Summer Program

• The Windward School Summer Program will be following the CDC guidelines of conducting daily health checks (e.g., temperature screening and/or symptom checking of faculty and students). 
  • This will be done in accordance with any applicable privacy laws and regulations.
  • Isolation areas have been designated in case a student or employee presents with COVID-19 symptoms during the day.
• The Windward School will be providing regular COVID-19 testing for all students, faculty, and staff participating in the Summer Program. 
• Hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette will be taught and reinforced. Windward will support healthy hygiene behaviors by providing adequate supplies. Touch-free hand sanitizer and hand towel dispensers will be made available throughout the campuses.
• Cloth face coverings are required for faculty and students.
• 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. 

• Students will remain in fixed instructional groupings, or pods, during the morning session in order to minimize exposure. Students participating in the full day program will change pods for the afternoon session.
• Desks will be spaced 6 feet apart in all classrooms.
• Foot traffic patterns will be indicated by markers on the hallways.
• Signage will be added on floors and walls with new COVID-19-related protocols.

• The Facilities team will continue to clean, disinfect, and sanitize high-touch areas such as bathrooms, door handles, and desks on an increased schedule throughout the day. Cleaning and disinfection will be completed using approved antiviral cleaning agents.
• Maintenance logs will include date, time, and type of cleaning and disinfection completed.
• Maintenance staff will 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.
• To minimize the sharing of high-touch materials, Windward will provide adequate supplies.

Community accountability will play a critical role in helping the Summer Program operate safely, and we will rely on participating 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 health tracking applications daily prior to arriving at school.
• Stay home if you are sick or have recently had close contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19.