plan of action.  If there were any events or athletic contests with outside schools or communities within the past 14 days since the confirmed case, a message will be sent to the school(s) or communities about the confirmed case of COVID-19. We will ask that they also communicate with their local health department and follow their school's COVID-19 policy along with closely monitoring their students for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.

We want to emphasize that we will NOT announce an undiagnosed illness.  FERPA and HIPPA laws are in force regardless of pandemic.  Health Department officials and SMR Admin and Health staff will work together to assess risks and respond to minimize impact. 

Student, Family Member or Staff Member Illness

If a student, family member, or staff member becomes ill and tests positive for COVID-19, they must notify SMR administration immediately and quarantine as per CDC guidelines.   They may not return to campus or sports participation until the isolation period is complete and they are cleared by a medical professional.  Appropriate documentation must be provided to the school for clearance. 

The SMR isolation period for a positive COVID-19 case with symptoms is at least 3 days (72 hours) since recovery - defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications AND improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath); AND at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.

The SMR isolation period for a positive COVID-19 case without symptoms is at least 10 days since the date of their first positive COVID-19 test assuming that they have not subsequently developed symptoms since their positive test.

Stay home if sick or exposed

If your child is sick (COVID-19 symptoms or other), please keep him/her at home. If your child or anyone in your home has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or has been notified by the Maryland Department of Health that they were in contact with an individual infected with COVID-19, you must notify the School Nurse as soon as possible at bette.krahling@smrhs.org. The School Nurse in consultation with the SMR administrative team will provide the family with directions about the student’s return to school.

If you have any questions about illness reporting or exposure, please contact the St. Mary's Ryken school nurse, Mrs. Bette Krahling at bette.krahling@smrhs.org. 

 

---

 

Cleaning schedules will be created and implemented for all facilities to mitigate any communicable diseases.  

All frequently touched surfaces (door handles, sink handles, drinking fountains, transport vehicles/golf cart) and shared objects (supplies) will be cleaned periodically throughout the day.

• Door handles, desks, and tables will be cleaned between cohort groups.
• Ventilation systems will be checked and maintained by maintenance staff.
• All facilities will be cleaned with EPA-approved disinfectants daily.  

Students and staff will complete a daily at home health checklist before coming to campus. Everyone in our school community will sign a statement committing to this daily step. The checklist will be completed in the mySMR portal and include the following questions:

• Temperature
• In the past 24 hours have you had the following symptoms:
  • Fever
  • Cough
  • Sore throat
  • Shortness of breath
  • Have you been in close contact with anyone who has COVID-19?

If student or staff member answers yes to any of the questions or symptoms or has a temperature of 100.4℉ or higher, he/she must quarantine at home and be cleared by a medical provider.  It is highly recommended that he/she is tested for COVID-19 if they answer yes to any of the questions or symptoms or have a temperature of 100.4℉ or higher and communicate with their local health department if they test positive. 

Please contact St. Mary's Ryken Nurse Mrs. Bette Krahling with any questions at bette.krahling@smrhs.org. 

 

---

 

Face coverings must be worn to school every day and worn at all times (except during meals, physical education classes and during athletics).

Face coverings must meet the following criteria:

• cover the nose and mouth
• if wearing a plastic face shield, you must also wear a face mask that covers your nose and mouth (per local health department guidelines)

If your child uses a reusable mask, please ensure that it is frequently laundered to minimize germs.

SMR will have masks available for purchase in the Campus Store. 

 

---

 

Hygiene Basics

Based on CDC guidelines, all students and staff will be reminded about proper hygiene practices and these practices will be enforced by all SMR staff. CDC guideline posters for proper hygiene practices will be posted throughout SMR facilities.  These guidelines include:

• Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer, especially after touching frequently used items or surfaces and before eating.
• Avoid touching your face.
• Sneeze or cough into a tissue, or the inside of your elbow.
• Disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible.
• Students and staff should clean hands frequently.

Hand Washing

Frequent and thorough hand washing is a primary prevention measure against the spread of communicable diseases. When done correctly, hand washing will help students and staff avoid spreading and receiving disease-causing bacteria and viruses.

Effective Hand Washing tips can be found here and below: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/HandWashing

• Use plenty of soap and water.
• Scrub vigorously wrists, tops of hands, between fingers, under and around rings,
• Wash palms and fingernails for 20 seconds.
• Rinse well.
• Dry.
• Turn off the faucet with a paper towel so clean hands stay clean.
• Hand sanitizer can be used to help reduce the spread of germs when soap and water are not available.
• It is important to wash hands:
  • After blowing nose, coughing, or sneezing
  • After physical activity (gym, weight training)
  • After touching garbage
  • After using the bathroom or assisting another person in the bathroom
  • Before and after caring for someone who is sick
  • Before and after treating a cut or wound
  • Before eating
  • Before, during and after preparing food
  • When hands are dirty

Frequent opportunities for students and staff to wash their hands will be available throughout the day. 

Hand sanitizer will be available to individuals as they transfer from location to location on campus. SMR will supply adequate amounts of hand sanitizer for use.  Hand sanitizer will be available in all classrooms and building entrances.  Individuals are allowed and recommended to bring personal hand sanitizer when possible. 

 

---

 

Visitors and volunteers will be unable to work on campus, or complete other volunteer activities that require in-person interaction. Adults on campus are limited to essential personnel only. 

 

---

 

Transitions/Hallways:

• Hallways will include one-way traffic markings to reduce contact.

Classroom procedures:

• Visual markers will be used around doorways and inside classrooms to support physical distancing during transitions.

• Students will carry personal belongings. 

• Shared restroom/hall passes will not be used. 

• All shared spaces (computer lab, media center, Donnie Williams Center) will be cleaned between cohort use.

• Seating: Each class and hallway will have visual aids to illustrate traffic flow, appropriate spacing, assigned seating areas.

• When possible, windows will be open in the classroom before students arrive and after students leave. 

Personal Property:

• Students will not use lockers to store personal property. All personal property brought to school will be carried by the student throughout the school day in their backpack/bag.

• Personal property must be labeled with a student name and will only be used by the student.

Restrooms:

• Restrooms assigned based on cohort rooms and building location.

• Visual reminders will be used in all restrooms to encourage hygienic practices including:

  • Hand-washing techniques

  • Covering coughs/sneezes

  • Social distancing

  • Facial coverings

  • Covid-19 symptoms

 

---

 

The following physical distancing protocols will be in place. 

• Classroom space will be appropriately set up in accordance with social distancing guidelines. 

• Assigned seating to maximize physical distancing and minimize physical interaction. 

• Hallways will include one-way traffic markings to reduce contact.

 

---

 

Cohorts will be utilized for contract-tracing purposes. 

• Students will be separated and attend on campus learning by alphabetical split.

• Contact-tracing logs will be utilized for each bus run of a specific route.

 

---

 

While the goal is to provide as much instruction as possible on campus, the need to respond to the impact of the pandemic will require cooperation by everyone in the SMR community. Many factors may impact the ability of students to come to campus. On-campus learning may need to transition to complete virtual learning, students with COVID-19 or quarantined students will need to stay home, and the fluid changes in this environment may require a combination of on-campus and virtual learning.

The SMR administration will keep our families and staff up to date with any changes using the mySMR portal, email and text messages. 

---