School City of Mishawaka announces preliminary reopening plans
Posted: Jun 30, 2020 11:01 AM EDT
School City of Mishawaka announced preliminary details of the district's plan for reopening in the fall while following safety precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The district plans to release its reopening plan the second week of July. Until then, they wanted to communicate key details already decided.
- In coordination with the other districts in St. Joseph County, School City of Mishawaka will return to school on Wednesday, August 12.
- Schools will be in session and in-person five days a week with safety measures in place
- The district will provide more information on eLearning the second week of July
- The published school calendar will be followed.
All school districts have agreed to the following modifications in partnership with the St. Joseph County Health Department:
- Staff and students are required to have a mask with them at all times. There will be times that masks or facial coverings will be required indoors and in enclosed spaces when 6 feet of physical distance cannot be maintained.
- Students and staff will be required to be fever free for 72 hours without use of fever reducing medication before returning to school.
- Students and staff will be required to conduct at-home, self-screening on a daily basis.
- All perfect attendance incentives for both students and staff will be discontinued.
- Lunches will be adjusted to maximize available open space and utilize alternate scheduling to adhere to safety guidelines.
- A separate space in existing school health offices will be identified to treat symptomatic students.
- Visitors and guests will be restricted in school facilities until further notice.
- Instructional space and scheduling flexibility will be maximized to ensure responsible social distancing as often as possible.
- Enhanced cleaning and hand washing procedures will be required with additional hand sanitizer stations available for all students and staff.