​​​​​​​​我想强调一些关键决策和信息，因为我们准备在今年9月迎接学生和教职员工回到教室里。我们在决策过程中始终把学生、教职员工和家庭的安全和福祉放在首位。

学校要求所有教职员工和学生佩戴口罩（K - 12）

正如我们上周的更新中提到的，我们希望为您提供关于学校口罩使用的更多细节。

在2020-21学年，卡尔加里教育局要求所有教职员工和学生（从幼儿园到12年级）在学校佩戴口罩。这包括教室和公共空间，如走廊、学习中心、洗手间等。乘坐卡尔加里公共交通或黄色校车的教职员工和学生也必须佩戴口罩。

我们正在制定关于口罩使用的指导方针，包括支持由于健康状况或其他需求而无法佩戴口罩的学生和教职员工。当教职员工和学生在佩戴口罩时休息时，将重要的遵守其他措施，如保持社交距离、洗手和消毒表面。

省政府将为所有学生和教职员工提供两个可重复使用的布口罩，但家庭可能需要购买额外的口罩。如果学生忘记带口罩，学校将提供一些一次性口罩。

学校计划

我们知道教职员工和家庭对9月份的重新入学有很多问题。我们将持续更新我们的COVID-19信息页面，提供更多信息。

我们收到了很多具体学校的问题。重要的是要知道，所有学校将遵循我们的重新入学计划指南。这是所有学校将在各自建筑物中实施的计划。该计划基于阿尔伯塔省教育部和首席医疗官的指示。

学校特定的计划将反映出交通流量、使用洗手间的方式、调整后的时间表等细节，并将在校长返回后最终确定。这些可能会因学校建筑、学生人数和项目而有所不同。

学校计划将于8月底在学校网站上发布，一旦校长与教职员工确认了细节。

我们正在制作视频，介绍学校将根据我们的重新入学计划进行的各种调整。这些视频将于下周发布，让家庭在网络学习注册截止日期之前看到我们将实施的一些变化。

额外的防护措施

每所学校将获得一套工具包，其中包括一些用于支持社交距离的物品，如亚克力屏风、地板贴纸、胶带和海报。它还包括供教职员工使用的可重复使用布口罩、丁腈手套、面罩、消毒剂和其他支持健康环境的物品。

将根据省政府规定的具体指南安装洗手液站。

我们正在雇佣额外的临时清洁工来满足额外的清洁要求。学校的清洁员工数量将增加240个临时全职等值职位。这将确保在保持常规学校清洁标准的同时进行学校的接触点清洁。目前正在进行人员配置，目标是在开学的第一天之前将额外的员工安排到学校。

及时通知您

我们感谢您提交的各种问题和意见。随着细节的确认，我们将继续更新我们的网站提供更多信息。
在接下来的几周中，我们将继续向您提供更新。请访问我们网站上的COVID-19页面获取更多信息。

谢谢。
Christopher Usih
学校总监

​​​​​​​​I want to highlight some key decisions and information as we get ready to welcome students and staff back into classrooms this September. Always at the forefront of our decision-making is the safety and well-being of students, staff and families.

Mask Use Required in Schools for All Staff and Students (K - 12)

As mentioned in our update last week, we wanted to provide you with more details on mask use in schools.

For the 2020-21 school year, the CBE will require all staff and students (kindergarten to Grade 12) to wear a mask at school. This includes classrooms and public spaces such as hallways, learning commons, bathrooms, etc. Masks are also required for staff and students travelling on Calgary Transit or a yellow school bus.

We are working on mask guidelines including support for students and staff who are unable to wear a mask due to medical conditions or other needs. When staff and students take breaks for wearing a mask, it will be important for other measures to be adhered to like physical distancing, hand hygiene, and sanitizing surfaces.

The province will provide all students and staff with two reusable cloth masks but families may want to purchase additional ones. If students forget their mask, schools will have some disposable ones available.

School Plans

We know staff and families have many questions about re-entry in September. We continue to update our COVID-19 Information page with additional information.

We are receiving lots of school-specific questions. It is important to know that all schools will follow our re-entry plan guidelines. This is the plan that all schools will implement in their individual buildings. This plan is based on direction from Alberta Education and the Chief Medical Officer of Health.

School specific plans will reflect details like traffic flow, access to bathrooms, adjusted schedules etc., and will be finalized upon the return of principals. These may differ based on the school building, student population, and programming. 

School plans will be posted on school websites by the end of August once principals have confirmed details with their staff.

We are creating videos highlight the various adjustments schools will make to follow our re-entry plan. They will be launched next week to allow families to see some of the changes we will be implementing before the hub online learning registration deadline.

Additional Protection Measures

Every school will be provided with a kit that includes a number of items to help support physical distancing such as acrylic barriers, floor decals, painters tape and posters. It also includes re-usable cloth masks for staff, nitrile gloves, face shields, sanitizer and other items to support a healthy environment.

Hand-sanitizing stations will be installed in accordance with the specific guidelines outlined by the provincial government. 

We are hiring additional temporary custodial staff to maintain the additional cleaning requirements. The number of custodial staff in schools will be increased by 240 temporary full time equivalent (FTE) positions. This will ensure that high touch point cleaning in schools can be conducted while also maintaining the regular school cleaning standard. Staffing is underway with the objective of having additional staff in schools by the first day of school.

Keeping You Informed

We appreciate the questions and comments you have submitted on a variety of topics. We continue to update our website with additional information as details are confirmed.
We will continue to provide you with ongoing updates in the coming weeks. Please visit the COVID-19 page on our website for more information.

Thank you.
Christopher Usih
Chief Superintendent of School