COVID-19 Safety Measures and Protocols at Arkansas Arts Academy

COVID-19 SAFETY UPDATE Daily Screening Protocol Face Covering Policy Isolation Protocol Positive COVID-19 Case Protocol

Daily COVID-19 Screening Protocol STAFF Staff members will check their temperature before leaving home in the morning or see a Screener in the parking lot before entering the building to have their temperature taken. Teachers with a temperature of 100 F will not be allowed on campus. STUDENTS Parents/Guardians must turn in the COVID-19 Screening Waiver by the first day of school. This is available on the Nurse page on the AAA website. Screening questions will also be posted on signs along the drop-off lane to remind parents of the screening criteria. The screening questions are: Has your child had a fever of 100.4 F or greater in the last 2 days? Has your child had a cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, or loss of taste or smell? Has your child been in contact with a person known to be infected with COVID-19 in the previous 14 days? Students in carline will have their temperature taken prior to exiting the car by staff using no-touch thermometers. If the first temperature taken is 99.5 or greater, the nurse will then recheck the temperature with a tympanic thermometer. A student with a temperature of 100 F will be sent home. Students who walk will have their temperature taken prior to entering the building. If the first temperature taken is 99.5 or greater, the nurse will then recheck the temperature with a tympanic thermometer. A student with a temperature of 100 F will be isolated and sent home. Students who ride the bus will have their temperature taken prior to getting on the bus. A student with a temperature of 99.8 F will be sent home. STUDENTS CANNOT BE DROPPED OFF AT THE BUS STOP.

FACE COVERING POLICY All staff and students grades K-12 at Arkansas Arts Academy will wear face coverings when on campus. Face coverings will be worn when indoors and will be worn outdoors when social distancing is not feasible. Face coverings may be removed at the direction of the student s teacher: -when eating or drinking (snack and lunchtime) -during vigorous exercise indoors when 6 feet social distancing can be maintained or outdoor activity when 6 feet social distancing can be maintained. FACE COVERING GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS -Face masks must fit properly and not hang loose or fit too tight. -For younger students, choose a face covering with ear loops instead of ties. Masks with ties will create challenges for students and teachers. -Practice wearing masks BEFORE the first day of school. -Mark your student s mask to prevent accidental sharing. -Wash cloth face coverings daily. -Face covering should cover the nose and mouth. -Your student should not be able to fog up a mirror or blow out a candle through their face covering. -In the event your student is unable to wear a face covering, please contact your student s principal. -If you are unable to provide your student with a face covering, both campuses will have masks available for students.

Isolation Protocol SECTION 1: Symptoms: Temperature 100 F Sore throat New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline); Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever SECTION 2: Contact/Exposure: Had close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes) with a person with confirmed COVID-19: OR Had close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes) with person under quarantine for possible exposure to SARS-CoV-2; OR Per the CDC, students who answer YES to having ANY of the symptoms in SECTION 1 while at school but answer NO to the questions in SECTION 2 should be placed in an isolation area separate from staff and other students. The student may return to school after 24 hours symptom-free without medication. Students who answer YES to any of the questions in SECTION 1 and SECTION 2 will need to be isolated at school and a parent/guardian will be advised to take the student to a medical facility for evaluation and possible testing. ISOLATION LOCATIONS: K-6 office outside of Principal s office HS room behind Mrs. Morgan in the health office Students will be placed in their own pod (pictured). This pod will then be sanitized after the student is picked up.

Positive COVID-19 Case Protocol

Extra Safety Measures - Cohorting classes together to prevent intermingling of students and help in the contact tracing process (K-6 campus) - Assigned desks spaced 6 feet apart throughout common areas (HS) - Desk and table dividers to create an extra barrier - Hand sanitizing stations in every classroom and throughout halls - EPA registered cleaner in every classroom - No cloth alternative seating used in classrooms - Outdoor areas available for classroom activities - Lanyards provided for K-6 students to attach to masks - Extra masks on hand for staff and students - SSC (custodial service) providing campuses with cleaner and increased safety measures (flu season protocol every evening) - Daily meds taken to student to reduce traffic in hallways and health offices - Students will have their own school supplies - Lunch will be eaten at the student s desk to avoid crowding in cafeterias - Healthy behavior reminders posted around campuses