At the moment when the School is preparing to return to preschool Education classes, on June 1, 2020, still facing the pandemic of the “new coronavirus - COVID-19”, it is important to standardize a set of procedures that can provide maximum safety for children, teachers and other school staff, because the risk does exist and has not changed regarding the potential danger for each one.

Children, as well as teaching and non-teaching staff, with signs or symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 should not be present at the School. Whoever has symptoms should contact the SNS24 Line (808 242424) or other telephone lines created specifically for this purpose and proceed according to the instructions provided by health professionals.

In compliance with the guidelines of the Directorate-General for Health, and bearing in mind the Contingency Plan already implemented, the following guidelines are established for the reorganization of the functioning of the School.

It is intended, therefore, to guide and facilitate the scheduled return to possible normality, maintaining the capacity and fulfillment online for a possible return to the rear.

In this context and anticipating that some Guardians of Education may understand that their students do not return to school already, we ask that you fill out the attached questionnaire to consider the possibility of implementing support measures for these children, whether or not to open transport services. and restoration.

 I - General Measures of School Organization

In view of the specificity of our facilities, we are of the opinion that the conditions for the return of children to face-to-face activities are fulfilled, complying with the specifications of the General Health Department that are attached, with the following specificities.

1. People outside the School's operation, only exceptionally, can pass the Main Hall of the building and, always, safely, stepping on the sanitary mat at the entrance, equipped with a mask, avoiding contact with other children.
2. Children should change the shoes they take from home with one that is only used in the kindergarten space. These extra shoes remain in the educational establishment and must be cleaned every day after the child leaves.
3. Children should go directly to the rooms, keeping their physical distance, as well as accessing the cafeteria and the bathrooms, in order to avoid contact;
4. Caregivers are asked not to let children take toys or other unnecessary objects from home.
5. The rules of use also apply to teaching and non-teaching staff, particularly with regard to physical distance standards;

II - Space Organization

1. The desks will be separated, avoiding a disposition that implies having the children facing each other;
2. Classes are installed in specific rooms and away from other school activities
3. Lunch breaks and intervals are delayed;
4. The medical post is assigned to the isolation room, according to the implemented Contingency Plan;
5. The concentration of children in the common spaces of the school should be avoided;
6. Services and other spaces not necessary for teaching activity will remain closed (bar; shop; support rooms and other spaces);
7. The digital route will be privileged for all administrative procedures;

III - Organization of Schedules

1. Children must not remain in the School for longer than is strictly necessary;
2. Bearing in mind that Physical Education, English and Music teachers are also teaching distance learning classes to other classes, there may be a need to make changes to the timetable or to ensure some of these classes with the children at school but, with the teacher in teleworking regime;
3. At this stage, the parties and meetings of face-to-face parents are canceled;
4. After listening to the parents, the school will try to promote support for children whose parents have chosen not to return to school.

IV - Management of teaching and non-teaching staff

1. The respective Educators and Assistants should draw attention to these rules and make children aware of the importance of compliance with them;
2. The governing bodies will ensure the permanent connection and collaboration with the Health Centers (school health teams);
3. Only the human resources that are strictly necessary for the operation of classroom activities (teaching staff and non-teaching staff) must access the building;
4.  If the educators or teachers of the disciplines working in person are attested to a group at risk, or this service collides with other responsibilities, the school may have to adopt the following strategies:
5. a) Proceed to the redistribution of the teaching service;
6. Maintenance of this teacher's classes on a remote system.
7. If an educator is absent, they will be replaced by another educator or assistant.

    V - Meals

1. The lunch period will be shifted between cycles, in order to respect the distance rules, avoiding the concentration of children;
2. All users of the cafeteria must wash / disinfect their hands before and after consuming any meal;
3. The use of a mask is mandatory for employees;
4. The preparation of the board and placement in the respective places, will be carried out by an employee, with the necessary distances;
5. All trays, crockery and cutlery will be washed and disinfected in a machine, after each use;
6. The tables will be cleaned after each use;
7. Decorative items will be removed from the tables during meals;
8. Access doors will be kept open to avoid contact and to ensure good ventilation and air renewal.

VI - Performance Processes

A - Codes of Conduct for Educators, Educational Assistants and Other Employees

The previously implemented Contingency Plan remains in force, with a special focus on safeguarding good hand hygiene practices, respiratory etiquette and with regard to physical distance. In this sense, the daily prevention measures that should be implemented by the entire educational community, inside and outside the school grounds, are reinforced, namely:

1. Use masks inside the school (inside and outside the classroom), except in office work situations where the specificity of the situation permits) and in the home-school-home route (especially when using school transport);
2. Avoid touching the front of the mask;
3. When entering school, disinfect your hands with an alcohol-based antiseptic solution;
4. Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, scrubbing them well for at least 20 seconds;
5. Reinforce hand washing before and after meals, before and after classes; before and after using the bathroom and, whenever they are dirty;
6. Use handkerchiefs (for single use) to blow, throw them in a trash can after use and wash your hands with soap and water afterwards;
7. Cough or sneeze into the inside of the arm, with the elbow flexed, and never into the hands;
8. Avoid touching the eyes, nose and mouth;
9. Maintain physical distance, inside and outside the school space;
10. Avoid touching common goods and surfaces such as handrails, door handles, switches, etc;

B - Performance before a suspected case of COVID-19.

Teaching and non-teaching staff must proceed in accordance with the internal Contingency Plan and adopt the procedures set out in the Guidelines for the Reopening of Pre-school Education.

VII - Final Notes

The implementation of plans for the progressive lifting of containment measures is subject to change resulting from the assessment of the impact of measures on the evolution of the pandemic.

This document is an adapted extract that does not dispense with the full reading of the rules issued by the Ministry of Education in coordination with the Ministry of Health and may be changed at any time due to the evolution of legislation and available information.

Eitv, May 23, 2020

The Board of Directors

Eduardo Castro