LPA H1N1 Preparation and Action Plan

LPA’s front office will:

• Maintain contact with Davis County Health Department

50 East State St., Courthouse Annex, PO Box 618, Farmington, UT

Health Officer: Lewis Garrett, Phone 801-451-3340

Email: lewisg@co.davis.ut.us, Flu Coordinator: Cindy Burnett

• Keep sick children in nursing area away from others
• Keep and use a thermometer for taking children’s temperatures
• Have parents pick up sick children from school immediately (not at the end of the day)
• Remind parents, when they come to pick up ill students or when they report by phone that student is absent due to illness,  to not bring students back to school until children have been free of fever without medication for 24 hours.

LPA’s administration and faculty will:

• Make sure teachers and other school staff know to remain home if they are sick

• Provide hand washing lessons and give time to wash hands frequently
• Provide hand sanitizer and encourage students to use it
• Make sure to work with students who are absent due to illness
• Make sure teachers have substitute plans ready including any healthcare information about their students.
• Make sure parents know, through newsletters, etc., not to bring sick children  to school and to wait to bring children back to school until after they have been free of fever without medication for 24 hours.
• Make sure that parents of children who may be more susceptible to illness are informed of any patterns of illness that may put their children at greater risk.

In the case of a long term school closure due to pandemic flu or any other reason, LPA will take the following actions.  These actions will be used on a smaller scale for individual students who are absent for extended periods of time due to illness.

Notification:

• The school’s director and front office, through communication with state and/or local authorities, will determine when this plan will be implemented.
• If this occurs during the school day, parents will be notified via email and phone call to pick up their child up from school.  If possible, students will take all school text books with them in order to complete assignments at home.
• If this occurs after school hours, parents will be notified via email and phone by their classroom teacher prior to 8:00 a.m. the day of closure. 
• The school director will arrange a time for students to pick up necessary text books from the school.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:

Preparation:

• Teachers will have approximately 2 weeks of instruction planned and ready to implement.
• To prepare materials for students, homeroom teachers will put 2 completely planned weeks of Learning Plans on the absent students’ desks. 

Home room teacher with also include CK AllYour Child Needs To Know books, History and Science packets, and Rocket Math packets in the take home pile on each student’s desk.  Group teachers will visit each homeroom classroom and put either the math or reading book and workbooks on each pile and fill out the learning plan where appropriate.

• Parents and students will pick up materials at assigned times.
• All teachers and instructors will keep assignments current on RenWeb.

• Parents will have internet connection in order to access RenWeb.
• Students will have all necessary school books and resources at homes.
• In addition to RenWeb updates, parents may follow lesson plan on LPs.
• Students will be expected to complete assignments.
• Teachers will be expected to remain in email contact with students and parents.
• If closure lasts longer than 4 days, administration and faculty will arrange times for parents to bring homework to the school so teachers can provide feedback and direction via email.

SECONDARY SCHOOL

Preparation:

• Teachers will have approximately 2 weeks of instruction planned and ready to implement.
• To prepare materials for students, homeroom teachers will put 2 completely planned weeks of Learning Plans on the absent students’ desks. 

• Parents and students will pick up materials at assigned times.
• All teachers and instructors will keep assignments current on RenWeb.

• Parents will have internet connection in order to access RenWeb.
• Students will have all necessary school books and resources at homes.
• In addition to RenWeb updates, parents may follow lesson plan on LPs.
• Students will be expected to complete assignments.
• Teachers will be expected to remain in email contact with students and parents.
• If closure lasts longer than 4 days, administration and faculty will arrange times for parents to bring homework to the school so teachers can provide feedback and direction via email.
• If the closure is beyond two weeks net books or laptops will be used to connect students to staff for lectures and lessons during the day.

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS:

Return to school:

• The school’s director and front office, in conversations with state and/or local authorities will determine when students and teachers will return to school.
• The school building will be cleaned during the closure to ensure the health of our students and staff.
• Only healthy students and staff members, those who do not have any of the known symptoms, will be allowed back to school.
• Teachers, staff members and students will be notified via email or phone call of the date and time school will resume on campus.