COVID-19 News and Policies
As of 3/1/22 Masking is optional for all individuals at FPPS.
Masking is still a requirement after an exposure if you would like to do a modified quarantine.
Please keep sick children home. As regulations relax, it is still a top prioroty to keep our FPPS families healthy.
As of 3/1/22 Masking is optional for all individuals at FPPS.
Masking is still a requirement after an exposure if you would like to do a modified quarantine.
Please keep sick children home. As regulations relax, it is still a top prioroty to keep our FPPS families healthy.
As we enter our 3rd year of Pandemic schooling, we are trying to find a balance of returning to normal and providing the safest space for our students and their families.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How are we preparing the school?
-Students must stay home if they show any signs of illness.
-Any child showing any signs of illness will be sent home.
-Drop off and pick up will take place outside at staggered times and in different locations.
We found that the transition into school was much easier for our students.
The students learned to independently hang up their bags and sort their folders and snacks.
The doors were never unlocked without staff supervision.
-Hands will be washed immediately after entering the building and frequently throughout the day.
-Individual materials will be used instead of shared supplies. (The children did a great job with this and learned to be responsible for their items.)
-The building will be cleaned and sanitized throughout the day and a deeper cleaning will occur each night.
- Materials will be sanatized after each class.
-A quarantine location has been established in case a child becomes ill.
What can you do?
Have a back up plan in case schools are closed, your child becomes sick or a quarantine is required.
Keep your child home if they show any signs of illness.
What does arrival look like?
Classes will have designated arrival locations and times.
-Prep and 3 day 3 class will use the ramp by the office
-2 day 3 and 3 day 4 class will use the door by the playground.
-The Kindergarten Readiness class will use the door by the playground.
- A teacher will meet you at the front door daily and unlock the exterior doors.
- Additional teachers will be in the hall and in the classroom to assist your child with hanging up their bags, sorting their items, washing hands and morning work.
- When all students have arrived, the teacher will lock the doors.
-If you are running late, just ring the doorbell by the exterior door and we will let you in.
-When you are volunteering at school, please ring the doorbell and we will meet you at the outside door.
Health
All temperatures must be below 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
If you are sick, stay home.
If you have had an exposure, please contact the director.
Will my child wear a mask?
Masks are recommended for students during times when community transmission is high. Teachers will wear them if that is what HCPS requires for their staff members. As of 3/1/22 masks were made optional.
If you would like your child to wear his/her mask, please send them to school with it on and please include a brown paper bag for safe storing. Please also have an extra mask available in case it becomes soiled. We will work with the students to wear it safely.
Dismissal:
Children will be taken to the door that they entered. Parents should wait in a line. Children will be dismissed individually. Again, we ask for your patience.
When does a class have to quarantine?
The most recent guidance states that if a class has a confirmed case of COVID-19, the class will be notified. You are welcome to keep your child home to quarantine if you like.
The health department must be called if there is an "outbreak." An outbreak is 2 cases in a cohort.
Any individual who is unvaccinated or who has not recovered from COVID 19 in the past 90 days will most likely be advised to quarantine for 5 days and return with mask wearing for an additional 5.
What if my child tests positive for COVID-19?
Take a deep breath and fill out the "COVID POSITIVE" form on the remind app. We will call the health department to determine whether or not the class is impacted and when your child is able to return to school.
What if a member of the family is positive by my child is not?
Please fill out an" exposure form" on the remind app. Your child's return date will be determined on whether or not the positive individual is able to isolate from the student. Once you fill out the exposure form, the director will be in touch.
What if my child has an exposure in the community?
If your child was determined to be a close contact of a COVID positive person, and they are unvaccinated and have not recovered from COVID in the past 90 days, they will need to quarantine. If you do not live with the positive person, the quarantine period can begin right after the exposure. The day of the exposure is day 0 and the student can return on the 6th day with a well fitting mask. The mask must be worn until day 10 of the quarantine.
Exposure=0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 RETURN with mask 6 MASK 7 MASK 8 MASK 9 MASK 10
Frequently Asked Questions:
How are we preparing the school?
-Students must stay home if they show any signs of illness.
-Any child showing any signs of illness will be sent home.
-Drop off and pick up will take place outside at staggered times and in different locations.
We found that the transition into school was much easier for our students.
The students learned to independently hang up their bags and sort their folders and snacks.
The doors were never unlocked without staff supervision.
-Hands will be washed immediately after entering the building and frequently throughout the day.
-Individual materials will be used instead of shared supplies. (The children did a great job with this and learned to be responsible for their items.)
-The building will be cleaned and sanitized throughout the day and a deeper cleaning will occur each night.
- Materials will be sanatized after each class.
-A quarantine location has been established in case a child becomes ill.
What can you do?
Have a back up plan in case schools are closed, your child becomes sick or a quarantine is required.
Keep your child home if they show any signs of illness.
What does arrival look like?
Classes will have designated arrival locations and times.
-Prep and 3 day 3 class will use the ramp by the office
-2 day 3 and 3 day 4 class will use the door by the playground.
-The Kindergarten Readiness class will use the door by the playground.
- A teacher will meet you at the front door daily and unlock the exterior doors.
- Additional teachers will be in the hall and in the classroom to assist your child with hanging up their bags, sorting their items, washing hands and morning work.
- When all students have arrived, the teacher will lock the doors.
-If you are running late, just ring the doorbell by the exterior door and we will let you in.
-When you are volunteering at school, please ring the doorbell and we will meet you at the outside door.
Health
All temperatures must be below 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
If you are sick, stay home.
If you have had an exposure, please contact the director.
Will my child wear a mask?
Masks are recommended for students during times when community transmission is high. Teachers will wear them if that is what HCPS requires for their staff members. As of 3/1/22 masks were made optional.
If you would like your child to wear his/her mask, please send them to school with it on and please include a brown paper bag for safe storing. Please also have an extra mask available in case it becomes soiled. We will work with the students to wear it safely.
Dismissal:
Children will be taken to the door that they entered. Parents should wait in a line. Children will be dismissed individually. Again, we ask for your patience.
When does a class have to quarantine?
The most recent guidance states that if a class has a confirmed case of COVID-19, the class will be notified. You are welcome to keep your child home to quarantine if you like.
The health department must be called if there is an "outbreak." An outbreak is 2 cases in a cohort.
Any individual who is unvaccinated or who has not recovered from COVID 19 in the past 90 days will most likely be advised to quarantine for 5 days and return with mask wearing for an additional 5.
What if my child tests positive for COVID-19?
Take a deep breath and fill out the "COVID POSITIVE" form on the remind app. We will call the health department to determine whether or not the class is impacted and when your child is able to return to school.
What if a member of the family is positive by my child is not?
Please fill out an" exposure form" on the remind app. Your child's return date will be determined on whether or not the positive individual is able to isolate from the student. Once you fill out the exposure form, the director will be in touch.
What if my child has an exposure in the community?
If your child was determined to be a close contact of a COVID positive person, and they are unvaccinated and have not recovered from COVID in the past 90 days, they will need to quarantine. If you do not live with the positive person, the quarantine period can begin right after the exposure. The day of the exposure is day 0 and the student can return on the 6th day with a well fitting mask. The mask must be worn until day 10 of the quarantine.
Exposure=0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 RETURN with mask 6 MASK 7 MASK 8 MASK 9 MASK 10