REOPENING PLAN 2020-2021 - CARDINAL CHARTER ACADEMY

2020-2021
REOPENING PLAN

 CARDINAL CHARTER ACADEMY

CCA AT CARY PLAN B TO PLAN A TRANSITION

• Grades K-8                                                 • Plan A K-5
    • Grades K-2 - Cohort A attends Mon/Tues in person and       • K-5 students who opt in to return for in-person
      Wed-Friday are Fully Mobile and Cohort B attends             instruction would return under Plan A beginning the
      Thurs/Fri in person and Mon-Wed are Fully Mobile             week of November 16 attending Monday-Friday
      beginning the week of October 26.                          • 6th – 8th grade students who opt in to return will
    • Grades 3-5 are added to K-2 with Cohort A attending          remain on Plan B following the Governor’s guidance
      Mon/Tues in-person with Wed-Friday fully mobile and          for grades 6-12. They may come on campus each day
      Cohort B attending Thurs/Fri in person with Mon-Wed          but will remain in a Learning Lab all day. They will
      fully mobile beginning the week of November 2.               NOT change classes.
    • Grades 6-8 are added to K-5 with Cohort A attending    • Fully Mobile Option – Families have the option of
      Mon/Tues in person with Wed-Fri fully mobile and
                                                               remaining fully mobile under Plan B or Plan A.
      Cohort B attending Thurs/Fri in person with Mon-Wed
      fully mobile beginning the week of November 9.

ADDITIONAL TRANSITION CLARIFICATION

• If parents opt for Plan B to Plan A, depending on their grade level, they must send their
  children in during the staggered weeks (October 26-November 9) in order for the students
  to learn school rules and procedures.
• The AA/BB staggered weeks have been created to ease the transition to Plan A; they will only
  be in effect for the weeks of October 26-November 9, then all elementary students who opt
  in may return to school.
• Middle school students who opt in to return may come in on their staggered week
  November 9-13 under the AA/BB cohort. The following week, they can come on campus
  every day (no staggered days) if they choose to do so but they will remain in their Learning
  Lab and will not change classes.

EXPECTATIONS OF PARENTS

The School’s ability to offer on-campus learning requires partnership between each family and the School to ensure risk of COVID-19 exposure and/or
transmission is mitigated. By enrolling their child(ren) at Cardinal Charter Academy, parents agree to abide by all published health and safety protocols, as may be
updated and amended at any time, including (but not limited to) those listed herein.
Parents agree to assess their child(ren) for signs of illness and complete a daily health screening before coming to campus each day. If any sign of illness is present,
parents will not transport a child to school, will inform the School Nurse accordingly, and will follow all required criteria before returning to school.
Parents will immediately report any confirmed case of COVID-19 in their child(ren)’s household(s) to the School Nurse or school administration and keep their
child(ren) off campus following the protocol for exposure outlined in the health guidelines.
Parents understand that when their child(ren)’s temperature is taken at school, if the temperature is at or above 100.2 degrees (F), their child(ren) will be required
to isolate and promptly leave campus.
Parents will support their child(ren) in wearing a cloth face covering according to CCA’s cloth face coverings guidelines and understand that refusal to wear a mask
will result in their child being sent home.
Parents will follow federal, state, and local public health directives and adhere to CDC guidelines when traveling.
Parents agree to abide by all School requests for a doctor’s clearance, COVID-19 testing, and/or precautionary at-home isolation for their child(ren) if the School
Nurse or administrators have concerns about possible exposure risk.

RISK MITIGATION MEASURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR
       STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
To mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission on campus, the School has taken the following steps:
Social Distancing – All persons on campus must maintain a separation of six feet whenever possible. Large
group gatherings are not permitted.
Masks and Face Coverings – All persons on campus must wear masks that meet school mask requirements at
all times indoors (except, with permission, when eating or drinking in a socially distanced way) and outdoors
in situations where maintaining social distancing is not achievable. Employees may remove cloth face
coverings indoors only when working alone in a classroom or office.
Personal/Hand Hygiene – All persons on campus will be directed to wash their hands and/or use hand
sanitizer frequently throughout the day, and specifically before/after eating, using the restroom, touching
common surfaces, or using shared materials.
Improved Air Quality – All HVAC systems have been programmed to maximize indoor ventilation, and air
purifiers, ionizers and MERV-13 filters have been installed on HVAC units.

ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS

Furthermore, it is required that all students, families, and school employees take specific proactive precautions to mitigate risk of
on-campus transmission, including:
Completing and passing the daily health screening before arriving on campus/attending classes
Staying home if a student or employee feels ill or has a temperature at or above 100.2 degrees (F)
Notifying the School Nurse, isolating with her support, and arranging for a prompt departure from campus in the event that a
student or employee becomes ill or symptomatic on campus during the school day
Staying home and then promptly reporting to the School Nurse or designated administrator if an employee, student, or member
of employee’s or student’s household:
Tests positive for COVID-19, or
Experiences symptoms of COVID-19, or
Has had close contact with someone who is positive or symptomatic for COVID-19, or
Has been directed to quarantine due to possible COVID-19 exposure or is undergoing testing due to possible exposure

IN-PERSON BLENDED

• Elementary students will be with their assigned teacher. Specialists will rotate between classes as students will
  stay in their classrooms.
• Middle schools students will have an assigned Learning Lab and will NOT change classes; they will continue to
  log into Schoology from their assigned classroom each class period.
• In-person students are socially distanced in a classroom with other students and a teacher. Students will not
  transition to other classrooms during the day; movement will be limited to prevent cross contamination.
• Masks are required. Mask breaks will be built into the schedule along with time for hand washing.
• Outdoor time will be scheduled when possible and safe. It will be structured and social distancing will be
  adhered to.
• Lunch will be brought to the classroom where students and teachers will eat.
• Students will each have their own supplies. Material sharing will not be permitted.
• Health screenings and temperature checks will be mandatory for all staff and students before entering campus.

FULLY MOBILE

Students learning from home will participate in a fully interactive daily schedule of classes through our mobile
classroom set ups. State of the art technology, including OWL cameras, will be used in our school classrooms to
stream to students at home, allowing each student to learn on their school-issued device.
• Devices & WiFi hotspots provided for students
• OWLs (Smart 360 cameras in our classrooms)
• Daily schedules and learning plans align with the schedules of those attending at school
• Continuance of specialized support services at school
• Ability to continue to participate and receive school meals
• Supplies needed for at-home learning will be provided
• Students and families will receive technology training
   and support as needed
• Ability to participate in synchronous or asynchronous learning

If a family chooses the in-person blended learning option, they can move to the mobile
learning option at any time. If they choose the mobile learning option, they will be able to
 reassess and change their option at the end of each quarter. Communication will be sent
  out to families beforehand to gather and plan for those changes in preference or need.

SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES AND PROTOCOLS

• Social Distancing practices will be taught and followed daily while students, parents, and staff are on
  campus.
• Staff, students, and parents will be required to undergo a health screening upon arrival, this will include a
  temperature and symptom check.
• There will be designated handwashing times for all classes with added sanitizing stations located outside
  and inside each classroom.
• All staff members will sanitize on their way into the classroom and sanitize when they come out of a
  classroom.
• Students will have personal school supply resources and work areas within their classrooms.
• Signage has been added to the hallways to show the flow of traffic.

SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES AND PROTOCOLS
CONTINUED…
• Students will be divided into smaller groups while on campus for all instructional
  opportunities.
• Students will have the opportunity to eat lunch daily inside their classroom or outside if
  weather permits.
• There will be designated outdoor spaces for PE and recess for each class K-5.
• Facilities will follow a daily schedule for sanitizing campus (before, during, and after school
  hours.)
• Students will be required to wear masks at all times except during designated mask breaks
  and when they are eating lunch.

CLEANING SCHEDULE

• Josh Rivera - 6:30am - 3:00pm; Anthony Lee - 7:30am - 4:00pm; Rick Anderson - *-80am - 5:00pm; Night Cleaning Crew 6:00pm-10:00pm

All Facilities staff members are responsible at the beginning of shift to inspect the school for sanitation including bathrooms, lounges, classrooms,
and common areas.
Every hour sanitation takes place in the common areas including door handles, admin areas, cafeteria when used and any other location the public
has visited. Bathrooms are also inspected hourly and touch points are sanitized.
Each hour desks that have been used where students and or parents have visited are also sanitized.

The Clorox 360 application is used on Wednesday nights By SMO until we receive a machine.

Chemicals used include Oxifer towels and spray on touch points and desks, NABC in common bathrooms including the Jack and Jill bathrooms.
Peroxy is used on all other flooring surfaces. Our air filtration system contains plasma units to ensure additional air safety.

If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, all CDC and North Carolina
           guidelines will be followed to notify families and sanitize the school.

ELEMENTARY SCHEDULE

Whether students are Fully
Mobile or In-Person at
School, students will follow
the master instructional
schedule daily using the
technological tools and
resources provided by the
staff of CCA.

• MIDDLE SCHOOL DAILY SCHEDULE
       • 8:00-8:45 1st period
       • 9:00-9:45 2nd period
      • 10:00-10:45 3rd period
      • 11:00-11:45 4th period
        • 11:45-12:15 lunch
      • 12:15-1:00 5th period
       • 1:15-2:00 6th period

What if a family needs to change the learning model they have chosen for the first quarter of
the 2020/2021 school year?

What special supports will parents receive?
✓ Teachers will utilize Schoology as the main platform of communication
  between school and home, as well as where student assignments will be
  located. Teachers will train parents how to use Schoology to best support
  their child’s learning.

✓ Teachers will provide parents with a detailed daily schedule to allow students
  in all learning models to have equal access to the same instruction.

✓ Teachers will be flexible in the model that will best fit the needs of each family
  in their classroom.

✓ Parents will have the opportunity to meet with teachers virtually as needed.

What will be in sanitation stations located in each classroom?
✓ Hand Sanitizer

✓ Handwashing Visual

✓ Hand and Work Area sanitizing schedule

✓ Teachers will model proper handwashing and work area sanitizing for students

CCA site map to be used
for the flow of hallways to
alleviate crowds of students
during transitioning times.