Daily Procedures

Attendance

WCSD will implement attendance procedures based on requirements outlined in California Senate Bill 98. Here is a summary of the required steps for student attendance:

Districts must document daily participation for each student daily for in-person and remote learning.
Daily instructional minutes are based on a combination of in-person instruction and the time value of assignments provided through remote learning.
If your child will not be engaged in their daily scheduled learning due to illness or otherwise, please follow your school site's absence reporting protocols.

Home Health Screening

Staff and Students are directed to not come to school if they answer yes to any of the following symptom checks:

Do you currently have, or have you had a fever of 100.4 or greater in the past 14 days?
Are you currently experiencing or have you experienced in the past 14 days a cough, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, chills, headache or muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, or vomiting?
Have you been in close proximity to anyone who has experienced any of the above symptoms or who has tested positive for COVID-19?

Click Here for Student Home Screening Tool

Drop-off/Pick-up Procedures

Entry and exit points have been identified for each campus.
Parents/Guardians are to remain in their vehicle for drop-off and pick-up.
Students are to report directly to their classroom upon arrival to campus.
Parents/Guardians will not be permitted to accompany their child onto and from campus.
Please refer to your school specific map for directions for drop off and pick-up.

Personal Protective Equipment Requirements

Face covering guidance has been given the most significant emphasis requiring all staff and students to wear face coverings while on campus. All individuals, including staff and students, must wear face coverings that cover the mouth and nose consistent with public health guidance. In accordance with new public health guidance, the district will provide surgical masks for all staff. The new guidance is explicit on the importance of this mandate, specifically stating that “schools must exclude students from campus because they will not wear a face covering.”

Staff and students who are not able to wear a cloth face covering are required to wear a clear face shield, with a cloth drape attached, tucked into the collar of a shirt or tied around the back of the neck to contain coughs and sneezes. Any students with health exemptions must submit medical documentation with our district nurses two weeks prior to the students’ return to school date.

Staff is required to use gloves for administering first aid, cleaning facilities, supplies or equipment, and for food service. The use of gloves for other activities is not recommended. Some learning environments may require additional PPE due to specific conditions. This safety gear will be provided as determined necessary.

The district currently has several months of PPE equipment in stock. A supply of PPE equipment is also available in each learning space.

Physical Distancing

Students will maintain six feet of physical distancing at all times, including in the classroom setting.
Classroom furniture has been minimized to allow for individual learning spaces to be six feet apart.
When closer proximity is required, such as small group instruction or one on one teacher support, sneeze guards will be utilized. Individual desk shields have been provided for each classroom.
Outdoor learning spaces will be utilized as often as practicable.

Supplies and Personal Items

To eliminate sharing of items, each student will be provided a personal set of needed supplies for completing classwork. This may include crayons, colored pencils, markers, etc.
Each student has been provided with a digital device to use in class and at home. PK-1 students receive an iPad and students in grades 2-8 receive a Chromebook. Students are required to bring their device and charger to and from school for each in-person learning day.
Classroom and school libraries will implement checkout and return procedures allowing books to be untouched for 72 hours upon return.
Students will store any personal items, such as backpacks and snacks or lunches, apart from other students’ items. All personal items are required to go home with the student daily for cleaning.

Hygiene

Hand-washing stations are placed strategically in most commonly used areas throughout each campus.
Hand sanitizer stations are located throughout each campus.
Class schedules will include designated times for hand-washing including before and after recess, and before eating.
Students and staff will wash hands after sneezing, coughing, or blowing their nose.

Navigating the Campus

Students are to report directly to their classroom upon arrival to campus.
All schools have one-way traffic flow patterns with designated entrances and exits clearly marked.
Students and staff will maintain 6 ft. physical distancing while moving about the campus at all times.
Any area where students congregate or line up will be marked with standing points to ensure 6 ft. physical distancing.
Students will not be permitted to gather in common areas such as courtyards or hallways.
Schools will develop schedules to minimize student interactions during class transitions and ensure 6 ft. physical distancing.
At dismissal, students will utilize designated exits to leave campus.

Click here to view school specific Reopening Plans.

Snack Recess/Lunch Procedures

Eating will take place in outdoor spaces whenever possible, while also practicing social distancing.
Students will have a designated hand-washing session prior to eating.
Hand-washing stations are placed strategically in most commonly used areas throughout each campus.
Recess times will be staggered and designated play areas will be identified for each stable group.
Each classroom will have assigned playground equipment.
Students receiving lunch through the WCSD Child Nutrition Services will pick up their prepackaged Grab N' Go meal in a designated location.

For more information regarding the WCSD Child Nutrition Services program, click here.

What to Bring

Each day, your child should bring:

fillable water bottle
snack
WCSD assigned digital device (fully charged) and charger
WCSD provided supply packet & workbooks (determined by each teacher)
Washed or new face covering (masks will also be available at school).

Parents on Campus

At this time, school site offices are closed to the public. Please be sure contact your student's teacher or the school office by email or telephone rather than visiting the school campus. Most needs can be handled remotely. When an in-person visit is necessary, please be sure to first schedule an appointment.

In order to follow health and safety guidelines provided by Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), we require that all visitors:

- Maintain a social distance of six feet with anyone around you.
- Do not exceed a maximum of two visitors at a time in all school offices.
- Wear face coverings at all times.
- Limit movement on campus to the school office only. Visitors, including parents/guardians, are not allowed to enter the school grounds or classrooms.

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