District Sets Guidelines, Expectations for Employees Accessing Buildings

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The processes will help ensure the safety of all employees.

Aldine ISD school buildings and facilities will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year through May 28. However, to continue the operations of the district, some employees need access to school buildings and facilities. AISD has set guidelines and expectations for all employees who access any campus or facility to ensure the health and safety of the entire community.

The guidelines and expectations all employees must comply with include:

• Only pre-approved staff members that are critical to the essential functions needed to continue district operations are allowed to enter any AISD building. The Executive Leadership Team requires approval.
• Employees should only access the facility through the marked entrance and exit. They should swipe their identification card to document that they were at the facility.
• All approved employees must wear a personal protective face covering (cloth or disposable) while in the facility. They should wear gloves when appropriate.
• All authorized employees must wash their hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds or more, or utilize hand sanitizer (60-95% alcohol). The district has created hand sanitizing stations at each of the district’s administrative facilities. Soap is also available in all bathrooms.
• All approved employees must maintain social distancing (at least six feet apart) at all times, per CDC guidelines, when in a district facility.

Before any approval can be determined, employees must submit to daily health checks. Employees SHOULD NOT report to work or enter any AISD facility if any of the following applies to them:

• They are not feeling well or have been potentially exposed.
• They have recently visited a state where COVID-19 has a widespread transmission [States: Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Washington. Cities: Atlanta (GA), Chicago (IL), Detroit (MI), Miami (FL)].
• They have had a fever of 100.0 Fahrenheit in the last two days or higher or feel feverish.
• They have other symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, muscle aches, headache, fatigue, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, loss of taste, or smell).
• They are well but live in the same household as someone who has received a positive COVID-19 result.
• They have had recent contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19.
• They are under quarantine or self-quarantine, as directed by a local health authority.

If any of these daily health check bullets apply to any employe, they need to contact their healthcare provider.

Additionally, campus administrators and department leaders must follow specific procedures to ensure they are following the expectations and guidelines:

• They must complete the appropriate documentation for any employee that reports he/she is positive for COVID-19, lives in a household with a COVID-19 patient, or is under quarantine for COVID-19.
• Should there be a suspected work-related exposure, they must contact the Risk Management Office and Health Services within 24 hours.

All district employees have been made aware of the processes to ensure the safety of all employees. They also had to sign a form acknowledging they will adhere to the expectations and guidelines.

Please continue to visit www.aldineisd.org/healthalerts for the most recent updates.