Autauga County Schools issued the following announcement on July 22.
This document provides guidance for Autauga County Schools in reopening schools for the 2020-2021 school year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This document follows guidance provided by the Alabama State Department of Education’s Roadmap to Opening Schools, the ADPH, and the CDC. Information from other state plans was also taken into consideration in the development of this plan.
Guiding Principles
These five principles are set forth by the ALSDE.
1. We will be transparent. We will share what we know and what we don’t know and be clear about what we can control and what is outside of our control.
2. We will be equitable. We will center decisions on what is best for all students, families, and educators.
3. We will listen. We will bring together devise stakeholders and experts to understand realities on the ground and to surface creative solutions.
4. We will put safety first. We will leverage data and public health leadership to inform the choices we make.
5. We will be decisive. Given the size and scope of the challenge, we must move deliberately and make tough choices. We may need to adapt and if so, we will adapt quickly.
Focus areas of Wellness, Operations & Facilities, and Instruction & Technology are embedded throughout this document as they are addressed through communication, prevention protocols, student transportation, entry/exit of school campus, breakfast/lunch meals, transitions, large group gatherings, student learning environment and pedagogy, physical education and physical activity, vulnerable populations, staff or student illness at school, and health services.
DISCLAIMER
This plan/guidance is intended to offer Autauga County employees guidance in the reopening and operation of Autauga County schools and/or facilities in an effort to prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19 on its local school campuses, facilities and school buses. This document provides a framework with considerations that the District and school leaders can utilize as preparation for the 2020-2021 school year continues. Adherence to this plan/guidance does not guarantee the prevention and/or spread of the disease.
Original source can be found here.
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