February 4, 2021
Dear RBS Families,
I wanted to reach out to all of you in order to notify you on protocol/procedure changes and information regarding the district's move to Phase 2 of our Reopening Plan. Moving forward, I will continue to update you when we come across additional or updated information. Teachers will also reach out with updates related to specific classroom information.
The district has now experienced 2 “green weeks.” As a result, the following will occur:
- Kindergarten and first grade hybrid students will return for 100% (Monday-Friday) in-person learning beginning Monday, February 8th.
- Grades 2-8 hybrid students will return to in-person learning on Fridays, beginning on Friday, February 12th.
- Remote students will continue with their remote instruction.
Below is updated protocol information for K/1 (everyday) and all students on Fridays:
Distancing: We will now maintain 3 feet rather than 6 feet of distancing. Staff members will continue to maintain 6 feet of distancing. *NH DHHS still requires 6 feet for contact tracing purposes.
Lunch: Students who are getting a school lunch will enter the cafeteria and get in the lunch line, standing 3-6 ft apart and masked. They will sit 3 to a table, spaced 3 feet apart. 1-2 classes will eat in rooms 216/218, so that we can appropriately space out the students. Lunch tables will continue to be disinfected and rinsed after each lunch period. Please be sure to continue to pre-order meals. This is extremely helpful in the planning and production of meals. Pre-ordering meals can be done through www.sendmoneytoschool.
Recess: Students will play with their classmates in their designated recess areas. Classes will not be mixed.
Drop off/Pick Up: These procedures will remain the same, but will definitely take longer, especially on Fridays. Once we have a baseline for how the procedures are working, we will make adjustments, if necessary.
Buses: Buses, most likely, will be fuller. Students will sit 1 to a seat until they fill up, and then they will sit 2 to a seat. Students will continue to sit by grade level, wear masks and windows will be open/cracked.
Attendance: Kindergarten and K+ are full time programs. Students will not be able to attend kindergarten on a part time basis. The curriculum moves at a full time pace and teachers would not be able to “catch up” students who only attend part time. The same rule and logic applies for grades 1-4. There is no part time option for students to stay home on days that they are scheduled to be in school.
All other mitigation procedures will continue. We will do our best not to mix cohorts outside of the classroom, but there may be some circumstances when that is not possible (i.e. support services, etc.).
**Please take a look at Superintendent Fournier’s note about the implications of bringing the students into school more. You can find it HERE.
