WTE Re-entry Plan Part 1

Health & Safety Protocols

Screenings

• Arrival Procedures (applies to staff and students):

• Temperature checks upon arrival 
• Prior to being admitted into class, students will receive a daily temperature check. Temperature checks will be conducted at the main and bus entrances.
• Any student with a temperature of 100.4 or higher will be isolated and referred to the school nurse for follow-up. Any staff member with a temperature of 100.4 or higher will notify an administrator to facilitate class coverage and will be isolated and referred to the school nurse for follow-up.
• Students and staff who are sent home due to a high temperature will be required to be fever free for 72 hours without medication before they can return to school per CDC guidelines.
• Symptom questionnaire administered by homeroom teacher
• Isolation of symptomatic individual
• Symptom Awareness lesson during the first week 
• All faculty and staff will receive professional development to review health and safety procedures and guidelines prior to starting school.
• Ms. Kimberly Blow, the Watertown Elementary School Counselor, will be providing health and safety lessons for all students. 

Risk Mitigation

• Reduce the number of people in common areas
• Upon arrival, students will meet in various designated areas prior to morning dismissal to class. The designated areas will be determined by each student’s Ron Clark House. 
• Spread out and utilize spaces at lunch and recess
• Students are strongly encouraged to social distance during recess and the size of student groups will be limited during activities. 
• Virtual clinic referrals
• The teachers will make clinic referrals to the school nurse via a google document. This will help to minimize the number of students in the clinic at a given time. 
• There will also be a room provided for those who exhibit COVID symptoms.  
• Clean desks between class changes
• Desks and other areas that students use will be sanitized during transitions.
• Avoid shared supplies
• Students will not be permitted to share items with other students. 
• Hygiene routines for staff and students: 
• Stop the Spread
• Hand Washing
• Face Coverings are strongly encouraged in the school building
  (staff will be required to wear a face covering when within 6’ of others)
• Face coverings and assigned seats will be a requirement on the bus
• Students will have assigned seats in the classroom and cafeteria to allow for contact tracing. 
• No field trips or assemblies
• Although field trips are not permitted, teachers will continue to extend learning opportunities that reach beyond the classroom. Teachers will be able to use alternate field trips ideas, such as virtual field trips.
• Students will not be allowed to gather in large groups for assemblies, however, Watertown Elementary still plans to use appropriate alternatives to encourage and recognize students.

Additional information will be released soon.

Kindergarten 2020-2021 Online Registration

Our district is working very hard to get the approximate numbers to expect for the next school year involving Pre-K and Kindergarten students. Although we are in this precautionary extended closure, it's very important to go ahead and complete this online process if you haven't done so already. That way, our involved staff can prepare better to serve you and your child during the 2020-2021 school year.

We know many families are new to our Wilson County communities each year, so please share with those who you feel may need this information.

Families with a child currently enrolled in a Wilson County school:

• Log into existing Skyward Family Access account to add your incoming Kindergarten student in the section titled “New Student Online Enrollment.” 
• If you have a Pre-K student currently enrolled in a Wilson County School, they can enroll as an existing student. For those families, you will be informed beginning July 8 to login to your account and complete the “Returning Student Registration” process.

Families without a child currently enrolled in a Wilson County School:

• Visit New Student Enrollment and follow the Instructions for Completing Online Enrollment.

Due to the closure of schools as a result of COVID-19, the program we use to sign up for pre-enrollment appointment times, Signup Genius, has been temporarily removed. Pre-enrollment appointments are being postponed along with Kindergarten Fair nights, but please go ahead and begin the registration process online. We do look forward to meeting prospective students and parents, and we will share new pre-enrollment dates and times when we have more information for you.

Should you have any questions, please contact WCS Elementary Supervisor Yvonne Smith, smithy@wcschools.com.

Below, you will find a list of helpful links:

• School Zones and Bus Route Look-up
• Schools Directory
• Required Documents and Forms