St. Vincent's Academy 2021-2022

 COVID -19 Contingency Plan

 This information is created with guidance from the Diocese of Fort Worth. This plan is publicly posted in accordance with Diocesan policy. 

COVID -19 Staff Contact: Isabel White, SVA Director, iwhite@svdpcc.org 

COVID-19 Symptoms: People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported, ranging from mild to severe. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure, and the most common symptoms are : 

                  Cough, chills, shortness of breath, new loss of taste or smell, shaking or shivering, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, diarrhea, vomiting and fever. 

Requirements for ALL Academy teachers, staff, parents, and students: 

• Anyone coming onto campus is required to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms daily 
• All individuals must either wash hands (preferable) or use hand sanitizer prior to entering the Academy building. 
• All are required to report to the school if they have come into close contact with an individual who is   lab-confirmed to have COVID-19, or if they themselves have COVID-19 symptoms. 
• All individuals who have had close contact with someone who is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19, or is suspected to have COVID-19, or is awaiting results of a COVID-19 test, should stay at home and quarantine through the 14-day incubation period. 
• Anyone who is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19, or who experienced the symptoms of COVID-19, is required to stay home throughout the infection period, and may not return to campus until all three of the following conditions are met: 

1.     At least 3 days have passed since resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.

2.    The individual has improvement of symptoms.

3.    At least 10 days has passed since the initial onset of symptoms. 

Faculty Requirements:

• Teachers will instruct students in proper hand-washing techniques.
• Teachers will supervise hand-washing at least twice daily. 
• Teachers will disinfect high-touch surfaces regularly throughout the day. 
• Weather permitting students will go outside daily.

Parent/Student Expectations:

• Parents will need to answer our screening questions daily at drop-off.
• Visitors and Parents will not be permitted in the classrooms. They may enter the hallways.

School Expectations:

• The school will notify our Diocesan Tarrant County Health Department Contact of any lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 amongst staff or students.
• Classroom high-touch surfaces will be disinfected throughout the day, and the entire classroom and hallways will be fogged with child-safe disinfectant once daily by our maintenance team.
• The school will separate any student showing symptoms until they can be picked-up by a parent/guardian.
• The school will provide hand washing stations or hand sanitizer stations at each entrance.
• Air purifiers have been installed in every classroom.