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High Prairie School Division
2021-22 School Re-Entry
Handbook
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Implementation of the division re-entry plan is subject to change based upon new information and direction
from the Chief Medical Officer of Health and Alberta Education. It is developed using the most recent available
information related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Revised February 28, 2022High Prairie School Division 2021-22 School Re-Entry Handbook
Table of Contents
Preamble 3
1. Communications 4
1.1 Screening Questionnaire 4
1.2 Media Inquiries 4
2. Wellness and Wellbeing 4
2.1 Positive Behaviour Supports 4
2.2 Available Supports 4
2.3 Mandatory Daily Health Checks 5
2.4 COVID-19 Symptom Flowchart for Youth and Adults 6
3. International Students 8
4. School/Site Environment 8
4.1 Expectations for visitors and other service providers entering the school 8
4.2 Isolation Rooms 8
5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 8
6. Trusted Sources of Information 8
6.1 AHS Environmental Public Health 8
6.2 AB Education K-12 School Re-Entry Guidance and Plans 8
7. Employee Leave Requests Regarding COVID-19 9
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Preamble guidelines.
Whereas the safety and wellbeing of students and
Whereas the definitions and requirements for
staff come first.
mandatory isolation and quarantine are defined by
• All schools will adhere to the standards,
the Government of Alberta on their website, https://
guidelines and direction from the Chief
www.alberta.ca/isolation.aspx.
Medical Officer for Health (CMOH) and
Alberta Health Services (AHS),
Isolation helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 by
• Psychological safety measures and trauma-
reducing the number of people you could infect if you’re
informed practice will be valued and
sick. This means staying home and avoiding situations
implemented alongside physical health and
where the virus could spread.
safety measures,
• Albertans are legally required to isolate as per
– Team members, including our Educational
current government guidelines if you tested
Psychologists and Wellness Counsellor,
positive or have any core symptoms that are
trained in trauma-informed practice, will
not related to a pre-existing illness or health
provide support.
condition.
• Staff and student workloads and mental
• If you have symptoms, take the online
health will be monitored and addressed.
assessment.
Whereas this plan is developed for in-school classes
in September under near-normal operations, as per
the direction of Alberta Health Services and the
Minister of Education.
• Schools may exercise staggered entry when
school begins this fall.
• High Prairie School Division (HPSD) will
ensure continuity of learning through high-
quality design, instruction, and assessment
through rich, meaningful, and appropriate
learning experiences that are responsive
to the needs of our learners and our
communities across the Division,
• Schools need to be prepared for increased
student and staff absenteeism and the
isolation period accompanying some
illnesses,
– This may necessitate the delivery of
learning from a distance as the isolation
period will prolong student and staff
absenteeism.
• Schools and the school division must be
prepared to move between in-person
learning and learning from home.
Whereas effective and ongoing communication
with all community partners, parents, caregivers,
students, unions, and employees is an essential
aspect of successfully implementing these
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1. Communications Positive Behaviour Supports Provide:
• A focus for leadership in fostering the
1.1 Screening Questionnaire conditions that support mental health and
• Parents, students, and school staff must wellness through:
review the self-screening questionnaire each – Collaboration: student engagement,
day before going to a school building. Visitors school-based collaboration, Division
must also use this questionnaire to determine based collaboration, parent engagement
if they may enter a school. and outside partner collaboration will be
a priority,
PLEASE NOTE, THE ABOVE SCREENING – Assessment: identify where students and
QUESTIONNAIRE DOES NOT SUPERSEDE ANY staff are in relation to their mental health
REQUIREMENTS FOR ISOLATION OR TESTING. and wellbeing. Continual formative
check-ins for ongoing monitoring will
1.2 Media Inquiries be provided. Clarity of process to ensure
• All media inquiries related to COVID-19 shall early identification for those in need of
be directed to the Learning Support Centre. further support,
– Continuum of Supports: An inclusive
2. Wellness and Wellbeing learning environment that ensures a
continuum of support from promotion
Wellness and the wellbeing of students, staff and to prevention, early identification,
school communities are a priority in relaunch. intervention, and specialized services.
Schools and staff are collectively responsible for Effective navigation and negotiation for
fostering safe, caring and welcoming environments supports that are provided in culturally
that provide a continuum of support and services for meaningful ways will be a priority to
their students’ physical, social, and mental wellbeing. ensure an integrated pathway of support
and services.
An impact assessment of the students and staff • For all staff, evidence-based approaches in
is crucial as part of a trauma-informed transition ensuring a holistic approach to mental health
back into classrooms. Ongoing ‘check-ins’ can assist and wellness will include the above as well as
in gathering important data to inform the level, if a focus on:
any, of trauma response and recovery necessary – positive and safe relationships (priority),
for effective support and responses in the school – social-emotional competencies (priority),
community. In supporting resilience within this – positive reinforcement,
environment, the following focus for learning will be: – clear, consistent expectations,
– clear, consistent responses and
2.1 Positive Behaviour Supports consequences,
Positive Behaviour Supports is a well-rounded – modification of the environment.
approach to supporting the mental health and • More information on positive behaviour
wellness of students and staff. Positive behaviour supports can be found at:
supports will be infused with: – Alberta Education: Positive Behaviour
• A trauma-informed lens, which means being Supports,
sensitive to the impact of trauma on self – Alberta Education: Trauma-Informed
and others. Supports are utilized to enable Practices.
individuals to regulate and de-stress.
• Psychological First Aid principles to approach 2.2 Available Supports
people in need of aid and to support access • HPSD Educational Psychologists and the
to resources to fulfill the need. Counselling Consultants will provide PD and
support.
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• HPSD Employee Wellness resources are
available through the Alberta School
Employee Benefit Plan.
• The Government of Alberta has put in
place expanded mental health supports
for Albertans in recognition of the
unprecedented efforts already in place to
slow the spread of COVID-19. There are
additional resources on our website at hpsd.
ca/helplines and hpsd.ca/wellness. You can
also go to the Alberta Health Services website
for additional support.
2.3 Mandatory Daily Health Checks
• Before leaving home, staff, students, visitors,
and volunteers who access the school for
work or education, must self-screen for
symptoms each day that they enter the
school using the attached tool (see Screening
Questionnaire).
• Parents and students shall be provided with
a copy of the screening tool upon school
registration with the expectation that it
needs to be completed on a daily basis.
• Schools shall keep records of children’s
known pre-existing conditions. If a child
develops symptoms that could be caused by
either COVID-19 or by a known pre-existing
condition (e.g., allergies), the child should be
tested for COVID-19 to confirm that it is not
the source of their symptoms before entering
or returning to school.
• Anyone that reports symptoms shall be
directed to stay home, seek health care
advice as appropriate (e.g., call Health Link
811, or their primary health care practitioner,
or 911 for emergency response), and fill
out the AHS Online Self-Assessment tool to
determine if they should be tested.
• Signs must be posted reminding persons not
to enter if they have COVID-19 symptoms,
even if symptoms resemble a mild cold.
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2.4 COVID-19 Symptom Flowchart for Youth and Adults
COVID-19 Symptom Flowchart - CHILDREN UNDER 18
QUESTION 1 QUESTION 3
Has your child been a household contact of a Does your child have any new onset or
case of COVID-19 in the last 10 days? worsening of the following other symptoms?
Yes, and they are fully immunized: Proceed to • Chills
Question 2. • Sore throat/painful swallowing
Yes, and they are not fully immunized: • Runny nose/congestion
Your child should stay home and NOT attend school • Feeling unwell/fatigued
for 10 days from the last date of exposure unless • Nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea
they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last • Unexplained loss of appetite
90 days AND completed the mandatory 10-day • Muscle/joint aches
isolation period, in which case they can proceed to • Headache
Question 2. • Conjunctivitis
No: Proceed to Question 2. Yes: Your child must stay home.
QUESTION 2 ONE symptom: Keep your child home for 24 hours
and consider giving them an at-home rapid test.
Does your child have any new onset or
If at-home rapid testing is done and the test
worsening of the following core symptoms?
is positive or negative, see below for further
• Fever instructions.
• Cough If at-home rapid testing is not done and the
• Shortness of breath symptom is improving after 24 hours, your child can
• Loss of sense of smell or taste return to school and activities when they feel well
enough to go.
Yes: Your child must stay home. If the symptom does not improve or worsens after
Yes: If your child IS fully immunized, they are 24 hours (or if additional symptoms emerge), use
required to isolate for 5 days from the onset of an at-home rapid test if available or the AHS Online
symptoms or until symptoms resolve, whichever is Assessment Tool or call Health Link 811 to check if
longer. After this isolation period, up to a total of testing is recommended.
10 days from the day of symptom onset, they are
required to wear a mask at all times when in a public TWO OR MORE symptoms: Keep your child home
place or otherwise in the company of other persons and use an at-home rapid test or use the AHS Online
with no exceptions. Assessment Tool or call Health Link 811 to determine
if testing is recommended.
Yes: If your child IS NOT fully immunized, they
must isolate for 10 days from the onset of symptoms No: Your child can attend school.
or until symptoms resolve, whichever is longer,
Whether they are fully immunized or not, even if AT-HOME RAPID TEST INSTRUCTIONS
they have a negative molecular (e.g. PCR) COVID-19 At-home rapid test considerations for those who
test or two negative rapid antigen tests, taken not have no symptoms (or those per Question 3):
less than 24 hours of each other, they still must
If an at-home rapid test is done and is negative, they
isolate until symptoms resolve.
can return to school and activities as long as they
If they are within three weeks of the initial positive remain asymptomatic.
test of a previous infection they do not need to test
If at-home rapid test is positive, the child is required
again, and they can leave isolation when symptoms
to isolate as outlined in Question 2.
resolve.
No: Proceed to Question 3.
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COVID-19 Symptom Flowchart - ADULTS 18 YEARS AND OVER
QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 - CONTINUED
Have you been a household contact of a case of If you ARE fully immunized, you must isolate for
COVID-19 in the last 10 days? 5 days from the onset of symptoms or until they
resolve whichever is longer. After this isolation
Yes, and you are fully immunized: Proceed to period, up to a total of 10 days from the day of
Question 2. symptom onset, you are required to wear a mask at
Yes, and you are not fully immunized: all times when in a public place or otherwise in the
You should stay home and for 10 days from the last company of other persons, with no exceptions.
date of exposure and monitor for symptoms.
If you ARE NOT fully immunized, you must isolate
No: Proceed to Question 2. for 10 days from the onset of symptoms or until they
resolve whichever is longer,
QUESTION 2
Do you have any new onset or worsening of the Whether you are fully immunized or not, even if you
following symptoms? have a negative molecular (e.g. PCR) COVID-19 test
• Fever or two negative rapid antigen tests, taken not less
• Cough than 24 hours of each other, you still must isolate
• Shortness of breath until symptoms resolve.
• Loss of sense of smell or taste
• Runny nose If you are within three weeks of the initial positive
• Sore throat test of a previous infection you do not need to test
again, and you can leave isolation when symptoms
• Chills resolve.
• Painful swallowing
• Nasal congestion No: You may attend work, school, and/or other
• Feeling unwell / fatigued activities.
• Nausea / vomiting / diarrhea
• Unexplained loss of appetite
AT-HOME RAPID TEST INSTRUCTIONS
• Loss of sense of taste or smell
• Muscle / joint aches At-home rapid test considerations for those who
• Headache have no symptoms (or those per Question 2):
• Conjunctivitis If an at-home rapid test is done and is negative, you
can return to work, school, and/or other activities as
Yes: Stay home. long as you remain asymptomatic.
You can use an at-home rapid test if available or If at-home rapid test is positive, you are required to
the AHS Online Assessment Tool or call Health Link isolate as outlined in Question 2.
811 to arrange for testing and to receive additional
information on isolation.
If you have fever, cough, shortness of breath, run-
ny nose, sore throat, or loss of sense of taste or
smell, you are required to isolate as per the current
CMOH Order.
February 2022
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3. International Students • The room must have an “Isolation - Do Not
Enter” sign that can be posted while the room
• Once Canada lifts travel restrictions,
is in use.
and non-essential international travel
• Staff shall maintain a sign-in, sign-out sheet,
resumes, international travel programs and
which shall be stored in Docushare.
international education programs in Alberta
• The room must have capabilities to house
can resume if quarantine requirements and
more than one student, or there must be
public health orders are followed.
another space in the school that can be used
as a second isolation room.
4. School/Site Environment • The room will need to be decluttered, and all
non-essential items to be removed to allow
4.1 Expectations for visitors and other service for ease of cleaning.
providers entering the school • After the isolation room is used, staff will be
• Schools will be able to welcome parents, notified and conduct enhanced cleaning.
volunteers, and other members of the public
after the Province of Alberta enters step 2 5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
of their re-entry plan. Please confirm arrival
protocols with your child’s school. • Mask use is now voluntary for all students
• No person shall enter the school if they have and staff.
any COVID-19 symptoms as per the Alberta • Masking is generally not recommended
government’s daily screening questionnaire. for younger children; however, if families
• When any service provider, delivery driver, or choose to have their children wear masks,
independent contractor asks to gain entrance care should be taken that the children not be
to the school, they will be asked to use the stigmatized.
screening questionnaire before they enter • HPSD will also provide the following to each
the school. school, site, and bus for use by staff:
• If a visitor answers yes to any of the – disposable and reusable masks,
questions, the individual must not be – face shields,
admitted into the school. – hand sanitizer,
• In the case of a delivery driver answering – cleaning supplies, and
“yes,” the driver/school will make alternate – gloves.
delivery arrangements. • Staff are responsible for laundering their own
• A record of all visitors must be maintained masks.
in DocuShare and will include contact • HPSD will provide disposable gloves and
information for security purposes. masks for the staff supervising in the isolation
• Authorized Central Support, Maintenance room. School plans shall include appropriate
and/or Operations Staff must complete a use and disposal of PPE.
screening questionnaire, and follow hand
hygiene as per the hand hygiene guidelines. 6. Trusted Sources of Information
4.2 Isolation Rooms 6.1 AHS Environmental Public Health
• The selected area will, ideally, have a sink for • Portal link: https://ephisahs.
handwashing, a waste receptacle, be located albertahealthservices.ca/create-case/
near washroom facilities, and be near an exit. • Contact: northzone.environmentalhealth@
If no sink is possible, the room shall contain ahs.ca Grande Prairie 780-513-7517
hand sanitizer.
• Students shall be monitored at all times, 6.2 AB Education K-12 School Re-Entry Guidance
preferably from a safe distance. and Plans
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7. Employee Leave Requests Regarding COVID-19
Reason for Symptoms/Illness/Self-Isolation Family Member with COVID Family Member with
Illness/Sick Accommodation Due to COVID Child Care Travel Isolation Refusal to Work
Leave Request Due to COVID Symptoms Compromised Health
• Adults over 18 are legally • Illness/Sick leave is still • If a family member has COVID • Staff with significant • We recognize that some staff • If a staff member provides • Non-essential travel to • If an employee is at work and
required to isolate as accessible as per your symptoms, they are required health related concerns may choose to request a leave care for a family member destinations outside of feels they are in a dangerous
per current government collective agreement or to isolate, however, the that have supporting of absence to care for their with compromised immune Canada is presently not or hazardous situation, they
guidelines if they have any appointment letter, and employee may still attend medical documentation children. system, they may apply for a recommended by Alberta will speak to their supervisor
core symptoms that are not medical notes are required as work while implementing which demonstrate an job protected leave. Health. to start an investigation and
related to a preexisting illness per the agreement. extra care and precautions. accommodation should follow our Administrative
or health condition: • Contact your Administrator be explored due to the Procedure175 Health and
Details
• If you have any of the or Human Resources at hr@ COVID virus may discuss Safety.
secondary symptoms, you hpsd.ca. accommodations. • It is our goal that the Division
must stay home and follow • Contact Human Resources for can work with employees to
isolation requirements as per support at hr@hpsd.ca. find solutions.
the Alberta Daily Screening
Questionnaire.
• Paid using sick time. If there • Paid using sick time if • Paid and Unpaid days as • Working under approved • Unpaid Leave • Unpaid Leave • School holidays and/or • Not Applicable.
is no sick time available, it will available and unpaid if no sick per Collective Agreement/ accommodation. Vacation days.
Paid/Unpaid be unpaid with job security. time is available. contract.
• Teachers enter absence on • Teachers enter absence on • Personal leave, Family medical • No absence report necessary • Personal Leave, no absence • Personal Leave, no absence • Employees must confirm in • Not Applicable.
ESS. ESS. if taking a family member if accommodation approved report required. report required. advance of travelling that
• Support Staff enter absences • Support Staff enter absences to hospital or medical by HR. they have the accrued time
on your timesheet (and on your timesheet & ESS appointment. to be able to isolate for the
ESS,where applicable) and (where applicable) and required isolation period
Application identify it as COVID related. identify it is COVID related if upon return and must obtain
this is the case. prior approval for the use of
accrued vacation for both
the period of travel and the
mandatory isolation period.
• Do not enter the workplace. • Communicate to your • Discuss your situation with • Discuss your situation with • Discuss your situation with • If circumstances require you • Discuss your situation with
• Complete the AHS Self- Administrator. your Administrator. If an your Administrator. If an your Administrator. If an to isolate outside of your your Administrator and follow
Assessment. • Staff are to use Administrative employee would like to take employee would like to take employee would like to take vacation time as a result of Administrative Procedure 175
• Your supervisor will contact Procedure 101C - Declaration days within their collective days within their collective days within their collective your travels, seek assistance Health and Safety for refusing
the HPSD HR department at of Illness Without a Doctor’s agreement or an unpaid agreement or an unpaid agreement or an unpaid from your Administrator and to work.
What to do hr@hpsd.ca. Note During COVID-19 for personal leave they may apply personal leave they may apply personal leave they may apply contact Human Resources at
illness. in writing with their request to in writing with their request to in writing with their request to hr@hpsd.ca.
Human Resources at hr@hpsd. Human Resources at hr@hpsd. Human Resources at hr@hpsd.
ca and may qualify for other ca and may qualify for other ca and may qualify for other
job protected leave as set by job protected leave as set by job protected leave as set by
Employment Standards. Employment Standards. Employment Standards.
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