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Aldine ISD Staff Return to Learn FAQs
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To prepare for our students’ return, all Aldine ISD staff — both central-support and campus-based personnel — will return to normal worksites on Monday, Sept. 14. This approach will give us all time to acclimate to our health and safety protocols, including required face coverings, social distancing, and frequent handwashing. Our protocols also require all staff to complete a health screening each day before reporting to work. The short self-screening is a series of questions, including the taking of your temperature.
Staff members with personal circumstances who have been approved for accommodations by the Human Resources Department will continue to work virtually. Should you have any questions about employee accommodations, submit your question to [email protected], and a member of the benefits department will get in contact with you. We have also provided answers to some frequently asked questions below.
A number of Aldine ISD employees are already working from our buildings and campuses as part of the district phased Return to Learn plan. On Monday, September 14, the district will require all staff — both central-support and campus-based personnel — to permanently return to their normal worksites.
Aldine ISD requires that all employees wear face coverings, follow social distancing guidelines, and complete frequent handwashing. Our protocols also require all staff to complete a health screening each day before reporting to work. The short self-screening is a series of questions, including the taking of your temperature. You will be sent detailed information on how to complete the survey, along with your personalized login and password.
Please know that any employee who is not feeling well or has been potentially exposed to a positive COVID-19 confirmed person, has a fever of 100.0 Fahrenheit or higher, feels feverish, or has other symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss of taste or smell) SHOULD NOT report to any district worksite or enter any Aldine ISD facility; and should contact their supervisor and healthcare provider.
The district is still operating in “Orange” Orange signifies a severe and uncontrolled level of COVID-19 in our community as determined by local health officials, meaning that there is ongoing transmission of the virus. We are advised to minimize contact with others and avoid medium or large gatherings. As such, we encourage that meetings and events should continue to be held virtually. While some classes are resuming face to face, it is our intention to minimize any other face-to-face interactions whenever possible. Staff and faculty can conduct meetings remotely via Zoom or Google Meets.
Staff members with personal circumstances who have been approved for accommodations by the Human Resources Department will continue to work virtually. Others who are concerned about returning to campus should contact the Benefits Department to get additional guidance. Our current process is:
- The employee must send an email to the accommodations mailbox at [email protected]
- The interactive process and respond to the employee’s email and provide the employee with the application to request accommodations.
- A committee will review the accommodations requested and will render a decision.
- HR will notify the employee and the campus/department leader of the decision.
Any employee who is not feeling well or has been potentially exposed, has a fever of 100.0 Fahrenheit or higher, feels feverish, or has other symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss of taste or smell) SHOULD NOT report to any district worksite or enter any Aldine ISD facility; and should contact their healthcare provider. Additionally, contact your supervisor.
The district has created On-campus Temporary School-Age Children Supervision Sites for Aldine ISD staff- beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8. Each campus will house the program. District staff will be able to monitor Prek-5th grade students during school hours. Staff members should reach out to the principal to request placement of their school-age student.
The temporary supervision sites will be discontinued when On-Campus Learning begins for students.
Any staff member who is exposed to a symptomatic COVID-19 case should follow the procedures below:
- Inform direct supervisor
- Continue to report to work
- Follow daily pre-screening protocol.
- Wear appropriate PPE at all times
- Observe social distancing by remaining 6 feet or more away from other staff members for no longer than 15 minutes
- Determine if exposure meets TEA definition of close contact
- Consider a follow-up with your healthcare provider
- Frequently monitor for symptoms of COVID-19
- If symptomatic person lives in the household, isolate from the symptomatic person
- Report if symptomatic person receives a positive test result for COVID-19 (principal/supervisor will follow protocols for Exposure Identified to Staff with Positive COVID-19 Outside of School)
- Contact Aldine ISD Benefits Department by email at [email protected] if symptomatic person receives a positive test result for COVID-19 and lives in your household
- If employee decides to stay home because of exposure to symptomatic person, he/she will utilize sick/personal leave during absence from work (unless otherwise instructed by Aldine ISD Benefits Department)
No, you are not eligible to take paid leave under the FFCRA because your child’s school is not “closed” due to COVID–19 related reasons; it is open for your child to attend. FFCRA leave is not available to take care of a child whose school is open for in-person attendance. If your child is home not because his or her school is closed, but because you have chosen for the child to remain home, you are not entitled to FFCRA paid leave. However, if, because of COVID-19, your child is under a quarantine order or has been advised by a health care provider to self-isolate or self-quarantine, you may be eligible to take paid leave to care for him or her.
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