Northwest Catholic High School Return to School Plan
In Northwest Catholic High School's return to school plan, students are required to wear face masks, practice social distancing, and follow specific guidelines for classrooms, bathrooms, and locker rooms. The plan outlines procedures for arrival, classroom layout, material sharing, bathroom usage, and more to ensure a safe school environment during the pandemic.
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NORTHWEST CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Return to School Plan
FACE COVERINGS Face Masks are required with the exception of eating at lunch Cloth or disposable masks are acceptable No scarves, bandannas, gator masks, fleece masks are allowed Face masks must be appropriate for school, no objectionable logos or prints Masks are sold through the school s Land s end Store
ARRIVAL You MUST have a mask to enter the building! The school opens at 7:00 am Athletic bags get dropped off in the Johnson Gym Instruments get dropped off in the Rice Auditorium The dining hall is open for two students per table Follow enter and exit doors Follow one way traffic signs Proceed directly to first period No lockers
CLASSROOM LAYOUT Maximum of 24 to a classroom Forward facing desks Enter and exit doors Hand Sanitizer Teachers have Plexiglass on desks 12 feet from front board to first desk Choir classes and wind instruments must distance 12 feet in auditorium for class Maintain social distancing!
MATERIAL SHARING School materials cannot be shared. Students must have their own school supplies Art students should have purchased art supplies
BATHROOMS Single-use, paper passes must be obtained from a classroom teacher to use the bathroom. No bathroom usage is allowed during passing time The number of students in the bathroom should be equivalent to the number of stalls Students should use assigned bathrooms: 501 and 300 Hall 300 Girls Bathroom & 600 Boys Bathroom 600 Hall 600 Girls Bathroom & 600 Boys Bathroom 800 Hall 600 Girls Bathroom & 700 Boys Bathroom 700 Hall Girls Cafeteria Bathroom & 700 Boys Bathroom 100 Hall 100 Girls Bathroom & Boys Mortensen Bathroom Art Mortensen Bathrooms Music Hall Cafeteria Bathrooms Dining Hall Cafeteria Bathrooms When appropriate and allowable, doors will be propped open. After school, the 300 and 700 hall bathrooms are the only available bathrooms to the students; all other bathrooms will be locked for cleaning.
LOCKER ROOMS Locker Rooms will be contingent on CIAC guidelines (Phase 4). Locker Rooms will be closed in the morning. The Johnson Gym will be organized by team, with 6 feet apart spaces for athletes to put down their bags. Adult supervision will be used during this time to limit and monitor how many athletes are dropping their bags in the Johnson Gym. Traffic will occur in one direction. Students should enter through the doors on the Stosuy side and exit through the auditorium side. The Team Room will be dedicated to the highest risk sport (the football team) after school. After school, the locker rooms will follow a team schedule for entry (see below). Student-Athletes will pick up their bag, enter the locker rooms, and change. There will be one boys team and one girls team allowed in a time slot to change. Changing stations in the locker rooms will be measured 6 feet apart
BELL SCHEDULE Period A/E Period B/F Period C/G Period D/H 7:50 am 9:00 am 9:03 am 10:13 am 10:16 am 11:26 am 12:58 pm 2:08 pm Advisory Grade 9 Lunch Grade 10 Lunch Grade 11 Lunch Grade 12 Lunch 11:29 am 12:55pm 11:29 am 11:49 am 11:51 am 12:11 pm 12:13 pm 12:33 pm 12:35 pm 12: 55 pm Grade 10 Mask Break Grade 9 Mask Break Grade 12 Mask Break Grade 11 Mask Break
DISMISSAL Students are asked to remain in their last class until the conclusion of prayer and announcements. Dismissal of students will be staggered and by announcement at the conclusion of the day. Students should abide by the one-way directions and social distancing. After school, students may report to a club activity, a teacher, athletics, the dining hall, the library, or be picked up by a parent or school bus. No students are permitted in the hallways after 2:15pm.
AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISION Students must report immediately after school to the dining hall and follow social distancing guidelines, with two students to a table. Students may no longer wait for a ride in the school atrium. When a student s ride arrives, they must immediately exit the building. All students must be picked up by 5pm and promptly exit the school at which time the building will be locked and secured. No student is permitted in the building after 5pm!
FOOD SERVICE No cash will be exchanged in the lunch line Students may put money on their ID cards in the Pride Caf before the start of first period or they may add money using the website and a credit card Students should enter the dining hall line following one way directional arrows and maintain social distancing using the floor markings All food will be single packaged Chair cannot be added to tables and they may not be moved. Students must sit in the chairs as they are arranged in the dining hall and gym. Students will be assigned to eat in either the dining hall or Stosuy Gym. Students are asked to wipe the tables before leaving their space and returning to the classroom.
TRANSPORTATION West Hartford Residents can utilize the bussing services. Students must wear a mask at all times and follow all guidelines regarding social distancing. Parents are encouraged to transport their children to and from school.
VISITORS Visitors to the building are not permitted
HEALTH SCREENING Students and staff should self-assess daily before leaving for in-person school, to identify fever and other possible symptoms of COVID-19 including: cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell. Students and staff must stay home when they are sick!
TRAVEL ADVISORY Students and adults must quarantine for 14 days if they have traveled to any of the states on the governor s travel advisory. Please refer to https://portal.ct.gov/coronavirus/travel for a list of states. Negative tests are not accepted in lieu of the 14 day quarantine.
ILLNESS Students or staff who become symptomatic during the course of school day will be separated from others immediately and assessed by the school nurse in a confidential setting. Students exhibiting symptoms will be required to continue to wear a mask and wait in the designated isolation room. The school nurse will have a plan for treating other students in the health office, recognizing that not all symptoms are COVID-19 related. All dismissals for illness should be coordinated by the school nurse. Students should not call their parents and request to be dismissed. The school nurse will advise parents/guardians of students who are ill that they are not to return to school until they have met CDC criteria to discontinue home isolation. Students must have a note from their healthcare provider to return to school. Schools may implement a short-term closure (2-5 days) or longer, regardless of community spread, if an infected person has been in a school building. The CDC currently recommends dismissal of students and most staff for 2-5 days. This initial short-term dismissal allows time for the West Hartford Department of Health, in conjunction with the school nurse, administration, and AOH to determine appropriate next steps. If an emergency closure is necessary, communication will be provided via email, text message, and the school website.
