COVID-19 Health & Safety Protocols
COVID-19 CDC and the NJ Department of Children and Families Health and Safety Requirements
All staff and children will be screened for a fever and other COVID-19 symptoms prior to entering the building each day.
Staff and children with a fever in excess of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, or exhibiting other symptoms of COVID-19, will not be allowed to enter the building, nor will persons that have exposure to persons known to have COVID-19 during the preceding 14 days.
Group sizes are limited to 10. Groups will not interact with each other during the day.
Staff will be assigned to and remain with one group.
We will have staggered drop off and pick up times to help eliminate overcrowding. Please read our specific policies for drop off and pickup health and safety procedures. Drop off and pickup times will be shared before the start of school.
Each student will be given a plastic bin for materials that only they will use each day. Sharing of supplies, food, toys and other items will be strictly limited.
No toys from home.
All food must be sent to school in a brown paper bag. NO LUNCHBOXES or CONTAINERS. Utensils should also be disposable. Send in a paper towel each day as a placemat. Treat all lunches and snacks as if we were on a field trip. All items are thrown away when finished. The only item that will not be thrown away is your child’s water bottle. Please see our lunch/snack section for more specifics.
Close person-to-person contact (hugging, games that require touching or tagging or wrestling) will be strictly limited. Children will not be punished for close contact but we will positively re-direct them to remain socially distant.
Staff will be required to wear a mask while working inside and outdoors unless doing so would inhibit the individual’s health.
Children will be required to wear a mask at school when not 6ft apart. Children will not be punished when they remove their mask but we will positively re-direct them to keep their mask on. There will be times that children can remove their masks when we can guarantee social distancing.
Visitors shall not be permitted to enter the building during operating hours, with the exception of emergency or law enforcement personnel, the Department of Children and Families personnel for child protection or licensing purposes. All others shall be required to visit the building after operating hours.
We will connect our students with the enrichment teachers via live-stream projected calls.
Staff and children will also have a temperature and health check mid-day.
If you travel to a state on the travel advisory list from the State of NJ, you must self-quarantine for 2 weeks.
COVID-19 CDC and the NJ Department of Children and Families Healthy Hygiene Practices
We will teach and reinforce washing hands and covering coughs and sneezes among children.
Children and staff will practice frequent hand washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Staff will be trained and will supervise children to ensure that proper hand-washing procedures are followed during the day.
Children and staff will be required to wash their hands upon arrival, after putting on indoor shoes, when entering the classroom, before meals and snacks, after meals and snacks, after outside time, after using the bathroom, and prior to leaving for home.
Chilltown Elementary will increase the frequency of cleaning toys, door knobs, light switches, tabletops, and restrooms throughout the day to insure we meet all DOH standards
Chilltown Elementary will use the 2 step cleaning process. First, the surface will be cleaned with a dish detergent and water solution. The second step will be a bleach and water solution. This solution will sit on the surface for two minutes before wiping dry. Soap solution will be made weekly and bleach solution daily.
CDC-recommended soaps and sanitizers will be used in all areas.
In addition to our normal staff training program, all staff will be trained regarding proper hygiene practices for students, what social distancing means, COVID-19 symptoms and what to do if observed, and monitoring their own physical well being.
All staff will be temperature checked and questioned about symptoms every morning before allowed to start work.
If a staff member or child test positive for COVID-19: The school must notify the local health department for guidance. We truly appreciate your honesty in letting us know about a positive diagnosis.
Returning to school after COVID-19 diagnosis or exposure: You cannot be admitted back to school until all criteria for lifting transmission based precautions and home isolation have been met and your doctor has cleared the child or staff member.
