Health and Safety Plan for Faith Formation

Prep for session:

• Each child will receive a “start up packet” that they will use at home. 10 pencil/work station sets to be created and available in room that will be sanitized after each session.
• Room set up spacing children approximately 6 feet apart on designated seats/rugs.
• CGS rooms to have individual work spaces reduced to increase floor space.
• Cloths available to cover work after a child has used it.
• Sanitizer at each door.
• Symptom check in form for entry given to each catechist/aide.
• Safe Environment: Background check policies in effect. Need to explore Zoom safe environment if invite children?

Session entry:

• Encourage parents to have students wash hands and use rest rooms before sessions.
• 6 foot line markers to enter hallways to decrease congestion and high traffic in halls.
• Reminders for social distancing to be posted in Education wing.
• Students to approach catechist/aide with parent to verify symptom-free status and without known risk. Catechist/aide to initial form to decrease shared pen usage. After checked in, child to go to a designated rug/seat in room.
• Students to use hand sanitizer upon entry.
• Masks are optional at this time. Family discretion to be used. Catechists may be difficult to understand during a presentation if mouth is covered (may want to consider removal for that short period).
• Students to be directed to sit on rug for session with exception of celebration processions and individual works if space allows.
• Parents to leave child and go to parish hall and sanitize hands upon entry.

During session:

• Children are not to share items.
• If an item or work is used, it is to be placed in the wash tubs for sanitizing or covered with a cloth until sanitized.
• Session format to encourage 6 feet between works/people in all lessons.
• Possible format: prayer/celebration, group lesson, individual work time, group lesson, closing prayer.

Dismissal:

• Children are to take all artwork and individual works home each week. (No art box)
• Children are to be released during the last 10min by age to the parish hall to reduce congestion in hallways. Preschool-age 6 at 10:35am and 6:35pm, 1st and 2nd grade 10:40am and 6:40pm. 3rd -5th grades 10:45am and 6:45pm.
• Parents to use multiple exits to leave the parish hall after children are secured.

Disinfection between sessions:

• Collect cover cloths and launder.
• Spray disinfectant over hard surfaces (same as used on pews)
• Wipe handles and work station kits with sanitizer wipes.
• Allow to dry at least 10min between users.
• ***The use of UVC lamp disinfection will be implemented in each room between sessions to increase efforts to further decrease transmission of germs in the air and on surfaces.

Plan for contact tracing:

• Maintain compliance with local health department directives.