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Health Protocols
For information on communicable disease guidance for schools from the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority, click here.
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Concept of Operations
A. Overview
- Public Health will be the lead agency in coordinating the local health and medical response to a pandemic with State, Federal, and local agencies and officials.
- Public Health’s response actions will emphasize disease surveillance and investigation, social distancing measures to reduce the spread of infection, and continually informing and educating the public about the pandemic, the public health response, and steps the public can take to reduce the risks of infection.
- OTSD will maintain increased communications with the Sandy/CC EOC and Public Health and will implement those procedures that increase the health and safety of the school community.
- OTSD will assume the following responsibilities:
- Develop capabilities to implement non-medical measures to decrease the spread of disease throughout the school community.
- Develop and implement pandemic preparedness activities and a business continuity plan aimed at maintaining the provision of educational services and limiting the spread of disease throughout the duration of a pandemic.
- Communicate with and educate the school community about approved public health practices and what each person can do to prepare, respond, and minimize health risks.
- Develop and implement educational support plans for students who are isolated or quarantined and coordinate these plans with the social support plans developed by Public Health and the EOC.
- Develop a recovery plan that provides for education support and emotional support for staff and students.
- Each OTSD school will assume the following responsibilities:
- Develop a response plan that will:
- Identify chain of command in case of illness with a minimum of two back ups.
- Review procedures for sending ill individuals home and make adjustments if necessary.
- Report the number of staff and students absent daily with pandemic flu to the district nurse. The nurse will report to Public Health.
- Document actions taken.
- Update staff and provide information on extent of infection at school site and potential changes that might take place at school.
- Develop a response plan that will:
B. Direction and Control
- Public Health and all response partners will operate under the Incident Command System throughout the duration of the pandemic response.
- Public Health may activate the Public Health Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the county-wide public health and medical response during a pandemic.
- The Sandy/CC EOC may be activated during a pandemic to coordinate response.
- OTSD will coordinate with Public Health and the Sandy/CC EOC to provide information to staff and students. OTSD will take appropriate measures including social distancing and increased respiratory hygiene in order to reduce transmission.
C. Communications
- Communications with the public and health care providers will be one of the most critical strategies for containing the spread of the influenza and for managing the utilization of health care services. This plan’s communications goals are to:
- Provide accurate, consistent, and comprehensive information about pandemic influenza/virus including case definitions, treatment options, infection control measures, and reporting requirements.
- Instill and maintain public confidence in the schools and the County’s public health care systems and their ability to respond to and manage an influenza pandemic.
- Ensure an efficient mechanism for managing information between Public Health, partners and the schools.
- Contribute to maintaining order, minimizing public panic and fear, and facilitating public compliance by providing accurate, rapid, and complete information.
- Address rumors, inaccuracies, and misperceptions as quickly as possible, and prevent the stigmatization of affected groups.
- Communications During Pandemic
- OTSD will:
- Assess the information needs of the school community.
- Intensify public education efforts about influenza pandemics and steps that can be taken to reduce exposure to infection. Information may be disseminated via digital or print methods typically used by the district.
- Identify hard to reach families and ensure communications in the home language.
- Coordinate with Public Health to develop common health messages and education materials in English and Spanish. Coordinate with Public Health to ensure that bilingual staff can serve as information conduits to vulnerable school families and build sustainable preparedness capabilities.
- Develop template pandemic informational letters, including translations, for parents/guardians.
- Public Health PIO will evaluate the need to establish a Joint Information Center in conjunction with appropriate health system and response partners. If school closures are considered, the OTSD PIO will work with the JIC.
- Public Health PIO will develop a communications strategy including identifying appropriate community partners for reaching and educating diverse communities such as limited English speaking and homeless students and their families.
- As the pandemic expands, the Public Health PIO will provide daily updates on the pandemic and will organize regular media briefings.
- The Public Health PIO will keep the public informed about steps that should be taken to protect against infection, treatment options for individuals who are infected, the status of the spread of the outbreak in the community, and the disease control and containment strategies that are being implemented.
- The OTSD PIO will disseminate alerts per JIC guidelines and as necessary. Pandemic letters will be disseminated to parent/guardians per JIC and OTSD communication strategy.
D. Mitigation
The OTSD pre-event mitigation activities include:
- Planning, exercising, evaluating and revising the Pandemic Management Plan.
- Training and equipping OTSD staff to assure competencies and capacities needed to respond to a pandemic outbreak.
- Developing strategic partnerships with local community health care institutions and providers, and local, state and federal response agencies and their staff.
- Educating schools and parents about an influenza/virus pandemic and recommend preparedness measures.
- Informing and updating schools about the potential impacts of a pandemic on essential services and city, county, and school infrastructure. Reviewing and updating district-wide business continuity plans and assuring essential business functions are adequately staffed.
- Ensuring adequate supplies and equipment that will be needed to respond to a pandemic.
- Establishing ventilation standards to be used during the pandemic.
The OTSD event mitigation activities include:
- Social/Physical Distancing: considerations could include closing schools; closing non-essential agency functions; implementing emergency staffing plans; adjusting classroom set-up/spacing of seats; creating stable cohort groups of students; increasing telecommuting, flex scheduling and other work options; restricting school visitors/volunteers; or closing all public assemblies or after school activities.
- Face Coverings: implement face-covering protocols, as mandated or deemed necessary.
- Screening: screen students and staff for symptoms; report to Public Health as required.
- Isolation & quarantine: isolate ill or exposed persons until they are picked up/taken home. Isolation spaces identified at each school. Staff supervising isolation rooms will wear medical-grade face masks, gloves, and isolation gowns.
UPDATED: July 2024
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To ensure the safety of our staff and students, OTSD has implemented a multi-layered approach to minimize the transmission of airborne pathogens that could potentially spread airborne illnesses.
Our Custodians clean surfaces frequently to reduce particles released in the air. An electrostatic sprayer is used frequently to sanitize touch-points throughout the buildings. Each classroom is supplied with a canister of disinfecting wipes to be used during classroom sessions in between Custodial routes.
Oregon Trail School District recognizes that proper air flow and filtration is important in preventing the spread of airborne illnesses.
Per the CDC recommendations:- Our ventilation systems are regularly serviced and meeting code requirements.
- Our HVAC systems are set to bring in as much outdoor air as the system will allow while minimizing excessive temperatures inside.
- We have increased the HVAC’s system’s total airflow to supply occupied spaces, exchanging the room’s air 3-5 times per hour where possible.
- Where applicable, we are running the HVAC system at maximum airflow for hours before and after the building is occupied.
- We have increased the level of air filtration as much as possible, with the highest level of MERV (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) rating air filter the system will allow. In stand-alone areas where it’s necessary to supplement insufficient airflow, we have brought in air purifiers in an effort to meet the standards noted above.
- We continue to evaluate our mitigation efforts and are ready to take reasonable action to improve air flow as needed.
Oregon Trail School District has implemented these mitigation measures according to OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations and will continue to take regular precautions to keep our staff and students safe.
2024-25 School Communicable Disease Management Plans
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School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan
School Year 2024-25
School/District/Program Information
District or Education Service District Name and ID: Oregon Trail School District 46
School or Program Name: Sandy High School
Contact Name and Title: Principal Sarah Dorn
Contact Phone: 503-668-8011 Contact Email: sarah.dorn@ortrail.k12.or.us
Table 1.
Policies, protocols, procedures and plans already in place
Provide hyperlinks to any documents or other resources currently utilized in your school/district. Consider adding a brief description about how each is used within your school.
School District Communicable Disease Management Plan
OTSD Communicable Disease Mgmt Plan
The OTSD Communicable Disease Plan was developed in partnership with Clackamas County Public Health and follows OHA/ODE guidance.
District Communicable Diseases policies include:
GBEB & GBEB-AR, Staff
JHCC & JHCC-AR, Students
The Superintendent, District Nurse, and Communications Director collaborate with public health on developing and implementing measures that help limit the spread of communicable disease in our schools, and appropriate messaging to inform parents and staff about exposure risk, outbreaks, and interventions.
Exclusion Measures
Exclusion of students and staff who are diagnosed with certain communicable diseases.
The District follows guidelines from the OHA/ODE Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools document.
Isolation Space
Requires a prevention-oriented health services program including a dedicated space to isolate sick students and to provide services for students with special health care needs.
The school’s isolation space is located in a designated room in the school’s health space.
Emergency Plan or Emergency Operations Plan
The district has a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan developed in partnership with local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and Clackamas County Disaster Management.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Plans such as those prepared for Student Investment Account (optional)
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized in supporting student and staff wellbeing and mental health during prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of a communicable disease outbreak.
- Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
- We offer our students, staff, and families access to our School Based Health Center. The SBHC is operated in conjunction with Orchid Health and offers medical and mental health services and support. We also work with Trillium Family Services to provide these services for families.
- Our Student Services staff, school counselors, and district nurse will link staff, students, and families with community resources as needed.
Additional documents reference here:
SECTION 1. Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying roles central to communicable disease management. Clarifying responsibilities related to communicable disease response is a first step in keeping communities healthy and safe. In general, decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials. Together with local public health officials, school/district administrators should consult a variety of individuals when making decisions about health and safety in school.
Table 2. Roles and Responsibilities
School planning team members
Responsibilities:
Primary Contact (Name/Title):
Alternative Contact:
Building Lead / Administrator
- Educates staff, families, and students on policies regarding visitors and volunteers, ensuring health and safety are being maintained.
- In consultation with district leadership and LPHA staff, determines the level and type of response that is required/necessary.
- Acts as key spokesperson to communicate health-related matters within school community members, health partners, and other local partners.
Principal
Vice Principal
School Safety Team Representative (or staff member knowledgeable about risks within a school, emergency response, or operations planning)
- Trains staff at the start of the academic year and at periodic intervals on communicable disease management procedures.
- Leads debrief of communicable disease event, informing continuous improvement of the planning, prevention, response, and recovery system.
Principal
Vice Principal or District Nurse
Health Representative (health aid, administrator, school/district nurse, ESD support)
- Supports building lead/administrator in determining the level and type of response that is necessary.
- Reports to the LPHA any cluster of illness among staff or students.
- Provides requested logs and information to the LPHA in a timely manner.
District Nurse
District PIO
School Support Staff as needed (transportation, food service, maintenance/custodial)
- Advises on prevention/response procedures that are required to maintain student services.
District Nurse
District PIO
Communications Lead (staff member responsible for ensuring internal/external messaging is completed)
- Ensures accurate, clear, and timely information is communicated including those who may have been exposed, a description of how the school is responding, and action community members can take to protect their health.
- Shares communications in all languages relevant to school community.
Principal
District PIO
District Level Leadership Support (staff member in which to consult surrounding a communicable disease event)
- Has responsibility over communicable disease response during periods of high transmission in community at large. May act as school level support to Building lead/Administrator activating a scaled response.
- Responds to media inquiries during the communicable disease event and ensures that those responsible for communication are designated speakers.
Superintendent
District PIO
Main Contact within Local Public Health Authority (LPHA)
- Notifies Building Lead/Administrator of communicable disease outbreak and offers recommendations for appropriate response.
- Key spokesperson to communicate on health-related matters with community members, health facility staff, and other local community partners.
Anna Summer, MPH, Dr. PH
District PIO
Others as identified by team
Section 2. Equity and Continuity of Education
Preparing a plan that centers equity and supports mental health
Preparing a school to manage a communicable disease case or event requires an inclusive and holistic approach to protect access to in-person learning for all students. In this section suggested resources are offered to help prepare for communicable disease management while centering an equitable and caring response.
Centering Equity
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized when centering equity in prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of outbreaks (e.g., district or school equity plans/stances/lenses/decision tools, Equity Committee or Team protocols, district or school systems for including student voice, existing agreements or community engagement or consultation models, Tribal Consultation[1], etc.)
< >Discussion with Superintendent's Leadership Council (parents and community members) Online survey of students in grades 6-12 during Advisory classes Online survey of all parents, translated. Phone survey with parents that have no internet access or need help interpreting survey questionsRound table discussion with Chamber Education Committee members and school Site Council members
Suggested Resources:
- Equity Decision Tools for School Leaders
- Community Engagement Toolkit
- Tribal Consultation Toolkit
Table 3. Centering Educational Equity
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Response:
Describe how you will ensure continuity of instruction for students who may miss school due to illness.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
Describe how you identify those in your school setting that are disproportionately impacted by communicable disease and which students and families may need differentiated or additional support.
Case managers reach out to identified families and determine the need for individualized services.
Equity and access remain at the forefront of all conversations.
Describe the process by which the school will implement a differentiated plan for those that are disproportionately impacted, historically underserved or at higher risk of negative impacts or complications related to communicable disease.
We will continue to work with our underserved populations to ensure they understand the breadth and scope of communicable diseases and the resources available to them.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family, utilizing school and district resources.
Describe what support, training or logistics need to be in place to ensure that the named strategies are understood, implemented, and monitored successfully.
Our Student Support Team model will be used as a way of reviewing and addressing student needs.
Section 3. Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response:
Implementing mitigation activities, responding to periods of increased transmission, resuming baseline level mitigation, and debriefing actions to improve the process
Planning for and implementing proactive health and safety mitigation measures assists schools in reducing communicable disease transmission within the school environment for students, staff, and community members. Communicable disease, including norovirus, flu and COVID-19, will continue to circulate in our communities and our schools. Schools will utilize different mitigation measures based on local data, and observation of what is happening in their schools (e.g., transmission within their facilities and communities.) In the following section, teams will document their school’s approach to the CDC, OHA and ODE advised health and safety measures at baseline, during increased transmission.
Suggested Resources:
- Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools which includes information regarding:
- Symptom-Based Exclusion Guidelines (pages 8-12)
- Transmission Routes (pages 29-32)
- Prevention or Mitigation Measures (pages 5-6)
- School Attendance Restrictions and Reporting (page 33)
- CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Supports for Continuity of Services
Table 5. Communicable Disease Mitigation Measures
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Layered Health and Safety Measures
Describe what mitigating measures the school will implement to reduce and respond to the spread of communicable disease and protect in-person instruction?
Immunizations
CDC, OHA, and ODE recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible individuals. Please include whether your school will offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics or notices about where to access vaccines in your community. Shots are required by law for children in attendance at public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. Nearly every place that provides care for a child outside the home requires shots or a medical or nonmedical exemption to stay enrolled.
We will continue to support vaccination clinics for families, students, educators, and the community-at-large, as per Clackamas County Public Health recommendation.
Our School Based Health Center will provide vaccinations for students, families, and staff when possible.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are optional, with the expectation that everyone be respectful of the choices and needs of others.
Isolation
Individuals with communicable disease symptoms are encouraged to isolate until symptoms subside.
Symptom Screening
If a student is feeling ill or showing signs of illness, they will be sent to the office for further screening.
Airflow and Circulation
OTSD has implemented mitigation measures to minimize the transmission of air pathogens. These measures follow OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations.
Cohorting
During an outbreak, we will avoid large group gatherings as much as possible. If a high percentage of students in a class or group is symptomatic, we may consider recommending isolation. Classroom configurations are set up to maximize space. We may rearrange classrooms to accommodate physical distancing if/when necessary.
Physical Distancing
Classroom configurations have returned to pre-Covid set-up. During an outbreak we will encourage physical distancing to the degree possible.
Hand Washing
Students and staff will continue to be given ample opportunities to wash and/or sanitize their hands. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the schools.
Cleaning and Disinfection
When the building spaces are cleaned each day, common touch points (i.e. door handles, bathroom flush handles, faucet handles, soap and paper towel dispensing handles, etc.) are sanitized by a custodian throughout.
Training and Public Health Education
All staff will receive updated training on communicable disease safety measures, annually.
PRACTICING PLAN TO BE READY
Training exercises are essential to preparedness ensuring individuals understand their role in a communicable disease event. Exercises can also help identify gaps in the planning, thereby building upon and strengthening the plan over time. Schools, districts, and ESDs should schedule to exercise this plan annually and when any revisions are made to update the plan. The plan, or component(s) of the plan, can be tested through conversations, practice exercises, or other activities.
This plan is available for public viewing on the district website.
Date Last Updated: July 2024 Date Last Practiced: August 2023
[1] Tribal Consultation is a separate process from stakeholder engagement; consultation recognizes and affirms tribal rights of self-government and tribal sovereignty, and mandates state government to work with American Indian nations on a government-to-government basis.
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School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan
School Year 2024-25
School/District/Program Information
District or Education Service District Name and ID: Oregon Trail School District 46
School or Program Name: Boring Middle School
Contact Name and Title: Principal Morgan MacGregor
Contact Phone: 503-668-9393 Contact Email: morgan.macgregor@ortrail.k12.or.us
Table 1.
Policies, protocols, procedures and plans already in place
Provide hyperlinks to any documents or other resources currently utilized in your school/district. Consider adding a brief description about how each is used within your school.
School District Communicable Disease Management Plan
OTSD Communicable Disease Mgmt Plan
The OTSD Communicable Disease Plan was developed in partnership with Clackamas County Public Health and follows OHA/ODE guidance.
District Communicable Diseases policies include:
GBEB & GBEB-AR, Staff
JHCC & JHCC-AR, Students
The Superintendent, District Nurse, and Communications Director collaborate with public health on developing and implementing measures that help limit the spread of communicable disease in our schools, and appropriate messaging to inform parents and staff about exposure risk, outbreaks, and interventions.
Exclusion Measures
Exclusion of students and staff who are diagnosed with certain communicable diseases.
The District follows guidelines from the OHA/ODE Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools document.
Isolation Space
Requires a prevention-oriented health services program including a dedicated space to isolate sick students and to provide services for students with special health care needs.
The school’s isolation space is located in a designated room in the school’s health space.
Emergency Plan or Emergency Operations Plan
The district has a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan developed in partnership with local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and Clackamas County Disaster Management.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Plans such as those prepared for Student Investment Account (optional)
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized in supporting student and staff wellbeing and mental health during prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of a communicable disease outbreak.
- Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
- We offer our students, staff, and families access to our School Based Health Center. The SBHC is operated in conjunction with Orchid Health and offers medical and mental health services and support. We also work with Trillium Family Services to provide these services for families.
- Our Student Services staff, school counselors, and district nurse will link staff, students, and families with community resources as needed.
Additional documents reference here:
SECTION 1. Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying roles central to communicable disease management. Clarifying responsibilities related to communicable disease response is a first step in keeping communities healthy and safe. In general, decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials. Together with local public health officials, school/district administrators should consult a variety of individuals when making decisions about health and safety in school.
Table 2. Roles and Responsibilities
School planning team members
Responsibilities:
Primary Contact (Name/Title):
Alternative Contact:
Building Lead / Administrator
- Educates staff, families, and students on policies regarding visitors and volunteers, ensuring health and safety are being maintained.
- In consultation with district leadership and LPHA staff, determines the level and type of response that is required/necessary.
- Acts as key spokesperson to communicate health-related matters within school community members, health partners, and other local partners.
Principal
Vice Principal
School Safety Team Representative (or staff member knowledgeable about risks within a school, emergency response, or operations planning)
- Trains staff at the start of the academic year and at periodic intervals on communicable disease management procedures.
- Leads debrief of communicable disease event, informing continuous improvement of the planning, prevention, response, and recovery system.
Principal
Vice Principal or District Nurse
Health Representative (health aid, administrator, school/district nurse, ESD support)
- Supports building lead/administrator in determining the level and type of response that is necessary.
- Reports to the LPHA any cluster of illness among staff or students.
- Provides requested logs and information to the LPHA in a timely manner.
District Nurse
District PIO
School Support Staff as needed (transportation, food service, maintenance/custodial)
- Advises on prevention/response procedures that are required to maintain student services.
District Nurse
District PIO
Communications Lead (staff member responsible for ensuring internal/external messaging is completed)
- Ensures accurate, clear, and timely information is communicated including those who may have been exposed, a description of how the school is responding, and action community members can take to protect their health.
- Shares communications in all languages relevant to school community.
Principal
District PIO
District Level Leadership Support (staff member in which to consult surrounding a communicable disease event)
- Has responsibility over communicable disease response during periods of high transmission in community at large. May act as school level support to Building lead/Administrator activating a scaled response.
- Responds to media inquiries during the communicable disease event and ensures that those responsible for communication are designated speakers.
Superintendent
District PIO
Main Contact within Local Public Health Authority (LPHA)
- Notifies Building Lead/Administrator of communicable disease outbreak and offers recommendations for appropriate response.
- Key spokesperson to communicate on health-related matters with community members, health facility staff, and other local community partners.
Anna Summer, MPH, Dr. PH
District PIO
Others as identified by team
Section 2. Equity and Continuity of Education
Preparing a plan that centers equity and supports mental health
Preparing a school to manage a communicable disease case or event requires an inclusive and holistic approach to protect access to in-person learning for all students. In this section suggested resources are offered to help prepare for communicable disease management while centering an equitable and caring response.
Centering Equity
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized when centering equity in prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of outbreaks (e.g., district or school equity plans/stances/lenses/decision tools, Equity Committee or Team protocols, district or school systems for including student voice, existing agreements or community engagement or consultation models, Tribal Consultation[1], etc.)
< >Discussion with Superintendent's Leadership Council (parents and community members) Online survey of students in grades 6-12 during Advisory classes Online survey of all parents, translated. Phone survey with parents that have no internet access or need help interpreting survey questionsRound table discussion with Chamber Education Committee members and school Site Council members
Suggested Resources:
- Equity Decision Tools for School Leaders
- Community Engagement Toolkit
- Tribal Consultation Toolkit
Table 3. Centering Educational Equity
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Response:
Describe how you will ensure continuity of instruction for students who may miss school due to illness.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
Describe how you identify those in your school setting that are disproportionately impacted by communicable disease and which students and families may need differentiated or additional support.
Case managers reach out to identified families and determine the need for individualized services.
Equity and access remain at the forefront of all conversations.
Describe the process by which the school will implement a differentiated plan for those that are disproportionately impacted, historically underserved or at higher risk of negative impacts or complications related to communicable disease.
We will continue to work with our underserved populations to ensure they understand the breadth and scope of communicable diseases and the resources available to them.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family, utilizing school and district resources.
Describe what support, training or logistics need to be in place to ensure that the named strategies are understood, implemented, and monitored successfully.
Our Student Support Team model will be used as a way of reviewing and addressing student needs.
Section 3. Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response:
Implementing mitigation activities, responding to periods of increased transmission, resuming baseline level mitigation, and debriefing actions to improve the process
Planning for and implementing proactive health and safety mitigation measures assists schools in reducing communicable disease transmission within the school environment for students, staff, and community members. Communicable disease, including norovirus, flu and COVID-19, will continue to circulate in our communities and our schools. Schools will utilize different mitigation measures based on local data, and observation of what is happening in their schools (e.g., transmission within their facilities and communities.) In the following section, teams will document their school’s approach to the CDC, OHA and ODE advised health and safety measures at baseline, during increased transmission.
Suggested Resources:
- Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools which includes information regarding:
- Symptom-Based Exclusion Guidelines (pages 8-12)
- Transmission Routes (pages 29-32)
- Prevention or Mitigation Measures (pages 5-6)
- School Attendance Restrictions and Reporting (page 33)
- CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Supports for Continuity of Services
Table 5. Communicable Disease Mitigation Measures
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Layered Health and Safety Measures
Describe what mitigating measures the school will implement to reduce and respond to the spread of communicable disease and protect in-person instruction?
Immunizations
CDC, OHA, and ODE recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible individuals. Please include whether your school will offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics or notices about where to access vaccines in your community. Shots are required by law for children in attendance at public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. Nearly every place that provides care for a child outside the home requires shots or a medical or nonmedical exemption to stay enrolled.
We will continue to support vaccination clinics for families, students, educators, and the community-at-large, as per Clackamas County Public Health recommendation.
Our School Based Health Center will provide vaccinations for students, families, and staff when possible.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are optional, with the expectation that everyone be respectful of the choices and needs of others.
Isolation
Individuals with communicable disease symptoms are encouraged to isolate until symptoms subside.
Symptom Screening
If a student is feeling ill or showing signs of illness, they will be sent to the office for further screening.
Airflow and Circulation
OTSD has implemented mitigation measures to minimize the transmission of air pathogens. These measures follow OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations.
Cohorting
During an outbreak, we will avoid large group gatherings as much as possible. If a high percentage of students in a class or group is symptomatic, we may consider recommending isolation. Classroom configurations are set up to maximize space. We may rearrange classrooms to accommodate physical distancing if/when necessary.
Physical Distancing
Classroom configurations have returned to pre-Covid set-up. During an outbreak we will encourage physical distancing to the degree possible.
Hand Washing
Students and staff will continue to be given ample opportunities to wash and/or sanitize their hands. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the schools.
Cleaning and Disinfection
When the building spaces are cleaned each day, common touch points (i.e. door handles, bathroom flush handles, faucet handles, soap and paper towel dispensing handles, etc.) are sanitized by a custodian throughout.
Training and Public Health Education
All staff will receive updated training on communicable disease safety measures, annually.
PRACTICING PLAN TO BE READY
Training exercises are essential to preparedness ensuring individuals understand their role in a communicable disease event. Exercises can also help identify gaps in the planning, thereby building upon and strengthening the plan over time. Schools, districts, and ESDs should schedule to exercise this plan annually and when any revisions are made to update the plan. The plan, or component(s) of the plan, can be tested through conversations, practice exercises, or other activities.
This plan is available for public viewing on the district website.
Date Last Updated: July 2024 Date Last Practiced: August 2023
[1] Tribal Consultation is a separate process from stakeholder engagement; consultation recognizes and affirms tribal rights of self-government and tribal sovereignty, and mandates state government to work with American Indian nations on a government-to-government basis.
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School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan
School Year 2024-25
School/District/Program Information
District or Education Service District Name and ID: Oregon Trail School District 46
School or Program Name: Cedar Ridge Middle School School
Contact Name and Title: Principal Nicole Johnston
Contact Phone: 503-668-8067 Contact Email: nicole.johnston@ortrail.k12.or.us
Table 1.
Policies, protocols, procedures and plans already in place
Provide hyperlinks to any documents or other resources currently utilized in your school/district. Consider adding a brief description about how each is used within your school.
School District Communicable Disease Management Plan
OTSD Communicable Disease Mgmt Plan
The OTSD Communicable Disease Plan was developed in partnership with Clackamas County Public Health and follows OHA/ODE guidance.
District Communicable Diseases policies include:
GBEB & GBEB-AR, Staff
JHCC & JHCC-AR, Students
The Superintendent, District Nurse, and Communications Director collaborate with public health on developing and implementing measures that help limit the spread of communicable disease in our schools, and appropriate messaging to inform parents and staff about exposure risk, outbreaks, and interventions.
Exclusion Measures
Exclusion of students and staff who are diagnosed with certain communicable diseases.
The District follows guidelines from the OHA/ODE Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools document.
Isolation Space
Requires a prevention-oriented health services program including a dedicated space to isolate sick students and to provide services for students with special health care needs.
The school’s isolation space is located in a designated room in the school’s health space.
Emergency Plan or Emergency Operations Plan
The district has a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan developed in partnership with local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and Clackamas County Disaster Management.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Plans such as those prepared for Student Investment Account (optional)
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized in supporting student and staff wellbeing and mental health during prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of a communicable disease outbreak.
- Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
- We offer our students, staff, and families access to our School Based Health Center. The SBHC is operated in conjunction with Orchid Health and offers medical and mental health services and support. We also work with Trillium Family Services to provide these services for families.
- Our Student Services staff, school counselors, and district nurse will link staff, students, and families with community resources as needed.
Additional documents reference here:
SECTION 1. Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying roles central to communicable disease management. Clarifying responsibilities related to communicable disease response is a first step in keeping communities healthy and safe. In general, decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials. Together with local public health officials, school/district administrators should consult a variety of individuals when making decisions about health and safety in school.
Table 2. Roles and Responsibilities
School planning team members
Responsibilities:
Primary Contact (Name/Title):
Alternative Contact:
Building Lead / Administrator
- Educates staff, families, and students on policies regarding visitors and volunteers, ensuring health and safety are being maintained.
- In consultation with district leadership and LPHA staff, determines the level and type of response that is required/necessary.
- Acts as key spokesperson to communicate health-related matters within school community members, health partners, and other local partners.
Principal
Vice Principal
School Safety Team Representative (or staff member knowledgeable about risks within a school, emergency response, or operations planning)
- Trains staff at the start of the academic year and at periodic intervals on communicable disease management procedures.
- Leads debrief of communicable disease event, informing continuous improvement of the planning, prevention, response, and recovery system.
Principal
Vice Principal or District Nurse
Health Representative (health aid, administrator, school/district nurse, ESD support)
- Supports building lead/administrator in determining the level and type of response that is necessary.
- Reports to the LPHA any cluster of illness among staff or students.
- Provides requested logs and information to the LPHA in a timely manner.
District Nurse
District PIO
School Support Staff as needed (transportation, food service, maintenance/custodial)
- Advises on prevention/response procedures that are required to maintain student services.
District Nurse
District PIO
Communications Lead (staff member responsible for ensuring internal/external messaging is completed)
- Ensures accurate, clear, and timely information is communicated including those who may have been exposed, a description of how the school is responding, and action community members can take to protect their health.
- Shares communications in all languages relevant to school community.
Principal
District PIO
District Level Leadership Support (staff member in which to consult surrounding a communicable disease event)
- Has responsibility over communicable disease response during periods of high transmission in community at large. May act as school level support to Building lead/Administrator activating a scaled response.
- Responds to media inquiries during the communicable disease event and ensures that those responsible for communication are designated speakers.
Superintendent
District PIO
Main Contact within Local Public Health Authority (LPHA)
- Notifies Building Lead/Administrator of communicable disease outbreak and offers recommendations for appropriate response.
- Key spokesperson to communicate on health-related matters with community members, health facility staff, and other local community partners.
Anna Summer, MPH, Dr. PH
District PIO
Others as identified by team
Section 2. Equity and Continuity of Education
Preparing a plan that centers equity and supports mental health
Preparing a school to manage a communicable disease case or event requires an inclusive and holistic approach to protect access to in-person learning for all students. In this section suggested resources are offered to help prepare for communicable disease management while centering an equitable and caring response.
Centering Equity
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized when centering equity in prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of outbreaks (e.g., district or school equity plans/stances/lenses/decision tools, Equity Committee or Team protocols, district or school systems for including student voice, existing agreements or community engagement or consultation models, Tribal Consultation[1], etc.)
< >Discussion with Superintendent's Leadership Council (parents and community members) Online survey of students in grades 6-12 during Advisory classes Online survey of all parents, translated. Phone survey with parents that have no internet access or need help interpreting survey questionsRound table discussion with Chamber Education Committee members and school Site Council members
Suggested Resources:
- Equity Decision Tools for School Leaders
- Community Engagement Toolkit
- Tribal Consultation Toolkit
Table 3. Centering Educational Equity
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Response:
Describe how you will ensure continuity of instruction for students who may miss school due to illness.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
Describe how you identify those in your school setting that are disproportionately impacted by communicable disease and which students and families may need differentiated or additional support.
Case managers reach out to identified families and determine the need for individualized services.
Equity and access remain at the forefront of all conversations.
Describe the process by which the school will implement a differentiated plan for those that are disproportionately impacted, historically underserved or at higher risk of negative impacts or complications related to communicable disease.
We will continue to work with our underserved populations to ensure they understand the breadth and scope of communicable diseases and the resources available to them.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family, utilizing school and district resources.
Describe what support, training or logistics need to be in place to ensure that the named strategies are understood, implemented, and monitored successfully.
Our Student Support Team model will be used as a way of reviewing and addressing student needs.
Section 3. Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response:
Implementing mitigation activities, responding to periods of increased transmission, resuming baseline level mitigation, and debriefing actions to improve the process
Planning for and implementing proactive health and safety mitigation measures assists schools in reducing communicable disease transmission within the school environment for students, staff, and community members. Communicable disease, including norovirus, flu and COVID-19, will continue to circulate in our communities and our schools. Schools will utilize different mitigation measures based on local data, and observation of what is happening in their schools (e.g., transmission within their facilities and communities.) In the following section, teams will document their school’s approach to the CDC, OHA and ODE advised health and safety measures at baseline, during increased transmission.
Suggested Resources:
- Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools which includes information regarding:
- Symptom-Based Exclusion Guidelines (pages 8-12)
- Transmission Routes (pages 29-32)
- Prevention or Mitigation Measures (pages 5-6)
- School Attendance Restrictions and Reporting (page 33)
- CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Supports for Continuity of Services
Table 5. Communicable Disease Mitigation Measures
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Layered Health and Safety Measures
Describe what mitigating measures the school will implement to reduce and respond to the spread of communicable disease and protect in-person instruction?
Immunizations
CDC, OHA, and ODE recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible individuals. Please include whether your school will offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics or notices about where to access vaccines in your community. Shots are required by law for children in attendance at public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. Nearly every place that provides care for a child outside the home requires shots or a medical or nonmedical exemption to stay enrolled.
We will continue to support vaccination clinics for families, students, educators, and the community-at-large, as per Clackamas County Public Health recommendation.
Our School Based Health Center will provide vaccinations for students, families, and staff when possible.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are optional, with the expectation that everyone be respectful of the choices and needs of others.
Isolation
Individuals with communicable disease symptoms are encouraged to isolate until symptoms subside.
Symptom Screening
If a student is feeling ill or showing signs of illness, they will be sent to the office for further screening.
Airflow and Circulation
OTSD has implemented mitigation measures to minimize the transmission of air pathogens. These measures follow OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations.
Cohorting
During an outbreak, we will avoid large group gatherings as much as possible. If a high percentage of students in a class or group is symptomatic, we may consider recommending isolation. Classroom configurations are set up to maximize space. We may rearrange classrooms to accommodate physical distancing if/when necessary.
Physical Distancing
Classroom configurations have returned to pre-Covid set-up. During an outbreak we will encourage physical distancing to the degree possible.
Hand Washing
Students and staff will continue to be given ample opportunities to wash and/or sanitize their hands. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the schools.
Cleaning and Disinfection
When the building spaces are cleaned each day, common touch points (i.e. door handles, bathroom flush handles, faucet handles, soap and paper towel dispensing handles, etc.) are sanitized by a custodian throughout.
Training and Public Health Education
All staff will receive updated training on communicable disease safety measures, annually.
PRACTICING PLAN TO BE READY
Training exercises are essential to preparedness ensuring individuals understand their role in a communicable disease event. Exercises can also help identify gaps in the planning, thereby building upon and strengthening the plan over time. Schools, districts, and ESDs should schedule to exercise this plan annually and when any revisions are made to update the plan. The plan, or component(s) of the plan, can be tested through conversations, practice exercises, or other activities.
This plan is available for public viewing on the district website.
Date Last Updated: July 2024 Date Last Practiced: August 2023
[1] Tribal Consultation is a separate process from stakeholder engagement; consultation recognizes and affirms tribal rights of self-government and tribal sovereignty, and mandates state government to work with American Indian nations on a government-to-government basis.
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School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan
School Year 2024-25
School/District/Program Information
District or Education Service District Name and ID: Oregon Trail School District 46
School or Program Name: Welches School
Contact Name and Title: Principal Kendra Payne
Contact Phone: 503-622-3165 Contact Email: Kendra.payne@ortrail.k12.or.us
Table 1.
Policies, protocols, procedures and plans already in place
Provide hyperlinks to any documents or other resources currently utilized in your school/district. Consider adding a brief description about how each is used within your school.
School District Communicable Disease Management Plan
OTSD Communicable Disease Mgmt Plan
The OTSD Communicable Disease Plan was developed in partnership with Clackamas County Public Health and follows OHA/ODE guidance.
District Communicable Diseases policies include:
GBEB & GBEB-AR, Staff
JHCC & JHCC-AR, Students
The Superintendent, District Nurse, and Communications Director collaborate with public health on developing and implementing measures that help limit the spread of communicable disease in our schools, and appropriate messaging to inform parents and staff about exposure risk, outbreaks, and interventions.
Exclusion Measures
Exclusion of students and staff who are diagnosed with certain communicable diseases.
The District follows guidelines from the OHA/ODE Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools document.
Isolation Space
Requires a prevention-oriented health services program including a dedicated space to isolate sick students and to provide services for students with special health care needs.
The school’s isolation space is located in a designated room in the school’s health space.
Emergency Plan or Emergency Operations Plan
The district has a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan developed in partnership with local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and Clackamas County Disaster Management.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Plans such as those prepared for Student Investment Account (optional)
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized in supporting student and staff wellbeing and mental health during prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of a communicable disease outbreak.
- Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
- We offer our students, staff, and families access to our School Based Health Center. The SBHC is operated in conjunction with Orchid Health and offers medical and mental health services and support. We also work with Trillium Family Services to provide these services for families.
- Our Student Services staff, school counselors, and district nurse will link staff, students, and families with community resources as needed.
Additional documents reference here:
SECTION 1. Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying roles central to communicable disease management. Clarifying responsibilities related to communicable disease response is a first step in keeping communities healthy and safe. In general, decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials. Together with local public health officials, school/district administrators should consult a variety of individuals when making decisions about health and safety in school.
Table 2. Roles and Responsibilities
School planning team members
Responsibilities:
Primary Contact (Name/Title):
Alternative Contact:
Building Lead / Administrator
- Educates staff, families, and students on policies regarding visitors and volunteers, ensuring health and safety are being maintained.
- In consultation with district leadership and LPHA staff, determines the level and type of response that is required/necessary.
- Acts as key spokesperson to communicate health-related matters within school community members, health partners, and other local partners.
Principal
Vice Principal
School Safety Team Representative (or staff member knowledgeable about risks within a school, emergency response, or operations planning)
- Trains staff at the start of the academic year and at periodic intervals on communicable disease management procedures.
- Leads debrief of communicable disease event, informing continuous improvement of the planning, prevention, response, and recovery system.
Principal
Vice Principal or District Nurse
Health Representative (health aid, administrator, school/district nurse, ESD support)
- Supports building lead/administrator in determining the level and type of response that is necessary.
- Reports to the LPHA any cluster of illness among staff or students.
- Provides requested logs and information to the LPHA in a timely manner.
District Nurse
District PIO
School Support Staff as needed (transportation, food service, maintenance/custodial)
- Advises on prevention/response procedures that are required to maintain student services.
District Nurse
District PIO
Communications Lead (staff member responsible for ensuring internal/external messaging is completed)
- Ensures accurate, clear, and timely information is communicated including those who may have been exposed, a description of how the school is responding, and action community members can take to protect their health.
- Shares communications in all languages relevant to school community.
Principal
District PIO
District Level Leadership Support (staff member in which to consult surrounding a communicable disease event)
- Has responsibility over communicable disease response during periods of high transmission in community at large. May act as school level support to Building lead/Administrator activating a scaled response.
- Responds to media inquiries during the communicable disease event and ensures that those responsible for communication are designated speakers.
Superintendent
District PIO
Main Contact within Local Public Health Authority (LPHA)
- Notifies Building Lead/Administrator of communicable disease outbreak and offers recommendations for appropriate response.
- Key spokesperson to communicate on health-related matters with community members, health facility staff, and other local community partners.
Anna Summer, MPH, Dr. PH
District PIO
Others as identified by team
Section 2. Equity and Continuity of Education
Preparing a plan that centers equity and supports mental health
Preparing a school to manage a communicable disease case or event requires an inclusive and holistic approach to protect access to in-person learning for all students. In this section suggested resources are offered to help prepare for communicable disease management while centering an equitable and caring response.
Centering Equity
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized when centering equity in prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of outbreaks (e.g., district or school equity plans/stances/lenses/decision tools, Equity Committee or Team protocols, district or school systems for including student voice, existing agreements or community engagement or consultation models, Tribal Consultation[1], etc.)
< >Discussion with Superintendent's Leadership Council (parents and community members) Online survey of students in grades 6-12 during Advisory classes Online survey of all parents, translated. Phone survey with parents that have no internet access or need help interpreting survey questionsRound table discussion with Chamber Education Committee members and school Site Council members
Suggested Resources:
- Equity Decision Tools for School Leaders
- Community Engagement Toolkit
- Tribal Consultation Toolkit
Table 3. Centering Educational Equity
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Response:
Describe how you will ensure continuity of instruction for students who may miss school due to illness.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
Describe how you identify those in your school setting that are disproportionately impacted by communicable disease and which students and families may need differentiated or additional support.
Case managers reach out to identified families and determine the need for individualized services.
Equity and access remain at the forefront of all conversations.
Describe the process by which the school will implement a differentiated plan for those that are disproportionately impacted, historically underserved or at higher risk of negative impacts or complications related to communicable disease.
We will continue to work with our underserved populations to ensure they understand the breadth and scope of communicable diseases and the resources available to them.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family, utilizing school and district resources.
Describe what support, training or logistics need to be in place to ensure that the named strategies are understood, implemented, and monitored successfully.
Our Student Support Team model will be used as a way of reviewing and addressing student needs.
Section 3. Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response:
Implementing mitigation activities, responding to periods of increased transmission, resuming baseline level mitigation, and debriefing actions to improve the process
Planning for and implementing proactive health and safety mitigation measures assists schools in reducing communicable disease transmission within the school environment for students, staff, and community members. Communicable disease, including norovirus, flu and COVID-19, will continue to circulate in our communities and our schools. Schools will utilize different mitigation measures based on local data, and observation of what is happening in their schools (e.g., transmission within their facilities and communities.) In the following section, teams will document their school’s approach to the CDC, OHA and ODE advised health and safety measures at baseline, during increased transmission.
Suggested Resources:
- Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools which includes information regarding:
- Symptom-Based Exclusion Guidelines (pages 8-12)
- Transmission Routes (pages 29-32)
- Prevention or Mitigation Measures (pages 5-6)
- School Attendance Restrictions and Reporting (page 33)
- CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Supports for Continuity of Services
Table 5. Communicable Disease Mitigation Measures
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Layered Health and Safety Measures
Describe what mitigating measures the school will implement to reduce and respond to the spread of communicable disease and protect in-person instruction?
Immunizations
CDC, OHA, and ODE recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible individuals. Please include whether your school will offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics or notices about where to access vaccines in your community. Shots are required by law for children in attendance at public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. Nearly every place that provides care for a child outside the home requires shots or a medical or nonmedical exemption to stay enrolled.
We will continue to support vaccination clinics for families, students, educators, and the community-at-large, as per Clackamas County Public Health recommendation.
Our School Based Health Center will provide vaccinations for students, families, and staff when possible.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are optional, with the expectation that everyone be respectful of the choices and needs of others.
Isolation
Individuals with communicable disease symptoms are encouraged to isolate until symptoms subside.
Symptom Screening
If a student is feeling ill or showing signs of illness, they will be sent to the office for further screening.
Airflow and Circulation
OTSD has implemented mitigation measures to minimize the transmission of air pathogens. These measures follow OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations.
Cohorting
During an outbreak, we will avoid large group gatherings as much as possible. If a high percentage of students in a class or group is symptomatic, we may consider recommending isolation. Classroom configurations are set up to maximize space. We may rearrange classrooms to accommodate physical distancing if/when necessary.
Physical Distancing
Classroom configurations have returned to pre-Covid set-up. During an outbreak we will encourage physical distancing to the degree possible.
Hand Washing
Students and staff will continue to be given ample opportunities to wash and/or sanitize their hands. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the schools.
Cleaning and Disinfection
When the building spaces are cleaned each day, common touch points (i.e. door handles, bathroom flush handles, faucet handles, soap and paper towel dispensing handles, etc.) are sanitized by a custodian throughout.
Training and Public Health Education
All staff will receive updated training on communicable disease safety measures, annually.
PRACTICING PLAN TO BE READY
Training exercises are essential to preparedness ensuring individuals understand their role in a communicable disease event. Exercises can also help identify gaps in the planning, thereby building upon and strengthening the plan over time. Schools, districts, and ESDs should schedule to exercise this plan annually and when any revisions are made to update the plan. The plan, or component(s) of the plan, can be tested through conversations, practice exercises, or other activities.
This plan is available for public viewing on the district website.
Date Last Updated: July 2024 Date Last Practiced: August 2023
[1] Tribal Consultation is a separate process from stakeholder engagement; consultation recognizes and affirms tribal rights of self-government and tribal sovereignty, and mandates state government to work with American Indian nations on a government-to-government basis.
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School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan
School Year 2024-25
School/District/Program Information
District or Education Service District Name and ID: Oregon Trail School District 46
School or Program Name: Firwood Elementary School
Contact Name and Title: Principal Matt Newell
Contact Phone: 503-668-8005 Contact Email: matt.newell@ortrail.k12.or.us
Table 1.
Policies, protocols, procedures and plans already in place
Provide hyperlinks to any documents or other resources currently utilized in your school/district. Consider adding a brief description about how each is used within your school.
School District Communicable Disease Management Plan
OTSD Communicable Disease Mgmt Plan
The OTSD Communicable Disease Plan was developed in partnership with Clackamas County Public Health and follows OHA/ODE guidance.
District Communicable Diseases policies include:
GBEB & GBEB-AR, Staff
JHCC & JHCC-AR, Students
The Superintendent, District Nurse, and Communications Director collaborate with public health on developing and implementing measures that help limit the spread of communicable disease in our schools, and appropriate messaging to inform parents and staff about exposure risk, outbreaks, and interventions.
Exclusion Measures
Exclusion of students and staff who are diagnosed with certain communicable diseases.
The District follows guidelines from the OHA/ODE Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools document.
Isolation Space
Requires a prevention-oriented health services program including a dedicated space to isolate sick students and to provide services for students with special health care needs.
The school’s isolation space is located in a designated room in the school’s health space.
Emergency Plan or Emergency Operations Plan
The district has a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan developed in partnership with local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and Clackamas County Disaster Management.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Plans such as those prepared for Student Investment Account (optional)
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized in supporting student and staff wellbeing and mental health during prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of a communicable disease outbreak.
- Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
- We offer our students, staff, and families access to our School Based Health Center. The SBHC is operated in conjunction with Orchid Health and offers medical and mental health services and support. We also work with Trillium Family Services to provide these services for families.
- Our Student Services staff, school counselors, and district nurse will link staff, students, and families with community resources as needed.
Additional documents reference here:
SECTION 1. Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying roles central to communicable disease management. Clarifying responsibilities related to communicable disease response is a first step in keeping communities healthy and safe. In general, decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials. Together with local public health officials, school/district administrators should consult a variety of individuals when making decisions about health and safety in school.
Table 2. Roles and Responsibilities
School planning team members
Responsibilities:
Primary Contact (Name/Title):
Alternative Contact:
Building Lead / Administrator
- Educates staff, families, and students on policies regarding visitors and volunteers, ensuring health and safety are being maintained.
- In consultation with district leadership and LPHA staff, determines the level and type of response that is required/necessary.
- Acts as key spokesperson to communicate health-related matters within school community members, health partners, and other local partners.
Principal
Vice Principal
School Safety Team Representative (or staff member knowledgeable about risks within a school, emergency response, or operations planning)
- Trains staff at the start of the academic year and at periodic intervals on communicable disease management procedures.
- Leads debrief of communicable disease event, informing continuous improvement of the planning, prevention, response, and recovery system.
Principal
Vice Principal or District Nurse
Health Representative (health aid, administrator, school/district nurse, ESD support)
- Supports building lead/administrator in determining the level and type of response that is necessary.
- Reports to the LPHA any cluster of illness among staff or students.
- Provides requested logs and information to the LPHA in a timely manner.
District Nurse
District PIO
School Support Staff as needed (transportation, food service, maintenance/custodial)
- Advises on prevention/response procedures that are required to maintain student services.
District Nurse
District PIO
Communications Lead (staff member responsible for ensuring internal/external messaging is completed)
- Ensures accurate, clear, and timely information is communicated including those who may have been exposed, a description of how the school is responding, and action community members can take to protect their health.
- Shares communications in all languages relevant to school community.
Principal
District PIO
District Level Leadership Support (staff member in which to consult surrounding a communicable disease event)
- Has responsibility over communicable disease response during periods of high transmission in community at large. May act as school level support to Building lead/Administrator activating a scaled response.
- Responds to media inquiries during the communicable disease event and ensures that those responsible for communication are designated speakers.
Superintendent
District PIO
Main Contact within Local Public Health Authority (LPHA)
- Notifies Building Lead/Administrator of communicable disease outbreak and offers recommendations for appropriate response.
- Key spokesperson to communicate on health-related matters with community members, health facility staff, and other local community partners.
Anna Summer, MPH, Dr. PH
District PIO
Others as identified by team
Section 2. Equity and Continuity of Education
Preparing a plan that centers equity and supports mental health
Preparing a school to manage a communicable disease case or event requires an inclusive and holistic approach to protect access to in-person learning for all students. In this section suggested resources are offered to help prepare for communicable disease management while centering an equitable and caring response.
Centering Equity
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized when centering equity in prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of outbreaks (e.g., district or school equity plans/stances/lenses/decision tools, Equity Committee or Team protocols, district or school systems for including student voice, existing agreements or community engagement or consultation models, Tribal Consultation[1], etc.)
< >Discussion with Superintendent's Leadership Council (parents and community members) Online survey of students in grades 6-12 during Advisory classes Online survey of all parents, translated. Phone survey with parents that have no internet access or need help interpreting survey questionsRound table discussion with Chamber Education Committee members and school Site Council members
Suggested Resources:
- Equity Decision Tools for School Leaders
- Community Engagement Toolkit
- Tribal Consultation Toolkit
Table 3. Centering Educational Equity
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Response:
Describe how you will ensure continuity of instruction for students who may miss school due to illness.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
Describe how you identify those in your school setting that are disproportionately impacted by communicable disease and which students and families may need differentiated or additional support.
Case managers reach out to identified families and determine the need for individualized services.
Equity and access remain at the forefront of all conversations.
Describe the process by which the school will implement a differentiated plan for those that are disproportionately impacted, historically underserved or at higher risk of negative impacts or complications related to communicable disease.
We will continue to work with our underserved populations to ensure they understand the breadth and scope of communicable diseases and the resources available to them.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family, utilizing school and district resources.
Describe what support, training or logistics need to be in place to ensure that the named strategies are understood, implemented, and monitored successfully.
Our Student Support Team model will be used as a way of reviewing and addressing student needs.
Section 3. Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response:
Implementing mitigation activities, responding to periods of increased transmission, resuming baseline level mitigation, and debriefing actions to improve the process
Planning for and implementing proactive health and safety mitigation measures assists schools in reducing communicable disease transmission within the school environment for students, staff, and community members. Communicable disease, including norovirus, flu and COVID-19, will continue to circulate in our communities and our schools. Schools will utilize different mitigation measures based on local data, and observation of what is happening in their schools (e.g., transmission within their facilities and communities.) In the following section, teams will document their school’s approach to the CDC, OHA and ODE advised health and safety measures at baseline, during increased transmission.
Suggested Resources:
- Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools which includes information regarding:
- Symptom-Based Exclusion Guidelines (pages 8-12)
- Transmission Routes (pages 29-32)
- Prevention or Mitigation Measures (pages 5-6)
- School Attendance Restrictions and Reporting (page 33)
- CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Supports for Continuity of Services
Table 5. Communicable Disease Mitigation Measures
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Layered Health and Safety Measures
Describe what mitigating measures the school will implement to reduce and respond to the spread of communicable disease and protect in-person instruction?
Immunizations
CDC, OHA, and ODE recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible individuals. Please include whether your school will offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics or notices about where to access vaccines in your community. Shots are required by law for children in attendance at public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. Nearly every place that provides care for a child outside the home requires shots or a medical or nonmedical exemption to stay enrolled.
We will continue to support vaccination clinics for families, students, educators, and the community-at-large, as per Clackamas County Public Health recommendation.
Our School Based Health Center will provide vaccinations for students, families, and staff when possible.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are optional, with the expectation that everyone be respectful of the choices and needs of others.
Isolation
Individuals with communicable disease symptoms are encouraged to isolate until symptoms subside.
Symptom Screening
If a student is feeling ill or showing signs of illness, they will be sent to the office for further screening.
Airflow and Circulation
OTSD has implemented mitigation measures to minimize the transmission of air pathogens. These measures follow OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations.
Cohorting
During an outbreak, we will avoid large group gatherings as much as possible. If a high percentage of students in a class or group is symptomatic, we may consider recommending isolation. Classroom configurations are set up to maximize space. We may rearrange classrooms to accommodate physical distancing if/when necessary.
Physical Distancing
Classroom configurations have returned to pre-Covid set-up. During an outbreak we will encourage physical distancing to the degree possible.
Hand Washing
Students and staff will continue to be given ample opportunities to wash and/or sanitize their hands. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the schools.
Cleaning and Disinfection
When the building spaces are cleaned each day, common touch points (i.e. door handles, bathroom flush handles, faucet handles, soap and paper towel dispensing handles, etc.) are sanitized by a custodian throughout.
Training and Public Health Education
All staff will receive updated training on communicable disease safety measures, annually.
PRACTICING PLAN TO BE READY
Training exercises are essential to preparedness ensuring individuals understand their role in a communicable disease event. Exercises can also help identify gaps in the planning, thereby building upon and strengthening the plan over time. Schools, districts, and ESDs should schedule to exercise this plan annually and when any revisions are made to update the plan. The plan, or component(s) of the plan, can be tested through conversations, practice exercises, or other activities.
This plan is available for public viewing on the district website.
Date Last Updated: July 2024 Date Last Practiced: August 2023
[1] Tribal Consultation is a separate process from stakeholder engagement; consultation recognizes and affirms tribal rights of self-government and tribal sovereignty, and mandates state government to work with American Indian nations on a government-to-government basis.
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School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan
School Year 2024-25
School/District/Program Information
District or Education Service District Name and ID: Oregon Trail School District 46
School or Program Name: Kelso Elementary School
Contact Name and Title: Principal Julie Savage
Contact Phone: 503-668-8020 Contact Email: julie.savage@ortrail.k12.or.us
Table 1.
Policies, protocols, procedures and plans already in place
Provide hyperlinks to any documents or other resources currently utilized in your school/district. Consider adding a brief description about how each is used within your school.
School District Communicable Disease Management Plan
OTSD Communicable Disease Mgmt Plan
The OTSD Communicable Disease Plan was developed in partnership with Clackamas County Public Health and follows OHA/ODE guidance.
District Communicable Diseases policies include:
GBEB & GBEB-AR, Staff
JHCC & JHCC-AR, Students
The Superintendent, District Nurse, and Communications Director collaborate with public health on developing and implementing measures that help limit the spread of communicable disease in our schools, and appropriate messaging to inform parents and staff about exposure risk, outbreaks, and interventions.
Exclusion Measures
Exclusion of students and staff who are diagnosed with certain communicable diseases.
The District follows guidelines from the OHA/ODE Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools document.
Isolation Space
Requires a prevention-oriented health services program including a dedicated space to isolate sick students and to provide services for students with special health care needs.
The school’s isolation space is located in a designated room in the school’s health space.
Emergency Plan or Emergency Operations Plan
The district has a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan developed in partnership with local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and Clackamas County Disaster Management.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Plans such as those prepared for Student Investment Account (optional)
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized in supporting student and staff wellbeing and mental health during prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of a communicable disease outbreak.
- Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
- We offer our students, staff, and families access to our School Based Health Center. The SBHC is operated in conjunction with Orchid Health and offers medical and mental health services and support. We also work with Trillium Family Services to provide these services for families.
- Our Student Services staff, school counselors, and district nurse will link staff, students, and families with community resources as needed.
Additional documents reference here:
SECTION 1. Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying roles central to communicable disease management. Clarifying responsibilities related to communicable disease response is a first step in keeping communities healthy and safe. In general, decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials. Together with local public health officials, school/district administrators should consult a variety of individuals when making decisions about health and safety in school.
Table 2. Roles and Responsibilities
School planning team members
Responsibilities:
Primary Contact (Name/Title):
Alternative Contact:
Building Lead / Administrator
- Educates staff, families, and students on policies regarding visitors and volunteers, ensuring health and safety are being maintained.
- In consultation with district leadership and LPHA staff, determines the level and type of response that is required/necessary.
- Acts as key spokesperson to communicate health-related matters within school community members, health partners, and other local partners.
Principal
Vice Principal
School Safety Team Representative (or staff member knowledgeable about risks within a school, emergency response, or operations planning)
- Trains staff at the start of the academic year and at periodic intervals on communicable disease management procedures.
- Leads debrief of communicable disease event, informing continuous improvement of the planning, prevention, response, and recovery system.
Principal
Vice Principal or District Nurse
Health Representative (health aid, administrator, school/district nurse, ESD support)
- Supports building lead/administrator in determining the level and type of response that is necessary.
- Reports to the LPHA any cluster of illness among staff or students.
- Provides requested logs and information to the LPHA in a timely manner.
District Nurse
District PIO
School Support Staff as needed (transportation, food service, maintenance/custodial)
- Advises on prevention/response procedures that are required to maintain student services.
District Nurse
District PIO
Communications Lead (staff member responsible for ensuring internal/external messaging is completed)
- Ensures accurate, clear, and timely information is communicated including those who may have been exposed, a description of how the school is responding, and action community members can take to protect their health.
- Shares communications in all languages relevant to school community.
Principal
District PIO
District Level Leadership Support (staff member in which to consult surrounding a communicable disease event)
- Has responsibility over communicable disease response during periods of high transmission in community at large. May act as school level support to Building lead/Administrator activating a scaled response.
- Responds to media inquiries during the communicable disease event and ensures that those responsible for communication are designated speakers.
Superintendent
District PIO
Main Contact within Local Public Health Authority (LPHA)
- Notifies Building Lead/Administrator of communicable disease outbreak and offers recommendations for appropriate response.
- Key spokesperson to communicate on health-related matters with community members, health facility staff, and other local community partners.
Anna Summer, MPH, Dr. PH
District PIO
Others as identified by team
Section 2. Equity and Continuity of Education
Preparing a plan that centers equity and supports mental health
Preparing a school to manage a communicable disease case or event requires an inclusive and holistic approach to protect access to in-person learning for all students. In this section suggested resources are offered to help prepare for communicable disease management while centering an equitable and caring response.
Centering Equity
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized when centering equity in prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of outbreaks (e.g., district or school equity plans/stances/lenses/decision tools, Equity Committee or Team protocols, district or school systems for including student voice, existing agreements or community engagement or consultation models, Tribal Consultation[1], etc.)
< >Discussion with Superintendent's Leadership Council (parents and community members) Online survey of students in grades 6-12 during Advisory classes Online survey of all parents, translated. Phone survey with parents that have no internet access or need help interpreting survey questionsRound table discussion with Chamber Education Committee members and school Site Council members
Suggested Resources:
- Equity Decision Tools for School Leaders
- Community Engagement Toolkit
- Tribal Consultation Toolkit
Table 3. Centering Educational Equity
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Response:
Describe how you will ensure continuity of instruction for students who may miss school due to illness.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
Describe how you identify those in your school setting that are disproportionately impacted by communicable disease and which students and families may need differentiated or additional support.
Case managers reach out to identified families and determine the need for individualized services.
Equity and access remain at the forefront of all conversations.
Describe the process by which the school will implement a differentiated plan for those that are disproportionately impacted, historically underserved or at higher risk of negative impacts or complications related to communicable disease.
We will continue to work with our underserved populations to ensure they understand the breadth and scope of communicable diseases and the resources available to them.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family, utilizing school and district resources.
Describe what support, training or logistics need to be in place to ensure that the named strategies are understood, implemented, and monitored successfully.
Our Student Support Team model will be used as a way of reviewing and addressing student needs.
Section 3. Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response:
Implementing mitigation activities, responding to periods of increased transmission, resuming baseline level mitigation, and debriefing actions to improve the process
Planning for and implementing proactive health and safety mitigation measures assists schools in reducing communicable disease transmission within the school environment for students, staff, and community members. Communicable disease, including norovirus, flu and COVID-19, will continue to circulate in our communities and our schools. Schools will utilize different mitigation measures based on local data, and observation of what is happening in their schools (e.g., transmission within their facilities and communities.) In the following section, teams will document their school’s approach to the CDC, OHA and ODE advised health and safety measures at baseline, during increased transmission.
Suggested Resources:
- Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools which includes information regarding:
- Symptom-Based Exclusion Guidelines (pages 8-12)
- Transmission Routes (pages 29-32)
- Prevention or Mitigation Measures (pages 5-6)
- School Attendance Restrictions and Reporting (page 33)
- CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Supports for Continuity of Services
Table 5. Communicable Disease Mitigation Measures
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Layered Health and Safety Measures
Describe what mitigating measures the school will implement to reduce and respond to the spread of communicable disease and protect in-person instruction?
Immunizations
CDC, OHA, and ODE recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible individuals. Please include whether your school will offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics or notices about where to access vaccines in your community. Shots are required by law for children in attendance at public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. Nearly every place that provides care for a child outside the home requires shots or a medical or nonmedical exemption to stay enrolled.
We will continue to support vaccination clinics for families, students, educators, and the community-at-large, as per Clackamas County Public Health recommendation.
Our School Based Health Center will provide vaccinations for students, families, and staff when possible.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are optional, with the expectation that everyone be respectful of the choices and needs of others.
Isolation
Individuals with communicable disease symptoms are encouraged to isolate until symptoms subside.
Symptom Screening
If a student is feeling ill or showing signs of illness, they will be sent to the office for further screening.
Airflow and Circulation
OTSD has implemented mitigation measures to minimize the transmission of air pathogens. These measures follow OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations.
Cohorting
During an outbreak, we will avoid large group gatherings as much as possible. If a high percentage of students in a class or group is symptomatic, we may consider recommending isolation. Classroom configurations are set up to maximize space. We may rearrange classrooms to accommodate physical distancing if/when necessary.
Physical Distancing
Classroom configurations have returned to pre-Covid set-up. During an outbreak we will encourage physical distancing to the degree possible.
Hand Washing
Students and staff will continue to be given ample opportunities to wash and/or sanitize their hands. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the schools.
Cleaning and Disinfection
When the building spaces are cleaned each day, common touch points (i.e. door handles, bathroom flush handles, faucet handles, soap and paper towel dispensing handles, etc.) are sanitized by a custodian throughout.
Training and Public Health Education
All staff will receive updated training on communicable disease safety measures, annually.
PRACTICING PLAN TO BE READY
Training exercises are essential to preparedness ensuring individuals understand their role in a communicable disease event. Exercises can also help identify gaps in the planning, thereby building upon and strengthening the plan over time. Schools, districts, and ESDs should schedule to exercise this plan annually and when any revisions are made to update the plan. The plan, or component(s) of the plan, can be tested through conversations, practice exercises, or other activities.
This plan is available for public viewing on the district website.
Date Last Updated: July 2024 Date Last Practiced: August 2023
[1] Tribal Consultation is a separate process from stakeholder engagement; consultation recognizes and affirms tribal rights of self-government and tribal sovereignty, and mandates state government to work with American Indian nations on a government-to-government basis.
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School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan
School Year 2024-25
School/District/Program Information
District or Education Service District Name and ID: Oregon Trail School District 46
School or Program Name: Naas Elementary School
Contact Name and Title: Principal Rachel Weeks
Contact Phone: 503-668-4454 Contact Email: Rachel.weeks@ortrail.k12.or.us
Table 1.
Policies, protocols, procedures and plans already in place
Provide hyperlinks to any documents or other resources currently utilized in your school/district. Consider adding a brief description about how each is used within your school.
School District Communicable Disease Management Plan
OTSD Communicable Disease Mgmt Plan
The OTSD Communicable Disease Plan was developed in partnership with Clackamas County Public Health and follows OHA/ODE guidance.
District Communicable Diseases policies include:
GBEB & GBEB-AR, Staff
JHCC & JHCC-AR, Students
The Superintendent, District Nurse, and Communications Director collaborate with public health on developing and implementing measures that help limit the spread of communicable disease in our schools, and appropriate messaging to inform parents and staff about exposure risk, outbreaks, and interventions.
Exclusion Measures
Exclusion of students and staff who are diagnosed with certain communicable diseases.
The District follows guidelines from the OHA/ODE Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools document.
Isolation Space
Requires a prevention-oriented health services program including a dedicated space to isolate sick students and to provide services for students with special health care needs.
The school’s isolation space is located in a designated room in the school’s health space.
Emergency Plan or Emergency Operations Plan
The district has a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan developed in partnership with local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and Clackamas County Disaster Management.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Plans such as those prepared for Student Investment Account (optional)
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized in supporting student and staff wellbeing and mental health during prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of a communicable disease outbreak.
- Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
- We offer our students, staff, and families access to our School Based Health Center. The SBHC is operated in conjunction with Orchid Health and offers medical and mental health services and support. We also work with Trillium Family Services to provide these services for families.
- Our Student Services staff, school counselors, and district nurse will link staff, students, and families with community resources as needed.
Additional documents reference here:
SECTION 1. Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying roles central to communicable disease management. Clarifying responsibilities related to communicable disease response is a first step in keeping communities healthy and safe. In general, decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials. Together with local public health officials, school/district administrators should consult a variety of individuals when making decisions about health and safety in school.
Table 2. Roles and Responsibilities
School planning team members
Responsibilities:
Primary Contact (Name/Title):
Alternative Contact:
Building Lead / Administrator
- Educates staff, families, and students on policies regarding visitors and volunteers, ensuring health and safety are being maintained.
- In consultation with district leadership and LPHA staff, determines the level and type of response that is required/necessary.
- Acts as key spokesperson to communicate health-related matters within school community members, health partners, and other local partners.
Principal
Vice Principal
School Safety Team Representative (or staff member knowledgeable about risks within a school, emergency response, or operations planning)
- Trains staff at the start of the academic year and at periodic intervals on communicable disease management procedures.
- Leads debrief of communicable disease event, informing continuous improvement of the planning, prevention, response, and recovery system.
Principal
Vice Principal or District Nurse
Health Representative (health aid, administrator, school/district nurse, ESD support)
- Supports building lead/administrator in determining the level and type of response that is necessary.
- Reports to the LPHA any cluster of illness among staff or students.
- Provides requested logs and information to the LPHA in a timely manner.
District Nurse
District PIO
School Support Staff as needed (transportation, food service, maintenance/custodial)
- Advises on prevention/response procedures that are required to maintain student services.
District Nurse
District PIO
Communications Lead (staff member responsible for ensuring internal/external messaging is completed)
- Ensures accurate, clear, and timely information is communicated including those who may have been exposed, a description of how the school is responding, and action community members can take to protect their health.
- Shares communications in all languages relevant to school community.
Principal
District PIO
District Level Leadership Support (staff member in which to consult surrounding a communicable disease event)
- Has responsibility over communicable disease response during periods of high transmission in community at large. May act as school level support to Building lead/Administrator activating a scaled response.
- Responds to media inquiries during the communicable disease event and ensures that those responsible for communication are designated speakers.
Superintendent
District PIO
Main Contact within Local Public Health Authority (LPHA)
- Notifies Building Lead/Administrator of communicable disease outbreak and offers recommendations for appropriate response.
- Key spokesperson to communicate on health-related matters with community members, health facility staff, and other local community partners.
Anna Summer, MPH, Dr. PH
District PIO
Others as identified by team
Section 2. Equity and Continuity of Education
Preparing a plan that centers equity and supports mental health
Preparing a school to manage a communicable disease case or event requires an inclusive and holistic approach to protect access to in-person learning for all students. In this section suggested resources are offered to help prepare for communicable disease management while centering an equitable and caring response.
Centering Equity
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized when centering equity in prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of outbreaks (e.g., district or school equity plans/stances/lenses/decision tools, Equity Committee or Team protocols, district or school systems for including student voice, existing agreements or community engagement or consultation models, Tribal Consultation[1], etc.)
< >Discussion with Superintendent's Leadership Council (parents and community members) Online survey of students in grades 6-12 during Advisory classes Online survey of all parents, translated. Phone survey with parents that have no internet access or need help interpreting survey questionsRound table discussion with Chamber Education Committee members and school Site Council members
Suggested Resources:
- Equity Decision Tools for School Leaders
- Community Engagement Toolkit
- Tribal Consultation Toolkit
Table 3. Centering Educational Equity
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Response:
Describe how you will ensure continuity of instruction for students who may miss school due to illness.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
Describe how you identify those in your school setting that are disproportionately impacted by communicable disease and which students and families may need differentiated or additional support.
Case managers reach out to identified families and determine the need for individualized services.
Equity and access remain at the forefront of all conversations.
Describe the process by which the school will implement a differentiated plan for those that are disproportionately impacted, historically underserved or at higher risk of negative impacts or complications related to communicable disease.
We will continue to work with our underserved populations to ensure they understand the breadth and scope of communicable diseases and the resources available to them.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family, utilizing school and district resources.
Describe what support, training or logistics need to be in place to ensure that the named strategies are understood, implemented, and monitored successfully.
Our Student Support Team model will be used as a way of reviewing and addressing student needs.
Section 3. Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response:
Implementing mitigation activities, responding to periods of increased transmission, resuming baseline level mitigation, and debriefing actions to improve the process
Planning for and implementing proactive health and safety mitigation measures assists schools in reducing communicable disease transmission within the school environment for students, staff, and community members. Communicable disease, including norovirus, flu and COVID-19, will continue to circulate in our communities and our schools. Schools will utilize different mitigation measures based on local data, and observation of what is happening in their schools (e.g., transmission within their facilities and communities.) In the following section, teams will document their school’s approach to the CDC, OHA and ODE advised health and safety measures at baseline, during increased transmission.
Suggested Resources:
- Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools which includes information regarding:
- Symptom-Based Exclusion Guidelines (pages 8-12)
- Transmission Routes (pages 29-32)
- Prevention or Mitigation Measures (pages 5-6)
- School Attendance Restrictions and Reporting (page 33)
- CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Supports for Continuity of Services
Table 5. Communicable Disease Mitigation Measures
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Layered Health and Safety Measures
Describe what mitigating measures the school will implement to reduce and respond to the spread of communicable disease and protect in-person instruction?
Immunizations
CDC, OHA, and ODE recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible individuals. Please include whether your school will offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics or notices about where to access vaccines in your community. Shots are required by law for children in attendance at public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. Nearly every place that provides care for a child outside the home requires shots or a medical or nonmedical exemption to stay enrolled.
We will continue to support vaccination clinics for families, students, educators, and the community-at-large, as per Clackamas County Public Health recommendation.
Our School Based Health Center will provide vaccinations for students, families, and staff when possible.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are optional, with the expectation that everyone be respectful of the choices and needs of others.
Isolation
Individuals with communicable disease symptoms are encouraged to isolate until symptoms subside.
Symptom Screening
If a student is feeling ill or showing signs of illness, they will be sent to the office for further screening.
Airflow and Circulation
OTSD has implemented mitigation measures to minimize the transmission of air pathogens. These measures follow OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations.
Cohorting
During an outbreak, we will avoid large group gatherings as much as possible. If a high percentage of students in a class or group is symptomatic, we may consider recommending isolation. Classroom configurations are set up to maximize space. We may rearrange classrooms to accommodate physical distancing if/when necessary.
Physical Distancing
Classroom configurations have returned to pre-Covid set-up. During an outbreak we will encourage physical distancing to the degree possible.
Hand Washing
Students and staff will continue to be given ample opportunities to wash and/or sanitize their hands. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the schools.
Cleaning and Disinfection
When the building spaces are cleaned each day, common touch points (i.e. door handles, bathroom flush handles, faucet handles, soap and paper towel dispensing handles, etc.) are sanitized by a custodian throughout.
Training and Public Health Education
All staff will receive updated training on communicable disease safety measures, annually.
PRACTICING PLAN TO BE READY
Training exercises are essential to preparedness ensuring individuals understand their role in a communicable disease event. Exercises can also help identify gaps in the planning, thereby building upon and strengthening the plan over time. Schools, districts, and ESDs should schedule to exercise this plan annually and when any revisions are made to update the plan. The plan, or component(s) of the plan, can be tested through conversations, practice exercises, or other activities.
This plan is available for public viewing on the district website.
Date Last Updated: July 2024 Date Last Practiced: August 2023
[1] Tribal Consultation is a separate process from stakeholder engagement; consultation recognizes and affirms tribal rights of self-government and tribal sovereignty, and mandates state government to work with American Indian nations on a government-to-government basis.
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School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan
School Year 2024-25
School/District/Program Information
District or Education Service District Name and ID: Oregon Trail School District 46
School or Program Name: Oregon Trail Academy
Contact Name and Title: Director Emily Hafer
Contact Phone: 503-668-5512 Contact Email: Emily.hafer@ortrail.k12.or.us
Table 1.
Policies, protocols, procedures and plans already in place
Provide hyperlinks to any documents or other resources currently utilized in your school/district. Consider adding a brief description about how each is used within your school.
School District Communicable Disease Management Plan
OTSD Communicable Disease Mgmt Plan
The OTSD Communicable Disease Plan was developed in partnership with Clackamas County Public Health and follows OHA/ODE guidance.
District Communicable Diseases policies include:
GBEB & GBEB-AR, Staff
JHCC & JHCC-AR, Students
The Superintendent, District Nurse, and Communications Director collaborate with public health on developing and implementing measures that help limit the spread of communicable disease in our schools, and appropriate messaging to inform parents and staff about exposure risk, outbreaks, and interventions.
Exclusion Measures
Exclusion of students and staff who are diagnosed with certain communicable diseases.
The District follows guidelines from the OHA/ODE Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools document.
Isolation Space
Requires a prevention-oriented health services program including a dedicated space to isolate sick students and to provide services for students with special health care needs.
The school’s isolation space is located in a designated room in the school’s health space.
Emergency Plan or Emergency Operations Plan
The district has a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan developed in partnership with local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and Clackamas County Disaster Management.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Plans such as those prepared for Student Investment Account (optional)
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized in supporting student and staff wellbeing and mental health during prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of a communicable disease outbreak.
- Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
- We offer our students, staff, and families access to our School Based Health Center. The SBHC is operated in conjunction with Orchid Health and offers medical and mental health services and support. We also work with Trillium Family Services to provide these services for families.
- Our Student Services staff, school counselors, and district nurse will link staff, students, and families with community resources as needed.
Additional documents reference here:
SECTION 1. Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying roles central to communicable disease management. Clarifying responsibilities related to communicable disease response is a first step in keeping communities healthy and safe. In general, decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials. Together with local public health officials, school/district administrators should consult a variety of individuals when making decisions about health and safety in school.
Table 2. Roles and Responsibilities
School planning team members
Responsibilities:
Primary Contact (Name/Title):
Alternative Contact:
Building Lead / Administrator
- Educates staff, families, and students on policies regarding visitors and volunteers, ensuring health and safety are being maintained.
- In consultation with district leadership and LPHA staff, determines the level and type of response that is required/necessary.
- Acts as key spokesperson to communicate health-related matters within school community members, health partners, and other local partners.
Principal
Vice Principal
School Safety Team Representative (or staff member knowledgeable about risks within a school, emergency response, or operations planning)
- Trains staff at the start of the academic year and at periodic intervals on communicable disease management procedures.
- Leads debrief of communicable disease event, informing continuous improvement of the planning, prevention, response, and recovery system.
Principal
Vice Principal or District Nurse
Health Representative (health aid, administrator, school/district nurse, ESD support)
- Supports building lead/administrator in determining the level and type of response that is necessary.
- Reports to the LPHA any cluster of illness among staff or students.
- Provides requested logs and information to the LPHA in a timely manner.
District Nurse
District PIO
School Support Staff as needed (transportation, food service, maintenance/custodial)
- Advises on prevention/response procedures that are required to maintain student services.
District Nurse
District PIO
Communications Lead (staff member responsible for ensuring internal/external messaging is completed)
- Ensures accurate, clear, and timely information is communicated including those who may have been exposed, a description of how the school is responding, and action community members can take to protect their health.
- Shares communications in all languages relevant to school community.
Principal
District PIO
District Level Leadership Support (staff member in which to consult surrounding a communicable disease event)
- Has responsibility over communicable disease response during periods of high transmission in community at large. May act as school level support to Building lead/Administrator activating a scaled response.
- Responds to media inquiries during the communicable disease event and ensures that those responsible for communication are designated speakers.
Superintendent
District PIO
Main Contact within Local Public Health Authority (LPHA)
- Notifies Building Lead/Administrator of communicable disease outbreak and offers recommendations for appropriate response.
- Key spokesperson to communicate on health-related matters with community members, health facility staff, and other local community partners.
Anna Summer, MPH, Dr. PH
District PIO
Others as identified by team
Section 2. Equity and Continuity of Education
Preparing a plan that centers equity and supports mental health
Preparing a school to manage a communicable disease case or event requires an inclusive and holistic approach to protect access to in-person learning for all students. In this section suggested resources are offered to help prepare for communicable disease management while centering an equitable and caring response.
Centering Equity
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized when centering equity in prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of outbreaks (e.g., district or school equity plans/stances/lenses/decision tools, Equity Committee or Team protocols, district or school systems for including student voice, existing agreements or community engagement or consultation models, Tribal Consultation[1], etc.)
< >Discussion with Superintendent's Leadership Council (parents and community members) Online survey of students in grades 6-12 during Advisory classes Online survey of all parents, translated. Phone survey with parents that have no internet access or need help interpreting survey questionsRound table discussion with Chamber Education Committee members and school Site Council members
Suggested Resources:
- Equity Decision Tools for School Leaders
- Community Engagement Toolkit
- Tribal Consultation Toolkit
Table 3. Centering Educational Equity
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Response:
Describe how you will ensure continuity of instruction for students who may miss school due to illness.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
Describe how you identify those in your school setting that are disproportionately impacted by communicable disease and which students and families may need differentiated or additional support.
Case managers reach out to identified families and determine the need for individualized services.
Equity and access remain at the forefront of all conversations.
Describe the process by which the school will implement a differentiated plan for those that are disproportionately impacted, historically underserved or at higher risk of negative impacts or complications related to communicable disease.
We will continue to work with our underserved populations to ensure they understand the breadth and scope of communicable diseases and the resources available to them.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family, utilizing school and district resources.
Describe what support, training or logistics need to be in place to ensure that the named strategies are understood, implemented, and monitored successfully.
Our Student Support Team model will be used as a way of reviewing and addressing student needs.
Section 3. Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response:
Implementing mitigation activities, responding to periods of increased transmission, resuming baseline level mitigation, and debriefing actions to improve the process
Planning for and implementing proactive health and safety mitigation measures assists schools in reducing communicable disease transmission within the school environment for students, staff, and community members. Communicable disease, including norovirus, flu and COVID-19, will continue to circulate in our communities and our schools. Schools will utilize different mitigation measures based on local data, and observation of what is happening in their schools (e.g., transmission within their facilities and communities.) In the following section, teams will document their school’s approach to the CDC, OHA and ODE advised health and safety measures at baseline, during increased transmission.
Suggested Resources:
- Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools which includes information regarding:
- Symptom-Based Exclusion Guidelines (pages 8-12)
- Transmission Routes (pages 29-32)
- Prevention or Mitigation Measures (pages 5-6)
- School Attendance Restrictions and Reporting (page 33)
- CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Supports for Continuity of Services
Table 5. Communicable Disease Mitigation Measures
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Layered Health and Safety Measures
Describe what mitigating measures the school will implement to reduce and respond to the spread of communicable disease and protect in-person instruction?
Immunizations
CDC, OHA, and ODE recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible individuals. Please include whether your school will offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics or notices about where to access vaccines in your community. Shots are required by law for children in attendance at public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. Nearly every place that provides care for a child outside the home requires shots or a medical or nonmedical exemption to stay enrolled.
We will continue to support vaccination clinics for families, students, educators, and the community-at-large, as per Clackamas County Public Health recommendation.
Our School Based Health Center will provide vaccinations for students, families, and staff when possible.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are optional, with the expectation that everyone be respectful of the choices and needs of others.
Isolation
Individuals with communicable disease symptoms are encouraged to isolate until symptoms subside.
Symptom Screening
If a student is feeling ill or showing signs of illness, they will be sent to the office for further screening.
Airflow and Circulation
OTSD has implemented mitigation measures to minimize the transmission of air pathogens. These measures follow OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations.
Cohorting
During an outbreak, we will avoid large group gatherings as much as possible. If a high percentage of students in a class or group is symptomatic, we may consider recommending isolation. Classroom configurations are set up to maximize space. We may rearrange classrooms to accommodate physical distancing if/when necessary.
Physical Distancing
Classroom configurations have returned to pre-Covid set-up. During an outbreak we will encourage physical distancing to the degree possible.
Hand Washing
Students and staff will continue to be given ample opportunities to wash and/or sanitize their hands. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the schools.
Cleaning and Disinfection
When the building spaces are cleaned each day, common touch points (i.e. door handles, bathroom flush handles, faucet handles, soap and paper towel dispensing handles, etc.) are sanitized by a custodian throughout.
Training and Public Health Education
All staff will receive updated training on communicable disease safety measures, annually.
PRACTICING PLAN TO BE READY
Training exercises are essential to preparedness ensuring individuals understand their role in a communicable disease event. Exercises can also help identify gaps in the planning, thereby building upon and strengthening the plan over time. Schools, districts, and ESDs should schedule to exercise this plan annually and when any revisions are made to update the plan. The plan, or component(s) of the plan, can be tested through conversations, practice exercises, or other activities.
This plan is available for public viewing on the district website.
Date Last Updated: July 2024 Date Last Practiced: August 2023
[1] Tribal Consultation is a separate process from stakeholder engagement; consultation recognizes and affirms tribal rights of self-government and tribal sovereignty, and mandates state government to work with American Indian nations on a government-to-government basis.
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School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan
School Year 2024-25
School/District/Program Information
District or Education Service District Name and ID: Oregon Trail School District 46
School or Program Name: Sandy Grade School
Contact Name and Title: Principal Cassiday Hopkins
Contact Phone: 503-668-8065 Contact Email: cassiday.hopkins@ortrail.k12.or.us
Table 1.
Policies, protocols, procedures and plans already in place
Provide hyperlinks to any documents or other resources currently utilized in your school/district. Consider adding a brief description about how each is used within your school.
School District Communicable Disease Management Plan
OTSD Communicable Disease Mgmt Plan
The OTSD Communicable Disease Plan was developed in partnership with Clackamas County Public Health and follows OHA/ODE guidance.
District Communicable Diseases policies include:
GBEB & GBEB-AR, Staff
JHCC & JHCC-AR, Students
The Superintendent, District Nurse, and Communications Director collaborate with public health on developing and implementing measures that help limit the spread of communicable disease in our schools, and appropriate messaging to inform parents and staff about exposure risk, outbreaks, and interventions.
Exclusion Measures
Exclusion of students and staff who are diagnosed with certain communicable diseases.
The District follows guidelines from the OHA/ODE Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools document.
Isolation Space
Requires a prevention-oriented health services program including a dedicated space to isolate sick students and to provide services for students with special health care needs.
The school’s isolation space is located in a designated room in the school’s health space.
Emergency Plan or Emergency Operations Plan
The district has a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan developed in partnership with local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and Clackamas County Disaster Management.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Plans such as those prepared for Student Investment Account (optional)
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized in supporting student and staff wellbeing and mental health during prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of a communicable disease outbreak.
- Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
- We offer our students, staff, and families access to our School Based Health Center. The SBHC is operated in conjunction with Orchid Health and offers medical and mental health services and support. We also work with Trillium Family Services to provide these services for families.
- Our Student Services staff, school counselors, and district nurse will link staff, students, and families with community resources as needed.
Additional documents reference here:
SECTION 1. Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities
Identifying roles central to communicable disease management. Clarifying responsibilities related to communicable disease response is a first step in keeping communities healthy and safe. In general, decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials. Together with local public health officials, school/district administrators should consult a variety of individuals when making decisions about health and safety in school.
Table 2. Roles and Responsibilities
School planning team members
Responsibilities:
Primary Contact (Name/Title):
Alternative Contact:
Building Lead / Administrator
- Educates staff, families, and students on policies regarding visitors and volunteers, ensuring health and safety are being maintained.
- In consultation with district leadership and LPHA staff, determines the level and type of response that is required/necessary.
- Acts as key spokesperson to communicate health-related matters within school community members, health partners, and other local partners.
Principal
Vice Principal
School Safety Team Representative (or staff member knowledgeable about risks within a school, emergency response, or operations planning)
- Trains staff at the start of the academic year and at periodic intervals on communicable disease management procedures.
- Leads debrief of communicable disease event, informing continuous improvement of the planning, prevention, response, and recovery system.
Principal
Vice Principal or District Nurse
Health Representative (health aid, administrator, school/district nurse, ESD support)
- Supports building lead/administrator in determining the level and type of response that is necessary.
- Reports to the LPHA any cluster of illness among staff or students.
- Provides requested logs and information to the LPHA in a timely manner.
District Nurse
District PIO
School Support Staff as needed (transportation, food service, maintenance/custodial)
- Advises on prevention/response procedures that are required to maintain student services.
District Nurse
District PIO
Communications Lead (staff member responsible for ensuring internal/external messaging is completed)
- Ensures accurate, clear, and timely information is communicated including those who may have been exposed, a description of how the school is responding, and action community members can take to protect their health.
- Shares communications in all languages relevant to school community.
Principal
District PIO
District Level Leadership Support (staff member in which to consult surrounding a communicable disease event)
- Has responsibility over communicable disease response during periods of high transmission in community at large. May act as school level support to Building lead/Administrator activating a scaled response.
- Responds to media inquiries during the communicable disease event and ensures that those responsible for communication are designated speakers.
Superintendent
District PIO
Main Contact within Local Public Health Authority (LPHA)
- Notifies Building Lead/Administrator of communicable disease outbreak and offers recommendations for appropriate response.
- Key spokesperson to communicate on health-related matters with community members, health facility staff, and other local community partners.
Anna Summer, MPH, Dr. PH
District PIO
Others as identified by team
Section 2. Equity and Continuity of Education
Preparing a plan that centers equity and supports mental health
Preparing a school to manage a communicable disease case or event requires an inclusive and holistic approach to protect access to in-person learning for all students. In this section suggested resources are offered to help prepare for communicable disease management while centering an equitable and caring response.
Centering Equity
Identify existing district or school plans and tools that can be utilized when centering equity in prevention, response, and recovery from incidents of outbreaks (e.g., district or school equity plans/stances/lenses/decision tools, Equity Committee or Team protocols, district or school systems for including student voice, existing agreements or community engagement or consultation models, Tribal Consultation[1], etc.)
< >Discussion with Superintendent's Leadership Council (parents and community members) Online survey of students in grades 6-12 during Advisory classes Online survey of all parents, translated. Phone survey with parents that have no internet access or need help interpreting survey questionsRound table discussion with Chamber Education Committee members and school Site Council members
Suggested Resources:
- Equity Decision Tools for School Leaders
- Community Engagement Toolkit
- Tribal Consultation Toolkit
Table 3. Centering Educational Equity
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Response:
Describe how you will ensure continuity of instruction for students who may miss school due to illness.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family utilizing school and district resources.
Describe how you identify those in your school setting that are disproportionately impacted by communicable disease and which students and families may need differentiated or additional support.
Case managers reach out to identified families and determine the need for individualized services.
Equity and access remain at the forefront of all conversations.
Describe the process by which the school will implement a differentiated plan for those that are disproportionately impacted, historically underserved or at higher risk of negative impacts or complications related to communicable disease.
We will continue to work with our underserved populations to ensure they understand the breadth and scope of communicable diseases and the resources available to them.
Students impacted will be supported on a case-by-case basis in tandem with the family, utilizing school and district resources.
Describe what support, training or logistics need to be in place to ensure that the named strategies are understood, implemented, and monitored successfully.
Our Student Support Team model will be used as a way of reviewing and addressing student needs.
Section 3. Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention and Response:
Implementing mitigation activities, responding to periods of increased transmission, resuming baseline level mitigation, and debriefing actions to improve the process
Planning for and implementing proactive health and safety mitigation measures assists schools in reducing communicable disease transmission within the school environment for students, staff, and community members. Communicable disease, including norovirus, flu and COVID-19, will continue to circulate in our communities and our schools. Schools will utilize different mitigation measures based on local data, and observation of what is happening in their schools (e.g., transmission within their facilities and communities.) In the following section, teams will document their school’s approach to the CDC, OHA and ODE advised health and safety measures at baseline, during increased transmission.
Suggested Resources:
- Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools which includes information regarding:
- Symptom-Based Exclusion Guidelines (pages 8-12)
- Transmission Routes (pages 29-32)
- Prevention or Mitigation Measures (pages 5-6)
- School Attendance Restrictions and Reporting (page 33)
- CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
- Supports for Continuity of Services
Table 5. Communicable Disease Mitigation Measures
OHA/ODE Recommendation(s)
Layered Health and Safety Measures
Describe what mitigating measures the school will implement to reduce and respond to the spread of communicable disease and protect in-person instruction?
Immunizations
CDC, OHA, and ODE recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible individuals. Please include whether your school will offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics or notices about where to access vaccines in your community. Shots are required by law for children in attendance at public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. Nearly every place that provides care for a child outside the home requires shots or a medical or nonmedical exemption to stay enrolled.
We will continue to support vaccination clinics for families, students, educators, and the community-at-large, as per Clackamas County Public Health recommendation.
Our School Based Health Center will provide vaccinations for students, families, and staff when possible.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are optional, with the expectation that everyone be respectful of the choices and needs of others.
Isolation
Individuals with communicable disease symptoms are encouraged to isolate until symptoms subside.
Symptom Screening
If a student is feeling ill or showing signs of illness, they will be sent to the office for further screening.
Airflow and Circulation
OTSD has implemented mitigation measures to minimize the transmission of air pathogens. These measures follow OSHA guidelines and CDC recommendations.
Cohorting
During an outbreak, we will avoid large group gatherings as much as possible. If a high percentage of students in a class or group is symptomatic, we may consider recommending isolation. Classroom configurations are set up to maximize space. We may rearrange classrooms to accommodate physical distancing if/when necessary.
Physical Distancing
Classroom configurations have returned to pre-Covid set-up. During an outbreak we will encourage physical distancing to the degree possible.
Hand Washing
Students and staff will continue to be given ample opportunities to wash and/or sanitize their hands. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the schools.
Cleaning and Disinfection
When the building spaces are cleaned each day, common touch points (i.e. door handles, bathroom flush handles, faucet handles, soap and paper towel dispensing handles, etc.) are sanitized by a custodian throughout.
Training and Public Health Education
All staff will receive updated training on communicable disease safety measures, annually.
PRACTICING PLAN TO BE READY
Training exercises are essential to preparedness ensuring individuals understand their role in a communicable disease event. Exercises can also help identify gaps in the planning, thereby building upon and strengthening the plan over time. Schools, districts, and ESDs should schedule to exercise this plan annually and when any revisions are made to update the plan. The plan, or component(s) of the plan, can be tested through conversations, practice exercises, or other activities.
This plan is available for public viewing on the district website.
Date Last Updated: July 2024 Date Last Practiced: August 2023
[1] Tribal Consultation is a separate process from stakeholder engagement; consultation recognizes and affirms tribal rights of self-government and tribal sovereignty, and mandates state government to work with American Indian nations on a government-to-government basis.