COVID-19 Precautions at Alcuin

The focus of our admin team is making sure that all safety protocols provided to us by the State and Oak Park Health Department are finalized and communicated to our staff, students, and parents.  We have worked closely with the various entities to ensure that we are following all procedures and that our staff is ready to execute these procedures with a continuous focus on safety.  Everyone who enters the either campus, must wear a face mask.

What We are Doing

During Phase 4, IDPH guidelines at Alcuin will include:

• Required use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including face mask for each child, will be supplied by the child’s family;
• Prohibition of more than 50 individuals from gathering in one space; • Social distancing be observed, as much as possible;
• Staff shall take the temperature of parents, legal guardians, or other persons bringing a child, and the child, upon arrival. Individuals with a temperature of 100.4º F or higher will not be able to attend that day or return if their temperature persists.
• Questions asked during the screening are:
  ​o Do you or your child have any of the following:
  • Fever/chills;
  • Difficulty breathing;
  • Cough;
  • Headache;
  • Sore throat;
  • Vomiting;
  • Diarrhea.
• If any child or staff exhibits any one of the following symptoms, they will not be allowed to attend school and must quarantine for ten days (not attend school) OR see their physician to receive a differential diagnosis. Student, or staff member, may return to school prior to the ten days if a differential diagnosis is received from their physician. A note from their physician must be received in order to return.
• Children who walk to school on their own will not be allowed to stay at school and will need to be able to return home immediately if they do not pass the health screening and temperature check; and
• An increase in schoolwide cleaning and disinfection. Each classroom, and common area, will have a cleaning and disinfecting schedule.
• If a family visits a travel-restricted state (refer to CDC for latest list of states), the family must self-quarantine for 14 days before to returning to Alcuin.

In order to maintain the safety of children and staff:

• Alcuin shall limit all non-essential visitors to the school.
• Alcuin shall supply personal protective equipment (PPE), including, but not limited to, face masks and gloves for all staff;
• Staff shall wear a face mask at all times when indoors;
• Non-permeable gloves shall be worn while preparing food, serving food, assisting with clothing changes and/or dealing with wounds. Frequent hand washing is required when gloves are not in usage;
• Children, unless otherwise exempt, shall wear a face mask and remain socially distanced when arriving and leaving Alcuin, when in hallways, and throughout the day, except when napping, playing outdoors, or eating. 
• Families must immediately notify Alcuin if someone in the house tests positive or if the child has been in close contact with a positive case of COVID-19.

For the time being, all tours will be conducted virtually. 

• Infant/toddler tour
• Primary through Middle School tour  

Parent Handbooks
Additionally, here are our two parent handbooks which go over COVID-19 rules and regulations in depth:

• Infant and Toddler Handbook
• Primary through Middle School Handbook

Finally, we hosted two back-to-school Zooms for the parent community.  Here is the link to one of the recorded events:

• Zoom Link
• Password: $4GbHw^q

Additional Resources

• ​Starting the 2020-2021 School Year - By ISBE
• Frequently Asked Questions for Schools - By IDPH
• Public Health Interim Guidance for Pre-K-12 Schools and Day Care Programs for Addressing COVID-19 - BY IDPH
• Decision Tree for Symptomatic Individuals in Pre-K, K-12 Schools and Day Care Programs - By ISBE
• Face Mask Options & Reviews - At the Alcuin Blog

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