SCHOOL-WIDE EMERGENCY

In preparation for a potential school-wide emergency, monthly fire drills and earthquake drills are conducted. In case of an actual emergency, children will be kept on school premises or if situation is deemed unsafe, students will be evacuated to Franklin Elementary, 1115 West 300 South. The school will contact families using information available on student registration card.

ILLNESS AND EMERGENCIES

There are no provisions for caring for sick children at school. If your child is vomiting, has a fever, diarrhea or other highly contagious disease, keep your child home. Most cold symptoms are not severe enough to miss school. In the event your child becomes ill or hurt at school, you or the person listed on the student registration card, will be notified as soon as possible. For this reason, it is extremely important to supply the school with correct telephone numbers and addresses at all times.

VIP PANDEMIC PLAN

In the event of a flu pandemic, VIP proposes the following actions:

1. To determine whether to close school, VIP would follow the example of University of Utah or obey the mandates of the Utah State Department of Health.
2. In order to close school, the professional staff of VIP would be responsible for contacting each student and tutor by phone and/or e-mail. Each ESL Specialist would be responsible for contacting his/her own tutors and students. The Program Director would contact her students and tutors as well as all support staff.
3. During the closure period, staff could choose (should circumstances permit) to come to work in the office on curriculum design and professional development.
4. Currently, no funder requires that school days need to be made up. Stakeholders would be informed of an unplanned cancellation.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM PANDEMIC PLAN

Our Pandemic Plan includes our procedures for prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. Below is the condensed version of our Pandemic Plan

Prevention

1. All classroom teachers will practice with students and teach good hygiene.
2. School policies on illness and emergencies will be followed.
3. Adults who work in the building also need to follow the same prevention guidance as the children.
4. Surface disinfectant

Preparedness

1. Promote hand washing and appropriate way to sneeze and cough into a tissue or upper arm with all children and staff members.
2. Encourage vaccination of staff and students.
3. Communicate school Pandemic Plan to all staff members, parents, and community partners.
4. All teachers will have extensive lesson plans prepared to be ready for substitutes.
5. Establish an isolation room (girls’ bathroom located downstairs).

Response

1. Use social distancing of at least three feet from others until the individual can go home.
2. Anyone developing symptoms at school should be sent home as soon as possible and stay home until they are well.
3. Staff will follow appropriate procedures if they are infected with the flu virus.

Recovery

1. Determine what amount of school needs to be made up, if any, and how.
2. The Social Worker will prepare to help families with support and or intervention if needed.
3. The school will work with students and adults who may need appropriate long-term support.
4. Help children re-establish a routine learning process as soon as they return to school.

ECEC PANDEMIC PLAN

ECEC will follow the plan that Neighborhood House has in action.

• If an ECEC educator has the flu they must leave the building and miss the following day of work.
• If the ECEC Coordinator gets the flu, she will contact the Principal at Guadalupe. The Coordinator will be able to do work from home if needed.
• The Coordinator will find a parent to substitute for the educator that is sick.
• The Coordinator will contact Guadalupe Schools if anyone has flu.
• The Coordinator will keep in contact with Neighborhood Staff of any changes to the procedure of the Pandemic plan.