HARMONY

First Day of School

Wednesday, August 5^th – First Bell rings at 8:00am. We understand that you want to walk your child in for their first day, and we welcome you to do that on Wednesday.  However, we ask that you only do this on the first day. Beginning Thursday, please drop your children off at their designated building, and someone will be there to make sure they get to class.  This is just another measure to ensure all of our students are kept safe and healthy, which is our first priority.

Bottled water will be provided to students each day instead of using the water fountains, but you are welcome to send a personal water bottle for your child.

We are excited to announce the school will be providing school supplies for all Harmony students this year!

Parents will only need to purchase a backpack.

Back to School COVID-19 Protocol

The following plan has been created to allow our students to return to school for the 2020-2021 school year in the safest manner possible. The unprecedented times of the COVID-19 Pandemic are constantly changing which means our response must also change at times. We ask for your cooperation, flexibiity, and patience as we strive educate your child during these extraordinary times. Thank you in advance for working along with us to protect each and every student at Harmony School. 

Daily Screening

1. Parents will screen using provided checklist; if parents send their child to school, they are certifying that student is healthy.  School may check temperature at the door.
2. Staff will screen themselves.  If they come to work, they are certifying they are healthy.

At School Procedures

Isolation Room: Any student or staff memberr who exhibits a fever of 100 degrees or more will be instantly isolated in a predetermined isolation room and immediately sent home. After being sent home, the student or staff member cannot return to school until one of the following criteria is met:

• WITHOUT COVID TESTING:  The student or staff member must not be present at school for 10 days.
• After a NEGATIVE COVID TEST:  The student or staff member can return to physical school after 3 days of being fever free with no fever reducing medication.

Student will become a distance learner at home until he/she can return to school. The student will be counted as present because digital learning will be provided. The student will be entered into a Google form accessible only to necessary school personnel.

POSITIVE COVID TEST: ​​

1. Consult with county Health Department to begin tracing.
2. Communicate to school staff.
3. Communicate to applicable parents depending on classroom arrangement.
4. Thoroughly sanitize classroom.
5. Positive case classroom goes to distance learning for 14 days while those students are quarantined.  If the student has siblings, the siblings will also be quarantined.
6. If the attendance of campus learners at the site and/or district where the positive case occurs reaches a 35% absenteeism rate, the site and/or district will go to distance learning for 14 days.  The count starts on the first day of distance learning.
7. Grab and Go meals will be provided starting on Day 1 of distance learning. Delivery schedule will be dictated by the district’s Child Nutrition capabilities.

Access to School Facilities

Due to COVID-19 and for the safety of our students, parents will only be allowed to enter the main building (office window only) during the regular school day.  For assistance, parents are asked to call the office at (580)889-3687.

Bus Transportation

• Alternate transportation recommended for all bus riders if possible.
• Maximize air flow.
• Seating chart required on all buses.
• Additional bus routes (district decision)

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Requirements for All Elementary Teachers

• maximize classroom space (remove reading nooks, center areas, etc.)
• one directional seating (for all classrooms that don’t have round tables)
• seating charts (required by all teachers for all classes)

In accordance with our COVID-19 Protocol, there will be NO Meet the Teacher this year! 

Parking Lot Reminder

For the safety of our students, we ask that all vehicles please WAIT until all buses have exited the parking lot before exiting.