• We hired a full-time School Nurse who will be our main point of contact between the health department and our community as it continues to mitigate and be vigilant around COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The School Nurse will dispense, log, and keep all medicines up to date for every student, be the primary contact for families regarding any health-related issues, and work with our staff to create a health and wellness curriculum for our students.
• We have organized a full Google classroom suite with a centralized curriculum and assignment management, dedicated logins to students ready in the event we have to move to distance learning.
• We are working on a Technology support system to be available as needed. 
• We have created a Technology borrowing library to support those who do not have home equipment in the event of distance learning. 
• We designed and implemented a strict morning, mid-day, afternoon, and evening cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting schedule.
• We hired a fully licensed and bonded cleaning crew to deep clean campus each evening. 
• Our Data and Compliance systems team has made great strides in making forms/paperwork/payments more straightforward for our families.

• We are in progress updating our re-opening policies per CDC, and state health guidelines. 
• We have a working relationship with Dr. Hsu, an attending physician and associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at Boston University Medical Center. 
• We will release our Parent Handbook Update in August with outlined COVID policies. These policies will include topics such as: what happens if a student or teacher tests positive, pick up and drop off procedures, mask policy, physical distancing requirements, sanitization and hand washing policy, and much more. 
• We have created a Student Health Intake Daily that will be required each day.
• We have designed and implemented a strict Disinfection Schedule for Materials and Manipulatives. Materials/Manipulatives will be single-use, per use by a child. 

• Our goal is to maintain as much of our standard programming as possible.
• Each individual classroom will be scheduled for additional outdoor learning periods.
• In Phase 2, we will be offering Music, Art, Spanish, Agriculture, and The Shop.
• Students will not be traveling to special classes. The specialist teachers will visit the classrooms after following strict disinfecting practices.
• Agriculture will take place outside as much as possible.
• All staff will undergo Professional Development on Technology, Distance Learning, and safety protocols regarding COVID.
• We prepared our programming, at all levels, for on-line distance learning if it becomes a necessity. 

• We have closed all congregate spaces for the 2020-2021 school year, or until public health data supports a return to larger group activities. 
• We converted the faculty room for 2020-2021 into the nurse's office and isolation room in case of illness.
• We refinished the ELI lobby.
• We refinished the music/drama room for use as an additional space to ensure proper physical distancing.
• We placed four 20x20 foot tents strategically on campus for outdoor classroom use.
• We will have a newly refinished Middle School.
• All classrooms will be set up for maximum physical distancing with prompts.
• All windows and doors will remain open throughout the day to ensure maximum ventilation. 
• Our heating/cooling systems are set to vent in the fresh air.
• We purchased essential PPE needed for each classroom, including masks, hand sanitizers, gloves. 

• Check your mailbox for your Back to School Packet. This will include important information on what to prepare for and a glimpse of what your student's typical school day will look like for the fall. 
• The packets will also include a 2020-2021 Parent Handbook that outlines all of the new policies related to COVID-19.
• We encourage you to review this information as a family in preparation for what to expect.

• We will be hosting Virtual Town Halls with each level.
• It will enable families to connect directly with others in their program level and provide you and opportunity to ask questions relating to the Back to School packet information.