During the summer, faculty and staff members should continue to use the Magnus Mobile V2 app to answer the online health screening every week day that campuses are open, including if they are temporarily working from home. If you receive a "STOP," you will need to stay home and a staff member will reach out to you prior to returning to a Windward campus.
Temperature checks will continue to occur prior to entering campus buildings.
If you plan to be off campus for 7 or more work days, please review the Return-to-Campus Policy Summer 2021 below.
Masks are to be worn inside buildings at all times, for vaccinated as well as unvaccinated individuals.
Masks are optional outdoors; physical distancing should be maintained when possible.
Students may wear non-distracting masks of their choice within guidelines: masks must be a 2-ply minimum without valves. Gaiter-type face coverings and bandanas are not acceptable.
Masks should be labeled with student name and grade.
Students will have socially distanced mask breaks intermittently and when needed throughout the day.
Plastic face shields will be provided for faculty and staff for optional use during the day.
If a mask becomes soiled, or if a student forgets their mask, a disposable replacement will be provided.
For any student, faculty or staff member who has not been on a Windward campus for 7 or more school/work days for a reason other than a mandated quarantine OR international travel,the following is required to return to campus:
For fully vaccinated faculty and staff members and students:
a completed vaccination record uploaded to Magnus
For unvaccinated faculty and staff members and students:
a negative PCR test taken 3 days or less prior to the date of return to campus with results submitted to Magnus before returning to campus -OR-
a positive COVID-19 test result within 90 days submitted through Magnus prior to returning to campus
If you have been off campus for mandated quarantine, there are no requirements UNLESS you have been otherwise advised.
RETURN-TO-CAMPUS POLICY FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
The Windward School has adopted the following international travel policy. If you have traveled internationally, you should follow these guidelines (or see below) for a return to campus.
If you are fully vaccinated and returning from international travel, you do not need to quarantine and may return to work or school while awaiting your test 3-5 days after travel.
If you are unvaccinated, you will need to quarantine based on the guidelines below prior to returning to campus, as well as follow the other recommendations and requirements.
If you have recently recovered from a documented COVID-19 infection (within the past 90 days), you should follow all requirements for fully vaccinated international travelers—except you do not need to test 3 – 5 days after travel unless you are symptomatic.
At this time, there are no restrictions for domestic travel.
Unvaccinated students, faculty, or staff traveling internationally and not following the CDC recommendations and requirements: COVID-19 testing 3-5 days after travel and self-quarantine after travel for 7 days with a negative test or 10 days without a test. Please view the Return-to-Campus Policy for more info.
*Close exposure is defined as being less than 6 feet of distance for 15 minutes or longer.
The facilities team cleans, disinfects, and sanitizes high-touch areas such as bathrooms, door handles, and desks throughout the day, on an increased schedule.
Maintenance logs include date, time, and type of cleaning and disinfection completed.
Cleaning and disinfection will be completed using approved antiviral cleaning agents.
Facilities staff use hydro-static sprayers on all indoor and outdoor PE and recess equipment after use.
Classroom kits of cleaning supplies will be provided to each classroom.
Wipe down will occur of desks and room technology, with a sign-off sheet noting specific times/places of cleaning.
To minimize the sharing of high-touch materials, the School will provide adequate supplies. Each child’s belongings will be separated from the others and kept in student backpacks.
The School conducts hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene education with faculty, staff, and students. This training is reinforced, and Windward supports healthy hygiene behaviors by providing adequate supplies.
Touch-free hand sanitizer and hand towel dispensers are available throughout the campuses.
Hand-washing stations have been added throughout the buildings.
Community accountability plays a critical role in keeping The Windward School open safely, and Windward relies on faculty, staff, and families to do the following:
Follow CDC guidelines at home and Windward’s protocols on campus
Identify all personal items with student’s name and grade
Utilize and follow guidance of health tracking applications [(Magnus Health (faculty and staff) or Family Dashboard (Summer Program families)] daily prior to arriving on campus
Ensure your student(s) have required vaccinations before returning to campus
A faculty or staff member becomes ill with suspected COVID-19 illness while on campus
They should consult with the school nurse using the School’s internal phone system.
They should remain masked and leave campus immediately and consult with their health care provider.
They should report to the health office for evaluation and isolation if not feeling well enough to leave immediately.
A student becomes ill with suspected COVID-19 illness while at school
The child will be escorted to the health office.
The nurse, wearing appropriate PPE, will assess the student in a designated area.
If the nurse determines that the student may be symptomatic for COVID-19 or another contagious illness, a clean, disposable face mask will be provided to the student.
The student will be placed in a safe, comfortable, and monitored isolation area until a parent/guardian can be reached for pickup.
Cleaning and disinfecting according to the School’s COVID-19 protocols will be completed.
A student, faculty, or staff member becomes ill with a strongly suspected case of COVID-19 while on campus, after they are separated from others and receiving appropriate medical attention
The School will address the learning and/or workspace as follows:
The entire class will immediately clean hands and move to another appropriate learning space for the remainder of the school day.
Staff member’s workspace will be closed.
Deep cleaning and disinfecting according to the School’s COVID-19 protocols will be completed.
A student, faculty, or staff member is out of school with symptoms of or a confirmed case of COVID-19
Student (or their family), faculty or staff member will need to inform their campus health office nurse of confirmed case of COVID-19 and will need to adhere to the School’s COVID-19 protocols by isolating themselves. They may return to school after meeting ALL of the following requirements:
