COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions

Updated 8/19/2021 

All Saints School is committed to the safety and wellness of its community. Our administrative staff and school board continue to work closely with community healthcare consultants as well as church and Diocesan leadership to determine and implement the most thorough and safe policies and procedures to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 on campus. We sincerely appreciate your continued support and prayers over our Little Saints, staff, and school families. It takes all of us working together to make another successful school year. 

We are closely monitoring guidelines and updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics, and please know we will adjust our practices as developments occur.

The safety of our community and cleanliness of our facility is a responsibility we all must share. We are asking everyone to commit to keeping our community healthy and safe by embracing general COVID-19 safety measures. Failure to comply with our updated procedures puts our community at risk and will result in disciplinary action and possible termination of services.
 

It is imperative that our school families and staff acknowledge and abide by protocols to ensure our people and our spaces remain safe.

What safety upgrades remain on campus?

• Campus will be closed to visitors and parents/caregivers during the school day, with the exception of certain Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) events and school meetings.
• Plexiglass will remain on the playground perimeter fencing to create a barrier between the classes on the playground and those who might be playing on their classroom porch.
• Portable sinks will remain in the gym and all outdoor play spaces to increase opportunities for hand washing.
• Multiple no-touch hand sanitizer stations are strategically placed around campus.      

 Are face masks required?

For Children

• Children in our Twos classes are not required to wear masks. Parents/guardians must notify their child’s teacher if they prefer their child wear a mask indoors at school.
• Children in our Threes classes are required to wear masks:
  • During arrival and dismissal procedures
  • During Chapel
  • During indoor in-house field trips where more than one class is gathered (examples: storytellers, visit from the WPPD or WPFD)
  • Masks are otherwise optional for children in our Threes classes during the day. Parents/guardians must notify their child’s teacher if they prefer their child wear a mask indoors at school.
• Children in our Pre-K and Kindergarten classes are required to wear masks:
  • During arrival and dismissal procedures
  • While indoors
• Children will not be required to wear masks while playing outside: on the playground, classroom porches, or Outdoor Classroom. 
• Children will not be required to wear masks during physical activity in the gym.

For Adults

• Parents/caregivers are required to wear a mask while on school campus, regardless of vaccine status.
• Staff members are required to wear a mask at all times, regardless of vaccine status. Staff members have the option to remove their mask when outdoors with their class: on the playground, classroom porches, or Outdoor Classroom.

What additional cleaning and sanitation measures remain in place? 

• All air filters will be changed once a month (previously this occurred once every three months).
• Common areas (playground, gym, and Outdoor Classroom) will be sanitized once daily and as needed.
• As always, children and staff members will wash hands frequently throughout each day.
• As always, teachers and staff members will sanitize high-touch surfaces multiple times throughout each day. Toys and materials will be sanitized at the end of each day and spot cleaned as needed throughout the day.
• Rugby Commercial Cleaning will continue to clean the classrooms and office nightly while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). They have implemented new and more thorough cleaning measures such as disinfecting all high-touch surfaces using Virex II 256 for all manual disinfecting and Bioesque Botanical Disinfectant for all spray applications; both products have been proven effective against COVID-19 bacteria. 

What changes have been made to the school’s health and safety protocols?  

• Classes will continue to remain within their cohort with the exception of Chapel and in-house field trips, where masks will be worn and groups will be socially distanced. In-house field trips will take place outdoors whenever possible.
• Children who participate in our Early Bird or After Care programs or afterschool enrichment programs on campus will be mixed with children from other class cohorts.
• Students who become ill during school hours will be placed in the Get Well Room (located in the office) and must be picked up from school within 30 minutes of the first contact (phone or email) made to their parent/caregiver.
• The sick policy was most recently updated on July 30, 2021. While we understand that many COVID-19 symptoms can also be related to other illnesses or health conditions, we must proceed with an abundance of caution. 
  • Most notably:
    • In the event of vomit or diarrhea, there must also be a regular bowel movement before returning.
    • Children should not arrive at school on fever-reducing medication. If medication may be needed for teething or another reason, a parent/guardian can fill out the medical release documentation and leave the medicine in the office to be administered as needed.

I have more than one child enrolled at All Saints School. If one of my children becomes ill, am I required to keep everyone home for a certain period of time?
 

• The sick child must stay home and be fever free without medication, have no incidents of vomit or diarrhea, and have an overall improvement of symptoms for 24 hours before returning to school. 
• Siblings may attend as long as they are not experiencing any symptoms.

What are the drop-off and pick-up procedures? 

•  Drop-off and pick-up for all students will occur during the following times (unless you are registered for Early Bird or After Care):

Drop-off: 8:50-9:10 a.m.

Pick-up: 1:50-2:10 p.m.

• Threes, Pre-K, and Kindergarten students are required to wear a mask during drop-off and pick-up.
• Carline, located off of Lyman Avenue, will be utilized by Young Twos, Older Twos, Pre-K, and Kindergarten families.
• Drop-off and pick-up for Threes and Ones will occur in the church parking lot, which can be accessed off of Interlachen Avenue.
• Parents/caregivers of Infants, Young Ones, and Older Ones students can walk in for drop-off and pick-up and must wear a mask.
• We will work with families who have children in multiple classes, likely following the drop-off schedule and routine of the oldest child. This will be handled on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of school staff.
• Should a student arrive late to school or need to leave early, parents/caregivers are to call the office upon arrival to the school.

Will Early Bird and After Care be available? After school enrichments? 

• Early Bird runs from 8:15-8:50 a.m. and is available for fall 2021. Early Bird for infants will take place in the classroom. Ones and twos will be on the small playground, and threes, pre-K, and kindergarten will be on the big playground. Barring inclement weather, the two playground groups will be distanced in the gym and separated by a curtain barrier.
• After Care will be offered again for fall 2021. After Care runs from 2:10-3:30 p.m. Children will be placed in small groups by age in outdoor spaces: classroom porches and playground as well as the gym.
• Early Bird and After Care drop-off and pick-up procedures will be emailed to families that sign up for these services.
• After school enrichments will again be offered for fall 2021. After school enrichment teachers will be held to the same standards as staff members and school families.

Are there any travel restrictions for staff and school families?

There are no travel restrictions at this time. When traveling, please self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and get tested if symptoms develop. Your child must stay home if anyone in your household develops symptoms during or after travel until a negative test result of the person experiencing symptoms is confirmed. 

If traveling internationally, please follow CDC guidelines.

Please be aware that failure to comply with any health and safety protocols will result in disciplinary action and possible termination of services. It is the responsibility of each family to educate those who are approved to drop off and/or pick up their child(ren) of these policies

 What if a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19 or is exposed to a positive case outside of school?

• Parents/caregivers and staff are required to immediately notify school administration if they or anyone living in the household tests positive for COVID-19. Administration will then contact the Florida Department of Health and other school counsel for guidance and requirements.
• If anyone in the household is being tested for COVID-19, children must stay home until a negative test result is confirmed.
• If a teacher/staff member or student is exposed to a positive case of COVID-19, he/she must stay home for a total of 10 days from the last date of exposure. He/she may return to school after 10 days have passed as long as no symptoms have developed. This guidance may vary for vaccinated individuals or individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 90 days.
• If a teacher or student tests positive for COVID-19, he/she must: 1) stay home for a total of 10 days from symptom onset; 2) be fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medications; and 3) have overall improvement of symptoms before returning to school. 
• If a teacher or student tests positive for COVID-19 and is asymptomatic, he/she must stay home for 10 days after the date of his/her first positive test. 
• If a teacher or student tests positive for COVID-19, that classroom will be closed for a minimum of 72 hours for contact tracing, monitoring, and deep cleaning; the Florida Department of Health and other school counsel will be contacted for guidance and requirements. Additionally, anyone who may have come in contact with the positive case during Early Bird, After Care, or after school enrichments will be required to stay home for the minimum of 72 hours until guidance and requirements are determined.
• Nightly cleaning crew, Rugby Commercial Cleaning, will do a routine cleaning of the space(s) and surface(s) the staff member or student who tested positive for COVID-19 came in contact with. Electrostatic spraying, which is intended for COVID-19 outbreaks, will also occur.

  Will each class have specials?

• Each class will resume their specials schedule, which will be provided to parents/guardians by their child’s teachers.
• Class cohorts will not be combined for specials.
• Music with Ms. Jenn
  • Ms. Jenn will travel to the infants ones, and twos for music class. 
  • Threes  and up will travel to the music room for class.
  • Ms. Jenn has two sets of instruments that will be sanitized in between groups.
• Outdoor Classroom with Ms. Carol
  • Young Ones through Kindergarten will visit Outdoor Classroom.
  • Ms. Carol will sanitize toys and materials as needed throughout the day. All toys and materials will be sanitized at the end of each day.
• Art with Ms. Kim
  • Threes and up will visit the art room for class with Ms. Kim.
  • Ms. Kim will utilize separate supplies for each class and sanitize all supplies at the end of each day.
• Chapel with Fr. Jared
  • Threes and up will visit the main sanctuary for Chapel with Fr. Jared.
  • All students in attendance will wear a mask.
  • Class cohorts will be socially distanced by at least two pews.
  • Older Twos will have the option to attend Chapel, and the teachers will communicate this option and preference with class parents.
• Spanish with Señora Carol
  • Señora Carol will travel to the Pre-K and Kindergarten rooms for Spanish class.
  • Materials will be sanitized daily.
• Yoga with Ms. Karen
  • Pre-K and Kindergarten will have yoga in Parish Hall with Ms. Karen.
  • Ms. Karen has two sets of yoga mats that will be sanitized after use.

Will children have individual supplies and toys?

• Our Kindergarteners will have individual pencil boxes and math kits.
• Otherwise, classroom toys and materials will be communal within each cohort.

 Are field trips permitted?
 

• Our Pre-K and Kindergarten classes will proceed with the planning of off-campus field trips for the 2021-22 school year. Each field trip will be individually assessed for safety.
• Walks and Bye-Bye Buggy rides around the campus and surrounding areas are permitted and encouraged.
• In-house field trips are permitted and will be held outdoors when possible. In-house field trips may include visits from the local police or fire department, petting zoo, or storytellers.

Will speech and occupational therapists continue to hold individual sessions on campus?

Speech and occupational therapists who work with students on campus will be held to the same standards as staff and families.