Health Protocols
AISD continues to align with CDC Guidance
Staff and visitors are not required to wear face masks, when on school properties, unless they have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that masking be based on COVID-19 Community Levels.
- Per CDC guidance, individuals with a positive COVID-19 result will be required to wear a mask for five days after returning from a five day quarantine/isolation.
- Campus administrators will notify all families of positive cases on the campus. Individual classroom letters will no longer be sent
- With masking now being optional, all students and staff at the campus may be considered close contacts when there is a positive case
- Campus Administrators will not be required to track close
- Any asymptomatic individual (except those who have tested positive) may remain at school as long as they are
- Austin ISD will continue to follow CDC guidance and keep track of the COVID-19 community level in Austin Travis
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES TO PREVENT COVID-19
- Wash your hands
- Wear a mask
- Self-Screen
Everyone is welcome on campus whether they choose to wear a mask or not.
- Face masks will continue to be provided for any student, staff, or visitor upon request.
- For students who choose to wear a mask during physical activity, campuses will identify a special location for students for whom it becomes necessary to temporarily remove their.
- Masks are optional, but encouraged during all athletic events and performances.
- Guests at athletic events and performances are not required to wear a mask, whether indoor or outdoors.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT & WALKWAYS
There will be two-way traffic patterns in indoor and outdoor hallways.
Students should:
- Avoid close contact
- Not linger in hallways
- Sanitize their hands as they enter a classroom
HEALTH ROOMS & STAGING ROOMS
Campuses will continue to maintain both a Health Room and a Staging Room (or space) where students and staff who display symptoms that could possibly be associated with COVID-19 can be isolated.
CLASSROOM SETUP
- Classrooms will be furnished as they would typically be furnished.
- Small soft items (stuffed animals, pillows, etc.) that cannot be easily cleaned and may end up in a child’s mouth, should not be placed in classrooms.
FOOD SERVICE
- Breakfast and lunch will be served on open trays.
- Students will receive food by entering the serving line and then eating in the cafeteria (seating charts are no longer an expectation).
RECESS
- Students and teachers are encouraged to use the outdoor spaces.
- Wearing a mask is optional at all times of the school day and whether indoors or outdoors.
CAMPUS SECURITY
Texas Education Agency Requirements
- Conducted Summer Safety Audit
- Conducted Exterior Door Safety Audit
- Establish Campus Safety and Security Committee
- Ensure Whole-Staff Safety Training
- Schedule Mandatory Monthly Drills For Year
Local Campus Security Measures
Limited Access During Morning Arrival & Afternoon Dismissal
Secured Exterior Perimeter of Facility During the Day
Single Point Access During the Day (Secured Vestibule)
Verbal and Visual Entry Confirmation (Front Office Staff)
Required Visitor Check-In Process
Active Door Prop Alarms
Foster Culture of Awareness and Safety (Staff, Students, & Families)