Information on this page is subject to change based on COVID-19 statistics and direction from the Governor, Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Arizona Department of Education.
Before coming to school
- Parents should screen students for the symptoms below each morning, should self-report symptoms, and must keep students at home if one or more symptoms are present. Students will have the opportunity to make up work missed due to symptoms of COVID-19.
- Students must not come to school if they exhibit any of the following symptoms:
- fever of 100.4 degrees or higher, or chills; and
- shortness of breath or difficulty breathing;
- muscle aches;
- sore throat;
- headache;
- congestion or runny nose;
- cough;
- vomiting;
- diarrhea; or
- new loss of taste or smell.
Note: Schools will not give out attendance awards for the duration of the COVID-19 health crisis.
On the bus
- Students should not be sent to the bus stop if they are exhibiting the above symptoms.
- Face coverings are optional on school buses.
- Buses will be disinfected between each run during the day, and will undergo additional cleaning and disinfecting each night.
- Students will load from back to front and unload from front to back in order to minimize contact.
At School
- Face coverings are optional at school.
- Any student with visible symptoms of runny nose, cough, shortness of breath, or vomiting, or one who has a fever at or above 100.4 degrees, will go to the health office.
- Classrooms and offices will be provided with cleaning supplies to disinfect learning and high touch surfaces.
- Hand sanitizer stations will be placed throughout each site.
- Each school will develop social distancing routines.
- Teachers will arrange classroom furniture to maximize the distance between students.
Students will continue outdoor recess activities. Schools may limit the number of students accessing playground equipment.- Lunch service will continue in the cafeterias.
- Hand sanitizing stations will be placed at each cafeteria.
- Cafeteria staff will keep as much distance as possible between students. Outdoor seating may be available.
- All food will be wrapped or covered. Beverage fountains at the high school level are not offered at this time.
- Cafeteria staff will take steps to speed up lunch lines and use touchless checkout.
- All bathrooms will remain open. Surfaces will be disinfected regularly.
- Students will be reminded to wash hands.
- Students will not share school supplies.
- Air is purged from buildings and fresh outside air is brought in and cooled each morning. Air continues to be refreshed by 20% per hour throughout the day. Air scrubbers are in the process of being installed in all buildings.
- Staff have been trained on health and safety protocols.
- Laptops will be assigned to students, not shared. Devices can be wiped down with damp (not wet) wipes to disinfect.
- Water fountains will be used only to refill water bottles.