Updated August 9, 2021

The safety and well-being of all staff is a priority for Red Oak ISD. Red Oak ISD is complying with federal, state, and local directives. The protocols and practices are designed to ensure the safety of each employee and our guests.

Health/Safety

• Facial coverings are recommended while in classrooms, on student transportation, and in group gatherings inside all buildings for all district staff and students.
• All individuals should self-screen for COVID 19 symptoms prior to coming on campus.
• Students, teachers, staff, and campus visitors will be encouraged to sanitize and/or wash hands frequently.
• ROISD will continually remind, instruct, and implement appropriate hygiene practices and other mitigation practices.
• Social distancing will be encouraged as much as instructionally possible.
• All individuals should avoid person-to-person contact such as shaking hands, hugs, and high-fives.

Updated August 9, 2021

For the health and safety of all students and staff, all staff are mandated to conduct a daily self-screening for COVID-19 symptoms.

ROISD COVID Self-Screening Assessment

Each employee should check their temperature and determine if they have any of the following new or worsening signs or symptoms of possible COVID-19. No individual should enter the facility if they present any of the following symptoms:

• Chills or feeling feverish or a measured temperature of 100.0°F or higher
• Loss of taste or smell
• Cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Chills
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Diarrhea
• Nausea or vomiting

Do you currently have any of the above mention symptoms? YES or NO

Please contact your health provider, if needed, and notify your supervisor regarding your absence. For staff members who are ill, existing local sick time policies and state and federal regulations related to sick time continue to apply.

Updated August 6, 2021

Meetings

The building is open to employees and by appointment for guests. Any face-to-face meetings should be held in the largest available room.

If meetings are approved, the following should be followed:

• In-person attendees are recommended to wear face masks
• Attendees sit at a minimum of 3 ft. away from one another if possible
• Social Distancing continues to be recommended if possible
• Use your office phone to contact another employee instead of meeting face-to-face where possible

All other meetings should be held by phone or virtually, if possible, including meetings with vendors/external parties.

Updated August 6, 2021

Visitors

The building is open to employees and by appointment for guests.

Parents/visitors are requested to conduct district visits by phone, virtual, or by pre-scheduled appointments. Limit visits to campus when possible. Any visitor to campus should self-screen before coming on campus. During these visits, parents and other visitors should follow the mitigation requirements of the school.

Updated August 9, 2021

Travel Guidelines

Red Oak ISD follows the travel recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). To learn more about travel requirements, visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html

If the employee begins to exhibit symptoms, please refer to COVID Scenarios (isolate and get tested if you develop symptoms; per CDC guidelines).

District Travel

• Out-of-District travel for professional development, conferences, or meetings should be limited and requires Supervisor approval.
• Field Trips are not being scheduled during the first six weeks of school and then the district will reevaluate travel guidelines.
• International travel is discouraged during the COVID pandemic.

Updated August 6, 2021

All Red Oak ISD staff will be returning to work at their effective start date.

Staff Absences

Please review the updated ROISD Employee Process Map For COVID-19 (Aug 2021)

If the ROISD Employee Process Map does not apply to a sick employee, he/she will be required to follow all existing local or state sick time policies. State and federal regulations related to sick time continue to apply.

Employees of school systems, like employees of any organization, must continue to meet the work expectations set by their employers. If an employee chooses not to return to work or perform duties as required by the District, then the employee will be required to use their available personal leave. Following normal district policy, the district can also discipline an employee who refuses to work when the district is open.

If an employee is going to be out for more than three days with medical certification, he/she would need to apply for Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) with the Benefits and Leave Coordinator, Maricela Torres, and provide medical certification.

Federal Leave options expired December 2020 with the option for businesses to continue through September 2021. ROISD Board Resolution Regarding Extended Sick Leave During Epidemic continued our leave and expired at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.

Updated August 23, 2021

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Updated August 6, 2021

Local Health Department

If you are diagnosed with COVID-19, a public health worker may call you to check in on your health, discuss who you have been in contact with, and ask where you spent time while you may have been infectious and able to spread COVID-19 to others. If you are not doing so already, you will also be asked to stay at home and self-isolate.

Contact tracing is part of a public health process used in response to a confirmed COVID-19 or other infectious diseases. If an individual who has been in a school is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19, the school must notify the Texas Department of State Health Services (TXDSHS), in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including confidentiality requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Updated August 6, 2021

CONFIDENTIALITY

All Red Oak ISD staff will treat any information about potential symptoms or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 as confidential medical information. Employees are prohibited from disclosing confidential information about other employees. As part of local, state, and federal laws, an employee’s personal information may not be released to the public or shared with individuals who may come in contact with the infected employee. Staff will be notified of possible exposure while maintaining medical confidentiality (HIPAA).

Updated August 9, 2021

Illness Return to Work Requirements

Individuals must stay at home throughout the infection period and cannot return to campus until the school system screens the individual to determine any of the below conditions for campus re-entry have been met.

COVID-19 Signs and/or Symptoms

Staff with symptoms of COVID-19 may not return to work until:

• No longer having a fever (<100.4) for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications AND
• Significant improvement of symptoms (cough, sore throat, headache, etc.) AND
• At least 10 workdays have passed since symptoms first started
  OR
• A staff member has a statement from a medical professional that clears them to return to work based on an alternative diagnosis

COVID-19 Positive Test Result

Staff with confirmed COVID-19 may not return to work until:

• The same criteria listed above have been met
  OR
• Negative lab/test result

Possible Exposure, Close Contact to Positive Lab-Confirmed Individual

Staff exposed to person(s) confirmed to have COVID-19 should refer to the ROISD Employee Process Map for COVID-19 (Aug. 2021) for related details.