Roots & Wings COVID-19 Protocols

The Roots & Wings 2022-2023 school year will commence on September 9, 2022. The following is the current plan of action ahead of the reopening date, based on Seven Arrows Elementary’s successful in-person schooling over the entire course of the Pandemic.

There are general considerations to take into account that will have an impact on those plans that are laid out here. First, Seven Arrows will coordinate with state and local health officials to comply with those regulations and protocols, and in collaboration with the Steering Committee, Command Team, and the COVID Medical Task Force. Second, the school will also remain flexible with the plan, allowing it to evolve with the ever changing landscape in this global pandemic. Third, the school will develop a communication strategy to communicate any changes to these plans with its constituents and stakeholders.

  • Command Team.

    • Margarita Pagliai, Head of School

    • Sara Kaviar, Director of Innovation & Learning

    • Fiona Farrahi, Director of Marketing & Enrollment Management (SAE)

    • Jane Rose, Business Officer

    • Darren Nakasuji, Dean of Students, DPH Liaison

  • COVID-19 Medical Advisory Team (SAE).

    • Neil Desai, PhD Neil Desai, PhD, CEO, Aadi Bioscience Inc.

    • Amy Eldon, Trustee, Steering Committee

    • Elizabeth Fielder-Marashi, MD. Attending ER physician, Kaiser

    • Steven Henning, Board Chair, Steering Committee

    • Ashley Hunter, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA, American Academy of Pediatrics

    • Sara Kaviar, Director of Innovation & Learning, Seven Arrows Elementary

    • Daniel Krivoy, MD, Clinical Instructor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

    • Darren Nakasuji, Dean of Students, Seven Arrows Elementary

    • Margarita Pagliai, Head of School & Founder, Seven Arrows Elementary

    • Rikki Sevell, MD, General Internist, UCLA

    • Peter Szilagyi, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, Vice-Chair for Pediatric Research, UCLA

    • Dalit Toledano, founding member of NOCOVID coalition

    • Angela Vassallo, Epidemiologist Consultant, CEO, The Safe Set & Chief Clinical Advisor, COVID SMART

  • • In-person learning: All students will be present to receive instruction on campus.

    • Distance learning: All students will receive instruction from home. No students on campus.

    • Hybrid: Students will receive instruction concurrently, both on campus and at home.

    • Our current strategy is to adopt the in-person learning model, with all students present to receive instruction on campus.

  • 1. Follow federal, state and local guidelines

    2. Student safety measures

    3. Faculty and staff safety measures

    4. Classroom safety measures

    5. Cleaning measures and protocols

    6. Visitors, vendors, and deliveries

    7. Technology considerations

    8. Other considerations

  • • Seven Arrows is committed to following the state and local guidelines on how to safely reopen the school. Each of these guidelines will be taken under consideration by the Command Team and COVID Medical Task Force to develop a strategy to implement those guidelines.

    • The CA State Governor and the LA County Dept of Health have provided guidance to schools. These guidelines are reflected in this plan and will update as more is understood amidst the changing landscape attributed to the coronavirus.

    • Guidance provided by the CDC is also incorporated and reflected in this plan.

  • • COVID-19 PCR testing

    • Take temperature upon entry to school

    • Clean face masks are required for all students. Neck gaiters, bandanas, and single layer masks are prohibited. See study

    • Students will sit 6-feet apart per current social distancing guidelines.

    • Designated classrooms for each student

    • Designated cohorts (total grade level) for each student

    • Designated seats/workstations for each student

    • Designated kits/materials for each student.

    • Designated devices for students, limit sharing.

    • Additional hand-washing stations installed throughout the school grounds

    • Designated hand washing time (4x-5/day) to access hand washing stations

    • Signage for hand washing routines

    • Outdoor instruction as much as possible

    • Limit transitions to different rooms

    • Limit congregating in hallways, choke points, and highly trafficked areas

    • Staggered arrival and departure times

    • Most parent meetings and large gatherings moved to virtual

  • • COVID-19 PCR testing

    • Vaccinations required

    • Take temperature upon entry to school

    • PPE will be provided by the school (face masks, face shields, gloves, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes)

    • Clean face masks are required for all faculty and staff

    • Provide distanced work spaces/offices

    • Install plexiglass around desks (front desk)

    • Move conferences/meetings to virtual or outdoors as often as possible

    • Prohibit sharing of computers, workspaces, phones

    • Installed UVC devices in large, high trafficked areas

    • Increased ventilation and HEPA filtration technology

  • • Cohort students

    • Classrooms reconfigured to accommodate distancing of 6-feet apart

    • Windows to remain open to increase ventilation

    • Deployed fans to increase circulation and air exchanges

    • Changed air filters to MERV 13 or 14

    • Installed UVC light devices in classrooms and bathrooms

    • Provided private egress for classrooms

    • Provided disinfectant wipes, gloves, cleaners, and hand sanitizer in each classroom

    • Installed hand sanitizer dispensers in each classroom

    • Provided access to additional hand washing stations outside of classroom

    • Removed all porous surfaces that cannot be easily disinfected (beanbags, carpet, pillows)

  • • Hire full time cleaning crew to sanitize classrooms and school

    • Continue with afternoon cleaning crew to sanitize classrooms and school

    • Disinfect all high touch surfaces (door knobs, handles, light switches, tabletops, desks, etc) 2x-3x/day.

    • Disinfect bathrooms 3x/day

    • UVC lights installed in every bathroom.

    • Electrostatic fogger to disinfect each room at the end of the day.

    • UVC lights are turned on each evening

 

Cleaning (C) and Disinfecting (D) Schedule.

Restrooms (cleaned and disinfected after every grade bathroom break)

Kitchen.

Floors & Carpets.

 

Outdoor Spaces (cleaned and disinfected after every use).

 

Classrooms & Offices.

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