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2023-2024 COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Policy Effective 08/21/23

Last updated 02/1/24

Objectives and Summary of Changes:

Objective 1: Prevent the spread of COVID-19

Objective 2: Update on recommendations from the County of Los Angeles Public Health 

 

Summary of Changes

 

  1. Changes are based on recommendations from the County of Los Angeles Public Health as of August 4, 2023:
    •  COVID 19 Prevention Guidance and Exposure Management Plan documents have been retired. Schools are recommended to follow the  COVID-19 Prevention and Response Guidelines for Education Settings
    • Schools are no longer required to implement COVID-19 Testing. 
    • Schools are encouraged to continue to promote vaccinations, maintain ventilation, cleaning, disinfecting, and hand hygiene procedures.
    • Mask should be worn by anyone exposed for about 10 days. 
    • Mask should be worn by any positive case returning from isolation from day 6 to day 10.
    • Employers are required to provide masks, respirators, and testing kits to employees upon request.

Roles and Responsibilities

Home Office Responsibilities
 
  • Create Memo and PowerPoint on new changes for faculty and parents
  • Create communication for parents/students to be sent via Parent Square
  • HQ communicate via parent square with parents and via email to faculty on new procedures.
  • HQ HR should provide any COVID positive employees with Isolation Instructions
  • School Principal should notify exposed employees of a Covid positive case
  • HQ will follow up with LADPH with any required actions.
  • HQ will create instructions for site leads on accessible masks, testing kits, and respirators for any employee who requests them only.
  • HQ will order testing kits as available from https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/COVID19-Test-Request-Schools-Childcare
 
School Site Responsibilities
 
  • Communicate new procedures to faculty, parents, and students
  • Identify designee who will store and distribute mask, testing kit, and respirator by request
  • School Site lead should report to HQ within 12 hours any cluster of 3 or more cases in a classroom, office, or in a pre-defined group (i.e. cohort, tea, or club, etc) who were linked and on campus at any point within 7 days of each other.
  • Provide COVID 19 Positive Cases with Isolation Instructions

COVID-19 Timeline

The following table outlines the COVID19 Timeline for possible changes with COVID19 policies for Value Schools:

By the end of February
  • Share recommendations with principal feedback form/1:1 connections   
  • Share communications with principals and Aps via the newsletter
  • Determine next steps after principal feedback form/1:1 connections
By the end of February
  • Covid-19 Communications sent to employees, students, and parents via email and Parent Square
  • HQ will order respirators
  • HQ will ensure sites have masks and 60 testing kits per site
  • Updated ventilation, cleaning, disinfecting, and hand cleaning procedures
Ongoing
  • Share feedback on new procedures to CEO and COO

2023-2024 COVID-19 Safety Protocols

The 23-24 Fall COVID 19 Safety Protocols goals are intended to support school sites with academic and tactical operations to prevent spread of COVID 19. Based on the Los Angeles County Public Health Recommendations as of February 1st, we propose the following outline. An official mask mandate by LADPH would override these procedures.

Low Risk

Masking
  • Masks are optional 

Distribution of Test Kits
  • Home testing kits by requests
  • Home COVID Testing before returning to school or long weekend optional  

Vaccines
  • Required for faculty and staff
  • Recommended for students

Ventilation, Cleaning & Sanitation
  • Required for all facilities
  • Air Purifiers
  • MERV 3 Filters

Regular hand washing & Sanitizer
  • Recommended for all faculty and students

Exposed

Control Spread and Monitor Symptoms
  • Employees and students who are exposed are encouraged to monitor symptoms.
  • Employees and students who are exposed to a positive COVID case are encouraged to wear masks for up to 10 days
  • Employees and students who are exposed to a positive COVID case are recommended to get tested on day 3 and day 5.  Employees and students may request testing kits at the school or go to https://www.covid.gov/tools-and-resources/resources/tests

Or Need help placing an order for your at-⁠home tests? Call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489).

Positive Case

Isolation
 

Isolation period: The term "Isolation Period" refers to the following:

  • Individuals with COVID-19 with symptoms: Individuals who have COVID-19 and are experiencing symptoms shall stay home away from others until fever free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication AND other symptoms are mild and improving.
  • Masks are required to leave isolation before 10 days from when symptoms began or the date of their first positive test, or  when around other people.
  • You can remove your mask sooner if you have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart.
  • Individuals with COVID-19 without symptoms: Individuals who have COVID-19 and are not experiencing symptoms are not required to be isolated provided they wear a well-fitting, high-quality respiratory mask whenever around other people. You can remove your mask sooner if you have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart.