PRECAUTIONS
The most recent return-to-school guidelines that we have received from DPS and Denver Health place the following limitations on in-person instruction:
- Cohort sizes may not exceed 35 students and cohorts may not mix. We intend to keep our cohorts under 25 students.
- Cohorts may be served by up to 4 adults over the course of the day as long as there are not more than 2 adults with a cohort at the same time.
- Teachers can support up to 2 different cohorts in person.
- Students in grades K-5 should be socially distanced a minimum of 3 feet. Adults must maintain 6 foot distance from each other, and 3 foot distance from students.
- Students and adults must maintain appropriate physical distancing, wear masks and practice daily hygiene.
In addition to adhering to this safety guidelines, our top priority for the return-to-school transition is that we maintain consistency and relationships for our students and staff. Therefore, we are maintaining the general structure of our school day when students return to campus. Some parts of our day will look different. These include:
- The school day for students will be from 9am - 3:30pm
- Masks must be worn at all times with the exception of meals and mask breaks. NO GAITERS OR BANDANAS.
- Every cohort/classroom will have its own entrance/exit into the building. This will be the only door that the cohort uses to get into/out of the building.
- If your child is late to school, he/she will need to enter the front door and be checked by the front office.
- All Parents/Guardians must complete a health screening with their child(ren) before arriving at school.
- Parents are responsible for ensuring that their children are safe and healthy before arriving at school.
- Parents/Guardians will conduct symptom screening before they arrive in person and temperatures will be taken at home if possible
- Those that do not pass the self report screening MUST stay home and CANNOT come to school. Please call the attendance line at school, notifying the school of illness
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This pre-screening must be done via the app Safe Access. (General guide for at home screening can be found HERE (and below)). We will send more information about the Safe Access app next week.
- Students will have their temperature checked prior to entering the building every morning.
- Hand washing will take place every 2 hours at minimum.
- Meals will be eaten in the classroom while maintaining 3-6' social distance. Breakfast and lunch will be taken to them and individually served.
- Breakfast and lunch will continue to be provided at no cost.
- Recess will look a little different as cohorts can only interact with themselves. There will be no intermixing of cohorts at Recess and each cohort will have designated space outdoors to play.
- For the safety of the community, no visitors are allowed inside the school building, including parents and families.
DISCOVERY LINK
DPS Discovery Link will return with reduced capacity to regular before and after school programming, starting Monday,
Sept. 21st for ECE only. Registration for ECE-5th grade opens at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16th. Families who have already enrolled their students in Discovery Link programming can register for the days their students will attend by clicking here. For families new to Discovery Link, please click here to enroll.
Only students who are attending in-person learning will be eligible to register and must attend school the days they attend before and after school programs. Students whose grades have not yet returned to in-person cannot attend before and after school.
Sites are limited to 60 students total including a maximum of 10 ECE students. Morning programming will begin at 6:30 a.m. and last until the school bell, and afternoon programming will begin at the school bell and last until 6:00 p.m. *Time subject to change. Cohorts will be no larger than 15 students to promote social distancing and will be split by grade when possible. Students will also be outside as much as possible, weather permitting.
FOOD RESOURCES
If you are looking for food distribution sites near you, this website can be very helpful. Simply enter your zip code and it will show you options close to you. See additional emergency food locations below.
Don't forget that breakfast/lunch pickup is FREE for ALL students ages 1-18 in Denver. Please be sure to stop by between 11am-1pm to pick up meals on regular school days.* Meal distribution is ongoing through both DPS and some local Recreational Centers. Please visit this page to learn more about locations and times for breakfast/lunch/dinner meal pickups or view the documents below.
If you are in need of additional assistance, please be sure to contact our Family Liaison, Ali Larson at alison_larson@dpsk12.org or by text at 303-242-6414.
We know this is a time that comes with a lot of questions, and we are here to support you. Don't hesitate to reach out as questions arise. Your teachers and I will continue to be in contact to share more information as we have it.
With love,
Dominique Jefferson
Principal
