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In conjunction with Miami County Public Health and following guidance from the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio Department of Education and the American Academy of Pediatrics, schools will open Sept. 8 rather than Aug. 19.
The later start date will allow for staff to be trained on the safety procedures to keep themselves and students safe from COVID-19, the district said.
Some of the safety procedures the school will follow includes staff and students taking their temperatures at home before every school day. Anyone with a temperature above 100 degrees is required to stay home and should contact a primary care physician.
In order to return to school, an individual must go three days with no fever and without using fever-reducing medicine, have other symptoms improved and have it been 10 days since symptoms first appeared.
If an individual did not have any other symptoms besides a fever, they may return to school after being fever-free for 24 hours with no medication.
All staff and students in grades three through 12 will be required to wear a face mask. Kindergarten through second grade are recommended to wear masks but not required. Those with medical reasons for not wearing a mask must provide a physician’s note to be exempt.
Social distancing will be practiced as much as possible with classrooms being rearranged to allow for six feet between students and staff.
Piper’s plan said that communication between the school and parents will be a focus throughout this uncertain time and is determined to help their students continue to learn.
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“We are committed to providing a high quality education for our students through effective in person, blended or online learning until we can return to normal operations,” the plan said.
The plan suggests three potential learning models that could be used for the upcoming year. There is model A in which all students are in school daily following operational guidelines. There is a blended model B in which two groups of students alternate reporting to in-person learning two days a week and online learning three days a week. Finally, model C is remote learning for all students.
The decision on which model will be practiced will be dictated by local health conditions.
Regardless of which model is chosen, the district will offer Troy Online Academy, which is a full-time online schooling option for those who do not wish to send their student to in-person schooling.
In addition, the school will run on a 1:1 Chromebook program in which every student will receive a Chromebook for at home and in school learning.
The Troy City Schools said they are dedicated to providing their students with all the individual help they may need during this time.
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“We are committed to working closely with families to ensure we are meeting the learning needs of all of our students, regardless of their participation in fully online or blended learning environments.”
The proposed plan will need to be approved by the Troy school board at a special meeting on July 23.