• This will not be school like it used to be. We will still focus on building relationships and engaging every student, but our movement, activities, and interaction will be more limited because of safety precautions.
• Governor Cooper has approved the return of students under Plan A, which includes important safety measures, such as face coverings, social distancing, symptom screening and cleaning but does not require schools to reduce the number of children in the classroom. 
• Social distancing will be a priority, but students and staff will not always be six feet apart. Once all students in Plan B return to school, some spaces will not be big enough to ensure six-foot social distancing. Also, there are times when six-foot social distancing would not allow the teacher to adequately supervise all students. For example, 20 students in a class with six-foot social distancing would equal a 120' line; 30 students would lead to a 180' line. There is no way to have such a long line in most classrooms, and the teacher would not be able to supervise the end  of such a line in the hallway. When social distancing is not feasible, teachers will focus on preventing students from facing each other.
• School staff will ensure the students are wearing their face coverings at all times when they are not eating, drinking, or taking a face covering break following these guidelines.
• If your child becomes ill at school, families will be notified and must immediately pick up their child. The child may not ride the bus or be transported by a staff member. This means that families without transportation will need to find a way to pick up their child.
• Children may not return to school until these criteria are met. Note that the guidelines for returning to school are different depending on the circumstances.
• The guidelines for Plan B students could change over time as guidance from political and health officials changes. Plan B could become more or less restrictive.
• Regardless of which plan you pick for the second semester, there is a chance that your child's teacher could change as teachers are assigned to Plan B or Virtual Academy classes based on families' choices. Teacher assignments will not be considered until the end of the window for families to chose their plan for second semester. 

• Whatever plan you pick will be your plan until the end of the year. Staffing, scheduling, and planning decisions for the second semester will be based on the number of students in Plan B and Virtual Academy. Making a choice for the second semester is the family's responsibility. The school will not be able to change your child's plan because you forgot to submit your request or changed your mind. 

Important Information About Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 on Campus

• Families and staff will be notified when the school is notified that someone confirmed to have COVID-19 was in the school. As long as the number of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina continues to be high, there will be new cases in schools.
• This does not necessarily mean that the virus was spread at school.
• The impacted individual could be a student, staff member, or visitor (very limited visitors at the moment).
• Only individuals who had close contact with someone confirmed to have COVID-19 will need to quarantine.
• WCPSS and Wake County Public Health will work together to ensure that individuals believed to have been exposed to COVID-19 are notified. 
• We are limited in what information we can share because of privacy laws. If you do not get a call from Wake County Public Health, there is no reason to believe that your child was in close contact with someone confirmed to have COVID-19.

1. Carpool and buses went very well. Asking the required screening questions and taking everyone's temperature takes time, but families were very patient and kind. We expect that morning carpool and buses may take significantly longer starting on November 16th when we have more students attending school daily. We appreciate your patience.
2. Students did really well with the 3 W's: Wear a cloth mask over your nose and mouth. Wait 6 feet apart. Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer. If your child's mask does not stay over his/her nose on its own, please adjust the straps this evening so it does.
3. Remember to check your cohort to make sure that you are sending your children on the right week. Please call the office at (919) 363-2865 if you are not sure. 
4. Remember that all Plan B students need to attend school in their assigned weeks. It is not an option to continue learning virtually when your cohort is at school. All families will have the option to choose Plan A/B/C or Virtual Academy for the second semester when the selection window is open between December 2nd and 9th.  
5. If you have not already completed the Student Accountability and Required Health Protocols form and the bus attestation form mentioned below, please complete them right away.
6. Families are being given temporary carpool tags when they first pick up at school in the afternoon. Permanent carpool tags have been ordered and will be given out when they arrive.
7. Please remember to bring your device and charger daily.