Updated 9/15/20
The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school (June 30, 2020).
Information for Families
At the start of school year, the only adults allowed in the building during the school day will be those employed by the school or working directly with children.
Family instructions for before and after school
- Take the temperatures of both yourself and your child(ren) immediately before drop off each day. Anyone with a fever of 100.4 or above must be excluded from school. (See Symptoms and Exclusions below.)
- Wear masks and social distance at drop off and pick up.
- Pack extra food for snacks. Please use paper bags or a lunch box that is easily wipeable.
- Apply sunscreen to your child within 30 minutes of dropping off at school. Alert teachers if sunscreen will need to be reapplied during the day.
- Commit to social distancing as a family and wearing masks in public.
- Recommendation: Schedule your child’s bath time for soon after school.
Drop off
- We have a new drop off and pick up plan in place to limit the direct contact between families and adhere to social distancing recommendations. Please request the detailed drop off plan.
- On days of heavy rain, preschool children can be brought in from the playground into the big room where aisles and an entry station will be set up for social distancing and screening. On these days, elementary children can be brought into the front door where aisles and entry station will be set up for social distancing and screening.
- Children’s hands will be washed before they touch any objects (if they do touch an object it will be sanitized).
- Sign in/sign out sheets will be pre-printed with children’s schedules and pick up information. Teachers will track children’s arrival and departure to ensure that they are the only ones touching the clipboard throughout the day.
- Families will not enter the building, so more in-depth communication between teachers and families will happen through email, phone calls, texts, and written notes.
- Per the Department of Health and Environmental Control, we need to be able to get in touch with a family or guardian within 30 minutes in case of emergency pick up. Your phone number must be up to date with the school. If you cannot get to school within 30 minutes you must designate an alternative person who can pick up your child in that time frame.
Pick Up
- Preschool pick up will be the same as drop off with parents or adults who care for the children picking up at the same door the child was dropped off.
- K4/K5-5th grade pick-up will be conducted via car rider line. Orange cones will designate the beginning of the line. The first car to arrive will line up at front door (glass doors with Cutler Jewish Day School above them), the next car will line up behind them and so on. Each car should have child’s name displayed in large print on paper in window. Each child will be called out via radio beginning at 2:45 and escorted to your car.
- At 3:00 elementary children will go to after care. Families can come to the front door and ring the bell for pick up or text an aftercare teacher.
Hours of Operation
We will be open from 7:30 am – 5:45 pm (5:00 on Fridays).
Masks, Clothing, and Children Social Distancing
- Teachers, staff members, and families must wear masks during drop off and pick up.
- Teachers and staff members must wear masks when with children.
- Teachers interacting with other teachers or families must wear a mask.
- Masks must be clean each day.
- We will encourage children over the age of 2 years to wear a mask inside the classroom (excluding nap time) but no child should be reprimanded for removing a mask. Children’s masks must be removed for napping.
- Children under two years of age are not permitted to wear masks.
- Teachers need to have a change of clothes available in the event they need to move to another classroom for the day or in the event a child presents symptoms while at school.
- All clothing must be freshly laundered.
- Each class will be viewed as an individual cohort. The classes/cohorts will not combine during the day. Within individual classrooms children will interact with one another. Plexiglass dividers are being investigated for possible use during certain times of the day.
School Snack
Families will pack additional food for snacks throughout the day, as we are not able to serve school-wide snacks at this time.
Symptoms and Exclusions
- We are required to report any symptoms present in people in the school community to Department of Health and Environmental Control and they will provide guidance regarding exclusion time.
- The following symptoms require children or teachers to stay home from school and inform us as soon as possible.
- Any one (1) of the following
- Fever – or-
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing -or –
- Loss of taste or smell -or –
- Any two (2) of the following:
- Sore throat – and/or –
- Muscle aches – and/or –
- Chills – and/or –
- New or worsening cough
- Runny nose
- Vomiting
- If a child or staff member presents with any combination of the symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (fever of 100.4F or higher, or any of the above symptoms), the child or staff member must self-isolate at home until all of the following are true:
- The child or staff have had no fever for at least 72 hours (that is three full days of no fever without the use of medicine that reduces fevers)
- Other symptoms have greatly improved (for example, cough, shortness of breath, etc.)
- At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared
- Children sent home with COVID-19 related symptoms will need verification from a doctor to return.
What if someone in our community tests positive
- Person not in the facility when contagious: If a child or staff member is determined to be a case of COVID-19, they must be excluded until they meet criteria for return. Anyone who has been exposed to a person with COVID-19 will need to be excluded (changed from, “anyone who lives in the same household with a person with COVID-19…”). No further steps need to be taken if it is determined they were not in the facility during their contagious period.
- Person contagious while in the facility: The Department of Health and Environmental Control advises:
- Anyone who spent fifteen (15) minutes or more within six (6) feet of the case during their contagious period is considered a close contact and must quarantine until fourteen (14) days after their last contact with the case. SC Department of Environmental Control, will put this procedure in place, parents and staff will receive a letter of the guidelines they must follow.
- Only identified children and staff in the classroom cohort with the case and any other identified close contacts will be required to quarantine for fourteen (14) days after the last time the case was in the facility. Even if an exposed person receives a negative COVID-19 test result they still must be quarantined for up to 14 days as it may take this length of time for this virus to replicate and show up on a test.
- The classroom will need to be closed for cleaning and disinfection before it can be used again.
- The school will inform families that they should monitor their children for symptoms.
- We will continue to work with our Rebecca Ward, RN, BSN, Epidemiology Nurse, regarding staff, child, or family with COVID-19 related symptoms and any other health related issue.
- To remain part of the CJDS community all families and staff members must adhere to DHEC and CJDS regulations as related to COVID-19.
Cleaning Classrooms and Materials
- We currently have enough cleaning supplies to disinfect the school environment as required by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. To request a cleaning schedule please email Ms. Billie.
- We will reduce the soft materials in the classrooms and select materials based on how easily they can be sterilized. This will not diminish the cushioned areas throughout infant and toddler classrooms.
- We will remove high touch materials from the outdoor spaces, such as bikes with handlebars. The children will have ample opportunity to engage in rigorous play, by running, pulling tires, climbing on and in the canoe along with all the gross motor opportunities offered in the wooded area.
- All classrooms will be disinfected multiple times a day using the regulations outlined by the Department of Health and Environmental Control daily. CJDS has added precautions such as cleaning objects/surfaces not ordinarily cleaned daily such as doorknobs, light switches, classroom sink handles, desks, tables, cubbies, and outdoor structures.
Information for Teachers
At the start of school, the only adults allowed in the building will be those employed by the school or those working directly with children.
Family instructions for before and after school
- Take the temperatures of both yourself and your child(ren) immediately before drop off each day. Anyone with a fever of 100.4 or above must be excluded from school. (See Symptoms and Exclusions below.)
- Wear masks and social distance at drop off and pick up.
- Please use paper bags or a lunch box that is easily wipeable (not cloth). Pack extra food for snacks.
- Apply sunscreen to your child within 30 minutes of dropping off at school. Alert teachers if sunscreen will need to be reapplied during the day.
- Commit to social distancing as a family and wearing masks in public.
- Recommendation: Schedule your child’s bath time for soon after school.
Drop off
- We have a new drop off and pick up plan in place to limit the direct contact between families and adhere to social distancing recommendations. Please request the detailed drop off plan.
- On days of heavy rain, preschool children can be brought in from the playground into the big room where aisles and an entry station will be set up for social distancing and screening. On these days, elementary children can be brought into the front door where aisles and entry station will be set up for social distancing and screening.
- Children’s hands will be washed before they touch any objects (if they do touch an object it will be sanitized).
- Sign in/sign out sheets will be pre-printed with children’s schedules and pick up information. Teachers will track children’s arrival and departure to ensure that they are the only ones touching the clipboard throughout the day.
- Families will not enter the building, so more in-depth communication between teachers and families will happen through email, phone calls, texts, and written notes.
- Per the Department of Health and Environmental Control, we need to be able to get in touch with a family or guardian within 30 minutes in case of emergency pick up. Your phone number must be up to date with the school. If you cannot get to school within 30 minutes you must designate an alternative person who can pick up your child in that time frame.
Pick Up
- Preschool pick up will be the same as drop off with parents or adults who care for the children picking up at the same door the child was dropped off.
- 1st through 5th grade will have a “Car Rider” pick up with a teacher summoning children as the adult arrives. One some days children will be waiting outside with a teacher.
- At 3:00 elementary children will go to after care. Families can come to the front door and ring the bell for pick up or text an aftercare teacher.
Hours of Operation
We will be open from 7:30 am – 5:45 pm (5:00 on Fridays).
Masks, Clothing, and Children Social Distancing
- Teachers, staff members, and families must wear masks during drop off and pick up.
- Teachers and staff members must wear masks when with children.
- Staff should avoid congregating together and should maintain at least six (6) feet of distance from other staff who do not work in the same classroom to the extent that is possible. Proper social distancing can avoid multiple staff members needing to quarantine.
- Teachers interacting with any adult (teachers or families) should wear mask.
- Masks must be clean each day.
- We will encourage children over the age of 2 years to wear a mask inside the classroom (excluding nap time) but no child should be reprimanded for removing a mask. Children’s masks must be removed for napping.
- Children under two years of age are not permitted to wear masks.
- Teachers need to have a change of clothes available in the event they need to move to another classroom for the day or in the event a child presents symptoms while at school.
- All clothing must be freshly laundered.
- Each class will be viewed as an individual cohort. The classes/cohorts will not combine during the day. Within individual classrooms children will interact. Plexiglass dividers are being investigated for possible use during certain times of the day.
Food
Families will pack additional food for snacks throughout the day. We are not serving school-wide snacks.
Symptoms and Exclusions
- We are required to report any symptoms present in people in the school community to Department of Health and Environmental Control and they will provide guidance regarding exclusion time.
- The following symptoms require children or teachers to stay home from school and inform us as soon as possible.
- Any one (1) of the following
- Fever – or-
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing -or –
- Loss of taste or smell -or –
- Any two (2) of the following:
- Sore throat – and/or –
- Muscle aches – and/or –
- Chills – and/or –
- New or worsening cough
- Runny nose
- Vomiting
- If a child or staff member presents with any combination of the symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (fever of 100.4F or higher, or any of the above symptoms), the child or staff member must self-isolate at home until all of the following are true:
- The child or staff have had no fever for at least 72 hours (that is three full days of no fever without the use of medicine that reduces fevers)
- Other symptoms have greatly improved (for example, cough, shortness of breath, etc.)
- At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared
- Children sent home with COVID-19 related symptoms will need verification from a doctor to return.
What if someone in our community tests positive
- Person not in the facility when contagious: If a child or staff member is determined to be a case of COVID-19, they must be excluded until they meet criteria for return. Anyone who has been exposed to a person with COVID-19 will need to be excluded (changed from anyone who lives in the same household with a person with COVID-19…). No further steps need to be taken if it is determined they were not in the facility during their contagious period.
- Person contagious while in the facility: The Department of Health and Environmental Control advises:
- Anyone who spent fifteen (15) minutes or more within six (6) feet of the case during their contagious period is considered a close contact and must quarantine until fourteen (14) days after their last contact with the case. SC Department of Environmental Control, will put this procedure in place, families and staff will receive a letter of the guidelines they must follow.
- Only identified children and staff in the classroom cohort with the case and any other identified close contacts will be required to quarantine for fourteen (14) days after the last time the case was in the facility. Even if an exposed person receives a negative COVID-19 test result they still must be quarantined for up to 14 days as it may take this length of time for this virus to replicate and show up on a test.
- The classroom will need to be closed for cleaning and disinfection before it can be used again.
- The school will inform families that they should monitor their children for symptoms.
- We will continue to work with our Rebecca Ward, RN, BSN, Epidemiology Nurse, regarding staff, child, or family with COVID-19 related symptoms and any other health related issue.
- To remain part of the CJDS community all families and staff members must adhere to DHEC and CJDS regulations as related to COVID-19.
General Information
Co-mingling
- Nap mats must be at least 6 feet apart or have a physical barrier.
- There will be no mixing of classes.
- Adult bathrooms must be disinfected after each use.
- Each elementary class will have a designated bathroom.
- We will cancel or postpone special events such as festivals, holiday events, and special performances.
- The only adults allowed in the school will either work for CJDS or work directly with children.
Health and Safety:
- We will take children’s temperatures around mid-day (log any child who has a temperature above 100.4).
- We have the capacity to high heat launder bedding and other items daily.
- Nap mats will be placed 6 feet apart or have a physical seperation.
- Children should sleep head to toe or toe to toe.
- We will continue to work with our Rebecca Ward, RN, BSN, Epidemiology Nurse, regarding staff, child, or family with COVID-19 related symptoms and any other health related issue.
- Children who develop symptoms at school will be isolated in Rabbi Meir’s Office until families are able to pick up. The adult that stays with the child can reenter a classroom space to return to work after washing hands and changing clothes.
- Children and teachers must wash hands before playing on the playground (and all other times indicated in the Staff Handbook).
- No water play of any kind is permitted, this includes sprinklers, running water, and water tables.
Offering Concurrent Learning
- Staff members with a positive COVID-19 test in the classroom (another staff member or student) will meet with the administration (via Zoom if exposed) to prepare for the steps to move to CJDS@home learning.
- CJDS@home will be offered for quarantined students. Boxes of educational materials and links to Zoom/Google Classroom/Jupiter Ed (applicable educational platform for age/grade level) will be sent to families. CJDS teachers and families will partner to monitor virtual learning and keep open communicate to offer the students a high quality learning experience.
- Parents will be provided a pacing guide or other information to support quarantined children who may not have access to internet.
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