During the COVID-19 pandemic, LFSF remains committed to providing students with an exceptional educational experience. As part of the educational program for the 2020-21 school year, LFSF plans to offer on-campus, in-person instruction whenever authorized to do so by local and state authorities. We recognize that community transmission of COVID-19 continues, and that we all play an active role in slowing its spread. We must take precautions in order to return to campus while being ready to make further adjustments and changes to our plans in response to the circumstances: pivot, adapt and anticipate.

When preparing to invite students back to school, we carefully considered relevant guidance and best practices for reopening our campus, and we identified key measures to help maintain a healthy and safe environment. However, it is only with everyone's partnership and support that our efforts can be effective. We ask that all parents and guardians carefully review this Back to School 2020 plan and discuss the School's policies with their child(ren) before school begins. We will update this plan throughout the year, and will alert you as we do so. Please make sure to refer to the school's website for the latest version. Parents and guardians should also be familiar with the requirements of Marin County / San Francisco County and the state, which are available here 

• https://coronavirus.marinhhs.org/ 
• https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/coronavirus.asp
• https://covid19.ca.gov/.

Partnership

Across all school levels, while on campus, LFSF supervises students attentively, tracks daily attendance, and upholds a range of behavioral expectations that contribute to health and safety. For the health and safety of our community at large, it is essential for all - students, parents, teachers and staff - to enter a partnership with the school while on and off campus.

As part of this partnership, we are asking all constituents to commit to this Declaration of Healthy Community Commitment representing an understanding of our shared responsibility and acknowledgment of the behaviors needed to promote safety, trust, respect, belonging, and inclusion for all. 

Declaration of Healthy Community Commitment

As a valued member of the LFSF community, I understand it is my duty to not only protect myself but also those around me, including those who may be more vulnerable, in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. I will do my part by acting in a responsible manner at school and away from school, understanding that making my own health and safety a top priority protects us all. I agree to abide by all behaviors, policies, procedures, and orders related to COVID-19 implemented by the state, county, and school.

Specifically:

FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS BEFORE RETURNING TO CAMPUS I/MY FAMILY WILL 

• Self-quarantine as a family to the best of our ability so as to limit potential exposure to COVID-19 by staying at home as much as possible. We will avoid group gatherings, refrain from traveling outside of our local area, and strictly follow all local and state regulations and public health orders related to preventing the spread of COVID-19.

ON CAMPUS I/MY FAMILY WILL 

• Wear an appropriate face covering at all times unless otherwise directed.
• Practice good personal hygiene consistent with public health protocols, such as frequent hand washing for twenty seconds, appropriately covering coughs and sneezes, use of hand sanitizers before and after leaving campus buildings, and wiping down surfaces myself when arriving at and upon leaving a communal or community space. 
• Follow directional signs on pathways and in buildings. 
• Whenever feasible, maintain a distance of six feet between myself and any other person, with the understanding that I do not have to maintain six feet distance from my immediate family members.
• Follow on-campus traffic flow.
• Respond cooperatively and respectfully to reminders that I follow these protocols.

OFF CAMPUS/AT HOME, I/ MY FAMILY WILL

• Avoid large gatherings and environments in which people are not observing recommended behaviors, such as wearing masks and practicing physical distancing. 
• Remain at home and notify an appropriate adult if I experience COVID-19 symptoms. 
• Follow instructions if I or my student tests positive for COVID-19 and is required to isolate, or if I learn that I have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and am required to quarantine. 
• Participate in Counties’ contact tracing program as requested and share complete information with contact tracers about others who may be exposed. 
• Seek testing for COVID-19, as directed by the School or San Francisco  Department of Public Health / Marin Public Health.
• Strongly consider having all students in our household receive a seasonal flu vaccination this fall.
• Continue to follow strict distancing protocol and to wear face covering if I am off campus during lunch break. 

I/we understand that failure to adhere to this Healthy Community Commitment may put other members of our school community at considerable risk and that those who do not honor these commitments may be asked to complete a two weeks quarantine.