In-Person Learning in the Time of COVID

Redwood Montessori Academy is committed to providing the best educational environment – in the safest way possible – for our students. This requires a community effort from the school and from our families.

At Redwood Montessori Academy, we follow CDC and MSDE guidelines to protect staff and students and minimize any possible exposure, including:

• screening staff and students before entering
• cohort groupings – each class is separate from the others
• masks and social distancing
• frequent hand-washing
• regular cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces

 
We depend on families to follow protective procedures at home to avoid bringing COVID into their households and avoid bringing it into the school, including:

• stay home and contact your doctor if anyone in the household exhibits COVID symptoms
• avoid travel to COVID “hot spots”
• if travel is unavoidable, please get tested upon return and self-quarantine until a negative COVID test is received
• avoid large gatherings, parties, even playdates
• wear masks when away from home and follow proper social distancing
• wash hands frequently, especially after being out of the house
• demand that your work place follow proper CDC procedures
• notify the school if there is possible exposure, if the family is waiting for test results, or if there is a positive test result in the household
• sign the “Staff and Family Pledge”
• for additional information:
• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
• https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/where-are-the-covid-19-hotspots-tracking-state-outbreaks/

Anyone exhibiting any of the following symptoms must stay home and contact their physician:

• shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new or worsening cough, fever (100.4 or above), chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, head aches, body aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

 
Follow doctor recommendations.

Notify the school about the situation.

If no testing is recommended, remain at home until symptoms have been gone for 24 hours (without medication) before returning to school. A doctor’s note may be required by the school before returning.

The school may shut down for a limited time – and families may be required to quarantine – if there is any potential or documented exposure within the school family. There will be no refunds for any period of time less then 4 weeks that the school is required to close.