Under current guidance and vaccine mandate, the following chart indicates the appropriate mask for staff while using district facilities.

• Request district issued PPE from your COVID-19 Site Supervisor.
• Continue practicing social distancing while wearing a mask.
• Staff can remove their masks in the workplace only when alone in an enclosed room, able to maintain 6-feet distance and are outdoors, or able to maintain 6-feet distancing and are actively eating or drinking.

Under current guidance and mandates, masks are required for all students, staff and all guests. We all recognize that masks can become very uncomfortable, and we sometimes need a break. Mask breaks can be taken as described below.

• Staff may take a mask break when alone in an enclosed room.
• Staff may take a mask break outdoors while 6-feet social distancing.
• Staff may remove their mask while eating or drinking while 6-feet social distancing.
• Please remember to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer after putting your mask back on.

Social Distancing

Under current guidance, the following scenarios outline social distancing guidelines.

• Students in a classroom setting: Minimum 3 feet
• Students in commons settings or participating in high-risk activities: Minimum 6 feet
• Staff to student: Minimum 6 feet
• Staff to staff: Minimum 6 feet
• Staff to visitors: Minimum 6 feet

*High-risk activities may include yelling, singing, increased exhalation, and eating or drinking.

Current guidance provides flexibility to, in limited and documented situations, allow for less than the minimum social distancing under the state’s priority to return all students to in-person school and where pedagogical considerations outweigh health and safety concerns. In these situations, building administrators work with staff and COVID-19 District Managers to complete the documentation process required to change the configuration of a room.

Classrooms should remain in the configuration they were placed in prior to the start of school. Our custodial and maintenance teams worked through the summer to maximize our capacity to serve our students in-person in as safe and healthy environment as possible.  Please contact your building administrator if you have concerns about how your classroom is configured.

Lunches are organized and managed at each school to accommodate number of students, capacity, and social distancing requirements, with a primary goal towards health and safety for everyone. If you have questions about how lunch is managed at your school, please contact your COVID-19 Site Supervisor.

• 6-feet social distancing must be maintained
• All attendees must wear a mask
• Food and beverages must be individually wrapped or single serving. No potluck style meals or open food trays
• Staff can remove their masks in the workplace only when alone in an enclosed room, able to maintain 6-feet distance and are outdoors, or able to maintain 6-feet distancing and are actively eating or drinking

• If you are vaccinated and have not already done so, please contact your building administrative team to verify your vaccine as soon as possible.
• If you requested a religious or medical exemption, please continue to watch your district email from updates and next steps. If you missed the deadline to make your request, please contact Brandy Marshall at bmarshall@fpschools.org as soon as possible.

If you are still working towards becoming fully vaccinated, please show your proof of vaccination as soon after your second shot (or single J&J shot) as possible. This will remove your name from our follow-up efforts.

If you have not decided what you are going to do in response to the mandate, please remember these important dates:

If you have missed these deadlines and have decided to get the vaccine, please contact humanresources@fpschools.org to discuss your situation and your options for the gap between October 18^th and when you are fully vaccinated.

We will continue to reach out to staff that have not taken action to comply with the mandate. We want to support each staff member in making the best decision for themselves while also providing services to our students with minimal disruptions.

Facilities Changes

Cleaning and Disinfecting