Due to an influx of positive COVID-19 cases among students and staff recently, all APS schools will be taking extra precautions to help reduce virus spread. These include:
- Outdoor learning when possible
- Wearing properly fitted masks outdoors as well as indoors
- Students facing one way in classrooms and the cafeteria as much as possible
- Eating outdoors when possible
- Keeping students in cohorts
- Allowing only essential visitors
- Prohibiting spectators at school events, including athletics from Jan. 19-Feb. 2
- Prohibiting large group gatherings, including assemblies
- Staggering transition times and recesses
- Closing drinking fountains (though students can still fill water bottles)
- Restricting locker use
- Students report directly into classes/cohorts upon arriving at school
- Restricting visitors to essential visitors only
- Recess times/spaces staggered to separate classes/cohorts of students for elementary schools.
APS schools are doing everything possible to keep students and staff safe, limit the spread of the virus, minimize disruptions, and continue in-person teaching and learning.
More details HERE