Templeton Elementary School School Opening Plan- Fall 2020
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Templeton Elementary School
School Opening Plan- Fall 2020
Area/Event What Will It Look Like?
We will use two primary entrances to the school: Door #1 (Front Entrance) is where walkers and car
Entrance riders will enter/exit the building each day. Door #5 (Downstairs Gate) is where buses will unload each
day. School Age Care families may use Door #13 for early morning drop off and and after hour pick up
(this will be the same procedure as last year for SAC). All entrances utilized will have sanitizing mats for
students to wipe their shoes when they enter the building.
Staff and student traffic will be kept to a minimum as much as possible during the school year. Office
Main Office staff will move about the building to collect and deliver items to classroom. If/when there is a student that
needs to meet with Mrs. Mungle or Mr. Livingston, the classroom teacher will call the office and one of
them will go to the classroom to collect the student. Families will utilize the intercom system in the front
entryway to communicate with the front office. Students that are in the nurse's station will be escorted to
the families in the entryway where they can sign their child out. Any materials that are dropped off for
students will be collected by the office staff wearing gloves and delivered to the classroom using gloves.
Restroom breaks will be scheduled and assigned by classroom. One class at a time will be allowed at
Restrooms the restroom. Students will stand on identified spots that are 6 feet apart while waiting to use the
restroom. Restrooms will be continually cleaned by our custodial staff. If the need arises, the restrooms
in nurse’s office, as well as single restrooms in hallway, are also available.
All hallways will be marked with arrows designating the flow of traffic. Our procedures will teach ‘stay on
Hallways the right’. Hallways are wide enough for two classrooms to pass if needed but we will minimize this with
our schedule. The floors will be marked with 6 ft social distancing markers so students can keep their
distance. Stairways will be treated the same way as hallways and only when necessary will there be
more than one class on the stairwell at a time.
Classrooms sizes (number of people per classroom) will be determined by the square footage of each
Classrooms classroom while allowing for 6ft social distancing. The average Templeton classroom allows for 24
people. Grade level/classroom enrollment will be utilized to determine the number of students per
classroom. It is our goal to keep our class sizes between 18-22 students. All large items will be removed
from the classroom. Student desks and chairs, teacher desk and chair, and iPad charging cart will be the
primary items in the rooms to allow for social distancing. Supplies will not be shared between students
and outdoor spaces will be utilized for instruction when possible.
Our cafeteria will be used by School Age Care before and after school hours. During the day, the cafe
Cafeteria will be used by our 6th grade for an hour in the morning and an hour and a half in the afternoon. We will
be eating lunch in the classrooms. Our custodians will arrive in each room while students are walking
into cafe. They will wipe all desks for students. Students will retrieve their lunch and eat at their desks.
When finished they will move to the outdoors and the desks will be cleaned and wiped and trash
removed.
Half of the gymnasium will house all large items that are currently being held in the classrooms. Staff will
Gym have access to materials for instruction and planning. The other half is available in the event we need a
larger space to socially distance students (another classroom space if needed).
Water fountains will be turned off. We have water bottles donated for every student. These will be
Water Fountains labeled. Templeton has water bottle filling stations upstairs and another is being installed downstairs.
Students will also be able to fill their water bottles in the classrooms using the sink.
Templeton students will utilize the online catalog for students to request books. Mrs. Lacella will pull
Library books to deliver to classrooms. Books will be collected each week, returned to the library, and left for 24
hours on the cart before being cleaned, checked in, and reshelved. Mrs. Loudenbarger, our new
librarian, will be reading and delivering instruction/IB support in the classroom. The library will be utilized
for overflow/social distancing in the event we have a larger class/group of students.
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Templeton Elementary School
School Opening Plan- Fall 2020
Area/Event What Will It Look Like?
Car riders and walkers will arrive from 8:30-8:45 a.m. We will change our car drop off to the front of
Arrival the building to allow for more cars and less congestion on Henderson. These two groups will enter
the front of the building, Door #1. Parents who walk their children to school; staff members will be
available to receive your students there. Buses will begin arriving at 8:45 at the bus drop off on
Henderson. Students will exit one bus at a time, following the markings on the sidewalk for social
distancing, entering the building and going directly to their classroom.
Car riders and walkers will exit the building at 3:30. They will walk, socially distanced, to the pavilion
Dismissal and meet families there. Families will be asked to retrieve their children and exit the school grounds
as quickly and safely as possible. At 3:45, we will begin dismissing our students downstairs (2-6
grades). At 3:55, we will dismiss our students upstairs (Multi Age, Prek, K, 1). We will have
established procedures for class order and departure as part of our school expectations.
Breakfast Breakfast will be a "grab and go" and students will eat in their classrooms. There will be social
distance stickers on the floor to assist students as they wait to get their breakfast. When they arrive
in the room they will set their items down on their desk and wash their hands. Once finished eating,
they will place their items in the trash, wash again, and get ready for the day.
Lunch will be delivered to Prek and KDG classrooms. Kitchen staff will deliver meals and assist
Lunch along with classroom assistants. The desktops will be wiped and cleaned prior to and after eating.
Grades 1-6, we will stagger the arrival times into the cafe, have markings to socially distance,
students will give numbers verbally, and return to classroom to eat their lunch. This will be a
continuous fluid motion in and out of cafeteria (no classes will wait in the hallway). Custodial staff will
move from grade level to grade level to assist with wiping down prior to eating, trash pick up, and
wipe down after eating.
Snacks will be eaten in individual classrooms. Anyone who wishes to donate to their child(ren)’s
Snack classroom, please speak with the teacher regarding any dietary requirements (ex. nut free
classroom). The classroom teacher will pass out snack to minimize contact. Students will wash
hands prior to eating.
Templeton will utilize the garden, both sections of the playground, and the upper field for recess.
Recess This will allow each class a place to play while safely social distancing. Classrooms will rotate
weekly from space to space so all students have the opportunity to play in every space provided.
Equipment (ex. basketball, soccer ball, jump ropes) will not be utilized this year to minimize contact.
Playground equipment will be cleaned frequently by our custodial staff. Teachers will work with their
class to develop appropriate games that support social distance play. Handwashing will occur
following all recesses.
Our special class teachers will be traveling to each classroom to teach daily. This will minimize the
Specials amount of transition for students. PE will be taught outside as long as weather permits. Music and
art will also utilize outdoor space when feasible.
Our Instructional Coach and Title I staff will work with classroom teachers to assist with students
Intervention who require additional Tier II and Tier III support. This will be delivered as push in support to each
classroom or in some cases, small group pull out. The same staff will work with the same
classroom/students daily.
Templeton students will utilize the online catalog for students to request books. Mrs. Lacella will pull
Library Book books to deliver to classrooms. Books will be collected each week, returned to the library, and left for
Distribution 24 hours on the cart before being cleaned, checked in, and reshelved.
This program will be offered virtually first semester.
Beginning Band
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Templeton Elementary School
School Opening Plan- Fall 2020
Area/Event What Will It Look Like?
This program will be held virtually first semester.
Strings/Orchestra
This program will be held virtually first semester.
Choir
Second Semester: if possible, we will work with our music teacher to organize a socially distanced
after school choir program. We will utilize the outdoor space if weather permits. When we must be
inside, dependent upon the number of participants, we will utilize one of our larger spaces to
accommodate the rehearsal. Our musical instruments and piano are mobile.
All clubs will be virtual first semester.
Clubs &
Extracurricular
Events
We will follow corporation procedures. No visitors will be allowed in buildings. They may wait in the
Visitors front vestibule and communicate via the phone available there. Meetings with administration and
teachers will be arranged virtually.
Guest teachers will check in at the front office where the school nurse or health aide will provide a
Guest Teachers facial covering (if needed) and review all the safety precautions as outlined by the CDC and
MCCSC. The front office will provide the guest teacher with an outline of the additional procedures
we are following this year at Templeton in response to Covid-19. The guest teacher will be shown
their classroom (if they do not know location) and other pertinent places in the building. We will
provide daily routine/information as well as the classroom teacher’s plans.
Lunch will be covered in our classrooms by teaching staff, social worker, administration or
Lunch Coverage paraprofessionals.
in Classrooms
All classroom teachers will create procedures that will include hand sanitizer use as well as regular
Handwashing restroom/hand washing times. Administration will work with teachers to schedule this to ensure
Schedule social distancing in the hallways and inside the restrooms. All classrooms are equipped with sinks
where students will wash their hands as well. Temporary hand washing stations will be present on
the playground for students to wash their hands as needed following PE class and recess. All
students will wash their hands when entering the building in the morning, before and after specials,
before and after lunch, and before and after recess.
Other Information Please know that the re-entry plan that we have developed follows MCCSC policy and guidelines
while taking into account the physical, academic, and social/emotional needs of our students. We
know that in person learning will present new variables as we move forward, but we are confident
that we will make the 2020-2021 school year as successful as possible as we work together using
patience and flexibility.
Templeton will not hold an in-person Meet and Greet this year, nor an Open House. Instead, we will
do this virtually. This will be a combination of a prerecorded video as well as potential classroom
virtual meetings. Mrs. Mungle will send out additional information about this prior to the start of
school. It is imperative that families register for in-person or virtual school in a timely manner as this
will help the school plan for appropriate numbers for the start of the school year. Please log on to 3
https://www.mccsc.edu/enrollment.Templeton Elementary School
School Opening Plan- Fall 2020
Area/Event What Will It Look Like?
Every family must complete a daily self screening of each child.
Self Screening ● Fever (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit)
● Chills
● Cough
● Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
● Fatigue
● Muscle or body aches
● Headache
● New loss of taste or smell
● Sore throat
● Congestion or runny nose
● Nausea or vomiting
● Diarrhea
Parents should inform the school principal if a student is experiencing symptoms related to COVID-
19 and the student should not report to school. Then contact your medical provider to rule out
COVID-19.
Facial Coverings are required for students and staff throughout the school day. Facial
Facial Coverings Coverings may only be removed under the following conditions:
1. During breakfast/lunch, if students are social distanced of six (6) feet or more
2. During outdoor recess, if socially distanced of six (6) feet or more
3. During a maximum of 3-5 minute break, if socially distanced of six (6) or more feet, with all
desks facing the same direction.
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