High School Update 10-3-20

University School High School Students and Families:

As we prepare for the start of our return to in-person staggered schedule on Monday, October 5, 2020, we ask that you review the following information:

Prior to Arriving to School

• Parents/Guardians need to check their child’s temperature at home every morning. Students with a temperature of 100.4 or above will need to stay home and consider coronavirus testing if no other explanation is available.
• Parents/Guardians will monitor for any cough, congestion, shortness of breath, or gastrointestinal symptoms every morning.  Students should stay home if experiencing any of these symptoms without any other explanation.
• If your child is not feeling well, or exhibiting any of the symptoms listed above, we ask that you please leave keep them home and follow the return to school algorithm, which can be reviewed by clicking on this link.
• Make sure your child is only attending in-person on the days they are scheduled.

Arrival Procedures

• Arrive between 7:30-7:45 only if breakfast will be eaten at school.
• Arrive between 7:45-8:00 if not eating breakfast at school.
• Masks must be worn by all students attending in-person learning.  Please make sure a mask is on prior to exiting the car. 
• Masks are required when on the ETSU campus which includes University School. Anyone without a mask will be given a disposable or cloth mask for use while on campus.
• Please review attached traffic flow map for drop-off and pick-up.

Lunch Procedures

• School microwaves will not be available for use.
• School lunches are free until December 31 for all students. 
• Teachers will take a lunch count each day. Please have your child view the menu to decide if they will eat a hot lunch from the cafeteria or bring a packed lunch from home.
• All meals will be prepackaged and must be taken in full. For students who only want a milk, this will need to be purchased separately by paying with cash or funds from their online accounts.  With the exception of milk purchases, a la carte items will not be available at this time.  
• Lunch will either be eaten outside or in a designated inclement weather space.
• Students are required to distance 6ft or further when eating.  Students are expected to wear a mask when finished eating and when 6ft distancing is not maintained when outside.
• 10^th and 11^th grade students will go to lunch from 12:00-12:30 PM and need to report to their assigned study hall, L1/SH2, by 12:35 PM. Please check PowerSchool to see where your assigned study hall is located.
• 9^th and 12^th grade students will report to their assigned study hall, SH1/L2, by 12:05 PM. Please check PowerSchool to see where your assigned study hall is located. 9^th and 12^th grade students will go to lunch from 12:30-1:00 PM.
• 9^th -10^th grade students may eat outside in the back and front of University School.  All safety and distancing procedures must be followed.  All areas will be supervised.
• 11^th and 12^th grade students may eat in the Culp Center if locations are open and permitted by ETSU.  All safety and distancing procedures must be followed. 
• The parking lot, the BP Station and the food location across the State of Franklin are off limits to all students. 
• Students should not have food orders delivered to school or other sites on campus. 
• Students assigned to remote learning or who have left for DE may not deliver food or return to campus to dine with other students who are attending for in-person instruction.

Campus Building

• We will be using several buildings (Gilbreath, Sam Wilson, Brooks, and Ballad Health Athletic Center (Mini Dome)) on campus this quarter for our high school classes.  We ask that you please review the attached HS Class Building Map to locate your classes when returning to in-person.
• ETSU faculty and students may be present for other classes or in their offices, so we ask that all US students please be respectful and maintain all safety guidelines while accessing these spaces.  This includes all distancing and face covering expectations. 
• Students should not linger or gather in hallways or bathrooms. 
• Students need to proceed immediately from one class to the next.
• Sanitizer and sanitizing wipes will be available in all classrooms.
• ETSU faculty and students may be utilizing these spaces after 3:30 PM, so please do not leave items in the classrooms. 
• Lockers will not be assigned, so students will need to transport all their belongings from one class to another in a backpack. Teachers should communicate materials needed for in-person days. Students are encouraged to use online textbook when available to reduce the amount weight and materials being transported in their backpacks.   

Dismissal Procedures

• Face coverings should be worn and distancing maintained at all times. 
• Car riders will be picked up at the front of the school on Martha Culp Avenue.
• Student drivers should report to their vehicles and leave campus immediately unless they are participating in a scheduled after school activity.
• Older siblings who pick up elementary students will need to go to the end of the entrance ramp at the corner of the building and the staff member on duty will call for their sibling.

Schedules and Room Assignments

• Many rooms have changed to accommodate for appropriate spacing, please refer to the attached High School Building Map to see directions and room numbers for classes that have been reassigned to another room on campus.
• All room changes have been made in PowerSchool. 
• For classes remaining in Alexander Hall (University School), there will just be a classroom number listed; Gilbreath will be coded as “G” and Sam Wilson will be coded as “SW” followed by the room number.  All Lifetime Wellness courses still say Brooks, but they will be in the Ballad Health Athletic Center (Mini Dome) with the exception of the weight lifting class which is still in Brooks 108. 

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

• Students in grades 9-12 may bring their own devices to use at school.  In order to do so, students will need to bring a signed copy of the BYOD Policy and their device to school on Monday or Thursday (their first day back in person).  Dr. Preswood will set up a table in front of the school on Monday and Thursday during high school lunch to configure the devices and collect forms.  
• Students who currently have a school device that does not have a protective cover can bring their devices to Dr. Preswood table during their lunch to get a cover for the device. 
• Students who are dual enrolling (DE) at ETSU will access the ETSU WIFI using their ETSU credentials and do not need to complete the BYOD policy.  DE students should not share their ETSU credentials with other students. 

Absences

• If your child is unable to attend in person or during a scheduled synchronous session, we ask that the parent contact the office (439-4271) to report the absence.  If well enough, arrangements can be made for the students to be reported as present by attending the scheduled synchronous session for the day or through the completion of asynchronous material that was missed due to the absence.  Contact by parent must occur on the day of the absence.

We appreciate your patience and flexibility during the first few weeks of our return to in person learning as we know adjustments will need to be made to our protocols and procedures.

Have a great weekend and Go Bucs!