The Bulldog Beat
Monday, July 13, 2020

Overview
Please see notes of our plan for opening the 2020-2021 school year. This plan was developed using guidance of public health officials. This plan will be updated as new information or guidance is shared. Please keep in mind that no plan is perfect but, through the efforts of us all, we can ensure the safety of our students, staff, and community.

Practicing Prevention



  • Teach and reinforce good hygiene such as handwashing, covering coughs, and face coverings
  • Provide hand soap and hand sanitizer, paper towels, and no touch trash cans in all settings
  • Post signage in classrooms, hallways, and entrances to communicate how to stop COVID-19 spread
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at least daily and shared objects after each use
  • Provide masks to staff and visitors  
  • Allow students and staff to bring hand sanitizer and face masks/coverings from home
  • Turn off water fountains and provide water to students and allow students/staff to bring water bottles from home
  • Conduct deep cleaning of schools prior to students/staff returning; schedule periodic deep cleanings.
Entering the
school building



  • Post signage at entrances to communicate how to stop the spread of COVID-19 
  • Students/staff who feel ill or experience symptoms at school will be placed in the care of the school nurses in a designated area of the building
  • All students and staff will be screened before entering the building 
  • Students riding buses will be screened by staff. Isolate to nurses station if internal temp is over 100.4 F 
  • Students being dropped off by parents will be screened at the vehicle. Students will return immediately to the parent  if internal temp is over 100.4 F.
  • Students who drive to school (main campus only) will enter the building according to last name
  • Once entering the building, students will be assigned designated areas to remain before the 8am bell rings. Once the gym is considered at capacity per social distancing guidelines, students will be sent to their 1st block and/or homeroom class. There will be no students in the commons areas or cafeteria in the morning. 
  • Hallways are designated as one-way traffic only. Some hallways have two-way traffic with students walking on the right side of the hallway. Click here to see an illustration of student traffic flow  during class change on both campuses. 
  • Lockers will not be issued in order to keep traffic moving in the hallways . 
  • Visitors will be screened appropriately and provided face covering.
Exiting the building


Main campus
  • Students riding the bus will be dismissed at 2:50pm
  • Students driving cars will be dismissed at 2:55pm
  • Students being picked up parents/guardians or who walk after school will be dismissed at 3:00pm
 
Freshman campus
  • Students riding the bus will be dismissed at 2:43pm
  • Students being picked up will be dismissed at 2:48pm
 
NOTE: Freshmen riding with upperclassmen siblings MUST be picked up on the freshman campus

Serving breakfast and Lunch


  • Breakfast will be grab and go only
  • As conditions allow, students will pick up an individual lunch and eat in the classroom. 
  • If needed, lunch will be delivered to the classrooms. Students can also bring their own lunch from home
  • If conditions allow, third block classes may eat in the cafeteria on a rotational basis in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines (less than 50% capacity) and maximum seating capacity in the cafeteria and social distancing.  
  • Vending machines will be shut off throughout the duration of this guidance. 
  • Students will not have access to microwaves. 
T eaching and Learning



  • Provide parents options for student instruction; online or face to face. If the online option is chosen, MPHS students must remain online for a semester. 
  • The application for online learning option will be made available to parents/guardians through July 21, 2020 
  • Monitor students' online learning progress 
  • Students MUST NOT come to school if they are sick
  • Limit physical interaction and maximize spacing through partner or group work in the classroom 
  • Establish distance between teacher desk and student desks 
  • Allow students to participate in extracurricular athletics 
  • Sanitize classroom areas and frequently touched surfaces at least once daily 
  • Remove unused desks or furniture in class to help maximize spacing 
  • Encourage the use of face masks by students and staff (age appropriate). MPHS will not be able to provide masks to students
  • Students will not be allowed to use locker rooms for PE or weight training through the duration of this guidance.
Schedule Pickup and Orientation



  • Face to face campus tours and orientations are cancelled at this time. These events may be reinstated in the near future. 
  • Upperclassmen students (10th, 11th, and 12th grade students) will have Infinite Campus access to their schedules beginning on July 30, 2020 beginning at 8am. There will be no paper copies of student schedules. This means there is no face to face pickup of student schedules and no paper schedules. Students need to access Infinite Campus through their student portal login. 
  • Freshmen will have Infinite Campus access to their schedule on July 30, 2020 beginning at 8am. There will be no paper copies of student schedules. This means there is no face to face pickup of student schedules and no paper schedules. Students need to access Infinite Campus through their student portal login.
  • New student orientation meetings (students who are new to Monroe County Schools) will be scheduled by each new student's counselor. 
    • 9th grade students Mrs. Holly Hamlin 
    • 10th-12th grade last names A-K Mrs. Tasha Burston
    • 10th-12th grade last names L-Z Mrs. Teresa Roller
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