FAQ
Fall 2020: General FAQs
- Will the plan to return to in-person learning change?
- Why is CDS not aligning with the CMS plan?
- Will I be able to visit my child at school or volunteer in their classroom or on the playground?
- Will all CDS employees wear photo ID name badges so that students can identify them since people may be difficult to recognize when wearing masks?
- Who are the medical professionals that Covenant Day partnering with to assist with health and safety recommendations?
- Where can I find updates regarding CDS events?
Will the plan to return to in-person learning change?
Why is CDS not aligning with the CMS plan?
Will I be able to visit my child at school or volunteer in their classroom or on the playground?
Will all CDS employees wear photo ID name badges so that students can identify them since people may be difficult to recognize when wearing masks?
Who are the medical professionals that Covenant Day partnering with to assist with health and safety recommendations?
Where can I find updates regarding CDS events?
HEALTH & SAFETY
- (*8/4) Will my child have to wear a mask, and if they do, when and what kind?
- Will students and employees have their temperatures checked on a daily basis as they arrive on campus?
- What will happen if a student or employee tests positive for COVID-19? If it is just one student in a class, will the whole class be sent home for 14 days? What if a teacher tests positive?
- Will there be one-way directional signs on campus to promote physical distancing?
- Will there be physical distancing in classrooms?
- What sanitizing and cleaning protocols are in place?
- (*7/29) Will our HVAC systems be getting updated air filter systems?
- (*8/3) When should I stay home from school and when can I return if I have been sick?
(*8/4) Will my child have to wear a mask, and if they do, when and what kind?
Will students and employees have their temperatures checked on a daily basis as they arrive on campus?
What will happen if a student or employee tests positive for COVID-19? If it is just one student in a class, will the whole class be sent home for 14 days? What if a teacher tests positive?
Will there be one-way directional signs on campus to promote physical distancing?
Will there be physical distancing in classrooms?
What sanitizing and cleaning protocols are in place?
(*7/29) Will our HVAC systems be getting updated air filter systems?
(*8/3) When should I stay home from school and when can I return if I have been sick?
DISTANCE LEARNING
- (*8/10) Will distance learning be an option if I have someone in my home who is immunocompromised, either my child or a family member?
- Will the school consider reducing class sizes as an option before going directly in to distance learning?
(*8/10) Will distance learning be an option if I have someone in my home who is immunocompromised, either my child or a family member?
Will the school consider reducing class sizes as an option before going directly in to distance learning?
NAVIGATING THE SCHOOL DAY
- Where will my child eat lunch? Can they still buy lunch at school?
- Will students have PE and/or recess on the playground?
- Will students be able to participate in chapel?
- Will my child be able to take band and/or choir? Will they have to wear a mask?
- Will CDS continue to offer the Extended Day Program?
- Will students have to bring water bottles to school instead of using water fountains?
Where will my child eat lunch? Can they still buy lunch at school?
Will students have PE and/or recess on the playground?
Will students be able to participate in chapel?
Will my child be able to take band and/or choir? Will they have to wear a mask?
Will CDS continue to offer the Extended Day Program?
Will students have to bring water bottles to school instead of using water fountains?
EVENTS & PROGRAMMING
- Will my child be able to participate in athletics? Can spectators attend athletic events?
- Will my child be able to participate in musical and drama productions?
- Will CDS have field trips during the school year?