• A clean face covering to wear and a face covering as a backup. Faces masks must cover nose and mouth at all times when student is wearing it.
• If using a face shield, make sure your student's name is on the shield.
• Please provide a bag (plastic bag is fine) to store your child’s face shield when not in use.
• A refillable water bottle labeled with the student's first and last name.

1. All students must be wearing face coverings before exiting their cars. If wearing masks, the student's nose and mouth must be completely covered.
2. Practice physical distancing: Please refrain from hugs, fist-bumps, high-fives, or touching others. 
3. Lower School students: Lower School students will arrive between 7:35 - 7:55 a.m. Students will proceed straight to his / her homeroom classroom after a temperature check at the door. Students will unpack his / her backpack in their assigned cubby and then wash their hands. Students will then sit at his / her assigned desk.
4. Middle School students: All Middle School students will arrive between 7:35 - 7:55 a.m. and will get sanitizer at the door along with a temperature check. Students in grades 5 and 6 will store their belongings in their advisory rooms. Students in grades 7 and 8 will first store their belongings in their lockers and then proceed to their advisory rooms.
5. Upper School students: To eliminate the clustering of students, all Upper school students should arrive between 7:35 - 7:55 a.m. Upon arrival, students will use the hand sanitizer provided at the front of the building and receive a temperature check by staff. They can then go to their locker and proceed to their mentoring class. 
6. Students who arrive at Currey Ingram by bus should follow the same protocols as if arriving by car.

• When athletics resume, Middle School students will be picked up in the Middle School by sport.  
• Upper School student-athletes will go to the Field House at dismissal.
• Physical distancing and face coverings will be required when not participating in athletic practices or games, and during transitions.
• Numbers will be limited, when possible and necessary.
• Use of locker rooms: The use of lockers will be like the use of bathrooms. Students must keep face coverings on and practice physical distancing. 
• Teams will avoid huddles, handshake lines, high fives, etc.
• Student-athletes will be required to provide their own water bottle labeled with first and last name. Athletes must bring their own towel.
• Equipment sharing will be limited, where possible.  Equipment will be cleaned between uses.
• For practices, parents and guardians should remain in their cars and pick up students in a carline outside the Field House (same as previous years). Student-athletes will have a staggered release of practices when needed. Students waiting at the Field House for rides will practice physical distancing. Parents will refer to their student-athlete's practice schedule for details. 
• Students riding school transportation to games will practice distancing and wear a face covering. Spring sports will not travel.
• In the Student-Athlete Leadership and Success Center, furniture has been rearranged for social distancing and should not be moved.

• We will use small individual groups of 9-10 students with 1-2 Boost counselors that we will refer to as PODS.
• All groups will be isolated from one another and will not intermingle throughout the program.
• Students must be signed up for specific days of Boost (20 students for Lower School and 14 students for Middle School).
• Each student will be given an individual container to store their daily belongings (backpack and belongings).
• All Boost staff will wear face shields or masks while indoors and outdoors in case they need to get closer than six feet from a child.
• Boost staff will need to complete the Magnus health screening through the app before coming to work.
• Students will immediately have to wash their hands when arriving at Boost. They will wash their hands before eating snacks and after. Handwashing or use of hand sanitizer will continue to occur throughout the program.
• Snacks will be provided in individual servings.
• Students will have individual supply kits (pencils, markers, etc.) labeled with their names so they can complete their nightly homework.
• If two students are playing a game together they will maintain six feet apart, wear a face shield or mask, and wash their hands before and after playing.
• When possible the sharing of materials will be used by one student in the group and sanitized after each group. If items must be shared, items will be sanitized after each use. 
• Activities will occur outside when possible and as weather permits.
• If a child starts to exhibit COVID symptoms, he/she will be isolated from the group, and the school nurse will be contacted for further evaluation 
• Parents will pick up children outside the building. Parents will call the program to let them know of their arrival and the child(ren) will be escorted out of the building. A staff member will conduct the sign in and sign out. 
• Daily disinfecting of toys and materials will occur.
• Boost counselors will be assigned the same walkie number for use each day, and walkies will be wiped down nightly.

• Students must register via the Magnus Health Portal.
• Limited to eight riders per day (25% capacity).
• Students must wear face coverings.
• Students will be assigned seats on the bus.
• The bus will be sanitized in the morning after drop off and the afternoon after drop off.

• Students will be dismissed in staggered times.
• Families should arrive during their students’ dismissal time. Please check your student’s Division Handbook for dismissal times.
• Lower School students in front of the Ingram Halll
• Middle School students in front of Eskind Hall
• Upper School students in front of Jim and Jan Carell Hall.
• Lower School and Middle School bus riders will be escorted to the bus in Magnolia Circle. Upper School students will be dismissed to walk down to the bus.
• Parents should remain in their cars and drive up to the Division entrance.
• Once students are in their cars, they may remove their face coverings.
• Upper School student drivers may remove their face coverings once they are in their cars.

1. Parent/guardian drives to the Division entrance
2. Calls the office
3. A staff member will come out to greet and check in the student. The staff member will bring the student into the building.
4. The student must have completed the daily temperatre check and health screening and be wearing a face covering.

1. The parents/guardians should email or call the school in advance if a student will leave prior to dismissal. 
2. The parent/guardian should drive up to the Division entrance and call the office.
3. A staff member will bring the student out to the car and sign out the student.

• 48 hours without a fever (and rash) and
• Symptoms have improved and
• 10 days since symptoms first appeared or test was administered and
• Assessment of whether the individual is safe to be back at school by a licensed medical professional (MD, DO, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant under the supervision of a doctor).

• Students will follow a “clean in/clean out” system, in which they utilize a hand sanitizer station (located at each entrance/exit) immediately upon entering the building and as they exit.
• Students who live on campus will not be required to wear a mask/face covering once inside the dormitory; however, they will abide by all other face covering-specific protocols and procedures when outside the residence hall (both on campus and in the community).
• Students and/or Residential Life staff will see to a frequent and thorough cleaning of reusable masks/face coverings.
• Day students who have been cleared to attend school are permitted to join any scheduled Residential Life event that takes place outside of the dormitory as long as they have not left campus that day and are not exhibiting symptoms connected to COVID-19. This may involve an additional temperature check before joining the activity.
• No visitors (including family members) will be allowed within the residence hall after orientation/move-in unless properly cleared and approved by school administration and Residential Life staff until otherwise noted.
• Boarding students will undergo a daily health screening by a member of the Residential Life Staff to ensure they are cleared to attend in-person classes. This information will be shared with the Upper School office each day.
• In the case of a positive test of any student or staff member living on campus, all persons living in the residence hall will be subject to symptom monitoring, contact tracing, and/or a quarantine period.
• Students are able to sign-out if and when approved by all parties involved (Residential Life staff, parent/guardian, etc.); however, students will undergo a health screening upon re-entering the dorm. If the student exhibits conditions which bring his/her health into question, they will be quarantined in their room and their symptoms will be monitored for subsequent days.

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The Swiss cheese model

More recently, you might have heard experts make reference to the "Swiss cheese model" of pandemic defense. The metaphor -- illustrated in the graphic below -- is similar to the Four Pillars of Prevention we often stress. When you combine several layers of protection such as social distancing, masks, good hygiene, ventilation, and daily health assessments, you can significantly reduce the overall risk of spreading COVID-19. You can read more about the Swiss cheese model in this New York Times article.

 

1. Flu vaccines have been shown to reduce the risk of flu illness, hospitalization, and death.
2. It is an important preventative measure for those with chronic illnesses.
3. Studies have shown that it can significantly reduce the severity of the flu if you do get sick. 
4. It protects the people around you.
5. Getting a flu vaccine can save healthcare resources for the care of patients with COVID-19.

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