00:12:11 Rhea Egbert: And the region of the country? 00:12:33 Kasim Aslam: Good call! 00:16:03 Anne DeMott: Can you tell us the name of that air purifier you mentioned? 00:17:15 Laura Delgado: This is great, but a lot of info. Kasim, will you be sharing a list of shared recommendations or can they be included in chat? 00:17:26 Kasim Aslam: Yes! 00:17:39 sally amagai: What is the cost of these changes 00:18:35 Marcy Cathey: That would be awesome! Thanks! 00:20:08 Beth Huffman: Can you share the temperature kiosks where you got them and what they look like? 00:20:54 Kasim Aslam: Beth: I'll add that to our "ask" list for resources from our speakers 00:21:35 Wali: Anyone using acrylic shields for the classrooms. 00:21:58 Marlene Cherry: We will be using them for the staff 00:22:00 Wali: Anyone using acrylic shields? 00:23:02 Kasim Aslam: From Heather: 00:23:05 Kasim Aslam: Vital Oxide https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0079/0085/6375/files/14_Vital_Oxide_Trifold_Brochure_6d91e571-6dcb-4fbf-b481-0d7c8c200722.pdf?5456 Halo LED Air Purification https://www.rgf.com/products/air/halo-led-whole-home-in-duct-air-purifier/ Temperature Kiosk https://www.privatelsolutions.com/products/privatel-non-contact-temperature-scanner?variant=32156753788999 RAW Industries – Mister Cart https://www.rawindustrial.com/product/mister-cart/ Home Depot Sprayer (use with 5 gallon bucket of Vital Oxide) https://www.homedepot.com/p/Graco-Magnum-X7-Airless-Paint-Sprayer-262805/100634350 Oak and Hearth UV-C Wand https://oakandhearth.com/products/vericlean-portable-uv-wand 00:23:22 Kasim Aslam: I'll be posting these in the Town Hall section under resources. 00:23:55 Wali: Any one looked at testing for water quality before opening the school after a long closure? 00:24:01 Julie Bawulski: Can I ask if these schools are public or private? 00:24:19 Monica MacDonald: we are using shields when we greet parents. 00:24:23 Tori Inkley: Did someone then clean those materials and put them back on shelves? Or were they out of rotation for the entire day? 00:30:12 julie einstein: Socks. Are they a problem for fire drills, etc? 00:30:23 Claudia Bowen: yes reduce hours is really good idea. 00:31:15 Kelly Buchanan: where did you buy them? 00:31:23 Monica MacDonald: great job Donna….reducing hours is what I want to do but 90% of my families requested the 530….what are you charging for the hour? 00:31:56 Emilie Winston-Cartwright: Awesome Donna! You go girl! 00:33:38 sally amagai: Would the shoes. lunch boxes and outer garments be isolated from each other in the mudroom area? 00:33:50 Pari Schacht: What was the cost for the UVC wand? 00:33:51 Cindy Lanham: what are the schools who are open doing in regard to carpets and work rugs? 00:33:58 Dena Stoneman: there is a regulation requiring materials be cleaned after every child or are you just considering it best practice? 00:34:09 Brent Berdick: The UVC may also effect to color of items. Light sun 00:34:23 Wali: Are the staff member tested for virus before opening the school? 00:34:31 Kasim Aslam: $80 for the wand: https://oakandhearth.com/products/vericlean-portable-uv-wand 00:34:50 Brent Berdick: again the wand can wash out the colors of your materials 00:35:02 Brent Berdick: like leaving them in the sun 00:35:23 Bodil Eriksson: Disinfections need to stay on the surface for minimum of 4 minutes also is stated on the bottles. This will make it disinfected. I live with a microbiologist. 00:35:23 Pari Schacht: Thanks! Sorry, meant to ask cost for the HALO air purifier as it’s not on the website 00:35:30 Brent Berdick: make sure you clear that with the wand vendor 00:35:57 Dinusha Perera: We have started to get every child wash their hands before them get a material out from the shelf and wash their hands again after putting the material back. So they always have clean hands. All staff and children wear masks. Teachers quickly disinfect the material as they go back to the shelf. 00:37:21 Dena Stoneman: Dinusha, but you are not required to clean between each use, correct? 00:37:33 sally amagai: Vital oxide says it needs to remain on 10 minutes 00:39:05 Hillary Drinkell: We clean each material after each child touching it - we have a ‘dirt material shelf’ I have extra faculty cleaning all materials - we are not yet at full capacity. 00:39:51 Pari Schacht: In CA, it’s a guideline from DSS which is the agency we’re licensed by 00:40:14 Wali: Any school planning to close from Thanksgiving to Christmas because of the flu season? 00:40:22 Claudia Bowen: Illinois does require materials to be cleas 00:41:11 Claudia Bowen: we have been close since March, Illinois has had a very high numbers of COVID 00:41:41 Kelly Buchanan: Has anybody dropped their full time program to accommodate all of their families. by offereing a AM/PM program due to smaller class size 00:41:47 Claudia Bowen: Children have to wear masks if they are older than 2 years old. 00:42:08 Hillary Drinkell: In the state of CA students over 12 only have to wear masks 00:42:34 Bodil Eriksson: Can we get that in writing? 00:42:40 Tina Davidson: are adults wearing masks? 00:42:48 Claudia Bowen: and teachers too at least for the moment when we open 00:43:02 Dena Stoneman: Pari, I have not seen this in DSS guidance, to sanitize between touches, except if mouthed. Is that not correct? 00:43:29 Laurel Zolfonoon: How are schools managing playgrounds...climbing structures, sandbox materials, etc... 00:44:31 Clara Logan: Donna, are you willing to share the 2 page doc you put out? 00:45:14 Claudia Bowen: Here in IL teacher need to wear a mask 00:45:15 Tamiko Porter: We have masks that are clear 00:45:27 Pari Schacht: Dena, see here: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CCLD/PINs/2020/CCP/PIN_20-06-CCP.pdf 00:46:06 Pari Schacht: p. 5 -Implement procedures to frequently clean all touched surfaces 00:46:18 Tamiko Porter: I use to work in the Deaf community and I reached out and were able to get them very fast 00:46:23 Marlene Cherry: We have to wear cloth masks along with kids over 2 and parents for arrival and dismissal outside in DC 00:46:38 Claudia Bowen: yes you have to wear them with mask 00:47:48 Bodil Eriksson: https://drive.google.com/drive/search?q=Maryland%20face%20coverings 00:48:05 Bodil Eriksson: Link to Maryland regulation for childcare regarding face coverings 00:48:08 sally amagai: Is anyone concerned about what parents are doing when they are not in school. I have parents that are not following guidelines 00:48:20 Claudia Bowen: we have DCFS that is going to visit the school once we open and inspect before we can open. 00:48:27 Bodil Eriksson: You are not allowed to attach anything to the face covering 00:50:22 Rochelle Domingo: file:///Users/rochelledomingo/Desktop/IMG_5963%20(1).png 00:51:14 Jan Malkar: 5 tours per week virtual? 00:51:16 julie einstein: do you do anything specific with parents inside the building? 00:51:35 julie einstein: Prospective parents for tours is what I meant. Can you give a tour with children in the building? 00:51:36 Charlie Biggs: It doesn't sound like anyone is keeping classes to 10 students. Is that right? 00:52:21 Tina Davidson: what about pick up? 00:52:30 Judi Niemela: How do you do your tours before you open? after closing? or during school hours? 00:53:12 Kathy Beigle: How are you doing pick up at the end of the school day? 00:53:33 Marlene Cherry: In DC it is 8 students and 2 staff per class. 00:53:46 Hillary Drinkell: We are keeping 10 students in each classroom because of licensing regulations. 00:54:25 Emilie Winston-Cartwright: Is your staff in the building while you are touring, Donna? 00:55:54 Wali: What is the protocol for giving lesson to a child? Should a face shield and mask recommended? 00:56:00 Dinusha Perera: What tool do you use to check in/out of children to maintain records 00:56:22 Rhea Egbert: Could we hear from schools who have reduced class sizes? I’d like to hear more about how they’ve kept multi-age groups 00:56:24 Kathryn Linzey: How is the downtown SF school without a parking lot doing drop off/pickup? 00:59:37 Kasim Aslam: Any burning topics you'd like us to cover? Or thought leaders you'd like me to invite to speak? 01:00:13 Marcy Cathey: Helping veteran staff adjust to this new environment. 01:00:17 Laurel Zolfonoon: Topics: how to make the finances work (reduced class size, reduced schedules, tuition discounts during out of school times) - grant resources, etc. 01:00:24 Heidi Hewett: ­­­Has anyone whose open dealt with having to send home a student with a fever or notifying families of potential exposure? 01:00:34 Dinusha Perera: I want to learn about how schools manage parents check in/out in the AM/PM. We have to maintain records daily of how many kids are clocked in or have left. We are currently using the Procare system but it is a finger print system so the parents have to come into the front office to check in/out 01:00:37 Marcy Cathey: I am concerned that my staff will not be willing to clean the way that those that have already opened have 01:00:40 Wali: Topic for next week - How to make sure that the water in the building is safe to use when schools open. 01:00:55 Claudia Bowen: Here in IL the teacher has to stay with the same group of children all the time. We can't change children or teacher. 01:01:12 Marlene Cherry: Same in DC 01:01:14 sally amagai: How are lunches being handled? 01:01:27 Kimberley Clarke-Campbell: We are in area where group sizes of 10 are required by our county and masks are required too on children also 01:02:23 Emilie Winston-Cartwright: Future topics: We had a case of covid, now what? (PR, etc.) 01:02:23 Tori Inkley: Topic: I agree with Laurel… Finances… particularly regarding refunds, discounts, with reduced class sizes and schedules 01:02:46 Charlie Biggs: Finances 01:02:47 Kara Stegeman: I also agree with finances, refunds/ discounts 01:02:48 Rhea Egbert: We’re trying to have small groups and keep them isolated from each other. There are many challenges to consider, inc. staff who usually visit each class. Would love to hear how schools are isolating small groups. 01:02:55 Claudia Bowen: I do agree Finances will be a good topic and reduce hours 01:02:58 Hillary Drinkell: I agree with Tori and Laurel - the finance topic and what to do if we have to go back into Shelter in Place 01:02:58 Laura Delgado: Are any of you implementing social distancing with toddlers inside and outside? 01:03:30 Laura Delgado: I second the discussion on finances. How are people adjusting tuition/handbooks on account of the possibility of further closures? 01:05:05 Kasim Aslam: Vote here please: https://linkto.run/p/09RDZCQO 01:05:12 Emilie Winston-Cartwright: Another topic: What we have learned from having to close/go to online learning and what we can do proactively to create a plan for this (small schools, large school) if we have to do this again. (God forbid!) 01:06:24 Margo King: Is it possible to get a copy of the waiver form that parents sign? Please and thank you! 01:07:18 Heidi Hewett: We created attendance check-in using Google Forms 01:07:29 Lynn Nehez: can you remind us in the chat about where to get the resources? 01:07:33 Bodil Eriksson: I meet with a lawyer and he states that waivers are not legally binding 01:07:45 Maureen Harris: Can you post a link to the document here 01:07:48 Laura Delgado: nidomarketing.com for all the resources! 01:07:51 Kasim Aslam: Hi Lynn - you can find them here: http://nidomarketing.com/town-hall 01:08:23 Heidi Hewett: What are you doing if families don't sign the addendum? 01:09:03 sally amagai: CAn Rochelle share this? 01:09:58 sally amagai: please make a video of Donna's talk 01:10:41 Emily Miller: thank you! 01:10:41 Heidi Hewett: This was fantastic - thank you 01:10:46 Charlie Biggs: Thanks you!! 01:10:46 Montessori School Evergreen: THANK YOU!! 01:10:47 Tamiko Porter: Thank you so much! 01:10:48 Claudia Bowen: thank you very much 01:10:49 Laura Delgado: Thank you all!! 01:10:50 Marcy Cathey: Thanks this has been great! 01:10:52 Claire ONeill: thank you! 01:10:54 Margo King: Thank you! 01:10:54 Clara Logan: Thank you!! 01:10:55 Jan Malkar: Thanks 01:10:55 Rhea Egbert: Thank you so much. 01:10:56 Hillary Drinkell: Thank you so much! 01:10:58 Dinusha Perera: Thank you everyone.. Have a safe week. 01:10:58 Claudia Bowen: you all are so nice 01:10:59 Alice O'Neill: Fantastic again!! 01:10:59 Marcy Cathey: Thanks, Kasim! 01:10:59 Lynn Nehez: Yes, thank you! 01:11:04 Kristi McAlister: So great. Thank you! 01:11:05 Linda Bechtle: Thanks so much, everybody! 01:11:05 Kelly Buchanan: Thank you! 01:11:05 Kimberley Clarke-Campbell: Thank You !