COVID-19 Response

It is the responsibility of the owners and administrative team at each school to select and follow the guidance that is appropriate for their specific school at that specific time. The following strategies may vary from school to school.

• Temperature screening at the door for child drop-off and staff entering the building.
• The nurse or screener will additionally screen for the following. If any questions arise they may have additional questions. Entrance to the building shall be admitted if:
  • The individual has not had a fever or cold and flu-like symptoms for 14 days.
  • No member of this individual’s household has had close contact or cared for someone with COVID-19 in the past 14 days.
  • No member of this individual’s household is currently awaiting test results for COVID-19 or has tested positive for COVID-19.
  • The individual has not had any fever-reducing medication in the past 24 hours.
• Faculty and staff who leave the building after being screened must report any changes to their health upon return.
• Nurse or faculty may exclude any child or staff member who exhibits any of the following: cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, or temperature greater than 100 degrees F or greater.
• Our normal exclusion of “24 hours fever free without fever suppressing medication” is being adjusted to “72 hours fever free without fever suppressing medication and without a confirmed diagnosis.” They must also have been excluded for 10 days following the onset of symptoms and their symptoms will have needed to improve.
• Children will be signed in and out by the administration, limiting contamination potential.
• Masks are mandatory for adults in our schools. Children are encouraged to wear masks and some ages are mandated to wear them in certain states.
• Additional measures being taken inside the school:
  • Temporarily suspended the self-serve aspect of Family Style Dining and the use of the Dining Car.
  • The Village gym may be divided into two spaces to encourage social distancing.
  • Staggering playground times and as much fresh air as possible.
  • Removing toys that are not easily cleaned from classrooms.
  • Suspending any non-essential visits from members of the community, including enrollment tours.
  • Water fountain usage will be a refill station only.
  • Increasing health checks throughout the day.
• Accommodating staff schedules to allow them to leave premise to get a COVID-19 vaccination, when available to them.

EXPOSURE

• If a child or faculty member receives a positive result for COVID-19 testing, the local health department will be contacted and all guidance and instructions will be following. While awaiting guidance:
  • All individuals with whom the COVID-19 positive tested person had contact within the 48 hours prior to the onset of their symptoms (regardless of when their diagnosis occurred), should be immediately notified and instructed to begin quarantine.
• If a member of the immediate family or household of a child, family or faculty is sick with any COVID-19 symptoms or awaiting test results, that child and faculty will be excluded from school until there is a negative test result or until 14 days after the family/household member’s undiagnosed symptoms.
• If a member of the immediate family or household of a child, family or faculty is confirmed positive with COVID-19, that family/household will be excluded from school until 14 days AFTER the person who was positive is released from their isolation.

Partnering with you

• Exclude your child from LeafSpring if any family member has developed symptoms of COVID-19 or has been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed. Isolation times should follow the recommendations of the Health Department or CDC.
• Diligently watch for symptoms and adhere to the new exclusionary timeline changes stated above.
• Verify email and cell numbers for emergency communications.
• Inform us of ALL travel, domestic and international, to areas identified as high-risk locations by the CDC.
• Be patient with us – everything we are doing is to keep our families and staff safe and healthy.