• All classrooms and common areas will be cleaned and sanitized throughout the school day.
• Teachers, staff and students in grades 3 - 5 will be required to wear a mask throughout the day when social distancing cannot be followed.
• PE/Music will have procedures in place to ensure extra care is taken to social distance.  Instruments and equipment will be sanitized between classes.
• Each classroom has a hand sanitizer dispenser in place and will have disinfecting wipes available.
• Hallway water fountains will not be in use.  Students may bring a water bottle from home to use during the day.  Water will be given at breakfast and lunch for students who are purchasing a meal.  The water dispenser in the cafeteria will be available to refill bottles.
• When students arrive on campus each morning, they may go to cafeteria for breakfast. Grades PK - 1 will gather in the gym. Grades 2 - 5 will go directly to their classroom.
• Classroom desks are being arranged to provide space between each one.
• Students will continue to transition between classes.  Desks and chairs will be sanitized after each class period.
• Hallway procedures will be in place to provide space between students.
• Recess for grades PK - 2 will have 2 - 3 classes on the playground at one time.  Grades 3-5 will have procedures for small group of students to be in designated areas.
• Lunch times will have tables spread out and tables will all face one direction.  There will be students utilizing the stage area as well as the hallways to provide more space.  No outside visitors or parents will be allowed during lunch time, at least during Fall semester.
• Library time will be provided with carts of books in the hallways for each grade level.
• The first time a positive test is reported, the district will send home letters to notify parents.  The district will be closed the day following the report to allow for deep cleaning and sanitizing.  Students will return the day following this.  

• All classrooms and common areas will be cleaned and sanitized throughout the school day.

• Teachers, staff, and students will be required to wear a mask throughout the day when social distancing cannot be followed.

• Hand washing and social distancing procedures are posted in each hallway as a reminder. 

• Each classroom has a hand sanitizer dispenser in place and will have disinfecting wipes available.

• Hallway water fountains will not be in use.  Students may bring a water bottle from home to use during the day.  Water will be given at breakfast and lunch for students who are purchasing a meal.

• When students arrive on campus each morning, they may go to the cafeteria for breakfast. Students who are not eating will be spread out in the gym.

• Classroom desks are being arranged to provide space between each one.

• Students will continue to transition between classes.  Desks will be sanitized after each class period.

• Passing periods will be staggered.

• Lunch times will have tables spread out and tables will all face one direction.  There will be three lunch periods instead of two. 

• The first time a positive test is reported, the district will send home letters to notify parents. The district will be closed the day following the report to allow for deep cleaning and sanitizing.  Students will return the day following this.

• All classrooms and common areas will be cleaned and sanitized throughout the school day.
• Teachers, staff and students will be required to wear a mask throughout the day when social distancing cannot be followed.
• Each classroom has a hand sanitizer dispenser in place and will have disinfecting wipes available.
• Hallway water fountains will not be in use. Students may bring a water bottle from home to use during the day. Water will be given at breakfast and lunch for students who are purchasing a meal. 
• Classroom desks are being arranged to provide space between each one.
• In order to reduce traffic in hallways, students will not be issued lockers.
• Students will have assigned arrival areas in the morning.
• An additional lunch period and eating areas have been added to increase social distancing.
• No outside visitors or parents will be allowed during lunch time.
• Directional traffic guidance will be posted in hallways.
• Release times will be staggered at the end of each period.
• The first time a positive test is reported, the district will send home letters to notify parents. The district will be closed the day following the report to allow for deep cleaning and sanitizing. Students will return the day following this.

Football/Locker Rooms inside fieldhouse 

-Every effort will be made to maximize distance between individual lockers 

-Individuals will be issued school equipment that will stay in their locker when not in use 

-Individuals will need to wear their own soft gear (practice underclothes) and take them home daily. No non-issued clothing can be kept in lockers 

-Football equipment will be placed in a position for daily disinfection when not in use 

-All school issued soft gear/towels will be washed daily 

-The sharing of towels or other equipment WILL NOT be allowed 

-Masks/Face coverings will be required to enter, exit, and while changing in Locker Rooms 

Inside Sports/Locker Rooms inside the school 

-Every effort will be made to maximize distance between individual lockers 

-Individuals will be issued school equipment that will stay in their locker room when not in use 

-Individuals will need to wear their own soft gear (practice underclothes) and take them home daily. No non-issued clothing can be kept in lockers 

-Locker Rooms and lockers will be disinfected daily 

-All school issued soft gear/towels will be washed daily 

-The sharing of towels or other equipment WILL NOT be allowed 

-Masks/Face coverings will be required to enter, exit, and while changing in Locker Rooms 

Football/Outdoor Sports @ Track 

-Water will be provided in the form of water cows/pumpers. These nozzles will be disinfected as often as possible by Athletic Trainer or Coaches. 

-Individual nozzles MUST NOT pass through facemask for football players and come no closer than 4 inches for other participants. 

-Disposable cups will be provided along with water cows if an individual wants to use a cup. 

-Individuals will have free access to water at all times. 

Indoor Sports (Volleyball/Basketball) 

-Water will be provided for all individuals in the form of water coolers. 

-Disposable cups will be attached to all coolers to individuals to use. The button on the coolers will be disinfected by Athletic Trainer or Coaches as often as possible. 

-Individuals will have free access to water at all times. 

• All possible precautions will be taken for disinfecting nozzles and spouts at all times. 
• Individuals are more than welcome to bring their own water for practice and games if they would like to. 
• Individuals that bring their own water should not share water. 

No, not at this time. In order to limit visitors on campus, we are asking parents/guardians/grandparents not to bring lunches up to campus.

Any of the following symptoms indicate a possible COVID-19 infection.

Consider the following question when evaluating someone's symptoms: Have they recently begun experiencing any of the following in a way that is not normal for them?

• Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit
• Loss of taste or smell
• Cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Chills
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Shaking or exaggerated shivering
• Significant muscle pain or ache
• Diarrhea
• Nausea or vomiting

In order for us to plan adequately, we need committments from parents and students by Wednesday, August 12. Please make your selection as you complete online registration.

Yes, you may make changes to your child's method of learning before school begins by contacting your child's campus office. Elementary and Jr. High offices will re-open on Monday, August 10. After school starts, you will be asked to wait until the end of the first three weeks or the end of a grading period before making changes.

Students will need access to a Chromebook, laptop, or desktop computer for the best learning opportunity. Tablets would be a secondary option. Phones will not be adequate devices for learning.

Close contact is determined by an appropriate public health agency. For clarity, close contact is defined as:

1. being directly exposed to infectious secretions (e.g., being coughed on); or
2. being within 6 feet for a cumulative duration of 15 minutes; if either occurred at any time in the last 14 days at the same time the infected individual was infectious.

Individuals are presumed infectious at least two days prior to symptom onset or, in the case of asymptomatic individuals who are lab-confirmed with COVID-19, two days prior to the confirming lab test.

In the TEA Guidance, these are the mask guidelines:

1. Masks include non-medical and medical grade disposable face masks and cloth face coverings (over the nose and mouth). Full-face shields may be used in place of a mask to protect eyes, nose, and mouth whenever a mask is not feasible or whenever the education context may benefit from the ability to see an individual’s full face.
2. Schools are required to comply with the governor’s executive order regarding the wearing of masks.
3. In addition to the executive order, school systems may require the use of masks or face shields for adults or students for whom it is developmentally appropriate.
4. It may be impractical for students to wear masks or face shields while participating in some non-UIL athletic or other extracurricular activities. When it is impractical for students to wear masks or face shields during those activities, schools must require students, teachers, staff, and visitors to wear masks or face shields when entering and exiting facilities and practice areas and when not actively engaging in those activities. Schools may, for example, allow students who are actively exercising to remove masks or face shields, as long as they maintain at least six feet of distance from other students, teachers, and staff who are not wearing masks or face shields. However, schools must require students, teachers, and staff to wear masks or face shields as they arrange themselves in positions that will allow them to maintain safe distancing.

Per TEA Guidance, any individuals who themselves either: (a) are lab-confirmed to have COVID-19; or (b) experience the symptoms of COVID-19 (listed below) must stay at home throughout the infection period, and cannot return to campus until the school system screens the individual to determine any of the below conditions for campus re-entry have been met:

• In the case of an individual who was diagnosed with COVID-19, the individual may return to school when all three of the following criteria are met:
• at least one day (24 hours) has passed since recovery (resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications);
• the individual has improvement in symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath); and
• at least ten days have passed since symptoms first appeared. 
• In the case of an individual who has symptoms that could be COVID-19 and who is not evaluated by a medical professional or tested for COVID-19, such individual is assumed to have COVID-19, and the individual may not return to the campus until the individual has completed the same three-step set of criteria listed above. 
• If the individual has symptoms that could be COVID-19 and wants to return to school before completing the above stay at home period, the individual must either (a) obtain a medical professional’s note clearing the individual for return based on an alternative diagnosis or (b) obtain an acute infection test at an approved testing location (https://tdem.texas.gov/covid-19/) that comes back negative for COVID-19.

Per TEA Guidelines:

1. If an individual who has been in a school is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19, the school must notify its local health department, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including confidentiality requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). 

2. Schools must close off areas that are heavily used by the individual with the lab-confirmed case (student, teacher, or staff) until the non-porous surfaces in those areas can be disinfected, unless more than 7 days have already passed since that person was on campus. 

3. Consistent with school notification requirements for other communicable diseases, and consistent with legal confidentiality requirements, schools must notify all teachers, staff, and families of all students in a school if a lab-confirmed COVID-19 case is identified among students, teachers or staff who participate on any on campus activities. 

Additionally, the first time a positive test is reported, the district will send home letters to notify parents. The district will be closed the day following the report to allow for deep cleaning and sanitizing.  Students will return the day following this.

Per TEA guidelines, teachers and staff are required to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms before coming onto campus each day. This will include taking their own temperature.