We have carefully read and acted on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education guidelines and will be taking the following action for the start of the 2021-2022 school year:

Our Building & Campus

Aftercare and Daily Schedule

• We will continue to offer aftercare
• Our daily schedule will remain the same

School Layout and Re-Design

• Restructuring classroom spaces and indoor protocols to promote healthy distance between all that are present in the school building at all times.
• In accordance with DESE guidelines, we will assure a minimum space of 3 feet apart, when 6 feet can’t be achieved, apart for desks
• Reinforcing social distancing guidelines with one-way stairwells, and gentle signage reminders
• Increasing facility ventilation, regularly performing HVAC inspections, and changing filters on an increased basis.

Outdoor Classrooms

• All classes will be spending increased time outside
• Engineering outdoor classrooms, outdoor spaces, and our outdoor curriculum to maximize the time on our natural campus

Cleaning & Disinfecting

• Additional hand washing and sanitizing stations in key areas throughout the campus
• Increasing and deepening our continuous, daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning protocols using approved CDC guidelines
  • Handrails, door handles, surfaces, light switches, etc. will be disinfected continuously throughout the day. 
  • All chairs, desks, and otherwise regularly touched surfaces will be cleaned with appropriate disinfectant wipes before and after each class/use. 
  • Toilets and sinks will be cleaned multiple times per day; users will be encouraged to wipe down all surfaces touched before and after use of facilities. 
  • Thorough cleaning and disinfecting of the building will be performed at the end of each school day. 
  • Faculty will disinfect classroom supplies and material between use  

Parent Protocols

Communication

• To limit exposure, no adult visitors or parents/guardians
  will be allowed to enter the school building between 8:30 am and 3:30 pm without an appointment. All visitors will need to sign into a log book and answer a paper COVID questionnaire if they haven’t already filled out MyMedBot online.

• Parents/guardians/visitors can contact the school by:

  • In-person: speaking to staff/faculty outside in the quad

  • Emailing: info@waldorfmoraine.org

  • Calling the front office: 978-927-8811

  • Meetings: video-conferencing and phone calls

• WSMF will publish a weekly newsletter to share upcoming events,
  happenings, and updates to the greater community.

• WSMF will publish a weekly email announcement with
  relevant information specific to the current school community.

Drop off

• Modified morning greeting
• Reengineering drop off & pick up to reduce the number of people in the building
  • Drive up drop off for grades 1-8 students
  • Walk up drop off for nursery and kindergarten students
• Limiting parent access to the school building

Pick Up

• Nursery and kindergarten end of day circle will continue with students (without parents)
• Each grade waits in designated spots on the quad with their class teacher, as usual.
  • Faculty will coordinate to bring each child to their car

• Increased handwashing/hand sanitizing protocols
  • • upon arrival to school
    • before eating and after eating
    • before putting on and taking off masks
    • before dismissal
• Interaction between class groups
  • eliminating school-wide lunches
  • limited shared playground spaces
  • eliminating school-wide assemblies

Wearing masks, gloves, and face shields as required and appropriate, in accordance with health and safety guidelines.

Faculty PPE requirements

• Faculty, staff, and all adults will be required to wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth while inside the school working with a student group.

• Faculty and staff are not required, but may choose, to wear a mask while outside – this decision is at discretion of the faculty member

Student PPE requirements

• In early childhood classes

  • Students in Nursery are not required to wear a mask while inside or outside the building – this decision is at the discretion of the family and will be supported by the teachers.

  • Students in Kindergarten are not required to wear a mask while outside the building – this decision is at the discretion of the family and will be supported by the teachers. They are required when inside the building. 

• Students in grades 1 through 8, are required to wear masks while inside the school building

  • When students are inside the school, 3-6 feet apart, with a source of fresh air (e.g. an open window), mask breaks may be implemented at the discretion of the faculty member

• Students in grades 1-8 are not required to wear a mask when outside.