PROGRAM GUIDELINES

  • Classes will include the same group each day, and the same staff will remain with the same group each day.
  • Students will have assigned seating and desk shields each day. Desk shields will be labeled with each student’s name.
  • All students will have personalized cubbies or designated spaces in which to store their items each day.
  • School supplies will not be shared among students to avoid cross-contamination
  • The water fountain will not be available so we encourage students to bring their bottled water or we will happily accept donations of cases of unopened water so that we will have water readily available upon request.
  • Class sizes will be limited to 15 students per class
  • Ratio is 1:15

STUDENT GUIDELINES

  • Masks should be worn at all times.
  • All hands must be sanitized prior to entering the facility, prior to meal service, and after bathroom usage
  • Temperatures will be taken daily, upon arrival, with a touchless thermometer by a designated staff
  • If possible parents/guardians are asked to take their child’s temperature prior to coming to the facility and if they have a fever, we kindly ask that you don’t bring them to the facility that day.
  • Persons who have a fever of 99 degrees or above or other signs of illness will not be admitted to the facility.
  • Physical distancing of at least 6 feet apart

PARENT VISITATION

Due to COVID-19, parents will need to make an appointment to visit the premises for a meeting. However, parents will be unable to visit the classrooms and must wear a mask, at all times during the meeting

STUDENT ILLNESS before coming to the PROGRAM

This will apply to school-based sites during SUMMER CAMP OR INTERCESSION BREAKS

When there are questions of illness, please use these guidelines:

  • Do not bring your child to the program if he/she has a fever over 99 orally, or if the child has had a fever and medication has been given. The child should be given an appropriate time to rest, usually 24 hours. Student temperature will be taken each day before entering the building by office staff. No student will be permitted to stay if he/she has a fever of 99 or higher. If a student gets sick during the day and has a fever, he/she must remain from the program for a minimum of 48 hours.
  • Do not bring your child if he/she has a cough, shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing, other respiratory symptoms, chills, muscle pain, sore throat or new loss of smell or taste.
  • Do not bring your child if he/she has an uncontrollable runny nose.
  • Do not bring your child if he/she has been exposed to COVID-19 unless he/she has been quarantined for 14 days, or has had COVID-19 unless the child has a negative COVID-19 test.
  • Do not bring your child if he/she is vomiting.
  • Do not bring your child if they have diarrhea. One or two loose stools might be due to a new food, etc., but more than this may mean contagion and is especially dangerous to children who become quickly dehydrated.
  • Do not bring your child if the mucous membrane of the eyes is reddened, if the eyes are draining or if there is an unexplainable body rash.

If a student begins to exhibit sickness while at the program, the office will be notified immediately and the student will be removed from the classroom and taken to an identified isolation room.  A parent will be contacted to pick up the child and the child may return to the program after providing a cleared medical diagnosis from his/her doctor.

In the event of a Contagious Illness, other than COVID, parents will be notified immediately via email, text contact, and/or paper distribution.  We will also notify the Local Health Department.  A child, who may be diagnosed with a Contagious Illness may not return to the program without a doctor’s excuse.

STUDENT EMERGENCIES

Student safety is of the utmost importance; therefore, we will notify parents in the event of an illness or injury that causes moderate to serious discomfort to their child.  In the event that emergency medical services are required, we will seek prompt emergency medical treatment through 911, follow their instructions, and notify parents immediately. Therefore; it is imperative that we keep emergency contact data on file and updated each child in the case of any accidents, injuries or emergencies.  Also, student incident reports will be completed and kept on file at the location. In the event of an injury or accident, parents will be contacted and a copy of the incident will be made available upon request. Staff will not be permitted to administer any medication without specific written approval; therefore, all parents will be responsible for administering any medication to their child either before, during, or after the program ends.

STAFF GUIDELINES

All staff entering the building for the Afternoon Program will follow the same guidelines as the students as follows:

  • Masks should be worn at all times.
  • All hands must be sanitized prior to entering the facility, prior to meal service, and after bathroom usage
  • Temperatures will be taken daily, upon arrival, with a touchless thermometer by designated staff.  Staff who have a fever of 99 degrees or above or other signs of illness will not be admitted to the facility.
  • Physical distancing of at least 6 feet apart.

If a staff member begins to exhibit sickness, while at the program; he or she will be asked to immediately depart the facility to seek medical attention.  Staff may return after receiving a cleared medical diagnosis.

COVID-19 INFECTED OR STUDENTS:

If a staff or student had reason to be tested for COVID, then he or she shall not return to the program until they have received a negative result or has been quarantined for a 14-day period.  Additionally, students and staff must be free of all symptoms in order to return to school.

If he or she received a negative result but was exposed to someone who had a positive result, then this person may not return to the program until they have been quarantined for 14 days from their last contact with the infected person.

Any staff or student who has been exposed to a person with a positive COVID test must be quarantined for a period of 14 days from the last contact they had with the infected person.

In the event of a positive case, the designated personnel or office for the Dougherty County School System will be notified immediately.

Notification Process:

In the event that contract tracing is needed, the designated personnel or office will have access to Mt. Olive Community Outreach Center, Inc.’s Student Database.  The Database will provide the necessary agencies with access to student attendance and contact information in case it becomes necessary to contact the student or to see if a child was in attendance at our program on a day a positive infection was verified.

SANITATION

  • The facility will be cleaned and sanitized daily to help combat germs and illness;
  • Tables, chairs, desks, etc. will be disinfected daily
  • Each class will be equipped with Hand Sanitizer, Disinfectant spray and Lysol wipes to wipe down chairs and tables prior to the program beginning and at the close of each day.