• Following the mandate issued through Executive Order by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, beginning August 1, 2020, face masks/coverings will be required of anyone 5 years old and older at all School District of Janesville facilities. This applies to students, staff, parents, and vendors. Exceptions to this mandate can be found on pages 2 and 3 of the Executive Order.
  
  A "Frequently Asked Questions" document on the Governor's mask mandate can be found at https://evers.wi.gov/Documents/COVID19/FaceCoveringFAQ.pdf.

• Physical/social distancing is defined per the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as keeping a safe space between yourself and other people who are not from your household. To practice physical/social distancing, students and staff should try to stay about two arms’ length away from each other or at least six feet. 
• The District is committed to fostering a respectful environment in which there are no stigmas associated with wearing masks. The District will continue to follow guidance and directives from the Rock County Health Department regarding the use of personal protective equipment, or PPE.

• No. Staff and students will be provided with a daily health assessment checklist provided here (Spanish version also available). It is the responsibility of staff, students, and/or parents/guardians of students to complete the health checklist each day before arriving at school. Staff and students needing access to a thermometer may request a temperature check at the school. Staff and students showing visible symptoms of being contagious will be sent home for the school day and are expected to remain at home until symptom free or cleared by a doctor to return to school.
• Students riding a bus to and from school should also complete the daily health assessment checklist above before boarding a bus to come to school.

• Yes. Students and staff experiencing symptoms not consistent with COVID-19 should follow the “Too Sick for School” guidelines attached.
• Students and staff experiencing COVID-19 symptoms who have not been clinically evaluated and cleared must:
  • i. Stay at home until there has been no fever for at least three days, and
  • ii. There is improvement of other symptoms, and
  • iii. At least ten days have passed since the symptoms first appeared.

• If a student or staff member has been in close direct contact with someone who has been officially diagnosed with COVID-19, they should contact the Rock County Health Department at 608-757-5440. The Rock County Health Department will provide guidance on home quarantine practices and will help to determine when it is safe to discontinue isolation. The timeline for discontinuing isolation is different for each individual depending on many factors.
• Any school absences due to self quarantine or illness related to COVID-19 should be reported to the school as all other absences are reported.

• All needed building and classroom sanitizing supplies will be provided by the District.
• Three highly effective disinfecting/sanitizing solutions are used by the District on a daily basis. Two solutions require a dwell time of at least ten minutes and one solution is a quick disinfecting/sanitizing rate typically used to wipe down tables between lunch shifts. All solutions are EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) approved in effectively eliminating viruses including COVID-19.
• District custodial staff will complete a thorough cleaning at least once a day. If deemed necessary and needed, periodic cleaning may be completed throughout the day. At this time the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends one thorough cleaning a day of high touch surfaces and frequented spaces, such as restrooms, as being sufficient to stop the spread of COVID-19 and other contagious viruses. The CDC highly advises against stockpiling cleaning and disinfecting supplies. If supplies are not used in a timely manner, the ingredients may not be as effective in killing bacteria and viruses.

• Prior to September 1st, parents who wish to change the learning model chosen in July or August for their elementary, middle, or high school student should contact their student’s building administrator.  The building administrator will assist in updating the student learning model choice.
• On and after September 1st, elementary and middle school students have the ability to switch between virtual learning at AVA and a face-to-face model one time per semester in order to ensure students master grade level/course work standards for the semester.  AVA runs on semesters for all grade levels. 

  1. Example One:  Student starts at AVA and wishes to return to face-to-face in October.  Student may return to face-to-face at that time, but cannot go back to AVA, if there is a wish to do so, until the first semester ends.  The first semester ends on January 14, 2021.

• High school students have the first three weeks of each semester to determine whether or not they wish to remain in the model they signed up for.  Due to credit attainment needed for graduation purposes, high school students will need to remain in the model signed up for at least a semester before moving to another learning model.

• A home based learning model where materials are provided for parents to implement at home with their P4J student will be available. Materials, some physical and some virtual, will be provided for each instructional calendar day and will take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours per day to complete. Parents interested in a home based learning model may contact the P4J Office at (608) 743-5038.
• Parents of students with disabilities enrolled in P4J for the 20-21 school year should review the Students with Special Needs FAQ located on the District Website for further information regarding IEP placement and implementation.

• Classrooms and other high traffic areas will be socially distanced to the greatest extent possible. Traffic flow patterns may be taught to students, signage and decals indicating social distance spacing, and other tools and strategies, such as adults providing verbal direction during passing times, may be implemented. The District will require that a mask or face covering be worn by students and staff, who are safely able to do so. Exceptions from this mandate can be found on pages 2 and 3 of the Governor’s Executive Order.
• Classrooms and other high traffic areas and spaces will also be required to remove non-essential and non-commercial grade furniture and materials in order to accommodate for social distancing. Vinyl, hard surfaces, and flexible seating that can be wiped down can remain in classrooms and high traffic areas/spaces.

• Students riding the Janesville Transit System (City Bus) to and from school will adhere to the transit system policies and procedures.
• Students eligible for Van Galder District Transportation will be physically spaced appropriately per each individual route based upon size of bus and number of students per bus route.
• The District highly recommends and encourages that students using City or District transportation wear a mask while being transported to and from school.

• The District will continue to provide breakfast and lunch to students on campus when school resumes. Breakfast and lunch may be served in the classroom, cafeteria, and/or other designated areas and spaces to allow for social distancing of students. Additional lunch periods may be developed. Menu options may be Page 6 limited with almost all items being pre-packaged or wrapped. Students are welcome to also bring lunch from home.
• Beginning Wednesday, September 2, 2020, the School District of Janesville (SDJ) will offer free meals to all students through December 31, 2020 at every school. At the middle and high schools, ala carte options will also be available for purchase. In addition, free meals will be available for all children age 18 years old and under, between the hours of 11 AM – 1 PM weekdays when school is in session. These meals (which include a lunch and a breakfast for the next day) may be picked up at the following locations:
  • Edison Middle School, 1649 S. Chatham St. - Janesville, WI 53546;
  • Franklin Middle School, 450 N. Crosby Ave. - Janesville, WI 53548; and
  • Marshall Middle School, 25 S. Pontiac Dr. - Janesville, WI 53545.

• For the 2020-21 school year only, seniors who had attended Parker or Craig High School will be able to attend ARISE Virtual Academy Full-Time and receive a Parker or Craig High School Diploma upon completion of the senior year. 
• All other students enrolled in ARISE, full-time or through the hybrid model, will work with ARISE and their assigned high school to determine diploma options upon completion of the senior year.

• i. All visitors must have an appointment by providing an advanced phone call, text, or email stating the reason for the visit. An advanced appointment will ensure the appointment is essential and ensure proper customer service upon arrival for the appointment. If the staff member taking the phone call, text, or email questions whether the visit is essential, the staff member should consult with their building administration to make a final decision.
• ii. The appointment made must be considered essential for business or needs. Some examples of essential business or needs are: 

1. Meeting with a staff member in the building
2. Dropping off materials a student needs for the day at school (i.e. lunch, device)
3. Vendor with an appointment (i.e. cap and gown orders, class rings)

• iii. Some examples of non-essential business or needs are:

1. Solicitors
2. Parent or relative wishing to have lunch with his or her student
3. Parent or relative wishing to sit in on the student’s classes

• iv. All visitors are expected to adhere to standard visitor protocols already in place such as, but not limited to, signing in and out of the building and wearing an approved visitor badge/sticker.

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