supplemental health & safety guidance...marching band staff will take numbered/assigned stands...
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School District of Lancaster START Plan 2020
Supplemental Health & Safety Guidance
Marching Band
Submitted by:
Thomas J. Mumma, Director of Bands
SECTION 1 - Opening Statement
This response plan was generated, upon request, by Mr. Thomas J. Mumma, in coordination with Mr.
Michael Slechta, for the School District of Lancaster and the McCaskey Campus. A number of resources were
utilized in the formation of this proposal. In addition to documents and resources sited, the response plan was
influenced by collaborative meetings with other band directors in the county, and members of the McCaskey
Marching Band staff, which includes other SDoL music faculty and other professionals. We continue to make
revisions and updates to our protocols and plans based on the latest research and expert guidance.
SECTION 2 - Large Ensemble Advocacy Statement
“For as long as there have been people, there has been music. Music makes us more human and
making music together makes us better people. Music making with others teaches empathy, acceptance, and
understanding. Music making is essential to the human experience.
Large ensembles are a place for innovation, for creation of new music, for support of living composers,
for artistic expression, for pushing boundaries, for exploring new technologies, for exploring and understanding
diverse populations, for aesthetic experience, and for the exploration of creativity with others. Large ensembles
create a pathway for students to contribute to something larger than themselves as both individual artists and
members of society.
Within schools and departments of music, large ensembles act as building blocks of a community,
providing experiences for individuals to develop interpersonal skills through elements of musicianship and
human connection.”
(CBDNA, COVID-19 Response Committee Report, pg. 3)
SECTION 3 - Guidelines for Space & Physical Environment
A study of outbreaks in Japan suggests that the chances of direct transmission of COVID-19 are almost 20 times higher indoors compared to outdoors. Therefore, to the extent possible, directors may wish to consider outdoor rehearsals and/or performances.
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To the extent possible, students should use their own music and own personal stand in rehearsals and concerts.
In order to reduce possible transmission through the sharing of chairs, students should be encouraged to stand in rehearsals and performances.
To the extent possible, students should not share instruments. If instrument sharing is absolutely required then instruments should be thoroughly sanitized according to the strictest standards possible.
(CBDNA, COVID-19 Response Committee Report, pg. 4)
SECTION 4 - Guidelines for Indoor/Outdoor Rehearsals
All Practice and Rehearsals:
Students should report to rehearsals in proper attire and immediately return home to change clothes and shower at the end of the session.
During rehearsals, staff must ensure appropriate social distancing, hygiene, and safety measures are implemented.
Schools must have hand sanitizer or hand washing stations readily available in the rehearsal area(s). Students and staff should be encouraged to use it frequently.
All surfaces in rehearsal areas must be thoroughly disinfected throughout and at the end of each day. There can be no shared water or food. Schools should plan for entry and exit procedures that reduce the number of students and parents
congregating outside and/or mixing around the practice areas and parking areas. Consider staggering start and end times, assigning students to entries and exits to ensure even distribution of students entering/exiting at each entry point, providing guidance to students to enter one at a time and wait six feet apart outside the entrance.
Students and staff must maintain at least six feet of distance from all sides when not actively rehearsing. When actively rehearsing, students and staff must maintain at least ten feet of distance from all sides.
Any equipment must be thoroughly disinfected before and after each use. If a student uses a piece of equipment, that equipment must be thoroughly disinfected before another student uses it. Schools should limit the use of equipment to further reduce the risk of spreading the virus.
Schools should consider having students remain with a single group or cohort to minimize the number of students and staff that must isolate if a case is confirmed.
Outdoor Practices and Rehearsals:
Students and staff must maintain at least six feet of distance from all sides when not actively rehearsing. When actively rehearing, students and staff must maintain at least ten feet of distance from all sides when possible.
Students may be placed in working groups no larger than 15 total students. Each working group should maintain appropriate distance from other working groups.
Any equipment, such as keyboard instruments, should be regularly disinfected during practice sessions. This equipment should not be shared between groups. After a group has used such equipment, that equipment must be thoroughly disinfected before being used by a different group.
Indoor Practices and Rehearsals:
Students may be placed in working groups no larger than 10 total students. Each working group should maintain appropriate distance from other working groups.
COVID Symptoms for Screening:
Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Chills Repeated shaking with chills Muscle Pain
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Headache Soar throat Loss of taste or smell Diarrhea Known close contact with a person who is a lab confirmed case of COVID-19
(University Interscholastic League Guidelines, Pgs. 1-4)
SECTION 5 - Procedures for Indoor/Outdoor Rehearsals
Introduction:
The following section of the COVID-19 Response Plan will speak to specific procedures for the following scenarios:
o Pre-Rehearsal Procedure o Arrival Procedure o Rehearsal Procedure o Departure Procedure o Post-Rehearsal Procedure o Inclement Weather Procedure o Personal Equipment Procedure (Instruments, flags, etc.) o Family Notification Procedure of COVID confirmed cases
The COVID-19 Response Plan is organized by the above scenarios as a way of addressing the different rehearsal formats contained in the marching band program.
Pre-Rehearsal Procedure:
Marching Band staff will arrive 1 hour prior to the student report time. Marching Band staff will disinfect the following items:
o music stands o hand sanitizer stations o percussion instruments
Marching Band staff will lower gates at the end of their respective hallways of J.P. McCaskey to prevent students from traveling to other areas of the building.
Marching Band staff will ensure water fountains without the hands free filling stations are bagged and signed, preventing students from using the fountains. Hands free filling stations will be permitted.
Marching Band staff will take numbered/assigned stands outside and place them 10 ft. apart. o PVC piping at 10 ft. lengths will be given to staff to quickly space work stations for students prior
to their arrival. o Battery percussion students will also have their instruments, harnesses, and stands placed. o Pit percussion students will have their instruments placed with 10 ft. of distance between the
ends of their instruments. Once areas are disinfected, gates down, and student work stations set-up at a minimum of 10 ft.
outside, Marching Band staff will monitor designated parking/drop off areas for their respective cohorts.
Arrival Procedure:
Students being dropped off by parents will be asked to remain in their vehicles until a Marching Band staff member directs them to exit the vehicle and move to the designated screening location.
Students driving themselves to rehearsals will be directed to their designated parking area and asked to remain in their car until a Marching Band staff members directs them to exit the vehicle and move to the designated screening location.
o Marching Band staff members will ensure that students exiting vehicles will do so in a staggered fashion, allowing for social distancing of 6ft. or more to occur.
o Marching Band staff members will ensure that students exiting vehicles will be wearing a cloth mask.
Students will be screened once they have exited the vehicle and then prompted to move to their designated work area for rehearsal.
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Marching Band staff members will reinforce with students as they are greeted and screened to maintain social distancing until they arrive at their designated work area, at which time they can assemble their instrument.
o All personal items, including instruments and equipment must remain at their designated work area.
If there is inclement weather at the start of rehearsal, the arrival procedure will remain the same with the exception of the student’s destination after screening.
o Students will self screen at home, and when they arrive will be allowed to enter the building one at a time.
o Students will proceed to their assigned sub-cohort rooms. See Inclement Weather Procedure for more information regarding conducting rehearsals
indoors. Students walking to rehearsal will proceed to their work stations and stay at those stations with their
mask on until the instructor is present at that station to run the procedure for those students as they did for driving students/parents.
Rehearsal Procedure:
Once all students have successfully been guided through the arrival procedure by the Marching Band staff, each specific instructor will direct their cohorts to remove their masks at their work stations.
Students will be reminded that during rehearsal, they must stay at their work stations, which are 10ft apart from other students and at least 20 ft. away from the instructor.
o Work station/area is defined as the place their numbered music stand is located. When students are completed with work, within the rehearsal time or after, they must put their mask
back on. Masks may only be removed when students are using their mouths for musical warm-ups and playing
their instruments, while maintaining at least 10 ft. of social distancing. When feasible, masks with slits, to allow for students to play through the mask, and bell covers will be
used. In instrument groups where a mask cannot physically be worn the mask should be worn over the chin and replaced during periods where the student is not playing. No talking without a mask.
Masks must be worn at all other times, including breaks, traveling from one work area to another, while using the bathroom, entering or exiting the school, entering and exiting their vehicle, etc.
Students must maintain 6 ft. of social distancing while their masks are on, 10ft. of social distancing when their masks are off and only when they are required to use their mouths for the production of music or musical warm-ups.
Students needing to use the bathroom during rehearsal will only be permitted to do so one at a time per cohort and must use the bathroom in their designated cohort hallway of the building.
Hand sanitizer stations will be set up at the designated exterior entrances to the building. Students will be required to use the hand sanitizer when entering and exiting the building. At the end of each rehearsal time, students will be directed to put on their masks, gather their personal
belongings, and will be dismissed one at a time from their work area to enter their own vehicle or their parent’s vehicle.
Departure Procedure:
At the end of each rehearsal time, students will be directed to put on their masks, gather their personal belongings, and will be dismissed one at a time from their work area to enter their own vehicle or their parent’s vehicle.
o Students must take ALL personal items with them, including their instruments/flags/mallets/sticks.
o Only music stands and percussion instruments will remain at the school. If rehearsal is concluded from indoors, the same procedure will be implemented with the following
adaptation: o Students will be dismissed one at a time from their rooms in the building, starting with students
who drove themselves, and then proceeding with students who will be driven home by a family member.
Marching Band staff will ensure students enter their vehicles or their parent’s vehicles and leave campus immediately.
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Students are not to socialize or linger in the parking areas. Masks must be worn during the entire departure procedure. Marching Band staff members will remain in their cohort’s designated area facilitating departure
procedures until every student has departed. Marching Band staff will begin Post-Rehearsal procedures once their cohort has been dismissed in its
entirety.
Post-Rehearsal Procedure:
Once every student has left a respective cohort, the Marching Band staff member assigned to that cohort will initiate post-rehearsal procedures.
Marching Band staff will disinfect the following items: o music stands o hand sanitizer stations o percussion instruments
Once these items have been properly cleaned, Marching Band staff will place items in the designated sub-cohort rooms.
In the event of inclement weather, Marching Band staff will disinfect these items in the sub-cohort room and then place them in the hallway sanitized to allow custodial staff to enter the rooms for deep cleaning.
At the completion of sanitizing all equipment, Marching Band staff members will turn off lights and lock doors in their cohort hallway.
Inclement Weather Procedure:
Scenario 1-Starting rehearsal indoors and ending outdoors o Arrival procedure will be followed with the exception of directing students to work areas post-
screening. After students are screened at the exterior entrance to their respective hallways, the
Marching Band staff member will direct them to their sub-cohort room, one student at a time.
Students must wear masks inside per the Governor’s Executive Order. o Students will not be permitted to play their instruments in the building. o Once rehearsal is able to be moved outdoors, Marching Band staff will follow the Departure
Procedure adaptation: Students will be dismissed one at a time from their rooms in the building to their
designated outdoor work area. o Marching Band staff will implement the Departure Procedure from outside as outlined in that
section above. Scenario 2-Starting rehearsal outdoors and ending indoors
o Arrival Procedure will be followed as outlined in that section above. o When weather forces rehearsals indoors, Marching Band staff will instruct students to put on
masks, gather personal belongings, and enter the building one at a time, maintaining social distancing guidelines.
o Students will not be permitted to play their instruments in the building. o Departure Procedures at the end of rehearsal will be followed as outlined in that section above.
Scenario 3-Starting and ending rehearsal indoors o In this scenario, Arrival Procedures from Scenario 1 will be implemented by Marching Band
staff. o In this scenario, Departure Procedures from Scenario 2 will be implemented by Marching band
staff.
Personal Equipment Procedure:
Personal equipment is defined as any object a student will come into personal contact with, such as: o An instrument, music stand, sheet music, water bottle, flag, mallets, sticks, etc.
The procedures set forth in this COVID-19 Response Plan thus far has created scenarios in which personal items will be isolated.
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Musical instruments, with the exception of battery and mallet percussion, will be played, maintained, and kept by one student.
These instruments MUST be taken home after every rehearsal because they will not be permitted to store them at school.
Battery and mallet percussion instruments will also be assigned to one student, but due to the large nature of those instruments and the impossibility of transporting those instruments to homes, procedures are in place to clean those instruments before and after every use.
Students using the battery and mallet percussion instruments will be provided with their own hitting implements and will keep those implements in a labeled bag to eliminate the use of those items by other students.
All students will be provided a drawstring bag to store and transport their personal belongs including a water bottle, music, small hand towel, sun screen, hand sanitizer, mask, pencil, and food.
The items in the drawstring bag are the responsibility of the student to provide. Each drawstring bag, instrument case, music stand, flag pole, flag bag, and percussion instrument will
be numbered. If there are 120 participating students, each student will be assigned a number from 1 to 120. Every personal item they come in contact with will have their corresponding number with it.
Family Notification Procedure of COVID confirmed cases:
Contacting the Director using one of the many communication tools utilized by the band program. Keeping that student at home once the positive case of COVID is confirmed by a medical test/lab. Quarantining that student and keeping them from participating for 14 days. Providing written notice of COVID status change much like a doctor’s note to return to physical activity
after a concussion.
SECTION 6 - Schedules, Maps, and Miscellaneous Items
Schedules:
There are two different schedules that run the entire month of August. The first schedule is five days, Monday through Friday, 12pm-9pm.
o This is the mandatory band camp week where students learn the show for the coming Fall season.
o It was originally scheduled for Aug. 3-7. The second schedule is three days, Tuesday through Thursday, 6pm-9pm.
o This schedule runs the three weeks after the mandatory band camp week of 12pm-9pm rehearsals.
o These were originally scheduled for Aug. 11-13, 18-20, 25-27. The Marching Band staff is requesting the dates for these rehearsals be maintained as is allowable by
the color classification at that time. The following schedules were designed with the guidance set forth by the state for “Level Green” and
“Level Yellow.” Level Green allows gatherings of 250 persons or less. Level Yellow allows gatherings of 25 persons or less. Schedules in the Green and Yellow level would maintain the same procedures, set forth in the
Response Plan, with the exception of August 3-7, which would have all participating students on the field, in masks, to learn the drill.
Drill design would be written in such a way as to maintain at least 10 ft. of social distance during the entire field show.
GREEN SCHEDULE-August 3-7 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
12:00 Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
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12:30-1:30 Marching Basics
(In Cohorts)
Marching Basics
(In Cohorts)
Marching Basics
(In Cohorts)
Marching Basics
(In Cohorts)
Marching Basics
(In Cohorts) 1:30-3:00 Drill
Learning (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Drill Learning
(Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Drill Learning (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Drill Learning
(Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Drill Learning
(Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
3:00-3:30 BREAK (In Cohorts)
BREAK (In Cohorts)
BREAK (In Cohorts)
BREAK (In Cohorts)
BREAK (In Cohorts)
3:30-5:00 Sectionals (In Cohorts)
Sectionals (In Cohorts)
Sectionals (In Cohorts)
Sectionals (In Cohorts)
Sectionals (In Cohorts)
5:00-6:00 MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
6:00-9:00 Field Time Drill & Music (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Field Time Drill & Music (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Field Time Drill & Music (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Field Time Drill & Music (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Field Time Drill & Music (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
9:00 Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
YELLOW FIELD SCHEDULE-ONE FIELD-August 3-7 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
12:00-2:00 Cohort A Field Time
Cohort A Field Time
Cohort A Field Time
Cohort A Field Time
Cohort A Field Time
2:00-4:00 Cohort B Field Time
Cohort B Field Time
Cohort B Field Time
Cohort B Field Time
Cohort B Field Time
4:00-5:00 Cohort C Field Time
Cohort C Field Time
Cohort C Field Time
Cohort C Field Time
Cohort C Field Time
5:00-6:00 MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
6:00-7:00 Cohort C Field Time
Cohort C Field Time
Cohort C Field Time
Cohort C Field Time
Cohort C Field Time
7:00-9:00 Cohort D Field Time
Cohort D Field Time
Cohort D Field Time
Cohort D Field Time
Cohort D Field Time
*Cohorts would use their remaining time off the field to cover activities from the green schedule in their
designated cohort area.
YELLOW SCHEDULE-4 FIELDS-August 3-7 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
12:00 Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
Arrival Procedure
(In Cohorts) (See map)
12:30-1:30 Marching Basics
(In Cohorts)
Marching Basics
(In Cohorts)
Marching Basics
(In Cohorts)
Marching Basics
(In Cohorts)
Marching Basics
(In Cohorts) 1:30-3:00 Drill
Learning (A-HPF)
(B-Stadium)
Drill Learning (A-HPF)
(B-Stadium)
Drill Learning (A-HPF)
(B-Stadium) (C-APF)
Drill Learning (A-HPF)
(B-Stadium)
Drill Learning (A-HPF)
(B-Stadium)
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(C-APF) (D-Victory)
(C-APF) (D-Victory)
(D-Victory) (C-APF) (D-Victory)
(C-APF) (D-Victory)
3:00-3:30 BREAK (In Cohorts)
BREAK (In Cohorts)
BREAK (In Cohorts)
BREAK (In Cohorts)
BREAK (In Cohorts)
3:30-5:00 Sectionals (In Cohorts)
Sectionals (In Cohorts)
Sectionals (In Cohorts)
Sectionals (In Cohorts)
Sectionals (In Cohorts)
5:00-6:00 MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
MEAL (In Cohorts)
6:00-9:00 Field Time Drill & Music
(A-HPF) (B-Stadium)
(C-APF) (D-Victory)
Field Time Drill & Music
(A-HPF) (B-Stadium)
(C-APF) (D-Victory)
Field Time Drill & Music
(A-HPF) (B-Stadium)
(C-APF) (D-Victory)
Field Time Drill & Music
(A-HPF) (B-Stadium)
(C-APF) (D-Victory)
Field Time Drill & Music
(A-HPF) (B-Stadium)
(C-APF) (D-Victory)
9:00 Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
*Cohort A-HPF (home stands practice field)
*Cohort B-Stadium
*Cohort C-APF (away stands practice field)
*Cohort D-Victory Field
GREEN SCHEDULE-August 11-13, 18-20, 25-27 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
6:00-6:30 Arrival Procedure (In Cohorts)
(See map)
Arrival Procedure (In Cohorts)
(See map)
Arrival Procedure (In Cohorts)
(See map) 6:30-9:00 Field Time
Drill & Music (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Field Time Drill & Music (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
Field Time Drill & Music (Full Band) (Staggered) (See map)
9:00 Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
YELLOW SCHEDULE-ONE FIELD-August 11-13, 18-20, 25-27 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
6:00-6:30 Arrival Procedure (In Cohorts)
(See map)
Arrival Procedure (In Cohorts)
(See map)
Arrival Procedure (In Cohorts)
(See map) 6:30-7:00 Cohort A
Field Time Cohort A
Field Time Cohort A
Field Time 7:00-7:30 Cohort B
Field Time Cohort B
Field Time Cohort B
Field Time 7:30-8:00 Cohort C
Field Time Cohort C
Field Time Cohort C
Field Time 8:00-8:30 Cohort D
Field Time Cohort D
Field Time Cohort D
Field Time 8:30-9:00 Departure
Procedure (In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
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YELLOW SCHEDULE-FOUR FIELDS-August 11-13, 18-20, 25-27 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
6:00-6:30 Arrival Procedure (In Cohorts)
(See map)
Arrival Procedure (In Cohorts)
(See map)
Arrival Procedure (In Cohorts)
(See map) 6:30-9:00 Field Time
Drill & Music (A-HPF)
(B-Stadium) (C-APF)
(D-Victory)
Field Time Drill & Music
(A-HPF) (B-Stadium)
(C-APF) (D-Victory)
Field Time Drill & Music
(A-HPF) (B-Stadium)
(C-APF) (D-Victory)
9:00 Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts)
Departure Procedure
(In Cohorts) *Same Cohort/Field Groupings as August 3-7 week
MAPS
Cohort A Subgroups (each subgroup will also have a 2nd room to rotate between if indoor rehearsals will last
more than 30 minutes):
Cohort A-1, Flutes, Room 104 Cohort A-2, Clarinets, Room 109 Cohort A-3, Saxophones, Room 102
Cohort B Subgroups (each subgroup will also have a 2nd room to rotate between if indoor rehearsals will last
more than 30 minutes):
Cohort B-1, Trumpets/Mellos, Room 127
COHORT A HALLWAY
COHORT B HALLWAY COHORT D HALLWAY
COHORT C HALLWAY
Cohort A-Woodwinds Cohort B-Brass
Cohort C-Percussion
Cohort D-Color Guard
Cohort Indoor Locations
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Cohort B-2, Trombones, Room 122 Cohort B-3, Low Brass, Room 129
Cohort C Subgroups:
Cohort C-1, Battery Percussion, Room 173.1 Cohort C-2, Pit Percussion, Room 176
Cohort D Subgroups:
Cohort D-1, Color Guard 1, Room 153 Cohort D-2, Color Guard 2, Room 154 Cohort D-3, Color Guard 3, Room 156
Cohort A:
Parking will occur in the lot closest to the flag pole Screening will be done at the flag pole Exterior Entrance is at the end of the front hallway Work areas will be located in the grass on either side of the flag pole
Cohort B:
Parking will occur in the lot between the front and back hallways Screening will be done in the grass across from the parking lot Exterior entrance is at the end of the back hallway Work areas will be located in the grass around the cafeteria
Cohort C:
Parking will occur in the music wing parking lot Screening will be done at the tennis court entrance Exterior Entrance is the band room doors Work areas will be located in the tennis courts
Cohort D:
Parking will occur in the gym parking lot
Cohort A
Cohort B Cohort D
Cohort C
Cohort Outdoor Areas Arrival/Rehearsal/Departure
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Screening will be done at the stadium entrance gate Exterior Entrance is the travel door by the building trades rooms Work areas will be located on the visitor side practice field
Miscellaneous:
We recommend rooms in the building being used for music stand storage and indoor practices be cleared of all furniture (no tables, desks, or chairs).
We will ask families to maintain social distancing and not allow mingling of students in different cohorts (i.e. transporting students in Cohorts A and B will not be permitted unless those members are in the same family unit).
Screening mentioned in arrival procedure will include temperature taking and screening for other symptoms listed in Section 4.
The Marching Band program is asking that the district provide equipment for each of the four cohorts to take temperatures as a screening measure.
There will be signs placed outside in each cohort area for students and parents dropping off and picking up.
There will be signs placed outside each room in the building for students in the event that rehearsal is moved inside.
Student travel from one location to another will be staggered. All items that will come in contact with students that are school owned will be properly labeled with
name, number, and cohort prior to their distribution. The Friends of Music Booster is willing to help provide color guard flag bags, drawstring bags, and
masks for every participating student. In the event of inclement weather where rehearsals must be moved indoors, woodwind and brass sub-
cohorts (limited to no more than 10 students and spread out with 10’X10' distancing), will have 2
classrooms in their designated hallway so that they can use one room for 30 minutes and then one at a
time move to a second room for the next 30 minutes.
Financial Impact Considerations for COVID Response Plan:
The Marching Band staff, in anticipation of the added costs for the above precautions, has made design changes to the field show as a way of mitigating cost and staying within prior spending levels.
o Color Guard will be using one flag for the entire show instead of one flag for every show. o The field show music will be selected from our current music library as opposed to purchasing
new music. o It is anticipated that the band will not travel to away games, cutting transportation cost almost
entirely. Investments by the district will include the following:
o Custodial hours for deep cleaning of indoor facilities and furniture (instruments will be cleaned by Marching Band staff).
o Providing meals during the week of August 3-7. o PPE, including masks and gloves for staff and students and bell covers, as needed. o Hand sanitizer and other cleaning and disinfecting supplies.
Staff Training and Education o During the month of July, staff members will be asked to assemble to implement a number of
items in the procedure prior to the face to face time with students. o Included in this time will be a review of the board approved procedure, training on how to
implement the procedure, as well as tips for self-screening. o Staff will also be made aware of their responsibilities for implementing the COVID-19 Response
Plan for Marching Band. o There are co-curricular hours to compensate marching band staff for this time and training. o Currently, a number of hours that would have been used under normal circumstances have yet
to be used, and the training will not pose any additional cost or use of hours outside the allotted pool of hours allocated to the marching band program.
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Health and Safety Plan Governing Body Affirmation Statement
The Board of Directors/Trustees for the School District of Lancaster reviewed and approved the Phased School Reopening Health and Safety Plan on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. The plan was approved by a vote of:
Yes - 7 No - 2 Affirmed on By: Dr. Edith Gallagher, SDoL School Board President *Electronic signatures on this document are acceptable using one of the two methods detailed below. Option A: The use of actual signatures is encouraged whenever possible. This method requires that the document be printed, signed, scanned, and then submitted. Option B: If printing and scanning are not possible, add an electronic signature using the resident Microsoft Office product signature option, which is free to everyone, no installation or purchase needed.
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7/24/2020