COVID POLICIES After a careful review of our enrollment numbers, we are confident that we can accommodate 50% of our enrollment on the Upper School campus. All members of the school community will be socially distant and required to wear a mask. Upper School students will be divided into two cohorts, one on campus for five days and the other learning from home. The second cohort will then be in-seat for five days while the first cohort remains at home. All students at home will attend classes synchronously with their classmates on campus. The following operational policies have been put in place to ensure the health and safety of all members of our community:
PRE-ARRIVAL Prior to their arrival, parents will complete a questionnaire asserting their son is physically well and exhibiting no signs of illness, especially those symptoms associated with COVID-19. Each parent will be asked to validate that his/her son’s temperature is below 100 degrees. Trained staff, with proper PPE, will be present at the student entrance with infrared thermometers available to scan students as they enter the building. Students who exhibit any symptom will be sent to the nurse’s office and if necessary, placed in a quarantined area and their parents contacted to come and take their son home. Similarly, any student who shows any symptom of COVID-19 will be quarantined, his parents summoned, and he will be taken home. PLEASE NOTE * - In an effort to keep all members of our school community safe and healthy, parents bear the responsibility of verifying that their son is COVID-19 symptom free every day. If you know that your son suffers from seasonal allergies, please provide the school with written documentation from your doctor or other medical professional detailing the symptoms of the allergy. You must contact the health office with current information prior to the start of the academic year.
ARRIVAL ON CAMPUS Students may arrive on campus at 7:30 AM. All students must enter at the Front Portico entrance and will see a staff member to ensure they have completed the health questionnaire. If a student has not completed the daily health questionnaire, he will need to complete the form with a member of the Iona Prep staff prior to scanning in for the day. Students will be able to register each day for their scan with their student ID and/or a daily QR code on their smart device. After students have finished their daily temperature scan, they will report to a designated area which includes our cafeteria, student lobby and gymnasium(s). Staff members will stagger sending students to their lockers and all students need to practice physical distance before the start of homeroom at 8:30 AM. Students who arrive after 8:30 AM must report to the Main Office entrance. Students who are late must follow the same protocols in terms of a completed health questionnaire and temperature scan. They must also see Mrs. Schutte, who will be located in the Main Office, for a late pass. All students who arrive after 8:30 AM must have a written note or a phone call in to Mrs. Schutte.
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