School Relaunch Public Engagement

Thank you for your question.  Teachers will use a variety of platforms to ensure that learning continues, including your suggestion above.  The learning will look different than in the spring as we are asking teachers to maintain their current class schedules and plan to welcome students back as of January 11, 2021 with as little disruption to yearly learning plan as possible.     

Thank you for your question.  As part of ongoing planning, teachers work with individual students who may be away from school for a variety of reasons to ensure they remain up to date.  We would encourage you to communicate with your child's teacher(s) if you have any questions about this upon return to school January 11, 2021.   

Thank you for your question.  Information about the use of masks in schools can be viewed in our FSD School Relaunch Handbook. You can also see guidance about mask use during physical education class in our Handbook.  There are moments within the classroom where mask use will be required, and also other moments when it may be possible to remove a mask.  Please speak to your teacher and school principal if you have wonders about mask use in school.    

Thank you for your question and suggestion. We have certainly heard similar feedback around both staff and community feeling tired.  The pandemic has taken its toll and we know that safeguarding the wellness and wellbeing of our students and staff is a priority.  We have not talked about this at this point in time.  Having said this, we would need to consult with Alberta Education on this question as any change to the delivery model (in person versus online learning) would require their approval.  We would also need to consider a calendar change which would require a resolution from our Board of Trustees.  I can commit to bringing this question forward for discussion with both our COVID steering committee and our Board and will add this to upcoming meeting agendas for next week.  Thank you once again.

Thank you for your question and suggestion. We have not talked about this at this point in time.  Having said this, we would need to consult with Alberta Education on this question as any change to the delivery model (in person versus online learning) would require their approval.  We would also need to consider a calendar change which would require a resolution from our Board of Trustees.  I can commit to bringing this question forward for discussion with both our COVID steering committee and our Board and will add this to upcoming meeting agendas for next week.  Thank you once again.

The list of symptoms and the isolation requirements are put in place by the CMOH (Chief Medical Officer of Health) following the latest medical research.  This is not a document that we can modify.  Any questions regarding illness should be directed to Public Health officials by calling 8-1-1.

Thank you for this question.  Theoretically yes, this could be possible.   We will bring this to  our new Steering Committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow and discuss.  Stay tuned for more information on this topic. 

Thank you for your patience.  We discussed this topic at our School Relaunch steering committee meeting this afternoon.  In concert with our Food and Nutrition Services section in the FSD Handbook (section 4.7), we will not be allowing shared food items, even though they may be individually wrapped, out of an abundance of caution.

Thank you for this question.  We actually have this on the agenda for discussion this afternoon.  Please stay tuned for more information as we make decisions/recommendations in this topic.

Thank you for your patience.  We discussed this topic and will leave it to the discretion of the school to celebrate from a costume standpoint.  In concert with our Food and Nutrition Services section in the FSD Handbook (section 4.7), we will not be allowing shared food items, even though they may be individually wrapped, out of an abundance of caution.

Thank you for your questions.  FSD along with Scot Young, our partners providing custodial services in our schools use a product called Oxivir.  It is green rated and also rated effective against viruses.  You are correct that 'foggers' are in use but typically only outside of school hours, and also to help keep our fleet of busses clean after their runs.  FSD is also using a product called Germasolve5, but we are transitioning to Oxivir across the Division.  

An update on this question is that we are not using 'foggers' per se in our schools and on our buses, but rather electrostatic sprayers.  These devices target specific surfaces with the cleaning product and do not allow for particles to hang in the air.  

Thank you for your questions.  We have brought a group of music educators together from across the Division to plan for a possible return to Band keeping in mind the current health regulations.  We anticipate making a decision on this in early October after reviewing the plan as well as the new provincial health guidelines.