• All students and staff (with or without the vaccine) will be required to wear a mask as per the CDC Order that school buses are considered public transportation.
• Students will be separated on the bus where feasible, but social distancing cannot be guaranteed.
• Buses will be appropriately disinfected after each use.
• Buses will have hand sanitizer dispensers. Students are expected to use hand sanitizer upon entry and exiting the bus.
• Bus drivers have been properly trained in COVID safety measures.

• Students should NOT be dropped off earlier than necessary before their scheduled start time unless they are attending Tiger Tales.  
• Students will use hand sanitizer or hand washing upon arrival into classrooms.
• Use of the car line for student pick-up or bus is encouraged.  In-person parent pick-up will be allowed outside the building.

• Breakfast and Lunch will be free to students due to extension of grant funding.
• Lunch will be hot meals and eaten in cafeterias with social distancing where feasible.
• Hand washing/hand sanitizer will be available before and after lunch.
• Social distancing/seating could be more restricted based on situational level.
• Food service workers will follow strict sanitation protocols.

• Students will be encouraged to maintain appropriate distance from each other in the school and taught good hygiene practices.
• Personal water bottles will be encouraged. The district has installed water bottle filling stations.
• There will be built in time during the day for frequent hand washing and sanitizing.
• Students and staff will be observed for illness prior to starting class or the school day. Those experiencing symptoms will be referred to the nurse.
• Teachers will make appropriate IEP / 504 accommodations for children with disabilities with respect to the health and safety policies.

• Appropriate accommodations for children with disabilities with respect to the health and safety policies

  • Accommodations as necessary or as mandated by Individual Education Plan

• Limited visitors/volunteers throughout the district.
• All visitors/volunteers need to be pre-approved and follow district guidelines.
• Approved visitors/volunteers will be strongly encouraged to mask. 
• At this time, there will be no volunteers allowed in buildings that do not directly impact student learning. Parents may not come to eat lunch with their students.

• Regular disinfecting will occur with COVID and EPA approved products.  
• Hand sanitizer will be available in every classroom and at most exterior doors.
• Students and staff will use hand sanitizer or hand washing frequently.
• The district will use additional equipment and cleaning procedures across the district.

• School nurses will keep students and staff informed of COVID safety best practices.
• If you have medication for your child, please schedule a time with the school nurse to drop it off.
• Parents and students are expected to self-screen at home prior to students entering the building.
• Students or staff demonstrating symptoms will be referred for physician evaluation. Prior to returning to school, consult a school nurse or provide documentation from a physician. 
• Procedures on how many days students or staff must be quarantined will follow best practices (ex: CDC, DESE, MSBA, etc) and the guidance of our local health department.

• Masks will be used based on the situational level of the district.
• When a building reaches 8% or more of students/staff absent due to COVID-related reasons, the building could reissue a mask requirement for a minimum of 2 weeks or until those numbers drop to fewer than 4% absences in that building for 2 consecutive weeks.
• Masks are allowed and encouraged for all students and staff.
• A mask will be required and provided for any student or staff presenting to the health office with COVID-type symptoms as determined by the school nurse.

• The district will first determine if the person exposed is fully vaccinated and has their vaccination card on file with the district.  If there is no vaccination card on file with the district, the district will assume that the person exposed is not vaccinated and must quarantine.
• If your child is vaccinated and their vaccination card is not on file with the district, there may be a delay in their return date from quarantine while the documentation is verified.
• The district will follow the direction of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and communicate with the public based on SGCHD’s recommendations and guidelines on who can be notified based on direct contact with others and facility exposure.
• We will not do district-wide notifications for positive or presumptive positive cases unless a child or staff member needs to be notified of the potential exposure to that positive case.  The district has a legal obligation not to violate HIPPA guidelines and rules, and will follow those rules and the guidance of our health department in all notifications. 
• When to Quarantine  
• Parents of quarantined or isolated students must contact the building nurse prior to students returning to school.  The nurse will require one of the following for your child to return to school:  a completed vaccination card, a physician note, a negative covid test result completed on appropriate day, OR a screenshot copy of their Health Department text message stating the students’ return date. 
• The district will address the infected space using proven practices for designated time.

Plan reviewed and revised as needed monthly for the 2020-21 school year on minor changes, and will continue for the 2021-2022 school year. 

Safety Plans Were Publicly Addressed At The Following Meetings:

• March 24, 2020 - Approve COVID Resolution Response
• May 21, 2020 - Discussion, FY20 Summer Discovery COVID measures
• June 9, 2020 - Discussion, FY20 Summer Discovery COVID measures
• August 4, 2020 - Discussion, FY21 Re-entry Plan
• August 20, 2020 - Discussion, Contact Tracing-Greene County process
• September 17, 2020 - Discussion, Additional benefits to COVID-19 impacted employees
• December 17, 2020 - Approved COVID-19 Staff Leave Resolution
• August 3, 2021 Study Session - Approved Return to Learn and SRCSP

Students (12+), staff, and community members interested in having a COVID-19 test, scheduling a vaccine appointment, or learning more information about the COVID-19 vaccine should contact their health provider or any of the community agencies assisting in the vaccination process.

• Greene County Health Department
• Jordan Valley Community Health Center

The Willard Public Schools' website has been created to utilize the built in translation feature at the top of each webpage. If you need additional translation services please call your school building. 

Willard Schools provides a wide variety of programs and resources to support the social, emotional and mental health of students. By collaborating with Burrell Behavioral Health, Willard Schools can refer students for on-site counseling and other mental health services. Counselors at each school provide other supports and are accessible to families via the online learning platform or through direct personal contact.

• Classes may take place online temporarily due to a rapid increase in the number of local cases and/or higher than normal absence rates due to COVID.
• Restrictions on school activities will be in place.
• Capacity and attendance limits may be established for events or school activities.
• No visitors in buildings (includes parents).
• Level 2 Learning may be applied to only one or more buildings, or the entire District.

• All classes are online and will follow the district’s Emergency Alternative Methods of Instruction plan.
• Classwork will be done independently.
• School buildings will be closed and only designated staff can enter.
• All activities will be canceled or rescheduled.
• Level 3 Learning would apply to the entire District.