Social Distancing
St. Justin is making every attempt to maximize physical distancing to provide the recommended 3-6 feet “where feasible” (CDC guidelines). Partitions will also be available when learning space is limited.
Students will not congregate outside the building before school and dismissal times will be staggered (see arrival and dismissal procedures).
We will use visual cues on the floors and in hallways to facilitate appropriate social distancing.
Restroom use will be limited to one class at a time and there will be limits to the number of students allowed in the restroom.
Students will use personal supplies, avoiding the sharing of materials whenever possible.
Student Groupings & Movement
With limited exceptions, students will stay in their classrooms when not outside for recess or outdoor learning sessions.
Middle School students will remain in their homeroom for all classes while Middle School Staff will move between classrooms to teach.
Specialty teachers will insert into the classrooms to teach their subjects.
Hallway movement will be limited to one class at a time.
All classes will be assigned a specific playground area for recess which will be rotated daily to avoid mixing of grades.
Cross grade level programs are suspended (Buddies, Family groups).
PE supplies will be separated by grade and cleaned after each use.
No field trips will be planned until further notice.
At this time, Student Patrol Duty is suspended.
PPE
All staff and students in grades K-8 will wear masks that cover their nose and mouth while on the St. Justin campus.
All masks must be clearly marked with name
Teachers will arrange safe mask breaks for students (4-8) throughout the day
Staff may remove masks when working alone
Nursing staff and other personnel will wear medical grade face masks, eye protection and other PPE when working with students who become ill at school
Students and staff need to wear a clean mask everyday and will keep a spare mask at school (in their backpack).
Students may remove masks inside briefly under direct teacher supervision and outside when they can maintain social distancing or during any physical exertion.
Teachers will build multiple mask breaks into each student’s day.
Students will be instructed on proper wearing and removal of masks and hand hygiene
Students will be able to leave masks on their desks as they proceed outside single file to recess; there will be no other classes in the hall
Students can always wear their masks outside to recess, but it will then be their responsibility to store it properly while outside
Teachers may wear face shields (in lieu of masks) whenever they can maintain 6 feet distance from students.
Gloves will be worn by temperature check personnel or whenever a teacher must initiate close contact with a student because of illness or injury
All personnel must wear gloves when cleaning and disinfecting
Students will have desktop plastic shields
Office staff will have protective plastic shields separating their work area from visitor area
Visitors
It is our intent to minimize visitors in school as much as possible.
All school business visitors will undergo a health screening and temperature check prior to entering school.
Masks and hand sanitization is required for all visitors.
Parents arriving to pick up or drop off a student will buzz at the main door, but will be allowed only entry into the vestibule to sign out their student and will then return outside the building to wait.
Only one visitor will be allowed in the vestibule at a time.
Parents dropping off any student supplies (marked with student’s name i.e. lunch bags or boxes, books, Chromebooks) will buzz the school office to let the School Secretary know they have placed these items in the bin provided by the front door.
For the time being, the parent volunteer playground supervisor duty is suspended.
Staff members and our paid playground supervisor(s) will monitor outdoor recess. Only SJM staff will monitor indoor recess.
Cleaning
Janitorial staff and school staff will follow a prescribed schedule to allow cleaning of all needed surfaces, giving particular attention to high-touch surfaces (handrails, door handles, student desks and tables).
Restrooms will be checked at multiple times during the day to sanitize.
Staff will clean with EPA-registered disinfectants, wearing gloves.
Students and staff will follow specific cleaning procedures for shared items such as Chromebooks, iPads and musical instruments.
Teachers will clean learning manipulatives between use.
Nightly cleaning of the entire school building with an electrostatic cleaning system will also be completed.